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INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHT SHEET
Why are you looking
• Type of company
• Management style
• Hours
• Career path
• Why not your current company
• What about a counter offer
• Never ever money – it should be about opportunity /
quality of life / career path
Interviewing points
• Stay positive – confident – enthusiasm
• Posture – sit up and forward
• Take notes during and after interview
• Ask lots of questions
• Sell-sell-sell yourself
• Ask for the next interview / get job offer
• Professional interview but don’t be over professional
– smile – have fun – relax
• Looking for a career and a home ---know your goals and long
term career plans
Benefits you bring to the company
• Use percentages in resume and in conversation
• Sales volume
• Cost savings
• Turnover ratio
• Sales increases and how
• Shopper scores
• Awards /achievements and accomplishments i.e. manger of year
/ member of an association…
• Trainer --- developed training program – or developed
hourly staff to manager
• Community involvement – coaching / charity work
• Store opening experience
• P&L strength
• What is your customer --- WOW
• Other languages
