| You hear all sorts of rules about job
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| | your current job stinks, look at the good
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| interview success:* people decide about
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| | points as though you were looking at it
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| you in the first 10 seconds
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| | from the outside in. Most jobs appear
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| * you have to make a good first
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| | much better from the outside than they do
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| impression
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| | from the inside (only you know the real
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| * always ask insightful job interview
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| | truth); so pump up the goodies and
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| questions
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| | soft-pedal the baddies!So that worked.
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| * learn as much as you can about the
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| | You've got the Interview; now
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| company
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| | what?Preparing For a Job InterviewHere's
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| * they'll probably ask interview
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| | the key and the most important thing to
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| questions designed to trip you up
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| | remember when preparing for
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| * have some quick answers to interview
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| | interviewBefore you go through the door,
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| questions at the readyNot bad, as far as
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| | tell yourself that unless they are simply
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| rules go: some of them make perfect
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| | going through the motions because they've
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| sense. But getting the job you want isn't
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| | already appointed someone, they want it
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| about following rules or giving the
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| | to be you.They want to know their search
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| 'right' interview answer.It's about
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| | is over, so for the length of the
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| presenting yourself in the most authentic
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| | interview, the job is yours. You need to
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| way that takes care of you and the
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| | make the most of it.Having said that,
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| interviewers at the same time.So many
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| | first impressions are incredibly
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| people chuck their chances away: they
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| | important. Be yourself right from the
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| don't take enough care and interview
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| | start, turning up the volume on those
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| preparation time so that the whole
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| | bits of you that most match the job;
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| process is enjoyable, stimulating and
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| | turning down the volume on the bits that
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| informative for both parties.Your First
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| | don't. However, never ever shut the
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| Opportunity: Getting The InterviewIf you
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| | volume off entirely, as you will then be
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| want the job, chances are so do about a
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| | pretending to be someone you're not - a
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| million other eager people, so your
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| | sure recipe for disaster.Not a good idea
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| application has to stand out from the
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| | to lie! You can be judicious with the
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| crowd. British CVs are usually dull and
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| | truth, but lies have a tendency to return
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| boring, and people create them as
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| | and bite you in the bum! Even if they
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| historical documents, rather than as
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| | don't know you've lied, you will be
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| marketing tools. You can boost your
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| | giving out signals that are a give-away
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| chances of getting an interview by making
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| | that something is wrong.Being put on the
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| your CV look and 'sound' special.Use good
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| | spot can feel very uncomfortable, and
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| paper, design a personal logo, fiddle
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| | it's easy to fall into a defensive
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| with the layout to make it easy on the
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| | posture. If you're not sure of answering
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| eyes. Edit it ruthlessly. People always
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| | interview questions or feel boxed into a
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| put in too much detail. Highlight the
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| | corner it's all right to buy time -
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| bits that relate to the job you're going
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| | including saying 'I need some time to
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| for. They don't need to know you went to
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| | think about that.'No matter how nervous
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| St Mary's School when you were 12! Put
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| | you are, you do need to look after the
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| 'who you are now' at the beginning of
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| | people interviewing you. Show that you
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| your CV, and leave education and
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| | know how to communicate and relate to
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| qualifications for the end.If you don't
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| | people: ask surprising questions.Have a
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| have what you think are the right
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| | stockpile of question to ask at interview
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| educational qualifications, don't worry.
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| | and anecdotes of past triumphs (and even
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| Just leave them off. If you include
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| | a few disasters, as long as their funny
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| enough interesting and intriguing
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| | or humorous side is apparent). This is
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| material about who you are now, what you
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| | not just a list of what you can do, but
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| didn't do is far less important.I
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| | some personal examples that paint the
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| recommend a short paragraph at the
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| | whole picture.There are no right answers
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| beginning that says something about your
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| | to job interview questioning. In fact a
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| personal qualities and your business
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| | good interview question is one that
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| skills. A short statement about what
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| | allows you a chance to talk about
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| you're seeking can also go down a
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| | yourself.Job Interview Follow-upAt the
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| treat.As we know, a job for life is so
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| | end of your interview, if you haven't
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| rare nowadays, that eclectic, unusual and
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| | been advised, ask when they think they'll
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| even inconsistent CVs are OK as long as
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| | be making their decision.
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| they're presented well.Even if you think
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