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    #21
    Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
    All a bit academic to me as I don't get as far as interview.
    Do you want my 'EO getting to the interview stage' tips


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      #22
      Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
      Do you want my 'EO getting to the interview stage' tips


      Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha........ EO you crack me up!!!!

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        #23
        Listen to the job requirements at the beginning of the interview and regurgitate a similar kind of your 'past experience'.
        hth

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          #24
          Somebody once told me they interviewed were interviewing a candiadte for an IT role and asked "What is your greatest acheivement?"

          The candidate paused for 10 seconds before replying, "Sleeping with two women at the same time"

          He got the job

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            #25
            Originally posted by JoJoGabor View Post
            Somebody once told me they interviewed were interviewing a candiadte for an IT role and asked "What is your greatest acheivement?"

            The candidate paused for 10 seconds before replying, "Sleeping with two women at the same time"

            He got the job
            He wouldn't have if I'd interviewed him.
            I'm sorry, but I'll make no apologies for this

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              #26
              Originally posted by Pogle View Post
              He wouldn't have if I'd interviewed him.
              Would your friend given him the job though?

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                #27
                Originally posted by GardenGirl View Post
                .. If this doesn't work I may just have to try the Sharon Stone approach being suggested (although extremely dodgy when you live on the south coast!)
                I'm completely baffled, seriously. Is that something to do with sea breezes, or more the fact that Brighton is said to be the gay capital of, er, West Sussex?
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                  #28
                  If you are 33.3% positive that you are in with a chance, that means that there are 2 other candidates also going for the role.

                  Take the other two out for a day's skydiving.

                  Don't forget to pack your chute !
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                    #29
                    Originally posted by JoJoGabor View Post
                    Somebody once told me they interviewed were interviewing a candiadte for an IT role and asked "What is your greatest acheivement?"

                    The candidate paused for 10 seconds before replying, "Sleeping with two women at the same time"

                    He got the job
                    I'm surprised the response wasn't "working in IT, I'm amazed you sleep with any women at all."
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                      #30
                      Originally posted by GardenGirl View Post
                      I've got a 33% chance of getting a job
                      What makes you think that you have a 33% chance of getting the role? Are you basing this purely on the assumption that there are two other candidates?

                      It could well be that you have a much higher (or lower) chance than that - just because there are three candidates, you may have a 0% chance of getting the role.
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