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PREFACE Welcome to your ‘Confidence Booster Pack’.

Congratulations on taking a serious amount of time to prepare for your selection interview. Most people who buy an eBook never read past the first chapter. Let alone right through to end of the series.

So if you are reading this eBook, then I imagine you are one of the ‘few who do’ versus the ‘many who talk’. You’re actually following through on your preparation!

In this eBook you are going to learn what confidence is and why it is more of a process, rather than something you do or don’t have. Plus I’ve included several additional interview questions and tips not mentioned in previous lessons.

As always, before we get started, I also want to thank you for choosing Defence Ready to help you on your way.

I would be thrilled if you thought someone else might also benefit from reading this eBook. Please consider the time I have taken to prepare this book and do not share or distribute your copy of this book without my permission. The most up to date version will always be available at:

www.defenceready.com.au

Finally, please feel free to email [email protected] to let me know what you found most useful and whether this book helped you make it through your Defence interview.

Good luck!

John Ashburton The information contained in this guide is for information and preparation only. All questions, lessons and information are the advice

and opinion of the author and do not reflect the policy or procedures of any particular service.

The information provided is based on the authors own experience. You should always seek further advice before acting on something that the author published or recommended. The reader should always act in accordance with their own formal training.

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Defence Ready CONFIDENCE BOOSTER PACK

Bonus Tips to give you the Ultimate Interview Edge

compiled by John Ashburton

2nd Edition • April 2016



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Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE

Confidence 5

CHAPTER TWO Internal Language 9

CHAPTER THREE Visualisations 14

CHAPTER FOUR Presentation Tips 18

CHAPTER FIVE Additional Questions and Base Scripts 24

CHAPTER SIX Closing Comments 29



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CHAPTER ONE

CONFIDENCE

“Confidence is silent. Insecurities are loud”

The main principle I want you to understand in this eBook is that confidence is

something you ‘do’, not something you ‘have’. People say to me sometimes, “I

just don’t have confidence” or “I’m not a confident person.”

The truth is that nobody ‘has’ confidence. People we regard as confident

people have formed daily habits and thought patterns that make them appear

confident on a consistent basis.

These ‘confident’ people are doing things that you can learn and make part of

your own life.

You probably already know what it means to be a confident person. For

example, if I asked you describe a confident person I’m sure you could do it. If

I asked you to describe a not-confident person, I’m sure you could do that too.

So whilst I want to make sure you understand what confidence means, I also

want to give you some practical things you can start doing every day to create

the intrinsic level of confidence that will not only boost your interview

performance, but also have huge impacts across all the other aspects of your

life and relationships with others.



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Before we get into these activities, I do want to make sure you have a good

picture of the outcome. The characteristics and traits we see in confident

people. Remember, these are ‘outcomes’. If you’re wondering how to get to

this state, you will learn more on that in the next two chapters.

I’d also like you to keep in mind that confidence is not ‘bravado’

‘boisterousness’ or a ‘public and brash senses of self-belief’. Rather,

confidence is a ‘quiet’ quality that manifests in a competent natural expression

and high self-regard.

Description of a confident person:

- Strong and upright posture

- Initiates and maintains eye contact

- Smiling or pleasant expression

- Head held level with clear direction

- Moves with a sense of purpose and deliberateness

- Dressed well

- Initiates contact with a person on meeting

- Listens much more than they speak

- Outwardly focussed on the other person in conversation

- Speaks with confidence and assuredness

- Uses clear and articulate language

- Processes setbacks or shortfalls quickly without prolonged reflection of the

negative

- Rarely apologise

- Accepting of compliments

- Routinely offer genuine compliments to others



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- Actively choose their friends and associates

- Risk takers

- Expectant of success

So what are the practical actions that can make the path to confidence

achievable? Read on for my best tips on daily habits you can form to build

your natural confidence.

1. Ask open ended questions and expect to learn something. This is was

triggers the ‘quality listener’ response in you. By asking a question that

encourages someone to elaborate you naturally end up listening more than

you talk. You can enhance this further by an expectation of learning. So

you can expand with questions like “what did you like about that?”, “what

did you learn from it?”, and “what would you do if you had that situation

again?”

2. Take a stand on your opinion and be prepared to change your opinion in

the face of satisfactory evidence or new information. It is a misconception

that confident people don’t often change their mind. If you are truly

confident you will be happy to listen to others and not be so protective of

your own viewpoint just out of insecurity. However, be careful of changing

your mind just to fit in. Be assertive enough to stick to your convictions if

you know that is is ‘right’ but not ‘popular’.

