CLOSING THE INTERVIEW

INTRODUCTION

For the past several articles, we have looked at preparing an opening for a promotional interview, so for this article let’s shift gears and look at how you can close a promotional (or any ) interview.

Once time constraints have expired and/or the interview board has asked the appropriate questions and has a general idea of your interview performance, it is time for the shortest and easiest portion of an interview-the conclusion. This is normally accomplished by the interview board chairperson concluding with a final question such as “do you have anything else you want to say or add.” At this point, most candidates (99%) will quickly thank the interview board members for their time while thinking “if you are done, so am I. Have a nice day and I’m outta here,” and then make a hasty exit. (more…)

Although the economy is bleak, it’s not too late to save. A year ago, I’ll bet many of you thought the economy was not going to be this bad. Well, we really don’t know when it will start to turn around. It’s anybody’s guess. The one thing I can do is save a little more each day; whether it is bringing lunch to work or spending time at the park having fun with the kids, rather than spending thousands of dollars on an expensive vacation. Make it a goal with the family to reach a certain amount of savings by the end of each week. Be creative in what you can do for family entertainment. Check your local paper or the internet. Let me know what any of you come up with. The first three suggestions will receive a beautiful barbeque set compliments of LAFCU.
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With the current housing/mortgage environment it’s more important than ever to have a great credit score particularly if you are considering purchasing or refinancing.

“Credit Crunch”, 2 words we hear often in the news. Interestingly enough with rates at a historical low it is becoming more and more difficult to obtain home loan financing!
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By Paul H. Stein and Ettore Berardinelli Sr.

THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION
PART 1

Believe it or not, taking a promotional written examination brings on a state of nervousness for most of us. We all worry about what to study, try to figure out how much time to spend on certain topics, how to develop an effective study program and all the other troubling thoughts that go through your mind.
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Hello Again! Gordon Graham here with my monthly opportunity to say hi to all of you viewing this great site, and I sincerely thank you for taking the time to read this piece. I put the catchy title on this one for a reason, and it was not to dissuade those of you younger than fifty from reading this – but rather to make the over fifty crowd (and I am part of that group) feel just a bit special – as if this was especially prepared for them. And it was prepared for the over fifty crowd, but if you are truly over fifty – you already know all of this because we lived through all of this.
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