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An alternative tack is to say, as you’re walking along, ‘I just
want to take this opportunity to say I’ve really enjoyed meeting
you. I want to thank you because you made me feel really comfort-
able. And certainly, after the way you described the opportunity
and the company, this is exactly what I’m looking for. I’ve got a

really good feeling about the company: I think it’s an environment
somebody like me could really excel in.’ In the interview itself, you
probably didn’t have the chance to explain whether you wanted

the job or not, since most interviewers don’t actually ask that
directly. They’ve been too busy checking how many years you
spent at each of your jobs. The interviewer is often sitting there,
thinking, ‘They’re really good – I wonder if they’d accept the job
if we o≠ered it?’ but not knowing for sure. You have just given

them the confirmation they need. They’ll come back with, ‘Oh,
thank you, I really appreciate that. It’s good to know that if the
job was o≠ered to you, you’d accept.’ And if there’s still time, you

can move on quite naturally to ask them what their feeling is.
Whatever you do, don’t let your own guard drop: everything
you do is still being clocked. Retain your professionalism until you
are out of eyesight. Don’t blow all your good work as you reach
the exit, by looking at your watch and saying, ‘Must dash, I’ve got

another interview in half an hour, and I really don’t want to miss
that one . . .’
Let me leave you with a question I was asked recently.

I was interviewing somebody for Hamilton Bradshaw, and the
candidate rounded o≠ the interview by asking me, ‘How does
the interview process here work? How many interviews do you
normally have – is it one, two or three?’

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