3. Look for daily opportunities. If you get into the habit of looking for

opportunity in any situation, you will develop an ability to see opportunity

even in the middle of significant challenge. Thinking like this increases your

resilience. This has a big effect on improving your confidence.



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4. Admit your mistakes. Hiding or covering a mistake is a clear marker of

insecurity. If you make a mistake, acknowledge it and see what you can

learn from it. It is really a matter of perception. View it as a learning

opportunity. Simply by asking yourself “What can I Iearn from this?” you

dramatically reduce the negative effects on yourself as well as lowering the

likelihood of repeating the mistake.

5. Ask for help routinely. When you ask for help you tell yourself that “I’m

confident and secure enough in myself to admit I don’t know everything.”

Plus when you ask for help you provide a great compliment to another

person. Which is the next habitual action you can take.

6. Look to validate and encourage others. The more you do this, the more you

tell yourself that you are happy and confident in yourself. You don’t need

external assurance as you a giving it to others so often. However, make

sure you encourage others in their own context. Don’t make your

compliments about you with phrases like “You did that way better than I

could have done” or “I wish I could do that as well as you.” In these

phrases you are actually talking about yourself - plus it is negative self talk.

7. Never ever use negative words to describe yourself. This is so important,

I’ve devoted the entire next chapter on it…



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CHAPTER TWO

INTERNAL LANGUAGE

How the world perceives you, particularly your confidence, is a close

reflection of how you perceive yourself.

How you perceive yourself is primarily influenced by the internal

language you use.

To get an idea on how important language is, I’d like you to imagine the

following scenario:

You are working in a supermarket and at the end of the day your cash

register is down by $55. This means there is $55 less cash in the till

than the register computer indicates there should be.

You’ve checked everything, and triple checked everything and can’t

work out why there is an error.

You approach your manager and explain the situation.

If the manager says back to you, “I think there might be an error”, you

might have a certain response. This is quite objective and the manager

wants to find out more.

If the manager says back to you, “I think you might be making a

mistake”, you have another response. This is becoming more

accusatory to you. It implies you are incompetent.



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If the manager says back to you, “I think you’re lying!” Then you have a

completely different response again! You’re now being directly accused

of stealing!

Yet in the examples above, nothing has actually changed. Simply the

words you’ve heard come into your head from someone else and now

you’re reacting in different ways just because of the words someone

else used to challenge you.

So the words that you choose to use inside your head are even more

important. If you use ‘self talk’ that accuses you of errors or, suggest

you are incompetent, then you often spiral down into a negative cycle of

thoughts which go on to drastically reduce your self-esteem.

Self-esteem is the foundation of confidence. It is not about ‘ego’ but

rather developing a strong feeling about yourself that you are

competent in the situation and you have the resourcefulness to handle

any challenge - even if you need to seek outside help.

Choosing the words you use might sound quite simple, yet the

challenge for most of us is that the words we use in our head are not

carefully considered. In fact, nobody really does this. Everyone’s

thoughts are the result of years, sometimes decades, of habit. This is

why 90% of the thoughts you have today, are the same thoughts you

had yesterday.

Your internal conversation is simply running loops. If you feel a lack of

confidence it is likely that you are running negative conversation loops

in your head.

The great news is that you can consciously choose to amend these

thoughts by a few daily habits - and even better - once you do this, your

new positive and empowering thought process will quickly become

habitual which translate to effortless confidence!



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So what are thoughts and how do you choose them? One of the most

profound realisations I’ve had is that thoughts are nothing but

questions.

If you start thinking about something that has been bothering you, you

will likely find you are simply asking a bunch of questions to yourself.

The problem comes when these questions don’t empower you to come

up with constructive solutions.

For example, if you ask on the morning of your interview, “How come I

can never get control of my nerves?” then your brain starts responding

with all the reasons and experiences you have that justify why it is that

you can’t control your nerves. This goes on to reinforce the pattern and

you go into the interview unable to control your nerves.

The reason this happens is that your brain always wants to be right and

will always look to find a logical answer to any question you ask.

So if instead you ask, “What can I do today that will help settle me down

and put me in a state of supreme confidence?”

Now your brain starts looking for answers that will achieve exactly what

you’re looking for. It might start coming up with constructive answers on

activities like physical exercises, reviewing your notes or simply going

through some more positive questions about why you are ready for the

interview.

