154. Top Tips to Stand Out in Your SLP Interview

Hello and welcome back to the SLP Corner podcast. We took a little hiatus there. Sorry. It's wild. Anyways, hi. Um I'm back and Rob's here with me, my man.

Hello everybody.

Hi everyone. So before we dive into the topic today, I want to remind everyone. I definitely have less time than I had before.

It sparks joy for it.

It is such a treat. I had a great mentorship meeting with an SLP in the UK. I love it. Here. So email me Shannon at SLP Corner.com or you can com and you can submit a request there. Order of business? Her job through the podcast, which has been such a treat. I'm how fun is that? I'm like, get out of here. Bonus point. Yes.'Cause you are you're a real one.

First interview.

You are a row, yeah. There's a two in a year process, you got the first one. Locked down. I know everything I need to know about you. Um yeah, so we are always looking for more SLPs, so head over to www.speechmeta.com And let's get that conversation rolling. Um okay speaking of interviews. I have been talking about interviews. You know, I've just been interviewing.

Yes you have.

A lot.

Once again it's amazing. with myself and I've interviewed some SLPs by myself and anyways so I wanna just give three Yeah.

Yeah, and you have been really learning a lot in your new leadership role, but you also take experience. You were a younger S SLP, right? A whole prospective

I'm not gonna dive into the rest. I just

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And I'm not calling anyone out. And I'm like and then there's some people who who don't do these things and they stand out. Do you and you want to stand out. If you're listening to this podcast, you're Keener Central.

Do you think that you've you've committed any of these? Now that you're doing the interview and be like oh

So I have... Okay, I've...

My family in general is a very Etiquette is a very So I definitely And so I feel like I in some ways that was actually Blessing'cause I really got it drilled into me. Um but at the No, and they just may not know.

Tip number one.

To dress and The rule of them Should never ever read. Dressed up. Overdo it. No low cut text. You know, you because that's That is something you can do. No toes in the Just When you look better you feel better. I'm not saying just I'm not saying you need to wear that forever, um but for like People stand out when they dress professionally. And not Right away you're like wow this person.

Yeah, they're they've put some thought in the right. That's a really and that's a and that's a really good one. It's such it's such a valuable.

Oh jeez, don't wear it. Just don't. Like play it.

As much as we like to think Especially if you're meeting some. Yeah.

Professionalism matters.

Yeah, send out a message.

And I think it matters.

Is this tip two?

Yeah.

Okay, tip two.

Yeah.

I didn't know if this was like a bullet point on tip one.

Not not a subpoint. This is like

Maybe I'll throw one in.

This is something that can so easily set you apart and because not everyone's doing it. I My sister bigger. So I was so lucky'cause she told me my first interview, she's like, You have I'm Shannon, don't you frickin' forget it. Resume paper.

Quality paper.

Yeah, like we're getting full blown cardstock. Because I would show up to my interviews, you guys, and underview. And I would. Whoa. Like, you know, this they're like, this girl's not messing around. Like this girl you remember in Legally Blonde?

say that. Yes.

Yes, when when when Al Woods gives the resume and they're like, Oh my gosh, it's scented

On pink paper.

Be a keener. We love keeners, okay? Have some resumes printed out, be prepared. That looks so good when You are you know what I always say? Eliminate work. If it's extra work for them to pull up your resume, eliminate the work. Make life easier for them, you know? Do everything Make life easier for them. I am like all about making life easier for people. I'll make try to make life easier for my clients. I'll try to make life make So that is just like a Highly record.

That makes so much sense. Sword through all this nonsense.

And the resume said You leave it on their desk, now they have it in their room, they're gonna see your name.

Quick little question about a resume. How long is too long of a resume? Because I know I know most people, they do a resume and it's like, oh.

If your resume is not a little bit of a And I'm gonna tell you No, you gotta get this. I I'm I'm also seeing some of the And then other resumes I look at I'm like. You know, an extra set of eyes can make all the difference, but no, the rule of thumb and once No one has over two pages. And I remember No one can.

Yeah, yeah.

Another thing and I'm not

Like photography. Like no. If you can't prove it in a court of law, don't put it on your resume. So if you can't prove, yes, I did this at work, yes, I have proof. Because then everyone else can say it.

No, you can't prove it. It's just fluff. Yeah. Yeah. Um okay, anyways, yeah. Resumes is a whole thing. Exactly. I have done cementing on But we're like, whoa because I am cutthroat on resumes and I will

And you have a unique ability to be blunt. But at the same time. Nice about it.

I try. Sometimes I feel like yeah.

You can tell some you you I've I've seen you do it and you've done it. You can tell someone that what they're doing sucks, but they don't get it's like I don't know, you have a good skill.

Yeah. In a positive way. Because feedback is so important. And I think that it's such

It is a sensitive.

To deliver.

Nobody likes to be told.

And it's so different to the first.

So let's recap so far.

Bring three resumes.

So you can hold white. On very nice. Love it. Okay. A follow-up email after. Yeah. Even if they say like just always that is I have heard from You know like Really important.

Don't send it weeks later. Send a follow up email. Thank you so much for your time. And even if say, okay, say you interview and you're like, I don't know if that's the best fit for me, you can say thank you so much. Thank them. Speech with all your life. And that seems like such a So it's like if you're coming, you're dressed super professionally. You're already so far ahead of time. All these little things were Because these are things. And they make a big difference. So

You're you're in it right now and you've learned I think people need to know this.

Yeah.

From what I'm gathering the overarching theme.

And but I wanna end on a positive note. Like when you know better you Because I just thought of a time on the other.

Let's let's hear.

I rem I still remember it. I was so nervous. And they were like so tell us a little bit.

Like what made you choose this company? That's I've come to learn. That is always a question. Yes.

I literally looked at her. Maybe advice guys. Try to lie. And I Like I don't I literally I think she knew I was like. She gave me advice in the interview. She's like, You need to I think But she was like, And I thought that was such a valuable lesson, and it's pretty obvious now I've got So I have a lot of empathy'cause we've all been there where we just genuinely And your intentions are

Well that's the thing, it's these things that they seem so like common sense but they're not

They're not

Once once you do it you're like, Oh that makes so much sense. But like yeah, like you said. You don't know, you don't know.

Yeah.

Yeah.

They know they have like things they say, examples to say. And like make it genuine. Like I would because if you can't genuinely say a few things while you actually want to work at this specific place and it's not some general statement. It's kinda like why are you even applying there? Okay, but I wanna end it off with

I love when I can tell when someone has

Yeah.

And I'll take on the any day over them sharing that they don't know an answer, over them sharing that they are like confused about. Over the I will always take honesty over anything. Just be honest and be yourself because you are so much more appealing when you are your own self rather No one is this. So just genuinely that should become a big Be yourself.

Yeah, you're good. You're you're being very proactive.

Very proactive. Gosh, I've had all these interviews and I never did that. It's fine when you know better, you do better. It's like Just helpful advice that I can. Forward just to know. And if you already know that, like maybe it's hell friend. You know, it's how I just tell like talking to my mentee, and I'm like, you should share these things with your friends because sh you know, not everyone knows, and not everyone has an older sister or has a parent who's all on.

I think that advice is Job interview.

I hope it's helpful and Um Follow at Rob T.

And yes. Oh my god, that's a whole nother world. People on this podcast are like, Who is that? Okay. Anyways, um thank you for joining me, Rob. I didn't really want to talk to myself today, so appreciate it.

I love talking to you and all your SLPs out there are doing