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Five Interview Lessons Learned from Horrible Interviews

Posted January 16, 2008 - 15:57 by Xin Lu

Career and Income, Career Building

Have you wondered why you were rejected from a job even though you felt like you had all the skills to do the job?  Do you want to improve your chances at getting the job you want?  Take a look at the bad interviews I and my husband have experienced and see if there is anything you can learn.

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Interview with AFFIL executive director Jim Campen

Posted November 18, 2007 - 03:58 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance

Early in the subprime lending collapse, Wise Bread posted a report from Americans for Fairness in Lending explaining how the subprime lending boom hurt everyone. Since it's a topic of considerable interest to Wise Bread readers, when AFFIL offered to make Jim Campen, their executive director, available to answer some questions, we jumped at the chance.

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Financial Eye for the Broke Guy: An Interview with Dollar Stretcher's Gary Foreman

Posted October 9, 2007 - 08:25 by Myscha Theriault

Personal Finance

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Having been around a bit longer than many of us in the personal finance web arena, Gary Foreman and his Dollar Stretcher community are institutions in themselves. If there’s a topic out there you thought was too hard core to ask about in a public forum, chances are someone has discussed it in a Stretcher newsletter. So after brainstorming some ideas with Will and Sarah, and thinking this type of down and dirty money saving advice was exactly in line with what Wise Bread readers want to know, I sent Gary an email . . .

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How to answer 23 of the most common interview questions

Posted October 4, 2007 - 19:10 by Paul Michael

Career and Income, Career Building

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Let’s face it; no one likes the interview process. Well, certainly not the people being interviewed anyway. You have to be on your best behavior, you only get one chance to get it right, and it’s like taking your driving test all over again. Over the years I’ve been to countless interviews. Here I present 23 questions you’re likely to be asked, and how I have learned to answer them. Why 23? Because I had more than 20 and less than 25. Remember, being interviewed is a skill, and if you do the preparation you should ace it every time.

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What is Your Best Interview Advice?

Posted September 17, 2007 - 04:04 by Lynn Truong

Career and Income

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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Mr. Cheap Stuff: Who do you think you are?

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Shopping, Entrepreneurship

Dean Takamine is the smart-shoppin' blogger and handsome face behind the deal-finding, coupon-clipping site, Mr. Cheap Stuff. Dean spends his spare time searching for, then posting, the best online shopping deals. As a tech-loving guy, Mr. Cheap Stuff can be counted on to give you the lowdown on some of the best gadget-grubbing, money-saving opportunities on the web.

I asked Dean to share his motives, inspiration, and goals with Wise Bread readers. Also, I had to find out how he can possibly stand living in the tropical paradise we call Hawaii. I can't help it - it must be SUCH a hard existence.

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