| The best time to present your 30/60/90-day plan is in | | | | "How will you decide which accounts to go see first?" |
| your first face-to-face interview. In this difficult | | | | (if you're in sales) |
| economy, many well-qualified people are applying for | | | | "How will you decide which problems to prioritize?" (if |
| jobs, creating some stiff competition for you, so you're | | | | you're in a management or operations role) |
| going to want to come out of the gate strong. Don't | | | | "How will you work to make sure you provide the |
| bother trying to bring it up during your phone interview-I | | | | creative pieces that will make you successful in this |
| don't think you can present it well over the phone. I do | | | | role?" (if you're in a creative position) |
| think that you can email it to the hiring manager if you | | | | Basically, you're presenting the plan when the hiring |
| are trying to get the hiring manager's attention and | | | | manager gives you an opportunity to talk about how |
| you've exhausted your other methods. | | | | you'll go about this job-because the 30/60/90-day plan |
| So, the optimum time to present your 30/60/90 is | | | | is a forward-looking document that outlines what you |
| during your interview, when the hiring manager asks | | | | will do in the first 90 days after you're hired. Why is this |
| you something like: | | | | so great? Because it allows you to highlight your |
| "What will you do during X amount of time?" | | | | experience and understanding of the job in a much |
| "How do you think you will tackle this problem?" | | | | greater way than you will be able to by just answering |
| "How do you think you will be strategic in this job?" | | | | interview questions. It helps the hiring manager to "see" |
| "Why do you think you're a good fit for this job?" | | | | you in the job by giving him a clear picture of what life |
| "How can you overcome this challenge?" | | | | will look like after you're hired. It works for experienced |
| "What will you do to educate yourself on this particular | | | | candidates, it works for rookies, and it will work for |
| problem?" | | | | you. |
| "How will you attack this particular problem?" | | | | |