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What is Your Best Interview Advice?

Posted 41 weeks 4 days ago by Lynn Truong

I'm personally horrible during interviews. I'm shy, humble, blush easily, and have a bad memory. I can never answer those "Tell me a time when you..." hypothetical questions. But my fellow Wise Bread bloggers are savvy job hunters, and they've agreed to share their best interview tips. Share your own tip and get a chance to win $25 Amazon Gift Certificate!

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Job hunting: What is your dutch wife?

Posted 45 weeks 10 hours ago by Philip Brewer

Career and Income

When I was in college, I worked in the computer center. When my boss wanted to hire a new operator, he asked a couple of us to go over resumes. That experience, which gave me some insight into the way hiring managers look at things, turned out to be more useful in my career than just about anything I learned in actual classes. It also gave me a story I tell anyone who's applying for a job: The story of the dutch wife.

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Man Tears Up Credit Card Application. Fills It Out. Sends It In. Result: Card Approved!

Posted 1 year ago by Will Chen

Filed Under: Credit Cards

credit card trap

Go get a shredder immediately.

The mad scientist at Cockeyed.com tried a little experiment:

Take a regular credit card application from Chase Mastercard.
Tear it up into roughly 16 pieces.
Tape it back together.
Change the address on the application to ANOTHER address (his parent's mailbox).
Put down his cell phone number as the contact number.
Mail in the application (no stamp required, SCORE!)
Wait a few weeks.
Receive credit card in the mail.
Post story on Internet. Scare consumers worldwide!

The best part is the fact that tearing up your application is suppose to be enough:

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