The best time of the day to change your internal language patterns is in

the morning when you first wake up. If you start the day deliberately

directing your thoughts to build your confidence, it sets an expectation

of the rest of the day.

Here are some daily questions to ask, that if you ask them daily you will

start to change your entire thought patterns over each day and your

whole life.



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1. What opportunities do I have today?

2. What experiences do I have that will help me perform well today?

3. What is it that excites me about this situation?

4. What is the result that I’m committed to here?

5. What have I learned that I can apply to this situation?

6. What resources or help do I have available to resolve this

challenge?

7. How can this situation be of help to me and/or others?

8. What is one positive action I can take regarding this problem?

9. How have I seen this type of problem solved before?

10.What is the best outcome possible here?

You don’t need to learn these verbatim and I encourage you to develop

your own set of questions that empower you and encourage your brain

to come up with positive action.

In the beginning, you might like to write a few down on a card and read

them to yourself three times a day. After a week or so of doing this, you

will know the questions off by heart.

After this, continue thinking them habitually. The key is to do this at

least three times a day, even if you have no challenges that day (what a

boring life that would be though!).

Then after a month, these types of questions will start to dominate your

thinking. What is the result? Confidence!

You won’t be able to help but conduct yourself in a way that is very

close to your personal list of what a ‘confident person’ does.



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In terms of how this translates to the interview, these type of internal

questions will start to effect the external questions you have. In other

words, you will start asking better questions of others.

For example, at the end of the interview you are more likely to naturally

ask, “what is the next step I need to take from here?”

This is a great question. It is even better than just, “what is the next

step?” which can sound cocky. By adding in “steps I need to take” you

demonstrate your willingness to accept responsibility for some part of

the process.

It is certainly better than asking, “So how did I do today?” This is a

horrible question. It implies a need for self assurance, which is another

word for ‘lacking in confidence’.

Just remember… ‘confidence’ is not something you simply have or do

not have.

It is a way of living that reflects your internal language. Once you

understand the benefits of empowering questions and positive

language patterns, you can get the most benefit from daily…



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CHAPTER THREE

VISUALISATIONS

Whilst changing your internal language will eventually result in a more

confident approach to your interview, and the rest of your life, it can take some

time to happen if all you’re doing is asking these empowering, or positive,

questions.

If you really want to fast track a boost in confidence then visualisations are the

answer.

Here is a quick study on the effectiveness of visualisations.

Some time ago, a very successful basketball organisation participated in a

study on the ‘best way to improve their player free throw line accuracy’.

The researchers put the players into three groups. Each group practiced for a

week. Yet there were fundamental differences to the way they were coached.

The first group we're given the week to physically practice shooting from the

free throw line.

The second group were given the week to physically practice as well as

conduct visualisation training in simply ‘practicing in their head’ shooting from

the free throw line.

The third group were given no practical training at all. They were only

permitted to practice through visualisation. So they didn’t actually throw any

basketballs. They just rehearsed over and over in their heads.



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Astonishingly, at the end of the week, the group with the strongest

improvement in accuracy was… you guessed it… the third group who never

even touched a basketball.

They had rehearsed so much in their head that they could only see success in

their mind.

This is the potential power of effective visualisation.

For your interview preparation, this is even more important. After all, you don’t

really have the option of much practice, other than a rehearsal with friends and

family (also a good idea).

If you’ve read the other eBooks in this interview series, you likely have come

across the pre-interview visualisations to imagine overcoming challenge and

‘seeing yourself’ succeeding and celebrating your success.

These are very specific activities and will certainly help with those pre-

interview jitters.

However, if you are not habitually confident day to day, then you will still

project a lot of nerves throughout your interview. So the processes in this

chapter are about daily visualisations that will rapidly develop powerful

confidence producing attitudes and emotions.

Having this daily confidence is the only way to show a ‘natural’ confidence in

your interview.

Doing visualisations is not just about imagining in your head what you want to

happen. Effective visualisations are primarily about understanding the

difference between ‘hoping’ and ‘expecting’.

If you close your eyes and ‘hope’ that you get the job, you will have certain

emotions.

Now close your eyes and ‘expect’ that you will get the job. Do you have a

slightly different emotional response to this?



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Yet you’ve only changed ONE word! This is because when you are in a state

of expectation, you can more strongly associate with what it will mean and you

start anticipating subsequent outcomes of this first outcome (in this case of

getting the job). So you start considering things like, “how will I manage the

shift work,” or “how much notice do I need to give to my current employer.”

