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    Interview Tips – October 2008

    Following up.  Following up after an interview is a great idea.  It keeps you freshly in the mind of the interviewer, shows you are interested and indicates that you are proactive.  One follow up is great.  More is questionable to me, but might be OK to do others according to the industry. For example, in sales, tenacity can be of great value. But for most other positions, more than two is going to possibly draw the ire of the interviewer.

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    Interview Tips – April 2008

    Business vs. technology.  Most employers these days are looking for candidates who can provide value.  This may be value to customers, value to the organization, value to end users, etc.  Most interviewers will give you the opportunity to add comments about items they haven’t asked about.  If they don’t ask you about how you have provided a business value to your organization then this is a great opportunity to do so.  Remember, reducing total cost of ownership is only one way to create value.  The ability to increase an organizations return on investment, which may cost the organization more on a technology level, can often end up increasing revenue or…

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    Interview Tips – March 2008

    Stay on topic.  Remember that time is something many do not have.  When you get off topic it can cause interviews to take much longer without filling in the blanks the interviewer is looking to fill in.  Most of us have a set of requirements we need to verify a candidate must fulfill.  This is difficult when the candidate strays across topics.

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    Interview Tips – February 2008

    An offer isn’t always a final offer.  Feel free to negotiate during the interview process to get what you want.  Hopefully each position is looked at from a long-term perspective.  Set the foundation early and if the organization isn’t willing to meet your needs then perhaps the position is not a good fit.