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THE QUESTION LIFE CYCLE

? Memorably Bad Question

#10
If I’m only getting 10 percent, where is the other 90 percent
going?
I was on campus interviewing students for a part-time
sales jobs for the company I was working for at the time.
When it came time to explain the commission part of the
compensation, I informed him he would be paid 10 percent
of the sales he generated (a 10 percent commission was very
generous by the standards of the industry in question and
would have given him a nice income). He furrowed his brow,
looked at me in disgust, and shot this question back in an
accusatory tone.

Eric Stamos
Cofounder
Zakle.com

? Memorably Good Question

#11

How does the process around my position work?
I always try to ask a few questions in interviews that (a) help
me determine the management challenges in an organization,
(b) show that I recognize the human relationships in a
company as essential to the livelihood of the organization,
and (c) help to turn the interview into a two-way interview . . .
politely reinforcing the fact that I know I offer a lot of value and
that I am interviewing the company as well.
Michael Cowden
President
MigraineLiving.com

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