This is as opposed to ‘hoping’ and then working everything else out ‘if’ it

happens.

Jim Carey explained this well saying that “Hope is a beggar. Hope walks

through the fire whilst faith (expectation) jumps over it!”

What you’ve just done is a very basic exercise in visualisations. Now you

might say, “I’m not very good at visualising,” or “I can’t visualise clearly.”

It is very likely that if you have these thoughts, it is because you ‘visualise’ that

other people have crystal clear, movie like, images in their head when they

visualise. This is not true. Sometimes a visualisation can simply be a feeling or

an emotion about a possible future. Go easy on yourself and visualise as best

as you can. Inevitably, your visualisations will actually become clearer the

more your do it.

Here are a few techniques to help you visualise your goal of a successful

interview and being selected for the next position.

1. Visualise like it is on a TV screen. Imagine a TV screen and you are

watching a movie of yourself int he desired situation. See yourself as

confident and happy in the movie. You achieved what you set out to do.

See how great you feel in the image.

2. Make the image really bright. Turn up the colours and make it really vibrant

in your head.

3. Make the image really big. If you’re imagining a TV, now imagine you are in

a cinema watching the outcomes unfold. Your ultimate goal happening

right there on the big screen!



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4. Watch it over and over in your mind in fast forward. See it happening again

and again (make sure you are imagining your positive outcome here).

5. Do this every morning and every night for a week and watch how fast you

improve in your confident behaviour.

Combined with empowering internal language, effective visualisations, will

very likely create a very real and genuine projection of confidence in your

selection interview.

One of the final considerations is making sure you match your confident

projections with the very best in tangible…



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CHAPTER FOUR

PRESENTATION TIPS

So far in this eBook series, you have learned the importance of being

well prepared on the day and ready to present your most suitable

characteristics for job selection.

In this chapter you will learn some of the finer distinctions on how to

present yourself in the absolute best light. Keeping in mind the

importance of first impressions, the very first thing the interviewer will

notice is what you’re wearing.

In regards to what to wear, it depends on what other activities are

planned. For most jobs the selection interview or psychological

interview is not scheduled on the same day as any physical ability

testing. Even if it is, you would likely be afforded the opportunity to

change into sportswear for that.

So the standard for dress is very likely professional business attire. This

may not be made clear in your application instructions. This is a

potentially deliberate omission. Part of the selection process is an

assessment of how serious each candidate is on successfully getting

picked for the very next position. Even if you don’t normally dress in

business clothing, your standard of dress will still reflect on your

application.



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This is not discrimination. It is simply part of the assessment on whether

you are a cultural fit. At the end of the day, if you are applying for a

position in a formal agency then there are pre-existing culture norms

that you will need to fit in to. Here are some examples of suitable dress

for interview day:

One useful extra distinction is that what is listed in the picture as

‘business casual’ is appropriate for written testing days or information

sessions. However you may consider the slightly more formal ‘business

professional’ dress for your actual interviews. The interview is the most

formal part of selection and a subtle increase in your personal

presentation will likely reflect positively on your overall application. In

most cases, this just means adding a jacket to your outfit.

Extreme weather warning: Common sense is also a critical trait under

assessment during job interviews. If it is 40 degrees then you might be

better off leaving the jacket at home! You will come across a little odd if

you are wearing a jacket in such hot weather.



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What about jewellery? Keep this simple. If you wear a lot of jewellery, you may

be interested that in one study on jewellery conducted in America (very similar

culture / values to corporate culture in Australia) is that 91% of people said that

they never trust a person who wears more jewellery than they wear!

This is very interesting, and regardless of of how irrational this is, it is a valid

consideration if you are aiming to optimise your chance of building rapport with

your interviewer. Many organisations are very conservative now and so is the

culture. Be respectful of this in what you choose to wear on the day. To some

extent, you just need to ‘play the game’ and dress how they want you to dress.

The last part of being correctly dressed is what to take with you…

1. Take a handkerchief with you! Not a tissue, a handkerchief. It’s not to blow

your nose (take tissues if you need that), but rather to quickly clean up any

sort of food or drink stain that happens last minute.

2. Take a notepad and pen with you. Carry this in a neat and excellent

conditioned high quality folder (not something you used in high school that is

all beat up). It is easy to then use if you need, or discreetly put away when you

walk in.

