Facing the Promotional Interview – Part 13
John on March 31st, 2009 • No Comments
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…)
