In my last publish I told all interviewees to not make the error I did and skip lunch during their interview. I thought I would expand a little on the lunch post and tell you about the “lunch interview” that you will surely encounter throughout your day. The lunch interview is logically placed around noon and is designed to let you re-fuel and also talk to an interviewer in a more relaxed setting. When you go to lunch,
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