Taking Control of Your Job Interview

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

Almost everyone knows how a job interview is going to go: You’ll be given an open-ended prompt like, “Tell me about yourself,” or “Walk me through your background,” to start the interview. Based upon your answers, the interviewer will probably dig deeper to understand your role and responsibilities and attempt to objectively evaluate your knowledge before eventually asking, “So, do you have any questions for me?”

You’ll likely answer, “Yes, would you tell me about the job?”

The interviewer does that. Then, you say something like, “Sounds great!”

“Good. We’ll be in touch,” responds the interviewer.

What’s wrong with this scenario is the fact that the power resides with the interviewer. They are both in control and believe that they have all the information about the job they’re hiring for. They think, “I…