Your Interview Strategy1. Preparation – essential to build confidence and reduce nervousness “Proper, Prior, Preparation, Prevents, Poor, Performance”

2. Research the company through Networking, Google and Librarya. Company b. industry c. hiring manager

3. Preparation on questions you will be askeda. “The 64 Toughest Questionsb. Behavioral questions with S-T-A-R story answers

4. Questions to ask the interviewer and hiring manager

Questions to ask the Hiring Managers:

•What are the most important skills and attributes you are looking for in filling this position?

•What is the organization structure of your department?

•How would you describe your company culture?

•What are your organizational values? How do these values influence your decision making?

•What is your vision for your department over the next two to three years?

•What major challenges are you currently facing as a manager ?

•What is your competitive advantage in the marketplace?

•What makes your company better than your competitors?

•What are the areas where your competitors are better than your company?

What is your value proposition to your customers?

What business problems keep you awake at night?

Your Interview Strategy1. Preparation – essential to build confidence and reduce nervousness “Proper, Prior, Preparation, Prevents, Poor, Performance”

2. Research the company through Networking, Google and Librarya. Company b. industry c. hiring manager

3. Preparation on questions you will be askeda. “The 64 Toughest Questionsb. Behavioral questions with S-T-A-R story answers

4. Questions to ask the interviewer and hiring manager

5. Interviewing Strategya. You are in charge – You determine what you want them to know about youb. Attitude – “Changing jobs vs Desperate need for a job” (too eager to please)c. Types of Interviews

i. Telephoneii. Group – attention focused on all in the room iii. Face-to-faceiv. Problem interviews – handling the silent treatment

6. Closing the Interviewa. Set up with “Rocking Chair Question

The Rocking Chair Question

The “Rocking Chair” question is very useful at the end of an interview when the interviewer asks you “do you have any other questions.” At that point you are able to set up the interviewer for a very effective close by asking the following question.

“Can you tell me what the person you hire would have accomplished in the first six months that would convince you that you had made a good hire”

At this point you will know precisely what the duties of the job really are. Then you can very effectively sum up your experience, emphasizing your accomplishments, that demonstrate that you can do exactly what they are looking for.

This question is called “The Rocking Chair” question because interviewers normally are so surprised to get this question that they rock back in their chair for a few seconds to think of their answer

Your Interview Strategy1. Preparation – essential to build confidence and reduce nervousness “Proper, Prior, Preparation, Prevents, Poor, Performance”

2. Research the company through Networking, Google and Librarya. Company b. industry c. hiring manager

3. Preparation on questions you will be askeda. “The 64 Toughest Questionsb. Behavioral questions with S-T-A-R story answers

4. Questions to ask the interviewer and hiring manager

5. Interviewing Strategya. You are in charge – You determine what you want them to know about youb. Attitude – “Changing jobs vs Desperate need for a job” (too eager to please)c. Types of Interviews

i. Telephoneii. Group – attention focused on all in the room iii. Face-to-faceiv. Problem interviews – handling the silent treatment

6. Closing the Interviewa. Set up with “Rocking Chair Questionb. Response with selected S-T-A-R storyc. Express strong interest in doing that exact type of challenge

Your Interview Strategy1. Preparation – essential to build confidence and reduce nervousness “Proper, Prior, Preparation, Prevents, Poor, Performance”

2. Research the company through Networking, Google and Librarya. Company b. industry c. hiring manager

3. Preparation on questions you will be askeda. “The 64 Toughest Questionsb. Behavioral questions with S-T-A-R story answers

4. Questions to ask the interviewer and hiring manager

5. Interviewing Strategya. You are in charge – You determine what you want them to know about youb. Attitude – “Changing jobs vs Desperate need for a job” (too eager to please)c. Types of Interviews

i. Telephoneii. Group – attention focused on all in the room iii. Face-to-faceiv. Problem interviews – handling the silent treatment

6. Closing the Interviewa. Set up with “Rocking Chair Questionb. Response with selected S-T-A-R storyc. Express strong interest in doing that exact type of challenge