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Joe Grimm, visiting journalist at the Michigan State University School of Journalism, tackles the toughest recruiting questions.
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Finding the right boss
The Washington Post has something to say about finding the right boss if you're in your 20s.

It's all about using the interview to check out your potential employer, just as they are using it to check out you. Among the strategies: be sure to talk with the person who will be your actual boss, see what you can learn about the person who left the job and how he or she was doing and watch for the nonverbals.

Posted by Joe Grimm 12:00 PM Aug 15, 2006
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