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Q1. Are you available?
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Q2. Can you e-mail me your resume?
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Q3. Can you FAX me your resume?
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Q4. What's in it for me, if I download your resume
from your web site?
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Q5. WHY should I download your resume?
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Q6. How can I download your resume?
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Q7. Is there any OTHER way I could download your resume?
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Q8. I want to download your resume; do I NEED a user name/password?
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Q9. But if I print a resume from your web site,
the resume won't look good.
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Q10. But... the resume you e-mail me is the most current
one, isn't it?
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Q11. I'm concerned that Internet information
will get printed on your resume.
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Q12. But... the resume won't look good.
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Q13. My PC cannot download your resume from your web site.
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Q14. I'm concerned that your web site address will
be printed on your resume.
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Q15. But, if I download your resume, all
formatting will be lost.
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Q16. Can you e-mail me a current resume?
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Q17. Your resume, when I download it,
looses its format.
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Q18. Can you rehash your resume?
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Q19. What's the recruiter like that you want
to work with?
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Q20. What is the difference between recruiters
and screeners?
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Q21. What is it that "screeners" do?
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Q22. For a recruiter, why is preparedness
so important?
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Q23. As a recruiter, I have "no time" to prepare
for job interviews.
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Q24. But... you do want to be called by
recruiters, don't you?
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Q25. Can you rehash your answers to the FAQs?
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Q26. What is a good recruiter like?
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Q27. Should I read your FAQs?
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Q28. Why is it that you want a recruiter,
not a screener?
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Q29. Are you eligible to work in the United States?
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Q30. Are you working?
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Q31. What is your situation?
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Q32. Would you consider "permanent"
or direct employment?
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Q33. But this is a "permanent" position.
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Q34. Why should we hire contractors?
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Q35. Why do you want to work at an HOURLY rate?
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Q36. Why is it that you want CONTRACT
opportunities?
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Q37. But this permanent position provides
"great benefits".
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Q38. This permanent job will get you back to work
"fast and easy".
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Q39. Do you make an exception for an
"existing" client?
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Q40. Can you provide "references"?
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Q41. Do you ever break this rule on references?
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Q42. What's wrong about bothering employers?
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Q43. Are you concerned about losing references?
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Q44. Why is it that giving out references makes no sense?
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Q45. Can't you just tells us your managers' names?
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Q46. What's wrong about tele-marketers?
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Q47. "We don't do any tele-marketing".
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Q48. I have a job, but need "two references" from you.
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Q49. To discuss this contract, can you meet with me?
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Q50. Can you meet with me, face to face?
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Q51. Why don't you have meetings with agents?
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Q52. Do you meet with recruiters in the Seattle area?
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Q53. Why don't you meet with every recruiter?
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Q54. Can you meet with me now, right now?
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Q55. Let's meet face to face.
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Q56. I'm concerned about how you look and dress.
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Q57. I'm concerned about my fee.
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Q58. I feel that getting your signature
is important.
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Q59. If we met face-to-face, we could spend more
time together.
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Q60. But... I cannot make up your mind.
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Q61. To discuss this contract, can you meet
with my client?
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Q62. Why can't you meet this out-of-town client?
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Q63. Clients are great, aren't they?
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Q64. When a client calls you, why don't you
just fly down and meet him?
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Q65. Why can't you interview, out of town,
during the week?
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Q66. My client wants to fly you in for
an interview.
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Q67. Are you willing to relocate?
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Q68. What locations are you interested in?
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Q69. What type of work would you like to do?
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Q70. Why do you specialize in Software
QA/Verification/Validation/Testing?
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Q71. How much experience do you have?
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Q72. What is the call that you would like to get?
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Q73. How important is work to you?
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Q74. Do you have any other opportunities,
interviews, or offers pending?
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Q75. Why don't you discuss your other opportunities?
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Q76. Would you like to tell me about this
other contract firm?
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Q77. Do you have any pending offers?
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Q78. I would like to submit you to XYZ;
anyone submitted you there recently?
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Q79. Where else have you interviewed?
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Q80. When are you available?
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Q81. But... that is the "standard" contract.
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Q82. You have my word on it; you can start
on Monday at 8:00.
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Q83. Originals or photocopies?
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Q84. But... we STILL have one more week before the
scheduled start date.
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Q85. What are your salary expectations?
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Q86. Are you interested in a contract or direct position?
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Q87. Can you give me some specific salary range?
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Q88. As to salary, give me another example.
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Q89. How do I benefit from finding a good match?
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Q90. What are some of the things that determine your salary?
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Q91. Can you give me some engineering salary statistics?
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Q92. Give me some salary statistics for engineers
in supervisory positions.
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Q93. What is your rate?
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Q94. How about your rates and the current economy?
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Q95. Do you work on a 1099 or W-2?
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Q96. But... your rate is too high.
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Q97. Computer professionals charge how much?
