| As part of my job, I give interview
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| | holidays this summer?"
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| advice to candidates applying for travel
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| jobs. When I ask them how it went
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| | expected to ask questions at the end of a
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| afterwards, most people don't come out
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| | job interview, and there's no excuse not
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| remembering what went right. They
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| | to prepare a few. Keep your questions
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| remember the bad things. The joke that
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| | focused on the job and the company, and
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| fell flat, the awkward silence halfway
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| | use it as an opportunity to further
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| through, the question that left them
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| | express your interest in both.
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| scrabbling for an inadequate answer. And
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| | 5 - "I'm sorry, what was your name
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| while some people just seem to have the
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| | again?"
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| knack for doing well in job interviews,
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| | During one job interview, a candidate
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| most of us have probably had at least one
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| | complained at length about his previous
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| complete interview disaster in our time.
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| | boss. Unfortunately, he didn't realize
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| But it's not all bad - however poorly a
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| | that the interviewer and his former
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| job interview has gone, you can always be
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| | employer were closely related, and even
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| reassured by the fact that someone,
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| | had the same last name.
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| somewhere, has done much, much worse than
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| | Interview Tip: This man was particularly
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| you ever have. Here are ten of the worst
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| | unlucky, but it just goes to show that it
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| interview howlers that I've heard of, and
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| | is never a good idea to badmouth your
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| ten pieces of interview advice that can
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| | former employer.
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| help you to avoid the same mistakes.
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| | 4 - "So tell me, what is your biggest
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| 10 - Who are you, and what am I doing?
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| | weakness?"
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| After a telesales job interview that had
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| | When pressed to answer this question, one
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| gone well, the candidate surprised the
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| | candidate answered "My dishonesty."
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| panel by saying, offhand, "By the way, I
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| | Interview Tip: This is a difficult
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| don't do cold calling."
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| | question to answer. Responses like "I
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| Interview tip: Do your research. Make
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| | work too hard" are no good, and owning up
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| sure you fully understand what the
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| | to a severe character flaw might sink
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| company does and what your job entails,
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| | your application. Pick a weakness that is
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| otherwise you're likely to make an
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| | true but that won't affect the job that
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| obvious mistake.
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| | you are going for. For example, being
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| 9 - Job Train-ing
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| | erratic at paperwork is a disaster for an
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| After an unsuccessful job interview, one
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| | admin role, but is only a minor drawback
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| candidate followed his interviewer to the
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| | for a sales position.
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| train station. He spent the rest of the
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| | 3 - Mums the word!
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| train journey pleading with her to give
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| | Everyone knows that you have to switch
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| him the job.
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| | your phone off during a job interview.
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| Interview Tip: Enthusiasm is good,
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| | But one candidate, after the first few
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| desperation is not. Accept it if you
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| | questions, got his phone out and called
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| haven't got the job - hassling your
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| | his parents to let them know how well the
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| interviewer isn't likely to get you
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| | interview was going.
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| anything except a restraining order.
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| | Interview tip: Stay focused during an
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| 8 - Fancy your chances?
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| | interview. Don't get complacent if you
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| One candidate concluded a job interview
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| | think it is going well, and don't be
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| by asking the interviewer out on a date.
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| | discouraged if you feel it is going
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| Interview Tip: No matter how well you
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| | badly.
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| think an interview has gone, this really
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| | 2 - A picture is worth a thousand
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| isn't a good idea. Make sure you end it
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| | words...
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| professionally.
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| | One candidate was asked to draw a picture
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| 7 - Demonstrate your skills
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| | that best described him. He drew a clown
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| When asked to give a practical
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| | with blood pouring from its eyes, ears
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| demonstration of his abilities during a
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| | and nose.
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| job interview, this candidate got out a
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| | Interview Tip: Interviewers are looking
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| deck of cards and proceeded to perform a
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| | for people who can both fill the role and
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| series of magic tricks.
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| | work well with other people. Worrying
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| Interview tip: You don't need interview
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| | personality traits can be just as off
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| advice to tell you that this is a bad
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| | putting as a lack of experience or
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| idea. Remain professional at all times!
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| | inadequate skills, so be on your best
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| Silly jokes, inappropriate clothes and
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| | behavior in the interview room.
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| strange behavior are all guaranteed to
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| | 1 - Murder, she said
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| put an interviewer off.
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| | No matter what unfortunate facts from
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| 6 - Any questions?
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| | your past happen to surface in a job
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| At the end of a job interview, this
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| | interview, you can't cause more alarm
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| candidate was told that she could ask one
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| | than this woman did. Alarmingly, in the
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| question and one question only. After
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| | middle of the interview she managed to
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| thinking intently for a few minutes, she
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| | imply that she'd murdered her husband.
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| said "Are you going anywhere nice on your
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