appropriate interview questions

Responsibility- duty, obligation, accountability Level- a certain amount Challenge- difficulty, a task that requires skill Strength – power by reason, authority, resources Weakness- fault of defect Stress- worry, pressure Accomplishment- something (a goal) well done To evaluate- judge the worth or quality of

something To hire- give a job to someone To fire- take a job away from someone To authorize- to permit, to allow

Appropriate Interview Questions

1. Are you married?-Acceptable Alternative: Have you ever worked under a different name?

2. Where were you born?-Acceptable Alternative: Are you legally

authorized to work in the USA?3. Do you live with relatives?

- Acceptable Alternative: What is your current address and phone number?44. What is your native language?

- Acceptable Alternative: What languages can you read, speak, or write?

Inappropriate Interview Questions

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1. add –er to one syllable wordsEx: small- smaller thanShe was smaller than me

2. If the word has two syllables and ends with a –y, add an –ier

Ex: lucky- luckier3. When other English adjectives have 2 + syllables, you can’t change the meaning. Instead, add “more”

Ex: more handsome, more beautifulThe horse was more beautiful than the cow

Comparisons with adjectives

To compare two things, use “than”Phrases you can use:“a lot”“much”“a little” before “more/less than”“slightly”“far”

Ex: She’s a lot more intelligent than him

Ex: He’s a little taller than his sister

Comparing two things

To change extent of similarity “almost as….as” “not quite as…as” “(not) nearly as…as”, “no where near as….as” “twice as….as” “half as….as”

Ex: “He’s twice as old as her!”

Comparing similarities

With adjectives…is more interesting

than...…is less interesting

than……is harder than…

…is not as hard as…With Nouns

…has better hours than……has more education

than...

With Verbs…earns more than

…earns as much as……doesn’t earn as much

as…With Past Participles…is better paid than……isn’t as well paid as…

…is better educated than…

Different ways of comparing

Introduce your product- Identify a competing product

Come up with 5 comparisons to a competing product.

- Use a comparison with an adjective, a noun, a verb, and a past participle

- Use at least one similarity comparison Explain to your board room why your

product is better.

Marketing Strategy

Febreze vs. Glade

Febreze is better than glade

Febreze has a better smell than glade

Febreze is better suited for the home than glade

Febreze lasts longer than glade

Glade isn’t as great as Febreze