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Common Interview Questions

How to ask for a better salary while job interviewing

October 29, 2009 Common Interview Questions

Dear Don,
I’ve started reading your book, and I’ll save my good remarks for later,
but for now, I really would appreciate if you could give me more
pointers on how I can ask for a good offer that is, lets say, twice or
thrice as much as my current salary?
I worry that during the interview, they’ll ask me [...]

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Format a list of job references

October 22, 2008 Common Interview Questions

To format a list of job references is a relatively simple task. All you
need are the names and contact information for at least three to four of
your best job references.
To format this list, title the top of your reference page like this:
Professional References for Susan Smith
I would even suggest putting it in a 12-14 point [...]

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Free Interview Answers

September 18, 2008 Common Interview Questions

I get requests all the time for samples of free interview answers from
The Complete Interview Answer Guide. So I decided to post a small
handful of some of the most common interview questions with free
interview answerers to them.
These are job interview questions and free interview answers right from
The Complete Interview Answer Guide. The guide is filled [...]

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How to explain fired – How to explain getting fired – How to explain being fired

June 9, 2008 Common Interview Questions

Don,
I have 1 question…..I was fired and accused of not giving flextime in
lieu of overtime, which was false, but never given a chance to plead my
case and it seems hard to get passed that question of why I was
terminated or why I left… What would be your suggestion?
Fran
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Hi Fran,
The Complete Interview Answer Guide from www.jobinterviewtools.com [...]

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Job interviews make me nervous

June 9, 2008 Common Interview Questions

Don,
I have an interview on Thursday. I am applying for a pediatric clinical
nurse educator position. I am a staff RN who is currently in an MSN
program and have had 34 years experience. There are 3 of us being
interviewed for the position by 12 people. (charge nurses of different
ped depts., etc) I have two books on [...]

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Sample Thank You Letter after Interview

May 22, 2008 Common Interview Questions

Below is a sample thank you letter for after the interview from someone I have been helping.
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Hello Don,
I have an interview next Tuesday for a state job with the dept. of social services, foster care division, for the state of Va.I have interviewed with them before, and know the kind of behavior interview questions asked.
I [...]

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Interview Confidence – How to get Interview Confidnece

May 17, 2008 Common Interview Questions

Don,Yes I did receive The Complete Interview Answer Guide, thank you.  I was wondering if you had tools for giving presentations (I would rather light my hair on fire, than give a public speech LOL), I am very outgoing, but terrified to get up in front of a bunch of people!!!  I am also interested [...]

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Lunch Interview – Lunch interview etiquette – Lunch Interview Questions

May 16, 2008 Common Interview Questions

Don,I hope you can help me, I interviewed last week and it seemed to go very well. I am well suited for this position. He (the company president) that he would give me a call in a couple of days, asked the best way to reach me and I shook his hand.
He has now sent [...]

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No work experience questions – How to answer NO Work experience Questions

May 15, 2008 Common Interview Questions

HELLO DON,HOW ARE YOU? THIS IS LAYLA I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE GOT THE PACKET…I NEEDED YOU HELP WITH THIS ONE QUESTION …IT’S SAYS  TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF?  HOW DO I ANSWER THIS SHOULD I START TALKING ABOUT MY SCHOOL CAUSE I HAVE NOT WORKED BEFOREThanks,
LAYLA
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Layla,
Since you have little to [...]

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How To Get a Job with No Experience – Interview NO Experience – No Job Experience

May 14, 2008 Common Interview Questions

Don,
On most occasions an employer is not going to find all of the desired qualities in a candidate. Having said that, on a couple of my interviews I have been asked about P & L (profit and loss) responsibility or budget responsibility. I have had little or no total responsibility. This was handled on a [...]

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