Tag: contracting
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Slapped in a Dark Tunnel at an Interview
The interview cycle is in full swing. I came across a post on Contractor UK about tricky questions posed by interviewers, which I think are just jaw-dropping. Someone needs to have a reality check and stop taking themselves so seriously. I have nothing against difficult, even impossible, questions in an interview situations. Most of the…
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Why my resume will no longer be in Word format
Another contract cycle approaches and the question of the CV/resume has once again reared it’s head. The job boards are full of agency ads with instructions that resumes be submitted in MS Word format only. Often when I have turned up to an interview, I have encountered printouts of my resume with my contact details…