Article: Don't be timid at job interview ; If you're thinking of arriving at your job interview and letting the interviewer call all the shots, think again. Job interview success often means taking the initiative. We show you how.

If you're thinking of arriving at your job interview and letting the interviewer call all the shots, think again. Job interview success often means taking the initiative. We show you how.

You may think that job interviews are a situation in which you're supposed to toe the line and answer what's asked of you. However, that doesn't mean you should remain passive throughout the whole process. Successful job interviews happen when candidates tell recruiters about their competencies, even if they haven't been explicitly asked about them, and fire back a few questions of their own.

"A good recruiter will have a specific agenda during a job interview," says Helen Parsons, HR consultant for Sussex ...

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