10 Ways to Ask for the Job at the Interview

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It does work.....Make it fit you and RUN with it...

Alberta Risner of IN 4:38PM January 28, 2012

There are reason why I was chosen for this second interview.
There are reasons why I choose to accept this second interview.
There are, also, reasons why I have not yet been selected for this position.
These very adaptable phrase suggestions help me to get to the point.
Lets meet and sort out these reasons - I bet I get this new career.
Thanks for the help.

JoJo Judd of CA 10:03AM July 15, 2011

All of these ways to ask for a job are canned or hackneyed. I prefer my own ways to ask, and here are two of the ways I asked for a job that actually worked:
1.) I enumerated all of my skills and experiences that unquestionably qualified me for the job; then I said "You'd be a goddamned fool if you don't hire me today, for if you don't, your competitors will !"
2.) Having researched a company that I would have given my left testicle to work at I walked in-cold-and spoke to a decision-maker about working there at the position that I coveted. I enumerated all of my qualifications and presented a resume targeted for that company. When the decision-maker told me that there were no openings for that particular position, I replied "Fire the person in that position, and have me replace him or her beacause I am certain that I can be a helluva lot more productive than he or she has been."

Diocletian of CT 5:54PM May 17, 2010

I like having an ending to the interview and prefer the softer method as #8 & #10. I would adjust that statement to fit me.

MJ of SD 11:50AM May 13, 2010

Ms.Burns i do believe #8 and #10 is the best and last word that an applicant have to say to the interviewers. followed by a sincere "Thank You"

Reeza of CA 1:41PM April 24, 2010

Karen I believe #10 is the best of all. It shows plenty of confidence and truely interviewers really like that. Specially because one should be sure of what is being done and said during an interview.

Mila of CA 10:43AM April 14, 2010

#1 and #4 are way pushy...if I was the hiring manager - I would rethink making you an offer (if that was the plan)

SF of CA 9:43PM April 12, 2010

#1 and #4 are way pushy...if I was the hiring manager - I would rethink making you an offer (if that was the plan)

SF of CA 9:42PM April 12, 2010

Nice article, Karen! I believe the best response is #9. It isn't "self-centered" (shows you care about the company and its goals, not just your own) and gives yourself another little boost.
Many candidates say something like "I really want this job and hope you hire me." Yes, that shows enthusiasm for the position, but it doesn't set you apart from the other candidates who, whether they verbalize it or not, are assumed to "really want" the job.
So a response along the lines of #9, perhaps with additional detail on how "x" and "y" could help the company, is a fantastic way to confirm you want the job, show interest in the company, and also acknowledge that you understand the process (on-the-spot offers are very rare).

Bonnie Lowe of CA 11:01AM April 12, 2010

Great advice. Most candidates DO NOT ask for the job at the end of the interview. They sit their praying the hiring manager or hr will give them some positive feedback.
They wonder why they never got asked back or got the offer. The reason is that the hiring manager made the false assumption you didn't want the job - you didn't express enough interest, passion, excitement to ask for the job.
The most powerful question at the end of the interview is "What's the Next Step?" Most hiring managers are surprised you ask this and it takes them a moment to recover since the vast majority of candidates stand up and the end of the interview when the hiring manager says "don't call us -we'll call you".
Why go through the pain of an interview if you're not going to ask for the job?
Barry Deutsch
Partner
IMPACT Hiring Solutions
http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com/careerblog

Barry Deutsch of CA 1:36PM April 11, 2010