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job interviews stories: 5 news summaries
ANALYSIS

Crazy Questions Google
Asks During Interviews

Search giant wants employees good at brain-teasers

Nov 5, 09 9:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Google is hiring, and we hear it’s a great place to work. But even if you’re an Ivy League grad with a great GPA, you’re going to have to survive the dreaded Google Interview process. How dreaded? Well, here are some questions they’ve asked, along with... More »

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Google • puzzles • job interviews • Monopoly • interview

ANALYSIS

 The Single Best Question 
 for Job Applicants 

Ask applicants what they do when they're not working

Jan 29, 09 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Hiring tends to be a total crapshoot, Peter Bregman writes in a Harvard Business Review blog. But you'll get better results if you ask applicants one question: What do you do in your spare time? Hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger flies gliders for fun and used to build intricate models. "... More »

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New York City • employment • plane crash • Hudson River • job interviews • job application • Chesley Sullenberger • hiring

 10 Summer Intern Success Tips 

Keep your head down, follow orders, make some connections

Jun 10, 08 12:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Heads up, summer interns. Vogue passes along advice from fashion publishing, design, and PR insiders for making a shining impression (hint: It's not about you):
  1. Think creatively, dress conservatively: Leave the flip-flops at home.
  2. Don't play it too safe; a little flair shows the boss you have a
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fashion • list • Vogue • job interviews • office workers • etiquette

 Interview Goofs
 You Can't Make Up 

Smelling your armpits, admitting you're headed to the bar are not ways to get a job

May 15, 08 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Do research, don't lie, be professional: Interview tips seem basic enough to follow, but CNN reports the many job seekers have committed serious gaffes we all should learn from:
  • Asking interviewer to leave office so you can take a call
  • Admitting you may quit job if your uncle dies
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list • job search • job interviews • job

(Newser) - Don't shoot yourself in the foot in your next job interview. A Fortune poll of hiring managers uncovered some anecdotes about the dumbest pitches they'd heard: The interviewee:
  1. "...told me to hire him because he was allergic to unemployment."
  2. "... said that we should hire him
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work • list • job search • job interviews • job

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