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129. Every Company is A People Company
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129. Every Company is A People Company

...some just suck at it

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Jeff Matlow
Nov 18, 2021
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It’s one of my pet peeves.

When I’m conducting a job interview and ask the candidate to tell me about themselves, I cringe when they respond with some variation on “I’m a people person.”

What I hear is something akin to “I’m awesome at breathing air, both inhaling and exhaling”.

I assume they mean that they communicate well with other people, a talent the…

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