1. How much of an insider are you at the company
with which you just interviewed?
Add or subtract points as indicated depending on
whether you agree (Yes) or disagree (No).
Prior to the interview, I knew at least one company
employee [Yes +1/No -1]
I know a person who is a vendor to or a client of the
company [Yes +1/No -1]
I talked with at least two of these people about the
job [Yes +3 /No -1]
At least one of these people spoke to the company About Dianna [Yes +6/No -1]
For the next four parts, score the indicated number
of points for each item you agree with.
2. Did you have a meeting, or did you get
interrogated?
We talked about how my skills could solve the manager's
problem [+2]
I felt powerful during the interview [+2]
The interviewer made me rather nervous [-1]
I know I answered several questions incorrectly [-1]
We discussed how this job affects the company's profits
[+2]
I think I asked too many questions [-2]
We spent a lot of the time talking about things other
than the job [-2]
The manager asked me to demonstrate how I do my work
[+3]
3. Do you think the employer really wants to hire
you?
There's never any telling who an interviewer is going
to hire [-2]
I feel uncomfortable the minute I walk into any
interview [-1]
I think the manager really wants to hire someone else
[-2]
This is a very important job [+2]
4. Are you a worker the employer needs to hire?
I don't understand why I haven't heard back yet [-3]
The job wasn't really what I expected [-3]
The manager and I worked together to solve a problem he
was facing [+3]
I didn't feel comfortable enough to actually tell the
manager I wanted the job [-4]
5. Did you get a real taste for the job?
I met at least two other people in the department [+3]
I saw or actually used the tools I would use on the job
[+3]
We spent the entire interview in one room by ourselves
[-3]
I spent more time with Personnel than with the actual
employer [-6]
Scoring: Add up your points. 28-31: You usually win
an offer. 23-27: You need to build more confidence or do more homework.
19-22: You're not controlling your interviews. 15-18: You're going on the
wrong interviews. <15: You're waiting for someone to hand you a job.
