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Interviewing

Mailbag: Thank you letters

by Lance Haun on July 25, 2006

CJ writes: “I’m interested in the subject of thank you letters. Didn’t see anything posted regarding them. Any thoughts?” Thanks for the question CJ. Thank you letters are still under-used and are incredibly easy to send now with e-mail. Anybody who uses it still differentiates themselves from the norm (my experience has been 1 in [...]

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Your HR Guy isn’t a scientist

by Lance Haun on July 17, 2006

Human Resources isn’t a science. Anybody who tells you so is a liar. I’ll be the first to admit that Human Resources has some scientific principles in place but they aren’t everything and they aren’t the most important. Knowing what questions to ask may be scientific but knowing how to interpret those answers and apply [...]

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Interview Tip: Show up, bring booze

by Lance Haun on May 25, 2006

Nothing delights me more than people showing up to an interview with alcohol on their breath. It makes my job as an HR guy more interesting and gives me good stories to tell. Considering this has happened multiple times, I’ll tell you what pretty much goes through my mind: This is awesome. I am going [...]

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