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Innes Johnson is the founder of GPS Empowerment, which is based in Teaneck. When you talk about business etiquette, what do you mean? Business etiquette is just that it's manners. How do we act in a business environment so it's everything it's how you represent yourself, how you communicate. As well as dining etiquette, so many times in for an interview they'll ask you out for lunch. It is important that you know which silverware to use because they're watching everything from the way you come in the room to the way you sit down to the way you eat your food, know which item which utensils to pick up at which particular time, and how do you. Finish the course so there's a way that you're supposed to put your napkin so that we know that you finished your course and a lot of times Della when they do these uh business lunches and they invite you out for an interview, they're actually watching how do you respond if you were out at a business lunch. So don't negate if they take you out to lunch, make sure you're on your best behavior and that's a part of what I. Teach when I teach business etiquette so you could have the best well written resume but actions speak louder than words. There you go. There you go. There you go, there you go. And from the time you walk into an interview, someone come face to face with you they've already made a decision as to whether or not they wanna continue the conversation, whether they continue it warm and friendly or not in their head they've already decided. If they want to continue to talk to you, so it's important that business etiquette, how do we present ourselves whether it's an interview, whether it's a lunch, whether we're in a team meeting, and it's all about career development and growth so business etiquette is very important. It happens to be one of the courses that I really do enjoy teaching whether it's in a group setting or it's one on one. How can people benefit from a coach like you? You can benefit in that first of all is one on one. So we get to the nitty gritty meaning I get your history where you are where you see yourself and where you wanna be so it's nothing like that one on one groups are good, but one on one we talk all about you. I always say it's all about you. What do you need? What do you want? Where are you? We have different phases in our lives. Lives in terms of work when you're at a certain age you're interested in money when you're at another age you may be interested in giving back which is where I am now. I'm interested in giving back and that's why I created GPS empowerment because I really wanna give some tips on how to be successful in a business environment.

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This lovely lady sitting next to me, Inez Johnson is the founder of GPS Empowerment based in Teck. For people tuning in, tell them what this business is all about first, to remind them, to remind you, the business is about getting you to be your best possible self when it comes to that job interview and career development in terms of presenting yourself in a positive light on a job. I'm asked, what are the biggest mistakes that people make. On a job interview without even realizing it. Well, uh, one of the mistakes they make even before they get to the interview is that resume is not always polished. So I tell everyone, make sure you have at least 34 people review your resume to make sure there's no gram there's no grammar issues, there's no spelling issues because we will not catch our mistakes. The second thing is when you show up, make sure you've done your research, make sure you know who I am, who you're interviewing with, and why you're. Interviewing, why do you want the job, right? And some of the mistakes people make is they apply for a number of jobs, but then when they go for the interview, they don't bother to look back at the job description. So when I interview you, you, you, you're not familiar with what it is I'm looking for. So that's a big mistake. We need to make sure that we know exactly what we're interviewing for which job we need to understand why do we want the job and why are we the best candidate for the job? You need to know your. Worth your value and what you bring to the table too great summary that is correct and and own it right when you walk in an interview, say to yourself they're interviewing me but I'm interviewing them as well because there's nothing worse than feeling like you gave away your power when you walked in the room you gave away your power to someone you didn't don't give away your power this is a conversation and when you walk away you candidate walk away you're going to ask yourself, are these people. I want to work with that is very important because too many times I've heard people say I really want the job I really want the job and they interview and in the end when I call them I said well how do you feel about the interview? how do you feel about the team and they say you know I never thought of that so remember it's not about you giving away your power when you walk in a room to interview it's about you understanding that I have a say so in this as well. And that's why I tell people always remember it's a two way conversation it's all like a date you go out on a date. You may like him in the beginning, and when the date is over, you say, I don't care to see you again. So you pay close attention too. That is correct. That's correct.

