The Words You Use Can Determine Your Future

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Today's daily dose: The Words You Use Can Determine Your Future
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What would you say if I told you that the words you say and write can determine the quality of your future?

Words are very powerful. The written and spoken words have been used since man (and woman) started walking this earth to convey thoughts and feelings, to express opinions. They have the ability to inspire and motivate yourself and those people around you, they can make you smile, and they can make you cry. Everything we say and write has the power to persuade others.

What about business communication? Believe it or not, it is the same thing. Every letter that you write, every email, telephone conversation or face-to-face interaction that you have is a chance to persuade other people to participate in your “business” and what you are trying to “sell” – the concept of selling is not limited to giving money for goods and services, but you are trying to sell something with every piece of business communication that you create. That selling could be something as simple as time, can you persuade someone to read your message, do you have something of “value” that will make the other person want to spend their time with you?

Let us take the example of job applications. If words are so very important, why do we not ensure that we choose the best ones that will persuade a prospective employer to meet us?

Do you have significant achievements listed for each job you have undertaken or is your CV a simple list of tasks you were supposed to do for a particular employer. Did you know that these powerful statements can form the basis for the answers to the selection criteria you will have to address?

Believe it or not, the words that you use can be linked to how well you liked a job, or not as the case may be. Think back to the worst job you ever had, how did it make you feel? – now have a look at your CV, were the sentences you used short and very to the point? Are they negative? What would a prospective employer say if presented with just that information?

Now think back to a job you enjoyed, and have a look at the words that you used to describe the tasks you were expected to complete. Did you achieve more when you worked for an employer you liked? Chances are the answer is yes.

Whilst I am not advocating that you fib about the time that you spent with a particular employer. The person undertaking the recruitment for the job that you are applying for, will be able to pick up on these not so subtle clues and may decide that you are not the kind of person they want working for them. If you are consistently not reaching the interview stage – you may want to have a look at your application from a slightly different point of view.

With many thoughts
Elle

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"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."
Sam Ewing
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