Is This Too Much to Ask For?

Think about those people you work with, or who work for you, who drive you nuts.

What is it that they do—or don’t do?

Can’t follow simple directions? Don’t have a clue about how to tactfully handle customers, clients, coworkers, and senior management? Do they make it impossible to discuss problems or hear constructive feedback? Do they just show up and do the bare minimum, bitch and moan, blame everyone else, overreact to every little thing, not follow through? Do they rarely—if ever—take the lead?

This is exactly who employers don’t want to hire. They’re trying to decipher what kind of employee you’d be. The hope is to discover this from how you seem based on how you act before, during, and after interviews.

Imagine ...

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