# Job interviewing advice sought

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interviewing-advice-sought/725732>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 20, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interviewing-advice-sought/725732 "2015-07-20T22:14:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interviewing-advice-sought/725732/21 "2015-07-26T00:16:18Z")

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The best job interviewing advice I got was, “Don’t say anything stupid,” because I sometimes say stupid stuff. Yeah, I know it’s a shock, but look at how much stupid stuff I say here, where I can edit or even delete it.

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**Author:** ![MandaJo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@MandaJo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MandaJo)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interviewing-advice-sought/725732/22 "2015-07-26T01:12:36Z")

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#5: Do I like them better than the other person?

Sometimes you can do everything right, and someone else is just more qualified/a better match than you. There’s no shame in that, and it certainly doesn’t mean you didn’t do a good job. It’s just how things are.

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**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2015, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interviewing-advice-sought/725732/23 "2015-07-26T05:22:21Z")

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> [@MandaJo](#):
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> #5: Do I like them better than the other person?
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> Sometimes you can do everything right, and someone else is just more qualified/a better match than you. There’s no shame in that, and it certainly doesn’t mean you didn’t do a good job. It’s just how things are.

Oh, good point. I think I will add that to my list.

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