| Candidates always want to know the ONE thing they | | | | 2. If you ask it at the first of the interview, you get to |
| can do in the job interview that's going to be the most | | | | sell to that point throughout the rest of the interview. |
| impressive to the hiring manager. And there really is | | | | This isn't just for sales jobs. The interview itself is a |
| one answer. | | | | sales process, no matter what industry or job you're |
| There are a lot of other pieces that go into a | | | | in. The interview is about you "selling yourself" as the |
| successful job interview, but the number one thing you | | | | best candidate for the job: you're the product, the |
| can do in the interview to make a great impression is | | | | hiring manager is the buyer, and the cost of the |
| to ask questions. | | | | product is your salary. You're selling, trying to get that |
| When you ask questions, you demonstrate your | | | | manager to say "Yes, I want to buy" so that you get a |
| knowledge of the job through those questions. | | | | great job. |
| One of the most important questions to ask is at the | | | | So, the number one thing you can do is to ask those |
| very beginning of the interview: "What exactly are | | | | very pointed questions, find out |
| you looking for? If you saw the perfect candidate for | | | | - exactly what they're looking for, |
| this job, what would he/she look like?" Or, if it's a team | | | | - what their process is, |
| you'll be a part of, ask, "Who's the best person on the | | | | - who is the best hire they've ever made, |
| team? What makes them the best person on the | | | | - What is the greatest challenge for this particular role, |
| team?" | | | | etc? |
| There are a couple things that happen when you ask | | | | These kinds of questions demonstrate a lot to the |
| these questions: | | | | hiring manager, and what you do with that information |
| 1. The manager's impressed, because most people | | | | throughout the interview as you communicate who |
| can't "keep it together" enough during the interview to | | | | you are to the hiring manager, will really impress him |
| ask these kinds of pointed questions, so right off the | | | | and set you apart from other candidates. |
| bat you're making yourself stand out. | | | | |