Swindale Parks Christmas Game.......

ABC - Always Be Closing

"So, when do I start?" A question like that is about as blunt as you can get at the tail end of the interview and whilst it may not be subtle it certainly gets to the point of what the interview is really about. Closing an interview shouldn’t just be considered the remit of sales professionals; it is really an exercise in common sense, not clever sales technique.

Closing isn’t necessarily about walking away with a job offer; it certainly isn’t about brow beating your interviewer into submission! It is however about understanding how you have performed and what happens next – what could be more common sense than that? Having invested all that effort researching the company, money in getting to the interview and time preparing yourself to perform to the best of your ability, why would you walk away from the meeting without knowing where you stand? If you can do that, you are closing and if you are closing your taking positive steps towards securing the job you want!
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Solving your people puzzles............

Swindale Parks are pleased to announce we have partnered with Thomas International, the globally recognised provider of objective management systems, psychometric analysis and business assessment tools. Combining our 20 year experience of Sales, Marketing & Creative recruitment and Thomas’s unrivalled understanding of behavioral assessment (they complete nearly one million assessments per year by the way) will undoubtedly further improve the quality & value of the service we are able to offer clients and candidates alike.
We have long taken great pride in getting to know our recruiting managers and job seekers & developing a thorough understanding of their needs, adding Thomas’s full range of services to our offering will further enhance our ability to do this. With the tools we now have at our disposal not only will we be able to advise on the more tangible aspects of a client’s requirement, but also the behavioral characteristics required in the successful candidate. All of this is, of course, aimed at improving our chances of delivering an appropriate solution. Peter Cash said “the benefits extend beyond simply aiding the recruitment process, as it also has implications for clients to help improve retention, succession planning & appraisal, and for individuals to aid personal & professional development. To find out more contact your consultant.