Prohibited Interview Questions and How to Deal with Them

By |October 19th, 2015|

It’s that scary time of year again, so we are going to talk about prohibited interview questions, also known as forbidden, outlawed, and maybe even taboo! If you are interviewing for an administrative position, and the interviewer asks you for your caldron recipe, never give it! Your secret recipe ought to stay secret. This is […]

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Why Do You Want to Work for This Company?

By |October 5th, 2015|

As we always say, you can teach someone the job, but you can’t teach them passion and enthusiasm. Thus, it is very important that when you apply for a job with a company, you actually want to work for the company, and you have a good reason why.

Have you ever had someone say really nice […]

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Tell Me about Yourself

By |September 28th, 2015|

What do you say when the employer asks you, “Tell me about yourself.” Do you talk about how you practice Pooktre tree art? Do you divulge your vegetarian dietary habits then talk about the moral issues you have with eating meat? Or, do you tell your whole life story? Believe it or not, we have […]

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Interview Etiquette

By |September 21st, 2015|

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary describes etiquette as “the rules indicating the proper and polite way to behave.” However, etiquette can be subjective; a behaviour that one person perceives as rude may be acceptable to another. So what is the proper way to behave during an interview? Well, luckily there are some very common rules–that are not […]

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What to Expect at the Interview

By |September 14th, 2015|

When you arrive for your interview, you can expect to walk up to the receptionist—who will smile madly at you with a Cheshire Cat grin—and order you to take a seat. Then, an abnormally tall gentleman draped in black will appear and direct you by pointing a skeletal finger down the hall. You will enter […]

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