Tip No. 222
Q. What should I do if I think I am being unfairly treated in an interview?
A. First, try to determine whether the interviewer's behavior is deliberately designed to put you under pressure - a test of sorts to see how you'll respond to pressure if you're hired. This doesn't happen too often, but it could well happen when the ability to keep your cool under pressure is a key qualification for the job. But if you're dealing with a person who is being genuinely nasty, it doesn't pay to make a scene - unless the remarks become blatant, which rarely happens. Keep your cool. Stay poised and professional. And thank your lucky stars that you won't have to deal with that person ever again after the interview is over.
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