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Are you too overwhelmed to ask your recruiter questions at job interviews? You’re missing a trick…

Job interviews are an opportunity to find out if you genuinely want to work for an employer – and get a sense of the type of manager you’ll be working for . So, as much as you’ll be answering interview questions, you should also go to the interview armed with questions that you have for your recruiter, too.

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Try to have three or four questions ready to ask the interviewer that will demonstrate your interest in the company and show that you have given some thought into working for the company.

If you have get your research right and are thorough, a question or two should come to mind. If you have been able to come up with some ideas that relate to the problem, throw them out to see how the employer reacts.

Can you keep a home spotless with children in the house?
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Can you keep a home spotless with children in the house?

Beyond the usual eight to 10 hours when the children are firmly tucked away in bed, and you’ve slogged for a couple of hours to tidy up toys and scrub of strange things from surfaces, walls and tables that you can’t imagine the ingredients of, it is possible to keep your home clean with the kids around…if you have a plan!

20120416-162752.jpgHere are some tips to keep on top of the mess and stay sane:

1. Slog alone and tidy alone for life!

Mess in the home is not created by you alone, so it takes a joint effort to get things clean again.Get everyone involved in the housework from day one and you’ll start to cultivate a culture of cleanliness.

Everything from tidying up toys to sprucing up rugs with carpet cleaning shampoo can be done by children if you teach them. But if you want to play the martyr, you’ll be slogging for life, so start while they’re young and it will make cleaning seem effortless.