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Sep 2013
23m 38s

157: How to Influence Your Interviewer

StrategyTraining.com & FirmsConsulting.com
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In this podcast we will discuss a client who is very good at influencing the way interviewers work with her, and the subtle danger of her approach. A counter-point to this is another candidate who initially completely mismanaged his image, and we discuss the impact of his actions and what happened when he changed. 
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