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We all know those job interviews are important. Well, Inez Johnson is the founder of GPS Empowerment, which is based in TNeck. She is here to give us a lot of tips on how to behave, doing your research, etc. So one question I have is how should a candidate respond when asked the question, Do you have any questions? You should respond when, as a matter of fact, I do love it. So you should, I say you should always have at least 3 questions. Uh, if nothing else you wanna know, uh, where are you in the interview process? In other words, uh, uh, you should I wait to hear? should I hear from you within 1 month, a week, 6 months? Like where are you in the process? That's always a good question. Another question is, um, so tell me, uh, based on our discussion, is there anything else you would like for me to share with you that would that you would need. Need to know why? Because when you interview, when you're being interviewed, there's a list of questions that they're going through, but sometimes that one question that you ask somebody said, you know, when you mention such and such and so and so I thought of blah blah blah can you respond to that? So so many times we don't realize just asking that one question could make the difference between you getting the job offer and not asking, is there anything else you would like for me to to to answer. That's a good question as well as when do I expect to hear from you, right? Uh, because again back to the original question, you wanna know when can I in my head close it out. So some things that I do wanna cover Dela that is is in line with this question because so many times I speak to candidates and they get upset because they haven't heard anything for maybe 1 month, 2 months, and they get very upset and I tell people you never know what's going on within the company and I truly believe. I believe that if the job is yours it's yours so I want people to always walk away from an interview and say to themselves, if this is mine it's mine I'm going to get it don't feel disappointed or discouraged if you don't get the job because every job is not for you and if it's meant to be as you said it will it will be and you will flourish that's the main thing you want to flourish in your job you wanna work in the right environment with the right people and. Feel good about the work that you do. How do you address a gap in your resume or your career? So a gap is not a bad thing. It's knowing how to just how to, how to, how to talk about it. You could have a gap because you're a single, you were a parent. You took some time away from work and you decided you wanna stay home with your children. Do not negate that. That's good. You've learned some great skills being staying at home with your, your children. If nothing else, you learn time management, right? because. You have to know how to feed the kids, clean the house and make dinner all at the same time, so you've learned time management skills, so that is important.

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How do you like the title Confessions of a recruiter? Yes, that is a workshop or what would you call it? So it's a presentation, Della. It's where I go out and I actually just be perfectly honest with whoever the audience is. So I start out first I find out like who's in the audience so I know how to start the conversation, but it's very interactive, right? But you get true feedback from a recruiter. So I'm not working for a company. I'm actually working for the audience at that point, so you get to ask me all types of questions such as why did the recruiter ghost me, right? The recruiter ghost you, you know, a couple of things could have happened in terms of a recruiter ghosting you, right? It could be that maybe she got fired. Oh, don't say that the recruiter got fired. Maybe the recruiter recruiter got fired, maybe the recruiter is inundated, but she didn't ghost you. Right, so in these talks that I do, I basically stand there and I let you ask me whatever you wanna ask me in terms about recruitment. So whether it's about a recruiter or whether it's about a job or whether it's a question you have, so that is something that when I go out I just have fun with it. I have a lot of fun with it because here's the recruiter on the other side of the desk. I'm not sit interviewing you and you get to ask me whatever you want to ask me. In case you didn't pick up on that with the super that appears on screen, Ine Johnson is the founder of GPS Empowerment based in Teck. Love this idea, love this company, love this presentation. Thank you. I love it too. I love it too. How did you come up with that? Because I realized that sometimes people just want you to be yourself and not think in terms of you're working for a company but you're working for them. So if you, if I go out and I talk to you, you can ask me whatever you want, you know, I, I met a recruiter and she did this where I interviewed here and this is what happened and I'm honest with you. The main thing in this workshop is it's all about honesty. But I want you to have good information so when you do go on your interviews you're aware of what else could be going on because so many times Delaware in our head we think somebody didn't call us because we didn't interview well and there's a lot of things that could happen that has nothing to do with you. I know you think it's all about you and you need to yeah. But it's not necessarily about you it could be about the company things going on in the company so that's why I created Confessions I'm a recruiter because it gives me an opportunity to go out, talk to people and just be myself and let them be themselves and let's talk about the person who suggested that I bring you on Spotlight. This person works here at News 12. Hi everybody. I'm Jason Frazier. It's so good to be with you. It's even better to be with you, Della. Yes good to see you. Yes ma'am, it is my wonderful darling sweetheart son who I call him my best investment. I am so proud of him, Della. I am so proud of him and he said to me, you need to go on News 12 with your business, and I'm gonna see if I can make that happen, and he did.

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The founder, Inez Johnson, joined News 12’s Della Crews to discuss the business and its mission.

Spotlight New Jersey: GPS Empowerment

The founder, Inez Johnson, joined News 12’s Della Crews to discuss the business and its mission.

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