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“I didn’t get the job because they promoted someone from within.”
I have heard this story before. It happens. Unfortunately, if you are a job seeker on the outside of the company you would LOVE to work for, it’s easy to conclude you have no chance hell of getting in the door unless it is on [...]

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Have you ever taken an employee survey where you are asked to respond to items like this?
“I have the opportunity to do my best each day.”
“I would recommend the company as a good place to work to my friends.”
“Even though I work as hard as a dog, have no personal life and have not seen [...]

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Team interviews have been around for a long time now.  Think of the Inquisition.  
The darkest group interview I ever had was a time when the group included other applicants seated in a circle with one another along with members of the team. Applicants were asked a number of “self disclosure” questions to see how [...]

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Them:   So, tell me about yourself.
You:       What do you want to know?
Them:   You know, a little bit about your background.
You:       Well…I started out as a child…
Them:   Zzzzzzz….
Well, maybe not actually snoring.  But I did once doze off while listening to a client back in the days when I was a [...]

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It’s hard to be choosy these days, isn’t it? It’s hard to hold onto hope and high standards for what kind of job you’d like to ultimately land when you’re surrounded by messages that the job market world is coming to an end. Buy into the terrible headlines that people are losing jobs right [...]

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