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by BorisMelnik 4073 days ago
One piece of advice I like to tell people when interviewing: make it a point when you are at the "are there any questions" phase to take the bull by the horns.

Let the interviewer know that you are interested in _their_ company. One of the biggest mistakes I see is people letting on the fact that they are interviewing at multiple places.

Mention things about their culture that might be a little harder to find out. Bonus points for casual name dropping of blogs you read from the company blog etc.

lastly make sure to let them know this is the company you want to work for, and really do not want to work anywhere else.

2 comments

I agree with letting the interview know you are interested in their company. Inquisitiveness is a key character trait we look for and asking intelligent follow up questions is a great sign rather than someone that has just thought of a list of pre-canned questions beforehand and is going down them.

But I wouldn't view letting on about other interviews a major problem -- knowing there is some competition both ways isn't a bad thing. I want great candidates to work for us, but I also know great candidates have choices.

If they want you, and they know they have competition. They're probably send you a bigger offer than otherwise.