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Print this. Do not improvise the don'ts
Print this. Do not improvise the don'ts — step 14 of 16 in Interview Answers That Land. Do not trash a former boss, even if they earned it — say the process, not the person.
Free career skills tip: Print this. Do not improvise the don'ts (step 14 of 16 from "Interview Answers That Land").
Do not trash a former boss, even if they earned it — say the process, not the person. Do not joke about being bad at Excel if the posting lists Sheets. Do not answer a behavioral with 'I can't think of one'. Do not talk politics, their glassdoor drama, or how desperate you are to leave. Do not fill a silence with a second story; they may be writing.
Do not say 'we' until you have said 'I'. Do not ask about vacation in the first 20 minutes (end is fine). Do not claim a system you used once in 2019 as daily. Do not end with 'I think that's it' after a ramble — end on the result number and stop. Keep this list to one page. Read it the morning of, not in the lobby while they walk up.
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