• By Hamilton Nolan
    Apr 17, 2009 2:34 PM 24,464
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    How to Blow a Job Interview, Illustrated

    Now this is a useful website: HowToNailAnInterview.com. Some guys with secret cameras taped dozens of people interviewing for a job, and culled the wisdom for you. Example: don't reveal that your husband's a Sasquatch hunter.

    Video #1 relates to the tip: "Don't mention your spouse's job." Particularly if it involves imaginary creatures.


    And Video #2 relates to the tip: "Don't babble." We might also add, "Put down your fucking iced tea."
    Luckily for these job hunters the job in question didn't actually exist! So all they lost was their time and dignity. Whew. [How to Nail an Interview]


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