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Q98. Is this in American or Canadian money?
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Q99. What about per diem (PD)?
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Q100. What is MY company's benefit of providing
PD to you?
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Q101. We will pay PD, as a favor to you.
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Q102. Does this PD go on your 1099 or W-2?
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Q103. As to PD, what are the Federal rates?
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Q104. Can you exceed this Federal rate?
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Q105. Can you get an even higher rate?
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Q106. Can you give me an example on a rate
that exceeds the Federal rate?
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Q107. As to PD, I fear this is all wrong.
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Q108. Are hourly payments legitimate?
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Q109. Can the PD fluctuate, based on your
work hours?
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Q110. Can we not pay PD on your days off?
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Q111. Does this rate depend on the type of
hotel you stay at?
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Q112. But... you need to provide some kind of
receipts for food and housing.
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Q113. Do you prefer maximum Federal rates?
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Q114. What do the best contract staffing firms do?
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Q115. Who sets PD rates and rules?
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Q116. Do we have to report this PD on a W-2?
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Q117. What is the link to IRS Publication 1509?
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Q118. What is the link to IRS Publication 463?
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Q119. Do we allocate PD for weekends and
other standby days?
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Q120. What are the Federal PD rates for
my city or county?
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Q121. How about IRS Publication 463?
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Q122. How about this "infamous PD split"?
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Q123. Do you tie the amount of PD to the number
of hours you work?
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Q124. How do you prevent potential problems
associated with stand-by days?
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Q125. Do you need PD, at an additional cost to us?
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Q126. You mean, we're going to MAKE money on this PD?
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Q127. With PD payments, how can I increase my company's profits?
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Q128. How about one-way travel pay?
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Q129. Are you OK with a drug screen?
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Q130. Can you schedule a 30-minute phone interview with
my assistant?
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Q131. Can you do a 30-minute computer-based test?
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Q132. Why can't you schedule a LONG phone interview with
my assistant?
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Q133. Just answer a few questions;
this is a computer-based test.
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Q134. How about a 30+ minute computer-based test?
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Q135. How about one-sided conversations?
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Q136. What is the broker/agent like that you want to work with?
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Q137. Can I convince you to stay on the phone for
more than 10 minutes?
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Q138. Can you fill out a skills summary form?
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Q139. I have a list of questions from the client.
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Q140. What job duration are you interested in?
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Q141. What do you mean by "long-term"?
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Q142. ARE you interested in a new
long-term assignment?
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Q143. Why don't you do open ended contracts?
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Q144. Are you willing to leave your
contract early?
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Q145. How about a 2-month contract?
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Q146. How about truth and deception?
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Q147. How about penalty clauses?
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Q148. But this is only a 6-month contract.
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Q149. Are you a citizen?
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Q150. What is this "TN permit"?
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Q151. Does this TN permit enable you to
accept a "permanent" job in the US?
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Q152. To obtain this TN permit, what are you
going to need from us?
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Q153. To write a TN letter, we need one full week.
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Q154. I have never seen a "proper" border
letter before.
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Q155. We need to wait one full WEEK.
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Q156. What is so good about NAFTA?
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Q157. When did this FTA go into force?
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Q158. When was the NAFTA signed?
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Q159. Do you need a work visa?
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Q160. But... we don't sponsor anyone.
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Q161. Do you have "secret" clearance?
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Q162. We can help you to apply for your
secret clearance.
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Q163. How many years of experience do you
have in ____?
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Q164. Do you have ____ experience?
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Q165. But... I don't see the ______ keyword
anywhere on your resume.
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Q166. Why do you specialize in software
QA/Verification/Validation/Testing?
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Q167. For you, how easy is it to learn stuff?
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Q168. Who are your typical callers?
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Q169. Why is it that recruiters bring you
low-rate/direct jobs?
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Q170. Why is it that callers bring you hard
to find skill sets?
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Q171. You mean... you get calls about non-existent jobs?
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Q172. What is this long-long wish list?
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Q173. Why did my manager give me this long wish list?
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Q174. But... you need to have all these 43 specific skills.
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Q175. What did Bill Gates say about specific skills?
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Q176. Why is it that Bill Gates has the right attitude?
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Q177. What is your work number?
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Q178. Give me your work number... I won't call you.
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Q179. Do you have another home number?
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Q180. But... I need some additional contact information.
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Q181. I have a question for you.
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Q182. I need your resume.
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Q183. How often do you check your messages?
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Q184. How can I get a faster response from you?
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Q185. But... my call was urgent!
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Q186. Do you have your resume in ______ format?
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Q187. Why is it that your resumes are in
black and white?
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Q188. What about these great many buzzwords?
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Q189. In your resumes, why did you include
so many details?
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Q190. Can I just download your resume?
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Q191. Can you e-mail me your resume?
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Q192. Is this your most current resume?
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Q193. Do you have a shorter resume?
