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in your mind. Be careful that it does not sound rehearsed. Limit it to work-related items
unless instructed otherwise. Talk about things you have done and jobs you have held that
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Stay positive regardless of the circumstances. Never refer to a major problem with
management and never speak ill of supervisors, co- workers or the organization. If you do,
you will be the one looking bad. Keep smiling and talk about leaving for a positive reason
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Be prepared with a quote or two from co-workers. Either a specific statement or a

paraphrase will work. Jill Clark, a co-worker at Smith Company, always said I was the
hardest workers she had ever known. It is as powerful as Jill having said it at the interview
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not answer it. Instead, say something like, That's a tough question. Can you tell me the
range for this position? In most cases, the interviewer, taken off guard, will tell you. If not,
say that it can depend on the details of the job. Then give a wide range.
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same time, you will do it when it is the right thing to do. When it comes to the organization
versus the individual who has created a harmful situation, you will protect the organization.
Remember firing is not the same as layoff or reduction in force.

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Stay away from a specific job. You cannot win. If you say the job you are contending for is
it, you strain credibility. If you say another job is it, you plant the suspicion that you will be
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tell about a problem with a former boss, you may well below the interview right there. Stay
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consensus, can have several meanings or descriptions depending on which management
expert you listen to. The situational style is safe, because it says you will manage according
to the situation, instead of one size fits all.

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intentioned mistake with a positive lesson learned. An example would be working too far
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any personal areas of concern here. Let them do their own discovery on your bad points. Do
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the organization are good. How soon will I be able to be productive? and What type of
projects will I be able to assist on? are examples.

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