Comments on: Close An Interview Like You’d Close A Deal https://ask-entrepreneurs.com/2009/04/30/close-an-interview-like-youd-close-a-deal/ Tue, 05 May 2009 13:32:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dave https://ask-entrepreneurs.com/2009/04/30/close-an-interview-like-youd-close-a-deal/#comment-28 Fri, 01 May 2009 19:06:13 +0000 http://ask-entrepreneurs.com/?p=282#comment-28 Just remember, almost everyone who makes it into a management position is a power hungry, egotistical narcissist. Get them to start talking about themselves and they will eat up the rest of the time on their own. I particularly like “What keeps you coming in every morning?” or “What’s the best and worst thing about working here”. They’ll ramble on about their own petty life while thinking you’re the most engaged candidate they’ve ever met. As long as you nod a lot and laugh at appropriate moments, they won’t even remember that you forgot the name of the company and the role you were interviewing for.

]]> By: Paul https://ask-entrepreneurs.com/2009/04/30/close-an-interview-like-youd-close-a-deal/#comment-27 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:56:02 +0000 http://ask-entrepreneurs.com/?p=282#comment-27 One interesting thing, turn interview questions about into questions about the company, it’s values and how it interacts with their customers/members.

For example my favorite question to ask a prospective hire is “Tell me about one time you really screwed up on the job and how you kept from getting fired.” By doing this I’m looking for a few things. Someone who says “none” is either risk averse, a liar, or inexperienced. Whether a person owns up to their mistakes and how they deal with the resulting mess tells me a lot about how you are as a person — your values, your communication skills, etc.

Anyway, turn this around and ask the interviewer: “Tell me about one time your firm really messed up and how you kept your customers/members from bolting.”

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