Hiring in 2026 is fast, noisy, and unforgiving. Most people still show up with polished but forgettable answers. Here’s why this matters now:
Vanilla answers blend in. Hiring managers tune out. Great people get overlooked.
Most candidates can’t articulate their value under pressure. They ramble, minimise, freeze, or over-explain.
AI-augmented hiring has raised the bar. Substance beats performance every time.
February is job-hunting season. If you want the offer, you need interview skills that land — now, not later.
About Your Coach
Catherine Heilemann
Founder of The Salary Coach& Master Coach
Catherine Heilemann is a leading Australian career and negotiation specialist known for helping professionals recognise, articulate, and protect their worth. As the creator of HSAH®, a powerful communicating value method, and JIM®, a strategic Job Interview Menu, Catherine has helped thousands of people — from graduates to executives — show up with clarity, confidence, and quiet power. Her approach is simple: Substance over performance. Clarity over clichés. Real value over rehearsed scripts. When Catherine teaches, people feel seen, understood, and equipped. This webinar is no exception.
What You Will Learn
This webinar introduces practical, modern interview skills that real people use to land real jobs: ✔ How to identify the value you actually bring (not your tasks — your capability and impact) ✔ HSAH®: A simple, powerful structure for interview answers Speak clearly. Stay calm. Show substance. No waffle. ✔ Why vanilla answers fail (and what compelling ones sound like) Real before/after examples that show the shift. ✔ How to speak with Quiet Power Confidence without bravado. Authority without performance. ✔ A teaser on JIM® (Job Interview Menu) The framework that helps you lead the interview instead of reacting to it. ✔ What hiring managers really listen for in 2026 Clarity. Evidence. Presence. Value signals.
What You Will Walk Away With
A stronger, clearer way to talk about yourself An interview answer structure you can use immediately A deeper understanding of your value Language that lands with hiring managers The beginning of your personal JIM® Confidence that comes from capability, not bravado This isn’t about being perfect. It’s about being real, substantial, and memorable — without being someone you’re not.
Who This Webinar is For
This is perfect for you if you: ✔ Feel overlooked even though you have strong experience ✔ Ramble or freeze in interviews ✔ Say “I don’t know how to talk about myself” ✔ Give answers that feel safe but don’t land ✔ Are returning to job hunting in Feb–Apr ✔ Want to show up with clarity, not chaos ✔ Want to stand out without pretending or performing Not for you if you’re happy with forgettable answers.
What Makes This Different
Most interview advice tells you to rehearse better. This webinar shows you how to communicate better. You won’t get: X cookie-cutter scripts X robotic frameworks X “tell them what they want to hear” advice X generic competency models You will get: ✔ Substance-first communication The kind employers remember. ✔ Quiet Power Confidence built on capability. ✔ HSAH® + JIM® Two unique tools developed by The Salary Coach®. ✔ Real examples, real clarity, real transformation Not theory. Not fluff. Not vanilla.
What People Are Saying
Real People. Real Wins.
I’ve read a lot of interview advice, but nothing clicked until I learned Catherine’s HSAH® method. For the first time, I could speak about my experience clearly and confidently — and I got the job.
Project Manager
I didn’t realise how ‘vanilla’ my answers were until this coaching and training. And I am in Marketing! Catherine helped me find the substance beneath my stories. I walked into my next interview feeling grounded, prepared, and genuinely myself.
Marketing Manager
I had no idea I have so much to offer. The process of developing my HSAHs really showed me I have more to offer than I realised.
Business Banking Manager
The Salary Coach has a way of showing you your true value in a way you can’t unsee. My interview presence completely changed. I stopped rambling, started leading the conversation, and landed two offers.
Financial Modeller
Huzzahhhhhh - wow, who would have thought that word would have such an impact on my life and prospects. Thanks to The Salary Coach I landed a brilliant role and feel super happy with where I am at. I'm also using the framework with my work in sales and its working. A double-whammy of value right there.
Senior Sales Leader
I’ve read a lot of interview advice, but nothing clicked until I learned Catherine’s HSAH® method. For the first time, I could speak about my experience clearly and confidently — and I got the job.
Project Manager
I had no idea I have so much to offer. The process of developing my HSAHs really showed me I have more to offer than I realised.
Business Banking Manager
Huzzahhhhhh - wow, who would have thought that word would have such an impact on my life and prospects. Thanks to The Salary Coach I landed a brilliant role and feel super happy with where I am at. I'm also using the framework with my work in sales and its working. A double-whammy of value right there.
Senior Sales Leader
I didn’t realise how ‘vanilla’ my answers were until this coaching and training. And I am in Marketing! Catherine helped me find the substance beneath my stories. I walked into my next interview feeling grounded, prepared, and genuinely myself.
Marketing Manager
The Salary Coach has a way of showing you your true value in a way you can’t unsee. My interview presence completely changed. I stopped rambling, started leading the conversation, and landed two offers.
Financial Modeller
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