201 Knockout Answers to Tough Interview Questions

Chapter 11Closing the Job Interview

The difference between landing a job offer and the employer’s choosing to hire someone else could lie in your close to the interview. You’ve meted and greeted, and you’ve answered some tough questions. Now, you need to make a good exit. A simple handshake and the exchange of a few pleasantries are important—expected traditions to keep in mind. However, those are not enough to win the interviewer’s consideration.

To complement these conventional practices, consider the following four strategies:

1. Find out if and when any next rounds of interviews will take place. This information will give you an opportunity to ask for an invitation to that next round. For example, “I am interested in participating in the ...