There are literally thousands of tips and techniques for interviewing. Books too numerous to count line the shelves at the library, articles abound on the Internet, and it still won't guarantee you the job, or even a second interview. If your resume is stellar and your experience exceptional, bar-none, you must determine the missing elements and correct them. Try a new interviewing strategy, you may get the results you need. Examine a few of the less-known tips and techniques that might just get your foot in the door.

Research, Research, Research
Yes, it's customary to "research" the company before the interview, but you need to dig deeper than the other candidates. Author Richard N. Bolles of the famous "What Color is your Parachute?" books gave this advice, " Go to their web site. Research thoroughly, then go to the library and pull clippings about the company. Ask your friends and family if they know of anyone who works for, or worked for, the company and do lunch to get information from them". Wouldn't you be impressed if someone spent a considerable amount of time learning about you? The employer will be impressed, and you will be remembered.

Listen More Than You Talk
Keep your answers short and to the point. Don't ramble on; answer what's been asked only, as too much information my land you out the door. Remember that the interviewer has possibly had hundreds of interviews and much of what you say has already been said--hundreds of times. Listen and pay attention, it may prove useful to write down names and titles for future references.

Ask For the Second Interview
At the end of the interview, ask the interviewer to give you details about the hiring process. Find out when the position will be filled and who makes the final decision. Then move in for the kill, ask for the second interview. Remember, the first interview is a "sorting" process, you want to get to the second round where you will be face-to-face with the decision maker.

Follow-Up ASAP
Don't wait a week to follow up, send a Thank-You note the same day. Remember, hundreds of people are vying for the position. You want to have as much contact with the employer as you can, without becoming a nuisance.