3. If you need extra gear like umbrellas and backpacks for the day, make sure

you leave them at reception so you can go to your interview looking

professional. Not having too many things with you also makes you look like an

employee, rather than a visitor.

The next part of a confident presentation is the occasional use of correct

jargon. This really takes some research for your specific job. However, the

point remains the same. Where possible, you want to use the lingo of a

military person. It will make it more natural that you be selected.

To help illustrate the type of words I’m talking about, here is an example we

prepared for some of our Defence applicants to be aware of:



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The final addition I want to give you on presentation is on how you interact

with the interviewer. If you haven’t already, please go back to the eBook,

‘Getting Selected’ and read the chapters on first impressions. The next tip

builds on this idea of first impressions.

In addition to the material in ‘Getting Selected’, it is important to address the

interviewer appropriately. It is very likely they will introduce themselves by one

of three ways. Here are the appropriate ways to address them:

Old word / Situation Military Jargon

Any sort of accident Incident

Traffic Accident Vehicle Crash

Guns Firearms

Walkie talkie Radio

Directions Orders

Outcome or Objective Mission

Spying Reconnaissance

Bad guys Enemy

Illegal drugs Illicit drugs

Car Vehicle

Aeroplane Airframe

Physical Exercise PT (Physical Training)

Holidays (for military) Leave

Accommodation Barracks or Lines

Boot Camp Recruit Training

Missing work AWOL (Absent without (authorised) leave)

Charged (with an offence) Discipline Action

Armoured Personnel Carrier APC

Armoured Corps Personnel Black Hat

Camouflaged Uniform Cams / DPCU

Ration Pack CRP (Combat Ration Pack)

Night Vision Goggles NVG

Paperwork, emails, etc. Admin



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1. Introduced as “Mike Jones” or “Joan Parker”. Refer to the person as

Mike or Joan. In other words, just use their first name they give you their full

name.

2. Introduced as “Mr Jones” or “Ms Parker”. You can use either ‘Sir’ or

Ma’am’ (Pronounced ‘Mam’) for the interview. You can use their full name as

introduced but this can be a mouthful. ‘Sir’ or ‘Ma’am’ will be appropriate here.

3. Introduced as ‘Sergeant Palmer’. You can address the person by rank. So

you refer to them as ‘Sergeant’.

4. Introduced as ‘Sergeant Steve Palmer’. This is tricky. Some people say

that people with rank should only be addressed as rank if you’re ‘in the

organisation’. This is not true though. Even if they give you first name and

rank, you are better off referring to them by their rank. This is until they tell you

something like “Steve is fine”. From there you must use the name they gave.

Don’t be afraid to use the names and ranks above. A lot of people will just

avoid addressing the interviewer because they don’t know what to say.

Addressing someone by name (or rank if appropriate) is a great indicator to

the other person - as well as to yourself - that you are confident.

4. Introduced as ‘Captain Steve Palmer’. Anyone you recognise as having

an officer rank you should address as Sir or Ma’am. It is worthwhile to learnt

he rank structure of the ADF no matter which service you are applying to. This

is because recruiting is a Tri-Service system. This means that even if you are

trying to join the Army you may be interviewed by a recruitment officer who is

Navy or Air Force.

Furthermore, non-commissioned officers generally dislike being addressed as

Sir or Ma’am. For example, a sergeant in the Army is addressed as ‘Sergeant’.

It is not until they are a ‘Warrant Officer’ that they become Sir or Ma’am.



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Closing presentation. The final additional point on presentation is actually to

do with closing. You already know the importance of the opening handshake.

However, it is also very important to shake hands at the end of the interview.

Doing this indicates you are confident in the interview and are not trying to

rush away or ‘get away’!



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CHAPTER FIVE

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND BASE SCRIPTS

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In the eBook, ‘Defence Interview Questions’, you learned about a number of

common questions and how best to structure your response. In this final

chapter I want to give you further insight into questions that provide the

interviewer insight into your confidence levels.

Basically, if you can prepare strong answers to these questions you will go a

long way to boosting your confidence. This will really help you build

momentum in confidently and competently answering other questions

throughout the interview.

The first question is…

“Tell me about yourself.”

This is not an opportunity to talk about what you do in your spare time and

whether or not you have pets. This is not a date.

The challenge with this question is that the interview format is a very unusual

social interaction. There is not much time for the interviewer to make a

decision on your suitability. They are craving relevant information.



