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I still don't understand why there is a problem with a Skype interview.
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> A friend of mine recently *landed* a job after a having an initial interview via Skype. YMMV.
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 9:55 AM
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> Subject: Re: Advice needed for an upcoming interview
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> On Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:12:58 -0700, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>
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> What killed the deal was a later Skype interview with their chief systems
> > engineer located in Canada. There is no way that I should have agreed
> > to this form of interview, but the only way one gets good judgement is
> > by exercising bad judgement. Never again for that!
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> Care to share what you learned from having done the Skype interview?
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> Regards,
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> Peter
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