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Usually, at the end of the interview the candidate asks what the next steps will be.  When will they make a decision?  Getting a time frame helps.  Sending a thank you letter after the interview also is an opportunity to restate your candidacy and remind them of this time frame.  "As you said you would be making a decision next week, I will telephone you to determine my status."

If you are in the dark about when they are deciding, call the person you met with:

1. Thank them (again) for the interview.
2. Ask for status on the hiring process; has a decision been made?
3. If they have chosen and it was not you, you can ask for some feedback or suggestions (hired someone with more experience?).
4. You can restate your interest in the organization and ask to be considering if any other related jobs open up.

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Tell us about yourself.

This is a killer question that more often than not is raised by an unskilled interviewer who does not know what else to ask.  When raised by a skillful interviewer though it may be a very effective question that will provide more information than any other single question (or even a series of them).  The problem is that when the question is raised you don't know which your interviewer is.  

Here are some suggestions that will work regardless. 

First be prepared with a thumbnail sketch that you have rehearsed before your meeting.  Your answer should be no more than one minute long and include a description of where you have been recently as well as what you would like to do next. "I am an accounting professional with four years corporate experience who would now like to move over onto the public accounting side," is a brief example.  You might add at the end "Since your firm is highly regarded, I was very interested in learning more about the opportunities here."

Second, after you made you brief comment, either be quiet or close with, "Is there anything you would like me to add." Or, "Is that what you were hoping I would provide?" 

Third, listen carefully to the feedback to see if your answer was not sufficient, so that you might learn what specifically the interviewer would like you to add.

Last respond to the comment with one more brief comment and ask "Have I answered your question/issue/concern?" Then listen again.

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More from Matt & Nan DeLuca and the experts at job-interview.net in the Complete Interview Guide.  Get the winning edge in the job interview:

• Answers to the Toughest Interview Situations - follow-up calls & letters, illegal questions
• Give natural, unrehearsed answers
• Questions to ask the interviewers
• Identify the interview subjects to be covered and review possible questions and answer tips
• Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions
• 3 Practice Interviews

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