In addition, the Internet has made the world a much smaller place, and job hunters find they’re not only competing with their neighbors, but with a nation of job hunters.
It’s tough.
Being Bold Without Being Brazen Is Key
For some, self-confidence is rarely a problem. They know what they have to offer, and they’re happy to tell you about it. They wear a thick skin, so rejection slides off their back like water on a duck.
For many of us, however, the fear of rejection can be stifling. Herein, however, lies the key to getting the job.
If you’ve been invited for an interview, you’ve got a foot in the door, at least. If the interview appears to be going well, and you feel that you’d be a good fit for the position, then it’s time to pull out all of the stops… it’s time to ask for the job.
That’s right. You need to ask for the job.
This is where many of us freeze up. But, really what’s the worse that can happen? So, what if they so “no”?
Of course, there are subtle approaches to asking the employer for the job, ways around just point-blank asking the employer, “Can I please have the job?”
After having spoke with the interviewer for awhile, and you’ve determined you have the qualifications he is looking for in an employee, you can sum up your conversation something like this…
“After speaking with you about what your company is looking for in a candidate, I believe I would be a perfect fit with your company. Do you believe I would be a good fit?”
Or, you might consider talking and acting like you already have the job. Explain to the interviewer how you would handle the position, and what plans you may consider implementing while in your new position. For instance:
“I feel the way to provide the best customer service to those customers who are trying to track multiple orders on their accounts would be to create a spreadsheet that would update them on the status and whereabouts of their orders on a daily basis. I would send the reports out to them each day. It’ll all but eliminate unnecessary phone calls and emails.”
Bold? Yes… but oh so worth it if you the next words you hear are, “so, when can you start?”