Career Marketplace Blog

About.com Guide Alison Doyle lists the Top 50 Job Interview Questions

Some of those questions are

• What are you passionate about?
• What did you like or dislike about your previous job?
• Describe yourself.
• Are you the best person for this job? Why?
• What interests you about this job?
• Why are you leaving your job?
• Why should we hire you?

In this article for LifeHacker.com, Whitson Gordon explains, How to Make (and Sustain) a Good First Impression Every Time.

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In a perfect world, friendships, relationships, and business contacts would all develop naturally and blossom exactly how you’d like, but that’s not the world we live in. In reality, we’re all busy people, and relationships take work—work that sometimes slips our mind. Rather than leave it all to chance, here are a few things that can help you leave a great first impression, and form that into a lasting relationship.

How First Impressions Work

People often say “you never get a second chance to make a first impression”, and that’s actually quite true—which is why it’s so important to start on the right foot. In fact, one popular study showed that those impressions can form in just a few seconds:

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In this photo slideshow for U.S. News and World Report, Alison Green shows you, 10 Surefire Ways to Annoy a Hiring Manager.

Some of the mistakes listed in this article are:

• Ignore Application Instructions
• Arrive late for your interview
• Being unprepared for your interview

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