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Q194. Do you have a one-page resume?
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Q195. What has been your experience with
one-page resumes?
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Q196. How and why did you change your
one-page resume?
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Q197. What is the best resume like?
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Q198. What is a good format for a resume?
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Q199. On your resume, is ALL of this
information important?
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Q200. What is the name of the company?
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Q201. But... you can't get interviews without
full company names.
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Q202. Isn't it necessary to put company
names on resumes?
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Q203. What's so dangerous about putting
company names on resumes?
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Q204. What is resume identity theft?
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Q205. How can they steal your identity
from your resume?
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Q206. What is so special about your employers?
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Q207. But... company names are free for the asking.
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Q208. Who are OUR ten most important customers?
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Q209. How about company names and tele-marketers?
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Q210. But you trust tele-marketers, don't you?
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Q211. But... I'm a REAL recruiter.
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Q212. When are you available to interview with a client?
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Q213. Can you be called earlier or later than that?
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Q214. Is this a time that is convenient for everyone?
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Q215. Do you want to set up a specific time or approximate time?
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Q216. Why do you want to know the exact time of the call?
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Q217. I want you to stand by your telephone for two full hours.
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Q218. How do I sell the client the time of the appointment
you want?
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Q219. What is your best number?
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Q220. What if the client doesn't want to talk with you?
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Q221. Why should we have a client interview as part
of the process?
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Q222. Where do you want to be interviewed?
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Q223. Why can't you interview at work?
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Q224. Can't you do a client interview in
your lunch hour, at work?
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Q225. How often do you check your messages
during the day?
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Q226. But... don't talk about rate!
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Q227. Give me a call after the phone interview.
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Q228. Can I present your resume to a client?
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Q229. Why can't I present your resume as soon
as I receive it from you?
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Q230. Can I put your resume on our web site?
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Q231.What is verification?
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Q232. What is validation?
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Q233. What is a walk-through?
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Q234. What is an inspection?
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Q235. What is quality?
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Q236. What is good code?
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Q237. What is good design?
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Q238. What is software life cycle?
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Q239. Why are there so many software bugs?
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Q240. How do you introduce a new software QA process?
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Q241. Give me five common problems that occur during development.
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Q242. Give me five solutions to problems that occur during development.
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Q243. Do automated testing tools make testing easier?
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Q244. What makes a good test engineer?
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Q245. What makes a good QA engineer?
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Q246. What makes a good resume?
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Q247. What makes a good QA/Test Manager?
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Q248. What is the role of documentation in QA?
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Q249. What about requirements?
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Q250. What is a test plan?
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Q251. What is a test case?
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Q252. What should be done after a bug is found?
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Q253. What is configuration management?
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Q254. What if the software is so buggy it can't be tested at all?
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Q255. How do you know when to stop testing?
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Q256. What if there isn't enough time for thorough testing?
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Q257. What if the project isn't big enough to justify extensive testing?
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Q258. What can be done if requirements are changing continuously?
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Q259. What if the application has functionality that wasn't in the requirements?
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Q260. How can SWQA processes be implemented without stifling productivity?
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Q261. What if an organization is growing so fast...?
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Q262. How is testing affected by object-oriented designs?
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Q263. Why do you recommended that we test during the design phase?
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Q264. What is software quality assurance?
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Q265. What is quality assurance?
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Q266. Process and procedures - why follow them?
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Q267. Standards and templates - what is supposed to be in a document?
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Q268. What are the different levels of testing?
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Q269. What is black box testing?
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Q270. What is white box testing?
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Q271. What is unit testing?
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Q272. What is parallel/audit testing?
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Q273. What is functional testing?
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Q274. What is usability testing?
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Q275. What is incremental integration testing?
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Q276. What is integration testing?
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Q277. What is system testing?
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Q278. What is end-to-end testing?
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Q279. What is regression testing?
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Q280. What is sanity testing?
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Q281. What is performance testing?
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Q282. What is load testing?
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Q283. What is installation testing?
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Q284. What is security/penetration testing?
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Q285. What is recovery/error testing?
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Q286. What is compatibility testing?
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Q287. What is comparison testing?
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Q288. What is acceptance testing?
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Q289. What is alpha testing?
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Q290. What is beta testing?
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Q291. What testing roles are standard on most testing projects?
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Q292. What is a Test/QA Team Lead?
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Q293. What is a Test Engineer?
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Q294. What is a Test Build Manager?
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Q295. What is a System Administrator?
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Q296. What is a Database Administrator?
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Q297. What is a Technical Analyst?
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Q298. What is a Test Configuration Manager?
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Q299. What is a test schedule?
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Q300. What is software testing methodology?
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Q301. What is the general testing process?
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Q302. How do you create a test strategy?
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Q303. How do you create a test plan/design?
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Q304. How do you execute tests?
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Q305. How do you contact Rob Davis?
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