How to “sneak” your way into a job

There really isn’t a way to sneak into a job, per se. There are no squatters’ rights for breaking into the CEO’s office and staking your claim. Hacking into the payroll system and adding yourself in as an employee is also a risky option. The best way to “sneak” into a job is by simply employing the method of talking to people and asking lots of questions. Socrates was right, at least until he drank that poison.

Allow me to give you a real-world example.
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Most common interview questions and how to (or how not to) answer them

There are some interview questions which you are almost guaranteed to be asked. Many Hiring Managers have had no formal training in interviewing and are merely copying what they have been asked in interview settings. It is as if interviewing has become like one of the great oral traditions passed down from one hiring manager to the next. A cavalcade of seemingly mundane and bland questions.

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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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