The resume worked, now on to the interview

I interview thursday for a promotion. Unfortunately part of the interview is telling them why I should be picked. I hate questions like that. Everything else should go pretty smooth I hope. I've been studying for pretty much anything else they may ask and the suit is at the cleaners. Thanks everyone for the advise on the resume.

Bet on you,

it is ok to blow your own horn, if you don't someone may mistake it for a spittoon.

Good luck. I'm in the interveiw process now and I too really don't like the "why are you the best canidate?" Q. The best answer I have been told to say is "I want it most, not just this position, but the oportunity to prove myself and grow."

When the question is asked just remind them that you know where the bodies are buried ;)

"Have you SEEN the other halfwits applying for this job?"

Streetwiseguy wrote: "Have you SEEN the other halfwits applying for this job?"

I like that one the best personally.

Streetwiseguy wrote: "Have you SEEN the other halfwits applying for this job?"

Saying this would imply that he's one of them. Not an effective statement. Better to get photos of the other candidates in compromising situations and have them withdraw their applications "voluntarily".

Good luck with the interview.

Wally wrote: Unfortunately part of the interview is telling them why I should be picked.

"Because your very life depends on it."

Whew, Wally! For a minute there I thought you were going straight and we wouldn't have anyone to use our Bus jokes on.

Good Luck!

neon4891 wrote: "why are you the best canidate?"

Is the answer Miata?

Damn, the canoes are digging DEEP. 

In reply to Perciated :

Oh, to be clear and clever in ones canoeing. 

And it’s actually kind of topical given Wally’s recent posts. 

Focus on how  YOUR strengths and qualifications help solve THEIR problems.  Just like a product, FEATURES are meaningless unless you can show the BENEFIT to the user.  Good luck! 

If I'm not mistaken, Wally got the promotion. 

In reply to spitfirebill :

I didn’t get it that time but mistakenly tried again a few years later and got it.  It has not gone according to plan.

pinchvalve said:

Focus on how  YOUR strengths and qualifications help solve THEIR problems.  Just like a product, FEATURES are meaningless unless you can show the BENEFIT to the user.  Good luck! 

Yup. 

In reply to Wally :

That's because plans are fo' sucka's.

In reply to Streetwiseguy :

What's the plan?

Plan?

There ain't no plan.