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How to Lose a Job in 10 Minutes

January 07, 2008  |  from Construction Jobs Blog

Want to remain unemployed?  Check out these 15 tips for throwing away that prospective job!

(1) While discussing your ‘green’ building experience, mention that your efforts often increase the cost of projects
(2) Show up late, and if questioned about your tardiness, hastily explain that you waited until the last minute to get directions to the interview
(3) Leave an e-mail with directions to a new job interview open on your computer at your current job
(4) When asked what interests you about the company, reply, “I don’t know, I hadn’t heard about you guys until I sent in my resume”
(5) Wear a golf shirt and/or sneakers to the interview
(6) When offered a position, immediately demand more money…it’s called ‘negotiating’
(7) When speaking about your qualifications, be sure to include a degree or award you don’t have.  Who actually bothers to check up on those things?

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