Comments on: What’s Your “Deal Factor”? http://www.virginiamiracle.com/2008/04/09/whats-your-deal-factor/ Word of Mouth Marketing Practitioner Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:01:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Wade Rockett http://www.virginiamiracle.com/2008/04/09/whats-your-deal-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Wade Rockett Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:39:38 +0000 http://www.virginiamiracle.com/2008/04/09/whats-your-deal-factor/#comment-221 One tactic might be to confront candidates with the reality of change during the interview. Without going into too much detail, explain that the company is going through a lot of change, and describe some ways in which that affects the work environment. Watch their reactions closely - do they look disappointed? Resigned? Excited? (I tend to get excited when I hear that a company is in the throes of change, because it means there's an opportunity to be one of those steadfast, optimistic people who got the company through a really challenging time.) One tactic might be to confront candidates with the reality of change during the interview. Without going into too much detail, explain that the company is going through a lot of change, and describe some ways in which that affects the work environment. Watch their reactions closely – do they look disappointed? Resigned? Excited?

(I tend to get excited when I hear that a company is in the throes of change, because it means there’s an opportunity to be one of those steadfast, optimistic people who got the company through a really challenging time.)

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