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There are many types of interviews – how to win them all

Interviews are like snowflakes or family pie recipes. No two are exactly alike.

There are various forms of interviews and techniques that an employer can…employ. You can also learn a lot about a culture of a company and your potential managers by how they choose to interview you. It’s important to know and recognize different interviewing techniques so that you can answer and ask the appropriate questions and win the interview.

For purposes of this article, we will focus on face to face / in-person interviews. For more information on phone interviews and screenings, click here.

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The Top 10 Job Searching Mistakes and How to Avoid Making Them

I love the first verse to Queen’s We Are The Champions. That first verse is all about perseverance towards attaining a goal, which is in this case, a Championship. However, pay attention to lines 5 and 6 of verse 1:


“I’ve paid my dues
Time after time
I’ve done my sentence
But committed no crime
And bad mistakes
I’ve made a few”

“Bad mistakes, I’ve made a few.” One can conclude that if the Champions have made bad mistakes, then everyone is going to make mistakes, which means by extension, you are going to make mistakes in your job search. So what are the most egregious mistakes and how can you avoid making them?
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Tell me about yourself…So, you better know thyself!!!

Every first interview, every first date, every first friendship, or every first meeting with your drug dealer is going to start the same way. You are going to be asked the dreaded question that everyone knows is coming, no one prepares for and even fewer people know how to correctly answer. Yes, you are going to be asked “tell me about yourself.”

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Interview Preparation – Let’s play 20 questions

Imagine this. It was Taco Tuesday and that was yesterday. Unfortunately for you, you woke up to Why-did-I-eat-so-much Wednesday and the results are disaster has befallen your indoor plumbing as a result. The caboose you have unloosed, that log cabin you tried to build, yes, that abomination that you just downloaded to the city has effectively sullied your castle. The mighty king is temporarily dethroned…but alas, there is hope! You call a plumber.

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Interview preparation (You’re gonna love me!)

Securing the interview is akin to making the playoffs (sorry Seattle Mariners and Sacramento Kings fans). It is an achievement in that you have somehow managed to stand out amongst a pile of resumés, applications, walk-ins, and Dave in Accounting’s just graduated pothead son who was recommended since he and the HR Director are golfing buddies. Fortunately for you, Dave’s son got tied up watching the Mystery Science Fiction Theatre 3000 marathon and is in a very “hazy” state. So, that leaves you and a handful of other candidates. It is your time to shine!

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