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Job interviews: Prepare for the right comeback

James Dimas LAURA LEYSHON for the Globe and Mail

Here are some do’s and don’ts for job seekers on giving the best responses to potential employers’ probing questions

Wallace Immen

From Friday’s Globe and Mail Published on Thursday, Sep. 09, 2010 4:57PM EDT Last updated on Friday, Sep. 10, 2010 6:15AM EDT

James Dimas thought he was well prepared to answer any question a job interviewer could pose, but he was caught completely off guard when a hiring manager asked: “What’s your favourite colour?”

“I had no idea what he was getting at,” said Mr. Dimas, who was interviewing for a full-time job in information technology in Vancouver.

“I know there is a theory in personality assessment that picking red means you are competitive, blue might indicate that you are creative and pink might be an indication that you aren’t aggressive enough. But it’s still a stupid question,” said Mr. Dimas, who lives in Vancouver and has been blogging about his interview experiences on the website LinkedIn.com.

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