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The harsh truth about job interview questions

There really are only 3 job interview questions.  If you understand that, you’ll do much better.

Click here for the article in Forbes.

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Wrestlers in feather boas and getting the right job

It is wonderful how quickly you get used to things, even the most astonishing. (Edith Nesbitt)

What does being unusual have to do with getting a job?  A lot. Because everyone is unusual in some way.

Everyone knows you can’t run for Governor and expect to win if you are a professional wrestler who wears feather boas. [...]

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A holiday job hunting secret to get you hired

Here is a job hunting secret for the holidays.   You can use holidays and vacations to give yourself a serious job boost.  All you have to do is follow the advice in this video I made on cyber monday.

http://youtu.be/oH5vlnaufLA

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How to ACE the phone interview – replay

I have uploaded my latest seminar on How to ACE the phone interview.  It is free and about 40 minutes long.  You can find it by clicking here.

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How to ACE the phone interview

You only did a good job on the phone interview, if you got an in-person interview.

I am giving a free webinar on how to double your chances of getting past that phone call and into their office.

Sign up here.

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How to answer, “Where else are you interviewing?”

There are two correct responses to the question, “Where are you interviewing?” If you are talking to a hiring manager or HR person, tell them. Let them know what is going on. Give them details if they ask. It will most likely increase your desirability if they know others are talking to you.

If you are talking to a recruiter at an agency, you need to decide if you trust the recruiter. Ask the recruite….

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Do you dare answer, “Will you do anything we ask?”

In “The Firm” a new lawyer finds the perfect job: great pay, wonderful benefits and  a really high flying lifestyle.  Then he finds out he is a part of the mafia and can’t get out unless it is as the guest of honor at his own funeral.

“Will you do whatever it takes to get the [...]

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How to answer “What do we have to pay you?”

Never…ever suggest they don’t have to pay you.  What they pay for, they’ll value.  What they get for free, they’ll take for granted, and then demand as a right.  Hold them up for all the market will bear.  (Lois Bujold)

” How much less than $55,000 will you take as a base salary?”

You probably won’t be [...]

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The weakness question in an interview

What do you say when you are asked, “What are your weaknesses?”

“I really don’t have any weaknesses.”

Wrong answer.  Every religion I know of says that you do.  Don’t fight it.  Come up with one.

“My biggest weakness is my cheerfulness and high character.”

That just made everyone who heard it sick.

“I like [...]

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The pause that destroys a job interview

When you finish answering a question and the interviewer looks at you without saying anything, what do you do? Do you start talking again?

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