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CHAPTER 13

QUESTIONS FOR
SUPERSTARS

FORTY BONE-CHILLING QUESTIONS
FOR WHEN YOU KNOW
YOU’RE THE BEST

Are you a superstar?
You may be tempted to skip this chapter because, candidly speak-

ing, you don’t think of yourself as a superstar.
Please keep reading. Everyone is a superstar at something and

that includes you. In any case, the definition of superstar is pretty
elastic. The important thing is to have a superstar attitude.

Here’s why. Every company wants to hire nothing but superstars.
When you walk in the door for your job interview, they are hoping
that you are the answer to their problems. They expect you to act like
a superstar and are disappointed when you don’t. If you don’t think
of yourself as a superstar and act like a superstar, why should they?

Superstars, the most highly sought after candidates, can afford
to be picky. Even in today’s economy, the competition for the most
talented contributors is brisk. For that reason, superstars can ask
prospective employers questions that other candidates would have a
hard time getting away with. “Superstars can interview the company
with bone-chilling questions to make sure they select the best oppor-
tunity offered them,” says Dr. John Sullivan, professor and head of

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