10 tips to answer questions and earn recommendations.
Follow these tips and you are more likely to earn a professional recommendation and a call for an interview.
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2 min readJul 26, 2013
- Your answer must demonstrate creativity and fresh thinking. You will not get brownie points for conventional and theoretical wisdom.
- Do not submit an answer that can be Googled. Companies don’t just need a person who can Google.
- DO NOT rush your answers. There are no points for quick answers with poor thinking.
- Present your answer like you would do to your dream boss. Impress with your presentation skills as much as you would with the contents of your answer.
- Every question has a fixed duration to submit an answer. Can you deliver on time?
- Copy-paste answers are easily spotted. Original thinking is most appreciated.
- Think you don’t have enough time to answer? Do your homework in advance, and answer when you are ready to give your best shot.
- Do not state the obvious in your answer. Again, there is Google for that kind of information.
- Need help understanding the question better? Try Googling the subject first and if that does not help, email us or contact us.
- All answers are reviewed solely on merit, creativity and fresh thinking.
One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings. ― Diogenes Laertius.
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