Category Archives: Typical Interview Questions

Shakespeare on Clear Communications and Presentation Ideas (take 2)

Posted on April 5, 2012 by jimmie

 “How absolute the knave is! We must speak by the card or equivocation will undo us.” (Hamlet, act 5, sc. 1) Tips for Use.  If you are a public speaker or attended and participated to corporate meetings you may have experienced the event. That is, for the sake of simplification, you may, in your presentation Read More

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Chronicle of Wasted Time, Shakespeare

Posted on April 4, 2012 by jimmie

“When in the chronicle of wasted time, I see description of the fairest wights, And beauty making beautiful old rhyme…  (SON.106) Tips for Use.   ‘Chronicles of Wasted Time’ has filtered into the English language as another expression used without reference to the source. Malcom Muggeridge, for example, so titled his very readable and instructive Read More

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Shakespeare, Sixth Sense, Perception and the Mind’s Eye

Posted on March 31, 2012 by jimmie

Hamlet …methinks I see my father. Horatio  Where, my lord? Hamlet  In my mind’s eye, Horatio. (Hamlet, act 1, sc.2) Tips for Use.  When you cannot provide immediate evidence for your instincts and you are asked for an explanation. “I see it in my mind’s eye”, you can reply. It is a good alternative to Read More

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Shakespeare on Persistence that pays off, at Work and in Love

Posted on March 29, 2012 by jimmie

“He that will have a cake out of the wheat, must tarry the grinding.” (Troilus and Cressida act 1, sc. 1) Tips for Use. These lines have multiple applications. Excellent, for example, during a job interview when your prospective employer asks you that canonical (and between ourselves silly) question, “Are you afraid of hard work?”, Read More

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Shakespeare on Clear Communications & Presentation Ideas

Posted on March 21, 2012 by jimmie

“An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.” (King Richard III act4, sc. 4) Tips for Use.  In times when confusion is a sign of intelligence and ambiguity of genius suggesting otherwise is painfully naïve. Often, however, there is some unexpected value in (at least) the appearance of honesty. This is part of the indispensable Read More

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Best Excuses with Shakespeare’s help

Posted on March 20, 2012 by jimmie

“… and oftentimes excusing of a fault Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse…” (King John, act 4, sc. 2) Tips for Use. Making mistakes is a property of human nature and the craft of language has provided remedies from time immemorial. But remedies are like antibiotics – overusing them reduces their effectiveness. Read More

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Equality among men impossible, truth and misinterpretations

Posted on March 19, 2012 by jimmie

… clay and clay differs in dignity, Whose dust is both alike.” (Cymbeline, act 4, sc.1) Tips for Use. Use it as a philosophical argument to support your anti-leftist and anti-socialist views. Less awkwardly the quote can apply to situations, or people, or even things where it is important to emphasize the difference rather than Read More

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Beware the Ides of March? No, something better

Posted on March 15, 2012 by jimmie

“What can be avoided Whose end is purposed by the mighty gods? Yet Caesar shall go forth” (Julius Caesar act 2, sc. 2) Tips for Use.  This post showing up on March 15, it is expected for the theme to be “Beware the ides of March”. But it would be too obvious. Instead here is Read More

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Shakespeare on Hope

Posted on March 14, 2012 by jimmie

“True hope is swift, and flies with swallow’s wings: Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings.” (KRIII act 5. sc. 2) Tips for Use. Hope, (that often today goes under the corporate-marketing definition of positive attitude) is endemic. Include the quote inside or at the end of a presentation – especially the presentation deals Read More

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Why do you need a Raise

Posted on February 13, 2012 by jimmie

“I can get no remedy against this consumption of the purse; borrowing only lingers and lingers it out, but the disease is incurable.” (KHIV.p2.1.2) Tip for Use. Often employers temporize on giving you a raise and wait when you will gather enough gumption to broach the subject. Even so, they may ask you why do Read More

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