An interview is a sales call.
You’re presenting a product
(you)
to a prospect
(the employer),
and you’re asking her to buy
(hire).
That means
you find out what the employer needs
(ask about the position),
you frame yourself
as being what she needs
(frame your experience and skills
around what SHE wants),
you ask for the sale
(look her in the eye
and say “I want this job.”),
and you follow up
(send an email
thanking her for her time
and asking if she has any additional questions).
When you’re interviewing for a sales job,
this is especially important,
and most higher level positions
are sales jobs.
Employers are looking
for people who can sell their ideas.
Impress them by selling you
as the best employee.