Great news, you have a second interview. As part of the hour long meeting they want you to present for twenty minutes on... oh my goodness, the subject of your choice. Where on earth do you start with deciding a subject. Should you go professional, serious, fun, talk about something you have done, something you are doing, somewhere you have been?
If you are working with a recruiter ask them if they know what previous candidates have presented on and which of those people were successful. If three out of the last ten people interviewed were hired and they all presented on how to sell widgets in an emerging market then that is probably a topic that the interviewers like; or if you don't think you could do that subject justice you at least know that work related is a good route.
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In general, a good starting point for your choice is subjects you are passionate about. People say that sex sells (although I wouldn't recommend that as a presentation topic unless you are going for a sex industry related job). I would suggest that passion sells and that sex and passion, at least sometimes, are related. One thing we know you are passionate about is this job. This is the role you have envisioned and dreamed about. You are truly passionate about getting it and what a good fit you will be once you're hired. What a compelling topic; how about 'My first six months as 'XYZ''? Six slides either month by month or subject by subject if the role has six categories within it. Think it through carefully. What will you do? How will you do it? Who will you do it to? When will you get a previously mentioned desired result? Why are you going to be successful? Write notes as and when you think of them. Keep a sheet of paper near you over the next couple of days and just keep scribbling things down. Then sit and start to make sense of what you have. Format it. Add some pictures, graphs, charts. Write notes to go with the slides. Review them again the following day. Rehearse your presentation. Is it sounding good? Does it give the message you are trying to convey? Are you passionate in your presenting of it?
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Oh this is so exciting... good luck; go and wow them with your thoughts, ideas and enthusiasm!
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