What are three things the applicant wants to achieve by the interview’s close?
- You want to have understood the challenges the company faces and how you can make a difference for them, going forward.
- You want to have made your case, presenting your track record of accomplishments as they relate to the position you seek.
- You want to have learned how working for the company can advance your career goals and objectives.
What are three things the interviewer wants to achieve?
- You want to have conducted a fair interview; having given the applicant the same time, questions, and opportunity to present as you provided others.
- You want to have learned more about the applicant’s work history, track record, and potential to contribute than the application and resume combined would otherwise have told you.
- You want to have described your company, the position opening, and the challenges of both in a fair and balanced manner.
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Joyce Richman (www.joycerichman.com) has been specializing in executive and career coaching since she started her own practice in 1982. She works in a variety of environments including: higher education, manufacturing, sales, marketing, media, technology, pharmaceuticals, medicine, banking and finance, service, IT, and non-profit sectors. A member of the adjunct faculty at the Center for Creative Leadership, Joyce is certified to administer a number of feedback and psychological instruments. Joyce has appeared regularly on WFMY-TV and is the career columnist for The Greensboro News & Record. She is the author of Roads, Routes and Ruts: A Guidebook to Career Success and co-author of Getting Your Kid Out of the House and Into a Job. A popular speaker, Richman conducts seminars and workshops throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Her coaching profile can be found at TheCoachingAssociation.com.
