orhowshouldhepreparehimselffortheinterview?

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P.M.:Normallythecandidatehashadoneortwointerviewswithjunior
membersofthestaffbeforehegetstomylevel,andIexpecttheperson
concernedtohaveagoodknowledgeofwhatthecompanydoes,what
he'sexpectedtodo,andwhoheisgoingtoreportto.Ifthecandidate
doesn'tgiveanimpressionofunderstandingoneofthosethreeitems,
thenhegetsmarkeddownaccordingly.
R.:Howdoesacandidategowrong?
P.M.:Themajorwayacandidategoeswrongisbybasicallybecomingayes-
manorayes-womanandagreeingwitheverythingyousay.Alsoyou
havetofeelthatthecandidateisgoingtobegoodandhehastoshow
himselftobenotjust"Yes,sir,thankyouverymuch.Yes,Iagreewith
that."SometimesIlaydummyquestions,inwhichIwanta"no"answer,
andifhecontinuestosay"yes"',thenhegoesdown.
R.:Whatwouldyouadvisetoacandidate,goingtoaninterview?
P.M.:Iwouldsaytohimfirstofalltolisten;secondly,toasktheright
questions;and,thirdly,perhaps,themostimportant,tocreatetheright
kindofrelationship,Iwouldcallitanadult-to-adultrelationshipwith

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