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THEY SAID WHAT???

There are some very common things I hear from candidates ...then there are those things that people say that make me scratch my head & say ----did I just hear what i thought I heard? COMMON THINGS I HEAR MANY CANDIDATES TELL ME IN AN INTERVIEW: - I am a people person -of course you are, otherwise you would be a veteranarian & working with animals - being a "people person" is not a skill - even the IT guy who looks like a serial murderer at your company thinks he is a "people person" - I am excellent in interviews - I've had like 20 - the fact that you have had 20 interviews and have not yet been extended an offer should be a clear indication that you are NOT as strong an interviewer as you may think - generally, very good interviews result in offers - I would act differently in a "REAL" interview - candidates often mistake the fact that their interview with me is NOT REAL - I assume the way someone acts in their interview with me is the way the