Never Interview For One Specific Job!
The interview is the foundation for your ability to successfully place someone in a new opportunity. It’s important that you gain an understanding of what must be there for this person to go through the trauma of a job change.
It’s important to never assume that what a person is currently doing or has done in the past is what they want to do now. It’s very tempting to have specific jobs, contracts or temp assignments in mind when you are conducting an interview. This will however slant the questions you ask and not reveal the priorities of this individual. A candidate can also sense that you are attempting to match their credentials with an opportunity you are currently representing.
It is best to conduct a general interview and then determine if this person is a match for any of the opportunities you are representing. If they are not, you can market their skills to your best clients as well as the companies they have identified as their target companies.
When you conduct a general interview, you will make better matches which will result in an increase in your level of success and income.
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