. For top positions the third meeting may be necessary. For this meeting the future supervisor takes the likely pretender to his/her own boss. During this meeting the supervisor asserts that the person he/she brings with is the right one. The contender himself usually remains silent most of the time, politely replying to some ritual questions. If the big boss puts tough questions and shows hesitance, this means that “the meeting was badly prepared.” This is considered as the weakness of the supervisor, not that of the contender