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Part VIII:  The Truth About Interviewing  

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Ah, the interviewing dance.  It's the time where we dress up nice, smell real good, and think of the pithy questions which will impress the dickens out of the interviewer.  Regardless of whether you like the dance or not, interviewing is the crucial component which inform both the interviewer and interviewee of a fit.  Relax, the dance doesn't have to be painful.  There are some basic truths which can reduce the interviewing anxiety and help prepare the interviewee for the interview experience. 

This part contains five truths, as follows:

• Truth 36: You can’t over-prepare for an interview - There is simply no such thing as learning too much about a company and the job in which you are interviewing for.  When it comes to preparing for an interview, it is well worth it for you to take the time to learn as much as you can about your prospective employer.  The knowledge can only help you.

• Truth 37: Critical thinking drills influence hiring decisions - There actually is relevance to the "why are manhole covers round?" questions.  Employers are assessing your ability to think under pressure, looking at your creativity, and gauging how you will function in the employer's environment.  Expect the off-the-wall question and have fun with the answer. 

• Truth 38: Lie about your credentials, kill your career - Simply put, there is no room for lying on a resume about your credentials.  If you do it, you're likely to be found out, and you will put your career in massive jeopardy.  It's not worth it.

• Truth 39: Babbling is for babies, not interviews -  Interviewers are looking for clear, crisp thinkers and talkers.  Interviewees who babble randomly hoping that a pearl of wisdom will emerge from the soliloquy don't get invited back for a second interview\.  Treat each word as if you are spending a dollar. 

• Truth 40: Impress first, then talk compensation -  Playing hard-to-get may work when trying to get a date to the dance; it doesn't work when interviewing for a job.  Coming into an interview leading with the dollar amount it will take to get you positions you as an arrogant doof and will in the highest likelihood turn off your interviewer.  Knock the interviewer's socks off first, then discuss compensation. 

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