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1. Ask the interviewer about next steps and plan to follow up.<\/p>\n

2. Thank the interviewer and express your interest in the position. (Thank you note)<\/p>\n

3. Prepare for possible 2nd interviews: be prepared to meet and interview with other people in the organization, do your research on who else you might meet with and plan on highlighting your accomplishments, background, education, and experience. <\/p>\n

4. Consider your salary and benefits expectations. Salary negotiation is an advanced career development skill. There are many resources that can help you practice this skill, including PayScale.com’s very detailed salary negotiation guide. You can review it here: <\/a>http:\/\/www.payscale.com\/salary-negotiation-guide<\/a> <\/p>\n

5. Stay positive. Don\u2019t beat yourself up after the interview. If there were places in the interview where you felt challenges, think about how you could practice and improve on in your next interview. <\/p>\n

5. Warm-up your references. You should inform your references about the position you interviewed for and get them ready for the reference call. In developing a list of references, please make sure you are using people that will have positive things to say. Don\u2019t ASSUME that previous supervisors or colleagues will give you a good reference\u2026KNOW they will give you a good reference. Consider using a \u201cmock\u201d reference check with typical reference questions to see how they respond\u2026see information on the following link:<\/p>\n

<\/a>http:\/\/www.best-job-interview.com\/reference-check-…<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

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In a minimum of 150 words, <\/i><\/strong>Discuss your own post-interview experiences you\u2019ve had (good or bad)<\/i>. Explain what you might do differently after having completed this course. Why? Be specific!<\/i><\/p>\n

Have you experienced a reference gone bad? How did you find out? How did you handle it? Talk about other post-interview experiences and discuss lessons learned.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"