ok, this is a good question I basically had the exact same problem with dating in my 20s (ironically, I understood the interviewing API, and didn't realize that the dating API is pretty similar) small threadhttps://twitter.com/justin_ki4kdy/status/1017157761854001152 …
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10/ If the winning move is to answer the question, go ahead and do so. But don't just start babbling like a sperg with a literal answer to the question. Figure out what you want to happen and use the question as a springboard to ACCOMPLISH THAT.
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11/ What do you want the chick on the coffee date to do? You want her to think that you are smart / interesting / rugged / whatever. Rugged? Interesting? "On my last backpacking trip I had a copy of XYZ that I found on a bus seat in Mexico..."
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12/ Let's assume you're an HVAC tech and the interviewer asks you "have you ever installed a QRS brand unit?" Your resume says "yes". Do you answer "yes"? Only if you're an idiot.
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13/ Your answer is "Sure, tons of them. Oh, there was this one time <chuckles> my coworker Bob and I were on a rooftop installing one of those. I was kind of leary, bc Bob had a reputation as a pain in the ass, and it was 4pm on a really hot day. It was BAKING up there...
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14/ then you tell a story about how you got the job done even tho you had to work an extra hour, because the customer needed the job done and you didn't want to let the boss down ...and also, you charmed Bob, who everyone else thought was an ass, and now the two of you are buds
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15/ Question was: "have you installed a QRS?" Answer was: "I am skilled, hard working, dedicated to the mission, and get along well with people". If the other candidate answers "yes", and you say THAT, who gets the job?
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16/ basically the same exact thing https://twitter.com/Real_Johannes_P/status/1017161603907809280 …
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