Tag Archives: interviews

Dining With Judges

Posted on Sep 29, 2021 by TanGental

An item on the radio today about imagined dinner party guests prompted a memory of the one time my selection mattered. Oh well… I made a momentous decision in 1976 – apart from asking the Textiliste for a date, that … Continue reading →

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Piercing The Gloom

Posted on May 3, 2020 by TanGental

In these days when we have time on our hands I found myself doing something that, frankly, seems to have gone out of fashion, if my experiences of zoom are anything to go by. I was online with a group … Continue reading →

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How Many Tea Leaves Are There In A Tea Bag #flashfiction #interview technique

Posted on Sep 19, 2018 by TanGental

A recent article in the Guardian was sent to me by a friend on new interview techniques, suggesting I might like to create a little flash piece from it. Here is the article, and here is the flash… ‘I think … Continue reading →

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Picking (At) A Winner (or what not to do when interviewing)

Posted on May 1, 2018 by TanGental

I found myself doing something that, frankly, is going out of fashion. I was with a group, discussing something worthy and I doodled. Nowadays the distractions tend to come electronically with the subtle, and often not so subtle, phone use … Continue reading →

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Dinner guests…

Posted on Feb 24, 2016 by TanGental

I made a momentous decision in 1976 – apart from asking the Textiliste for a date, that is. I decided that my premier career option would be to qualify as a solicitor once I had finished my law degree. I was … Continue reading →

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Interview Technique

Posted on Feb 13, 2016 by TanGental

When the Lawyer began his job hunting post University, there was a certain amount of chitchat between us about interview technique – very right and proper; after all, I’d been in the business world; I could help, couldn’t I? Well … Continue reading →

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Democracy and interviews

Posted on Nov 26, 2014 by TanGental

What is he on about, you may wonder. Prompted by Lisa Reiter we are asked for our memories of interviews. I’m a bit Churchillian here. Re democracy he said, in 1947: Democracy is the worst form of government, except for … Continue reading →

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