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PAGE KEMNA (LinkedIn's Resume Singer), TOYIA MONTGOMERY (Career Connector) 4

Anything that you said and then thirdly. I always recommend asking the question of if there. Anything else. That I could cover for you. That would help. You understand better. I would be able to be a good fit for this role and that will let. You know if you've missed. Something and gives. You a last opportunity to close to basically say hey.

That means that you're bringing the end for a face-to-face. I also recommend asking about next steps so. That you are not following up prematurely but you know what the expectation is for consider continue into the next stage and what if. You don't get an interview ahead of time and just get kind of called out of the blue should. You take the interview right on the spot. You feel like you're prepared or should. You take a minute and reschedule no.

I would never allow. Anyone to catch. You impromptu for a phone screen. You up for failure. It shows a lack of planning on the recruiters side. If they ask to do. It and you feel like you're prepared to do. It go ahead. Because that will speed the process up but if you're not prepared absolutely not. Because they are not going to give. You any type of handicap typical interview questions. What should. Someone expect interview questions can range from just tell.

Me about your background to more behavioral questions. You really want to use your tools online like salary comm and glass don't worry. They will give. You a sense of what the interview questions are like. If the company is more of a behavioral company. If the company is has. Some other structure around the way to faking interviews and some people have a hard time with the hey real questions so that's why I recommend. It putting them into those categories to where. You can pull those answers out relatively quickly right have to try to think about the answer right then and there and so. You handle maybe a tough question. That gets thrown at you. That you aren't necessarily prepared for and you feel like maybe you've started answering it and you want to start over. You go about doing that it's just like.

I was on family feud so. I liken it to my experience on family feud. You can pal right and go to a question. That is easier for you to answer it's okay for you to ask their interviewer hey can. I pass to a different question and come back to that one. I can think of a better answer that's completely okay to do. You feel like it's something that you just really are not prepared to answer. You can say. You know I haven't had a chance to research. That but I would like the opportunity to go back and do a little bit. More research on that particular area but you definitely will have to nail. All of the other questions. You have one question.

That you're gonna fail to answer and what about the awkward salary question. That is sometimes brought up. I recommend asking the salary question early. Because if you're going in for a position. That you think is paying $40 an hour and you find out is paying $20 an hour and you're not interested in $20 an hour it's a complete waste of time of yours as well as the recruiters so. Although a lot of times people don't want to ask the salary question it's very important. That it is asked before. You go to a face-to-face. Because if they can't afford. You there is no point in you doing that interview. Another piece of that salary question is being willing to have a range. That you would give. That you would be comfortable with.

Because they ask. That range they are going to want to stay within. That range so. You want to make sure. That it's well researched but you have done. That your due diligence to make sure. That it's something that you could live with. If they offered. You something in that range classic interview mistakes to avoid. What what are. That come to mind. Because you won't remember. What you lied about getting names incorrect. Another one would be just making sure. That you're dressed appropriately. That you're not wearing a shirt that's too short for women or I know for men especially. You know sweating is really big with interviews so making sure. You have the right kind of deodorant that's gonna be able to get.

You through to the end. Because the last thing you want to be is a stinky candidate that's remembered yeah and then from a personal experience here. I know last year. I had an interview. Where the employer took. Me out to lunch and I felt like the whole time. I was trying to balance eating the mill. That he was paying for and then answer the questions. That he was asking so. What would be. Some advice. You could give about you know a lunch or a mill interview instead order. Something that's gonna be easy to eat order. Something that.

You don't eat. It you can take. It with you on your you know on your way and you can eat. It afterwards. Because your most important point of that interview is to make a good impression on the person on the other end so sure. You want to take a few bites but you don't want the meal to be a reason. That they don't want to hire. Because you you ate and you had horrible manners or you let stuff get. All around your mouth or anything like. That so you just want.

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