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The first interviewer cross examined me on my experience as compared with the job description. He doubted that I had the experience to do the job but still invited me for an interview. He had no intention of offering me the job but wasted my time.

Counsel

Interviewed at Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards

3★
Oct 29, 2016

The first interviewer cross examined me on my experience as compared with the job description. He doubted that I had the experience to do the job but still invited me for an interview. He had no intention of offering me the job but wasted my time.

“How would you handle explaining to another department that what they want to do is not legally possible, without losing their trust in you? Because you want them to be honest about all aspects of a dilemma in the future.”
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Legal Counsel

Interviewed at Canon U.S.A.

3.3★
May 16, 2018

“How would you handle explaining to another department that what they want to do is not legally possible, without losing their trust in you? Because you want them to be honest about all aspects of a dilemma in the future.”

Typical HR screening/form "yak squeeze" questions from a person that had zero clue as to the actual duties of a company attorney or Contracts/Corp Counsel. She wasted my valuable time babbling to me about the Company and its "exclusive contracts"- so what.
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Counsel

Interviewed at Triad

3.7★
Oct 3, 2015

Typical HR screening/form "yak squeeze" questions from a person that had zero clue as to the actual duties of a company attorney or Contracts/Corp Counsel. She wasted my valuable time babbling to me about the Company and its "exclusive contracts"- so what.

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