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The Flatmate Interview: Questions That Actually Matter
Stop Asking 'Are You Tidy?' Ask These Instead 'So... are you pretty tidy?' I asked this in four different flatmate interviews one summer. Every person said yes. Every person had a completely different definition of what yes meant. The problem with flatmate interviews is that everyone performs. You're speed-dating someone you'll share a bathroom with for a year, under pressure to fill the room before rent comes around. Most questions are designed to get reassurance, not inf
Quinn McCarthy
5 days ago3 min read
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