If you are looking for a new job, here are some job interview tips you should keep in mind when meeting with a potential employer. First, be sure to dress properly for the situation. If you are in

Joe Bloggs always had a cigarette on his lips. He smoked while he read, while he watched television, and while he drank a cup of coffee. He smoked forty cigarettes a day, but he was happy. Joe's fri

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My name's Tom. At Small World I work as an administrator for the international business development group. My responsibilities are responding to correspondence, making sure that meetings are sched

Man: What did you say you were going to take up as a career? Woman: Law. Actually, I’ve already started. I began my studies at the Law School of the Festoon University last October. Man: What are yo

Man: You’re back! And right on schedule too. How was your holiday? Woman: It was all right, I suppose. Man: You don’t sound as though you enjoyed it very much. Where did you go? Woman: I went home.

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I'm going to a conference this weekend back in my home state of Minnesota. I am going there to address a convention full of librarians, believe it or not. For me, the worst part of going on the road f

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I've finally landed my first interview. Well, actually, that's not really true. I have been on many interviews for part-time jobs. This was my first interview for a full-time job. In less than two

My interview is today. It is with a marketing company. It is a large corporation with its headquarters in San Francisco, CA. It also has satellite offices across the U.S. and in Europe. I'm not sure i

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My boyfriend, Tim, a mechanic, does work for the Air Force Academy. One day, a guard asked, “Mind if our new guard dog practices sniffing your truck?” Tim agreed and the dog went to work. Almost i

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A reporter often interviewed famous people. But they were very busy people. Often they had told their secretaries not to interrupt them. The reporter imagined a trick which would persuade the people t