Okay, folks, I had my final interview yesterday. If it were up to me, I'd hire me!
But it's not up to me. I felt that, overall, I did good.
Coming to this forum TRULY prepared me. For instance, the interviewer asked me something like,
"Name three things you feel you need to do to be a good saleman."
I answered, "Listen, empathize, and follow-up."
The good thing about the answer, I believe, was that I answered quickly, without thought. That is because I had gotten the above three ideas from THIS FORUM, including the link I was given by someone here to the "Success Components Thread."
I have no idea what the guy is going to do. I am not at all being presumptuous. But, on my way back home from the interview, I was going over the interview in my head, trying to spot any sign that indicated that he had decided he'd hire me.
And it was hard, because the guy was SO smooth and blank! He was not unfriendly. In fact, he was very friendly as we walked to the elevator to go upstairs. But when we got inside the interview room, he put on a different face. Not mean, just serious and blank. He did not show any indication in his face of what he was thinking. During the whole interview, I only got him to smile twice.
Anyway, by the time I got home, I realized that he had said something that might have been an indication: "...Of course you'll have questions about the training, and other things. But there would someone to go to. And you'll have your friend Rick..."
He didn't say, IF I got the job, I'd have my friend to talk to. He said you'll "have your friend Rick."
Of course, maybe it was just a slip of the tongue. Maybe he won't hire me. Maybe I blew it. Maybe I made it. I don't know.
Anyway, he told me I'd know in a few days. The weird things is that, in a way, I DID NOT want the job, out of deathly fear of my lack of sales experience--afraid to leave current job, and then fall on my face and be out in the cold.
On the other hand, I felt exhilirated during the interview. I'd prepared a scenario response to a question I'd hoped he would ask. And he did!!! So I was prepared. Interview lasted over an hour. My friend told me that the interview would probably last no more than 10 minutes, as they're always moving fast.
So, was the hour-long interview a good sign? Or maybe he had extra time? Or maybe he was asking me more questions, trying to give me a chance to recover from bad answers I'd made? Or maybe I talked too much, which drug the interview on, and he was just being courteous [maybe I talked too much. Maybe I ****ed him off by talking to much. I can talk too much.]
I'd never seen a guy who could be so blank. Yet, both before and after the interview, he turned on the charm--normal person. It threw me off a little. I guess it's better than having someone smile plastically, while think, "This jerk!!"
