One of the benefits of being in power is that you get to make decisions and others have to listen to you. One of the weaknesses of not being in power is that to a certain extent you have to do what you are told whether or not you think it is the right thing[…]
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In today’s economy, a number of professionals have had to make sacrifices after getting laid off. Many candidates with years of work experience are either changing fields or applying for lesser positions in order to simply find employment. This makes them overqualified for these jobs. The problem is that many companies worry about hiring someone[…]
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“He would probably tell me to stop checking the clock and start actually doing my work for once.” Your supervisor may or may not have liked you. It is not important. When you are asked to put yourself in your supervisor’s shoes and critique your work, you should answer this question in the same manner[…]
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Yes, this is a difficult interview question, because it goes against the idea that you need to make yourself look like an amazing employee at all times. You may be asked if you know any foreign languages. Your answer must be “no” unless you are prepared to prove it. We did an interview with a[…]
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It’s not fun when someone forces you to say bad things about yourself. It is as though they are asking you to harm your own self esteem. They are saying “hey, I know you like most things about yourself, but I’m going to need you to point out to me where you suck.” Luckily, despite[…]
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In our last post, we took a look at how you answer a question about why you are leaving your current job. You may be asked a similar question (or a series of questions, as it were) that interviewers may use to follow up with your statement. They will wonder if you have ever pondered[…]
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When you are unemployed, you have to field a lot of questions about why you have been out of work and why you left your last job. These questions can be very difficult to answer, because the truthful answer is usually fairly negative. It can be just as hard to answer questions when you are[…]
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Questions about an applicant’s weaknesses are extremely common in job interviews. They are so common that they play a role at almost every interview in some form. Yet they may be asked in different ways, and when they are asked in different ways, you can answer them differently. How to Answer Improving yourself does not[…]
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If you were paid a million dollars to clean portable toilets, chances are you would do it, because hey – it’s a million freakin’ dollars. There is very little people won’t do for money if the price is right. That is why whether you would trade money for satisfaction is an unfair question – of[…]
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