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Here is a formula I’ve created and used to success.

Education

Employment

Experience

Proficiencies

This template can help you build a concise response that helps the interviewer

match you up to the job requirements. Plus, if you’ve done your research into

what the actual requirements are, then you can construct this in a way that will

impress the interviewer.

Don’t worry about covering them in order. As long as it is sequential and

logical in how you explain it. Here is a sample answer of how you might use

this template.

“I finished year 12 five years ago and was offered a place at university to study

a Bachelor of Science. However, I decided to take a year off to travel through

Asia. That was a great decision as I gained a lot of experience in

communicating with different cultures and understanding their very different

challenges.

When I returned to Australia I worked in the reception at Intuit-labs a research

and development centre for advanced computer technology. I’m still employed

here and I’ve learned a great deal in completing paperwork extremely

efficiently with a high degree of accuracy. I’ve also really enjoyed contributing

to the efficiency of the whole team by streamlining a few recent projects.

I do find the work a little too sedentary though. So whilst I’m good at it, I’m

definitely looking for something more physically active.”



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So in this response the following relevant points are raised;

Education: Highest level of education reached is year 12 to a standard for

university acceptance.

Employment: Reception work. Proud of contributing to a team, but wants a

more physically active job.

Experience: Overseas interactions learning about cultural differences.

Proficiencies: Experience in communicating with a range of cultures,

understanding other people’s problems, completing paperwork quickly and

accurately.

You can see how this is succinct, yet raises several highly relevant points to

show the suitability of the candidate for a given position. The key is to keep

everything relevant.



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Next question reflective of your confidence….

“Tell me why we should pick you ahead of all the other applicants?”

This question sounds aggressive, but remember that they are actually looking

for an ‘excuse’ to select you. This is an excellent opportunity to show you are

confident.

It is very similar to the question in ‘Defence Interview Questions’ about “Why

do you want this job?”

An effective answer basically hits on all three of the primary questions you

already know the interviewer wants to know about you.

1. Are you a cultural fit for this organisation?

2. Do you have the intrinsic motivation to endure the challenges of

training as well as the career that follows?

3. Do you have the basic skills and character that the company can

work with to quickly train you to the requirements of this position?

In case that sounds complex, here are the same questions but in very

simple terms. These are much easier to work with:

1. Would I like working with you?

2. Are you motivated to do the work?

3. Do you have the foundation character and skills needed?

That’s it.

So if you can match up your profile to these questions, you articulate very

clearly why you are highly suitable.

There is no need to make any comments about the problems about other

other applicants. This is a slippery slope and you are commenting completely

unqualified because you don’t know anything about the other applicants.

The interview is about you. No need to confuse the matter.



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The final question I recommend you prepare for to really boost confidence

levels is…

“What can you bring to the ADF that no one else can?”

This question is not to be confused with the last question about why you are

suitable. If you’re getting this type of question, it could mean that so far in the

interview your answers are too generic. They are looking for more specific

evidence and examples from you.

Variations on this question can be, “Can you provide further examples on your

experience?” or “What other valid experience can you offer the company?”

Your confidence in answering this type of question is based in your depth of

preparation. If you’ve already prepared answers to these questions, go back

over them and find two to three more examples that provide further evidence.

Use the E.E.E.P formula to guide your research. What can you use from your

education, employment, experience or proficiencies that add more value to

your application. Having a plan with multiple layers and examples will

absolutely sky rocket your confidence before the interview. You will have an

unstoppable level of confidence knowing you have such a solid foundation to

fall back on if the questions start probing deeper than you may have

anticipated - which they will!

Remember your ‘winning attitude’ (taught in ‘Getting Selected’) of always

going one step further. So always have more examples prepared than you

think you’ll need.



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CHAPTER SIX

CLOSING COMMENTS

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Wow! If you’re reading this (and didn’t just skip to the end), you’ve completed a

very comprehensive course of study in how to prepare for your selection

interview.

I absolutely commend you on taking significant action towards achieving your

goal. YOU are exactly the type of motivated person whom I set out to help.

Too many people pass selection for the ADF simply because they know how to

take a test or pass an interview. They don’t have the intrinsic motivation of

someone willing to study as much as you are, just to get in the door.

I really encourage you to apply what you’ve learned in these eBooks in the

lead up to your interview. There may be quite a bit of work involved for you to

prepare properly. But if you keep your goal in front of you, I know you can find

the time, focus and energy to make it happen.

Good luck!



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