If you happen to hit it off well during the interview, personality wise, not business wise; with a casual, easygoing atmosphere, you might try this. On all interviews, not that I've had that many, I keep a folded $50 bill in my shirt pocket. Now depending on the tone of the interview, and especially if you realize your interviwer has final say for hiring, the $50 bill comes in handy. There have been a time or two, where I have taken it out and said something like; " Now I realize many of the prospective applicants you are interviewing are all equally qualified for the position; and making a hiring decision could be difficult. Consider this, and put the $50 bill in his pocket, a token of my appreciation on coming aboard, and please take your wife out to dinner tonight on me". I 've tried this on 3 interviews, now realize I'm not applying for CEO of Exxon-Mobil, just an average blue collar job. Once it worked-got hired, the interviewer actually loved it. Next time, interviwer would not take it, laughed, got hired anyway. Third time, interviewer did not take it, laughed and though I was trying to buy the job, did not get hired. Also, if you have nothing to loose this gesture will set you apart from the other applicants. Nuff said.

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• OT: Job interview....ever feel that you have the job..., Todd N, Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:40:27
  • Best thing that could have happened to you, Steve Y, Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:10:01
  • Just last week, client, not job, but it hurts nm, michael p, Wed, 29 Jun 2005 07:32:39
  • Even had dreams about it last night...., Todd N, Wed, 29 Jun 2005 06:55:00
  • my second engineering job..., Bob M, Wed, 29 Jun 2005 05:34:28
  • Re: OT: Job interview....ever feel that you have the jo, Dan , Tue, 28 Jun 2005 19:47:20
  • try this....works for me, Dave B 89 900, Tue, 28 Jun 2005 18:31:29 <-- Viewing This Message
    • sounds like a bribe to me. i would not hire you, kooch, Thu, 30 Jun 2005 02:35:07
      • Re: sounds like a bribe to me. i would not hire you, JimBlake , Thu, 30 Jun 2005 08:42:54
  • Been there, done that, have a coupla t-shirts...., Noel, Tue, 28 Jun 2005 17:06:13
  • Re: I may be joining you, t_mokes, Tue, 28 Jun 2005 17:02:17
    • whoa you waited a month to call back?, NickR, Wed, 29 Jun 2005 03:50:49
      • Re: whoa you waited a month to call back?, t_mokes, Wed, 29 Jun 2005 10:49:41
    • Hiring more than you need, Erik W, Tue, 28 Jun 2005 17:16:59
  • Sorry to hear that, Caarma , Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:13:05
  • Re: OT: Job interview....ever feel that you have the job..., rob 94 cse, Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:11:49
    • Had my 3rd interview yesterday, Steinway, Tue, 28 Jun 2005 17:12:10
      • Sometimes it just takes longer than they think it will, RS , Tue, 28 Jun 2005 17:42:43
        • In business, most things take longer than, Noel, Wed, 29 Jun 2005 06:34:25
          • well it did not matter, they hired someone else, Steinway, Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:40:22

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