 I think when a student is ending the interview they almost think about it like it's writing a paper where you have that final paragraph where you need to go back and hit your main points and that's what they need to do when they're wrapping up the interview is to go back and think about what were the three main points that I made in terms of why this why the employer should hire me. Reiterate those, back them up with a brief example again, remind me of them and then they should also ask a couple questions. It's important that the candidate let the employer know they are truly interested by asking when will I hear about the next step in the process and then ask them you know if I don't hear anything by that time can I follow up with you and then more importantly how are you gonna follow up if you don't have their contact information ask for their business card. Ask about follow-up when should I expect to hear back from you one would be an appropriate time frame to follow up and ensure you get a business card so that you can write your handwritten note or an email. Email thank you would be fine as well but the handwritten notes are really nice these days because those are rare and I would say show your enthusiasm I'm really excited about this opportunity thank you for your time and and closing on a positive note and showing your appreciation for the employer taking the time to interview I think goes a long way. If the recruiter hasn't explained what the next steps are you want to know that when you're asking questions that relate to the job that relate to the process to me that shows that you're interested that you think this is important that this is something that you do want to pursue so ask me what are the next steps when will I hear from you those kind of questions. Typically if I have a student that's that's doing the right things in the in the closing part of the interview they're asking questions asking for a business card thanking me for my time versus the student who's say any questions nope and they're off they go. For me it really shows a lack of interest on that person who's not asking the questions and thanking someone for the time and I don't get as excited about them they get had a really good behavioral based interview showing that they have the competencies but part of what we're looking for is the passion for the job. There's three key areas we've discussed through this interview process the first being drive second enthusiasm and the third is building relationships through my previous sales position I've used the drive and enthusiasm by performing cold calls which is a very tedious task and performing cold calls you usually have a 30 second window to capture the person's attention. These individuals have been business owners and upper-level executives of various companies and just capturing their attention and building that relationship and continuing the follow-up process has been one of my passions and I've been very enthusiastic about this opportunity and I would love to apply myself to your company and perform the same exact drive enthusiasm in relationship building processes. I am excited about the opportunity and I was wondering when should I follow up with you? Well we're trying to make our decisions pretty quickly so you should know something by the end of the week. Perfect, sounds great and if I've not heard back from you may I follow up with you? That would be great. Perfect, may I have your business card just to have your contact information and follow up with you? I'd be happy to share that with you. Excellent, it was a pleasure meeting. You too Mark, thank you. The interview candidate did several things well when bringing the interview to a close while keeping the door open for future communication with the employer. First the interview candidate briefly lists the qualities he possesses which are a strong match for the job and uses a quick example to demonstrate his fit with the position. Second he clearly expresses his interest in the company and his passion for the work. Third the candidate asked for permission to follow up with recruiter if he does not hear back about the result of his interview by specific time. Finally he asked the interviewer for their business card so he can follow up. The only way to improve this part of the interview would be to further practice the closing in order to be more confident in the delivery of his reasons for being a good fit with the job.