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nic4747
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Posted: 29 Oct 2009 at 08:35 \| IP Logged

fla_examer85 wrote:

Update: soc09 thanks for the advice, it got me an interview.

I feel like the more you BS the closer you get to a job. However, I guess one would say you aren't BS'ing, you're simply saying what they want to hear.

The whole thing is a game, you gotta play it!

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Posted: 29 Oct 2009 at 09:11 \| IP Logged

Normally if you have someone you were close to at your old job, you can put them on your reference list and they can tell the prospective employer what a good employee you were and that you were among the many people let go due to the tough financial times.

Congrats on the interview, wish you all the best!

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Posted: 29 Oct 2009 at 12:20 \| IP Logged

It is only the shining surface that the firms are interested in. When he starts asking you about experiences (difficult person, leadership etc), do not hesitate to embellish or exaggerate or invent history if it results in a nice sounding, quick, smooth answer. This is the important thing.

And do not dwell on anything negative that happened on previous jobs. Remember those warnings about a drug's side effects. From the way they sound, they never seem like a big deal

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Posted: 29 Oct 2009 at 14:37 \| IP Logged

Tell them that you are excited about Mardi Gras

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Posted: 29 Oct 2009 at 15:58 \| IP Logged

CharliePapaAlfa wrote:

Tell them that you are excited about Mardi Gras

Haha, yeah I thought about doing that or saying, well How about them Saints?

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