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How Do You Evaluate an Organization’s Culture During a Job Interview?

July 8, 2010

You’re in the hot seat, and you’ve just wrapped up answer 45 minutes worth of questions about your resume. The interview now opens the floor and asks you if you have any questions. You do—at least, you think you do. You’d like to know more about the company’s culture. Here’s what you should do: Rewind [...]

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My Worst Job Interview Ever

April 17, 2010

Scene: It’s 1995, and I’m a senior at Wharton. I’m interviewing at a boutique management consulting firm. It’s a second round interview, for which I have been invited—along with maybe 12 or so others—to a suite at Philadelphia’s Four Seasons hotel. We sit and mingle at the suite, nibbling off the impressive spread of shrimp [...]

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I’m a dude with longish hair. I need a job. Do I cut it?

April 8, 2009

So, you’re a guy with long hair, you’re out looking for a job—maybe your first job?—and you’re wondering, “Do I need to cut my hair?” Maybe some other people—your dad, your girlfriend, your roommate—are wondering on your behalf: “Hmm, I *wonder* why you can’t get a job… is it because of your *HAIR*?!” Allow me [...]

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