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I googled this because I swear to God: The biggest question I despise is the: "Do you have any questions?"

A lot of these make sense and are great questions to ask. I haven't used it yet, but I also trust Forbes to not steer me wrong.

Also: Don't ask all ten at the interview. Be considerate of the time. I would say five at most.

That's what a lot of people are saying in the comments... I know one thing:

I won't complain about my job anymore.

Sadly enough, from what I can discern from the comments...

It is actually a true ad.

It could be also you're overqualified for jobs.

Employers are always looking at the bottom line. How much money do I have to pay a Community college student compared to a high schooler? How much for a Bachelor's compared to a Associates? Google to see the pay differences, you'd be amazed on how much of a pay difference we're talking about.

Make sure you go for jobs that aren't way below your level. I know my old employer was asking for an accountant with some experience and she was getting people with at least a Master's with 30 years experience applying.

If they give you a personal e-mail thanking you for applying, go ahead. But I was surprised by how many people have told me to not call and check. A lot of companies flat-out say don't call and check on your resume. I call some places with questions without mentioning my name, but that's it.

Oh yeah: If you're sending via e-mail. Do attachment AND put the body of the resume in the e-mail. Write a nice formal note before doing so mentioning what you're applying for and WHERE you found the job, some places have 500 jobs listed, they won't remember what you're applying for, they also like knowing what ads are working and what aren't, you giving them feedback without prompting really helps them. Add the title of the position, too. That you think you'd do well with the job and where your information is. Sometimes they will tell you to not do a listing of your letter/resume in the body, but check otherwise.

NAMES ARE IMPORTANT!!! If you're looking for a higher-end job. Try your damnedest to get someone's name that is probably going to read it and put it as their formal title: Mr. for a guy and Ms. for a girl (that's neutral for the person who you don't know their marital status.) along with their last name. To Whom it May Concern doesn't work well with a lot of companies hr people. They think you're not interested.

I would highly recommend if you have a very high background in a subject and a college degree to try out for teaching if you think you can handle it. A lot of high schoolers are IMPOSSIBLE to work with, especially when they know you're new. (There's a story about a five pound bag of dog biscuits and a poor sub on her second day of teaching I can tell people sometime. The teacher when he got back ripped us a new one for 45 minutes straight.) And very young kids are too, but the schools are desperate for Ed Techs since teachers get SO much more money and pay than Ed Techs. To the point where they're not caring anymore if they have a degree in teaching.

They also give you free insurance if you're full-time. It's just a suggestion. Course, depending on the state, you have to get registered with the state with fingerprints and everything. I know my state is not bad, I actually just did it.

For interviews:

Dress nicely. I don't care if it's a punk rock store and the person who greets you is wearing a sweatshirt and ripped through jeans. You are there to make a good impression, dress at max a notch higher than you see when you go in. In example: A nice pair of jeans and a neat t-shirt is good for said situation, or khakis and a nice shirt for a more formal setting. Always check to see what others are wearing. Don't overdress, I made the mistake Friday of wearing a nice ironed dress shirt and dress pants with nice dress shoes.

On Casual Friday.

And I ran into the CEO who was wearing a old pair of jeans and a t-shirt, the person who interviewed me was wearing a loose t-shirt and khaki pants. It wasn't a good impression and I was embarrassed by it.

Be polite, shake their hand firmly (One thing I despise myself is the finger handshake *hands barely touching and for a second only* and/or the limp fish handshake *hand and wrist is completely limp and just feels like you're holding a dead fish* where they are just doing it because they have to. I have had that happen many times at different jobs and it drives me nuts. A strong, firm handshake with just a bit of strength is good. Ask someone to help you so you know what is too strong.) and make eye contact. Be honest: Lying will only hurt you in the long run. You can leave things out, I have many times, but flat out lying really hurts you. These small things REALLY add up to you and the person who's interviewing you for good impressions.

Do. Your. Homework. Number one, uno question they ask you: Do you have any questions? Have questions, write them down if needed. DON'T ask about benefits/pay in the first interview and maybe a second. That's a loaded gun question that they never want to hear. If it's about getting a degree for the job, it's fine... But make sure you say that you'd stay with the job even if you get a new degree. They don't want to see you bail as soon as you do get a new degree, especially if you sound eager about getting a new one for the job. Make sure you make it clear you want the job and you're going to stay there a long time, training takes time and money, and they don't like wasting it. If they ask you a question about benefits or pay, stay neutral, don't ask about it until you're sure you have the job if you don't know already. Look at their website, facebook, social media, what they do, what kinds of things they do for the community even, about aspects of your job that isn't clear. They want questions, give them it.

Always send a thank you letter afterwards for the interview, mention the date/time, mention two things you remember from the interview and thank them for their time and you hope for a positive reply soon. Even e-mail is fine, you want them to remember you, the best way to do so is to remind them of your sparkling interview that you had the day before and how much you would help the company. (I would say tomorrow is best so it takes time for it to sink in.)

