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16 Things To Do For Successful Interviewing

Research the company, the leadership, the industry, the competition, your competition. This is a never ending task, not a one time event. Put at least one additional set of eyes on this. It’sthat important.
Create an agenda. It’s really a game plan.
Prepare your questions.
Let the interviewer do most of the talking. This involves skillful means.
Be subtle and skillful in how you handle questions and…

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Added by New Negotiator on October 18, 2011 at 6:15am — 20 Comments

New Negotiator: An Introduction

As a new member, this post is intended as an introduction.

At New Negotiator, my work is all about preparation. It accounts for 80% of what I do with a candidate.

Preparation begins well before the initial interview with an introduction to the New Negotiator method, its rules, and how the various pieces of the system fit together.

For most candidates this introduction only serves to confuse them. It’s in the actual working of…

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Added by New Negotiator on October 3, 2011 at 5:38am — No Comments

Economic Times Reports on New Interviewing Techniques

The Economic Times website has an intriguing article about how companies are grilling job candidates, especially candidates at the mid and senior level, to “call out their bluff.”

Here are the relevant portions for job seekers:

“‘Most of the candidates are well-prepared,’ says Nikul Shah, president, global HR and corporate services, Omnitech InfoSolutions. ‘Their answers are stereotypes and theoretically very good. Only when we grill them on real-life…

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Added by New Negotiator on September 21, 2011 at 5:03am — No Comments