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Re: ARTICLE: How to stand out in an interview . .
« Reply #1 on: Oct 23, 2012, 09:03 pm »
I liked the "don't be yourself" part for some reason.  I do feel like when I go into an interview, they are getting the best of the best of me.  Does that make sense?  I obviously want to impress the interviewer and show them that I've done my research, but chances are, I will never wear my only-for-interviews-hurt-my-feet shoes to that office again.  :)

Thanks for the article. 

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Re: ARTICLE: How to stand out in an interview . .
« Reply #2 on: Oct 24, 2012, 10:46 am »
I always like what Lifehacker has to say. I think these are good points to remember.
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Re: ARTICLE: How to stand out in an interview . .
« Reply #3 on: Oct 24, 2012, 12:05 pm »
I liked the case study about the phone interview.  I have had more interviews that were either completely by phone or the first part was by phone then interviews in person.  I'd love to see more info geared towards those situations.
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Re: ARTICLE: How to stand out in an interview . .
« Reply #4 on: Oct 24, 2012, 02:01 pm »
I liked the case study about the phone interview.  I have had more interviews that were either completely by phone or the first part was by phone then interviews in person.  I'd love to see more info geared towards those situations.

I agree. What I really got out of that is connecting with people through their names. I mean, it's common knowledge that people love hearing their own name, but for some reason I didn't relate that to phone interviews. It's a good idea.
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