By now, most of us have read in disbelief about Sarah Palin's incoherent non-response to one of the most fundamental, simple questions ANY job candidate is inevitably asked when interviewing for ANY job. (Indeed, just to illustrate this point, in the book "The 250 Most Likely Questions You'll Most Likely Be Asked," an interview preparation book aimed at job interview novices like graduating college students, in the opening paragraphs of the Preamble of the book, "Preparing for the Interview," the author emphasizes the importance of "consider[ing] your key skills" and "avoid[ing] cliches and generalities." Having "that confidence, that readiness?" Nope, I don't think this is what that author had in mind).
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