The man was quiet now, intently listening with a focused expression on his face. This two sentence shit was just something he’d read once in a business book, something about putting people on the spot made them more honest. Not giving them a chance to really think it through made it less likely that they would only tell you what they thought you wanted to hear. And so, Matt began to use it in his interviewing process. It was less a process and more a 30 minute back-and-forth which allowed him to read the person enough to see if they would fit in or not. After she stopped talking, he leaned forward and smiled, wide. “That’s exactly what I was hoping to hear. Look, don’t say anything but you’re the most interesting person I’ve interviewed today and you only walked in about 2 minutes ago. I can’t offer you the job officially, but…if you want it. It’s yours. We would really do well to have someone like you around here.” His smile grew, only slightly.
Her nerves immediately stalled, and a smile broke out on her face. She had basically no idea of how she was going to respond to his question until it all just started coming out of her mouth, like some sort of holy word vomit that actually worked. She honestly didn’t know what to say. She knew that this wasn’t an absolute yes just yet, but the fact that he was seriously considering it made her feel a little giddy. She wanted to do a little victory dance, but she realized that might make her look like even more of an idiot than she had already made herself out to be. But hey, at least she was being honest with herself. Sunny new she was a little bit of a loser, but she was okay with it. “Yes! Absolutely yes!” She said, a little too excited, but she couldn’t help herself. How many people could say that they worked for Matt Altman? This was an absolute dream come true and she was ecstatic.
