Feedback...develop the mindset of a champion

Guest blog by Adrian Evans

How do you respond when you don’t receive the job offer you want?

I have recently observed the varying interpretation of feedback, by people when they have interviewed for a job.

Some react with:

​“It was a bit of a shock, just how much effort you have to put into the interview process. I was rejected from my ideal role but have now secured a position - not ideal but got a role. I will seek professional career advice when back on the job market.”

Others respond with:

“That was a wakeup call, my ability to be competent at the role is only part way to securing the position. I am not going to compromise, I will improve my interviewing skills and will invest in myself to achieve my ideal role.”

Essentially the first person is saying I won’t invest in myself now, I will take what is given and when another crisis in my career happens I will do something about it.

The second is saying I will improve. They are committed to honing in on their missing skills, a career planning process and have a vision of their ideal role.

Whom from these two people is most likely to have a fulfilling career and be appropriately rewarded for the value they add?
 
There is a business truism that a plan is often useless, but the planning process is vital. Champions in every field share this view - they have a vision for themselves and see daily planning and improvement as vital to their success. They see feedback as a vital part of their refinement and have it for breakfast.
 
​Steps that make the most effective use of feedback: 

• Determine what skills are holding back your career.
• Evaluate your skills with an honest audit.
• Commit to refining your skills - seek out the best source of people to learn from. 
• Improve your ability to ask - embrace a sense of humility and openness to receive these vital insights.
• Implement your new insights in the very next relevant conversation.
• The skills that will lead to your next promotion and higher earnings are likely to be those elusive, yet obvious softer skills. 
• Switch your mindset to ‘daily career progress’ and not perfection. 

Do you need help to improve your interviewing skills? Visit www.acceleratedresults.org to learn more about us or send an email directly to me on adrian@adrianevans.co.uk

Many thanks to our guest blogger:
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Adrian Evans of Accelerated Career Results http://www.acceleratedresults.org 

First published on LinkedIn Pulse - Jul 14, 2016

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