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The Art of Manliness Continued JOBS for TEAMS | 12 www.jobsfor teams.com encouraging follow-up questions and continued conversation on one certain aspect. With the funnel approach, you can accomplish this by acknowledging the larger issue and then using narrowing words to direct the interviewer's attention to the area you most want to spotlight: • "What work experience do you have that makes you a good candidate for this job?" • "I have experience in the hospitality business and as a customer service representative, but the experience that most aligns with what you're looking for is the five years I spent managing an after school program for at-risk youth." Use Your Closer The final way to take charge of a job interview is to use the final moments/questions to your best advantage. If the interviewer closes with "Is there anything you'd like to add?" highlight 1-2 of the matchups from your original worksheet that you didn't get to mention over the course of the interview. "The job description noted that you're looking for someone with editing experience. Part of my last job included editing the company's newsletters as well as its blog posts." If they ask, "Do you have any questions for me?" feel free to ask the most effective of the standard variety, but also ask a question that allows you to bring up one of your yet-unmentioned matchups. For example, you can say, "I noticed that the job description indicated that this position requires some graphic design experience. My favorite part of my job at Acme Co. was redesigning their website, and we even won an industry award for it. What kind of graphic design responsibilities will be part of this position?" The key with what you bring up is to avoid making the interviewer feel like they have subpar interviewing skills, or putting down the company at all. For example, you wouldn't want to say, "I noticed that the job description mentioned graphic design but you didn't ask me about my experience in this area." Or, "I noticed your company's website is in need of a significant redesign. I have experience in this area and would be happy to help." To review, taking control of a job interview involves: 1. Knowing what skills, experiences, attitudes, etc. that a potential employer is looking for in a candidate. 2. Figuring out how your own skills, experiences, attitudes, etc. match up with those requirements. 3. Weaving these matchups into the answers to as many of the questions you're asked during an interview as possible, even if this means adjusting the question and giving information they didn't explicitly ask for! You don't have to approach an interview passively and hope you get an interviewer and a set of questions that allows you to give a complete picture of why you're the best man for the job. Come prepared, control how things go, and make the ideal interview happen for yourself!>