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Interview Tips: Describing Yourself
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AOL Jobs:  Job Interview: What to Do Before, During and After Your Interview   "Job interviews  can
be overwhelming at times. Sometimes it seems like there is so much to remember. Forgetting one
important detail could be the deal breaker so it pays to be prepared. I turned to Carole Martin, the Interview
Coach, for some tips on what to do before, during, and after the job interview..."  10/09/06
job-hunting-tips.com: Know Yourself  "When the interviewer asks you where you see yourself in five years,
what will you say? How about describing your ideal working environment? What are your strengths? And what are
your weaknesses? How do you take criticism? How do you deal with conflict situations?  What motivates you? What is
your management style?..." 080104
Quintessential Careers: Behavioral Interviewing Strategies for Job-Seekers "Behavioral
interviewing is a relatively new mode of job interviewing. Employers such as AT&T and Accenture (the
former Andersen Consulting) have been using behavioral interviewing for about 15 years now, and because
increasing numbers of employers are using behavior-based methods to screen job candidates,
understanding how to excel in this interview environment is becoming a crucial job-hunting skill..." 080104
wsj.com: Body-Language Tactics That Sway Interviewers "Before a job interview, do you peruse
magazines or review prepared notes? When the meeting begins, do you wait to be told where to sit or
choose your own chair? And do you give passionately expressive or carefully controlled
responses?..."071204
Chronicle Careers: Sense of Humor Preferred "Not everyone can tell a joke.  Over the course of the
next few months, candidates for all sorts of positions will be invited to interview at campuses across the
country to add flesh and bones to their curricula vitae."
Interview Strategies.com: How to Give Job-Winning Answers to Interview Questions "Human
Resources personnel, professional recruiters and various other career experts all agree: one of the best
ways to prepare yourself for a job interview is to anticipate questions, develop your answers, and practice,
practice, practice..." 080104
ask the headhunter: Don't Compete With Yourself "A headhunter often discovers that a job candidate
has a very powerful competitor: himself. A job candidate can be his own worst enemy. He can undermine
his efforts without realizing it. This is common in interviewing. While you are trying to perform well, you
inadvertently do things that prevent you from achieving your goal..." 070827