Feb 23 2009
Closing the Deal
When you apply for a job and you feel good about it, you have the basic qualifications and the company seems like a great place to work, make sure that you close the deal when you leave the hiring manager.
What does this mean? It means that you summarize for her why you feel you are the best candidate for the job, reiterate the fact that you are very interested and want to take the next step toward being hired and then. you move in for the kill before you leave the interviewer’s office.
It might go something like this: “Thanks so much, Janice, for giving me a tour and allowing me the chance to meet with you and the other people I met today and Adam’s Company. With my bilingual background, Bachelor’s degree in counseling and my four years working with impoverished children in San Juan, I think I would be an ideal candidate for this job. I am thrilled to be asking you this… What is the next step in the hiring process. I am ready to start work immediately.”
Best of luck in your job search. And remember that career mysteries are solved by Ms. Therese.
Great advice. Here in the South, I’d not use their front name though.
Roxie
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I agree with Roxie. This is great advice. I think it will help a lot of people who are looking for a new job.
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