I'm actually OOW right now... And I can tell you it's tough.

I remember several years ago my boss took my resume and tore it apart from one end to the other. I couldn't believe how MUCH he improved it in a day. I was shocked and it REALLY helped me look for a job. Mine more was like lists, now it's more like what you listed here.

I would have to say: Cover Letters make a HUGE first impression. I never realized how much until I kept on getting rejected from jobs. It took me forever to realize what I was doing wrong until I googled it. I was shocked on how quickly people started responding to my inquiries after I posted a decent cover letter covering my background and what I did.

Also: Be VERY careful on call backs. A lot of employers don't want you to call and they WILL throw out your resume for checking. Thanking them for an interview is fine, even encouraged. But before then you can't usually call the employer, most have so many people applying they don't want to deal with the hassle of having everyone call them.

I'm on as Sara. =3 Nice feature, btw...

I have tried to expand it. It gets horrendously frustrating for me to do so. To the point where I'm going out of my mind to make a single post of four sentences or even less. I have been rp'ing steadily for years, and I have tried to do so over the years to help others and it never works. I'm not being mean about it, and it's possible, but it makes me insane and utterly miserable to do so to the point where I want to quit.

Picture a teacher assigning you homework in a class: They want a thousand words, no more, no less. You can think of 800, then your brain stops, no matter what you do or try, you can't think of those extra 200 words. You go to the dictionary, you go to thesaurus, you try everything you can think of but your brain can't think of one more word to write on the topic. You are stuck at 800 with a teacher wanting more which you can't produce. Even making things up doesn't allow you to think of anything.

This has happened to me literally with every assignment I've ever had in school. And I've had thousands of them, even in elementary it was an uphill battle to write to the standards they would want. I have the same problem when I know too much, a five page paper can easily turn into a 15 without me realizing it because I just know so much and I write it all down. Then I battle with trying to shorten it.

Thanks... I usually do bleach/Red vs Blue (huge fan right now. :) Especially with a Halo mixture.) Pokemon/.hack/Legend of Zelda, Mass Effect maybe... Assassins Creed, no tv shows because I don't really watch that anymore. XDDD...

If you're interested, give me a shout. *bows* Thank you.

EDIT: I REALLY like RPNation, thank you... =3 It looks perfect the Simple one. *bows* What's your username? I'll say you recommended me. :D

I know the forum goes through several crises... Hell, several times I was involved in it one way or another and any old staff member can tell how unbelievably frustrating and tiring it can get and I got trying to deal with it.

I am relieved and very happy that the ownership has gone to the staff, it was something I was hoping for a long time. I respected all owners for one reason or another. But it was something that needed to be done. All we can do now is look forward to the future and pull together like we always do.

I also appreciate the openness to the staff at the end. :)

I'm proud that the staff managed to fix this, and that they pulled this through. Congratulations. *bows proudly*

You have an interesting point, I do know that Dan Akroyd is a producer to the movie and actually owns a bit of the franchise. That was probably one of the bigger reasons there's a new movie coming out.

I have seen recent commercials with a male (none-character, neither from the new or original) character going in and busting ghosts at different locations while advertising for Ghostbusters and whatever he's being paid to advertise. Even today when walking through Target I saw several films with a Ghostbusters patch and an offer for five dollars off your ticket if you buy the movie that's advertising it. Two red flags for me.

I would kill to see a group of, say: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and two other VERY strong actresses who have worked great together in the past in these parts. (Tina and Amy especially are usually untouchable together when it comes to SNL skits.) I would be the first in line. But even if I didn't know the cast going in, (I sure as hell didn't know them at 7 when I saw it the first time.) I would go to see humor that suited my tastes, great graphics, maybe... And a great storyline. All three didn't appear in the trailer. I don't see myself enjoying it.

My mom put it best when I spoke to her about the controversy:

"If it was good, why are they spending so much of their time going after people for saying it was bad? Wouldn't they be doing something else with their time?"

Interestingly enough, I heard about this problem recently and actually about the Hitler problem.

I'll answer the second problem first: The Hitler issue.

I recently saw it in a web series I watch often where it asked if you kill Hitler if you could travel back in time. Even IF he was in his more innocent years when he dreamed of being an artist. My mom put it best, and it sticks to my mind even today:

"Even if he's innocent now, shouldn't you stop him before he does all the evil things later on in life?"

I have a tendency to agree with her statement. IF you don't know that he's going to, it brings a whole new set of problems, but if you do and you get a chance to end it before then. Yes, I would.

The other big issue is the whole trolley itself: Do you want to save five people, or one? The biggest part from what I hear is if you know the one person. If it's your best friend, which is a critical point in one game. It's spoilers so I won't mention what game. It was a even split between the two when you played the game, but when you remove the factor of knowing the person, i.e.: if you haven't played the game, you don't have the same moral qualms or knowledge of the person, it's WAY more biased towards saving the town.

So I would say it depends on what you know about the person, or people, and what you would decide. If nothing: I would choose five to one to be saved.