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Previous Poll Topics
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When searching for the right career, which is the most important attribute to have:
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Which would make you happiest?
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How would you rate your career opportunities within your company?
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How did you find your latest job?
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What is the biggest obstacle for women pursuing a successful career?
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My worst nightmare at work would be:
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Who do you feel most loyal to at work?
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What is the first thing you would do if you got your dream job?
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What turns you off during the interviewing process?
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What would you do if your company pressures you to pay a bribe to get a contract
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What would you do if you caught your colleague visiting an inappropriate website
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What’s the best part of your current job?
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Would you leave a job after six months if you got a better offer?
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What’s the worst mistake you’ve made with email?
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Have you ever had an affair with someone you worked with?
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A coworker is constantly taking credit for your work/ideas. You:
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When was the last time your boss said "well done"?
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Do you enjoy working with your boss?
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What is the most important quality in leadership?
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You have been appointed the new C.E.0., what is your top priority
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Two employees are not getting along. What do you do?
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Friday morning, an employee attends a funeral of a friend without official notification.
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Your spouse, a senior accountant, has been implicated in a bribery scandal
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Your company is underperforming but top-heavy upper management gets big salaries
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James, your subordinate and friend, comes to work smelling of alcohol, the second time
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Marketing executive, Mary, left the top-secret 2009 marketing plans folder in a restaurant, frequented by rival executives. Can’t be found.
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What do you find is the most important characteristic of a good leader?
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Mike, your immediate boss and Director, has not shown up for the executive meeting. Cannot be reached. As deputy,
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What do you think of your current job?
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Rate your Boss
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Should office romances be allowed by employers?
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How do people in your company get promoted?
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Do you respect your boss?
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Would you work alongside a spouse or relative?
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What do you think of the job title "Secretary"
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You have just won a million bucks.
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You just found out that a co-worker faked his college/university degree
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Describe your female boss
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Your boss has been awarding contracts to average performing contractors to get 10% kickbacks. Do you
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At your company’s Christmas party, your surbodinate is drunk and acting hostile, do you:
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Your male boss has the habit of talking to female employees at chest level rather than at face level, is that sexual harassment?
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One of your best employees has occassionally been taking days off to attend to a seriously ill relative. Days exceed leave and sick days offered.
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You, the Purchasing Manager, have just been presented a diamond watch by one of the bidding contractors.
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You walk into the office after working hours only to catch two employees in an uncompromising position? You
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You have just hired a female Vice President for a key department. Two weeks into employment, you find out she’s three months pregnant.
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Your colleague, charming and personable, has serious body odor. Do you
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After three successful internships, you have been offered a national service position. Unfortunately, the HR Manager has a history of harassing interns and young female personnel (including you). Do you:
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As head of personnel, you find out one of your star flight attendants is ten pounds overweight (above set corporate weight). Do you
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The company accountant donates, on the company’s behalf, a corporate cheque of GH¢1,000 to his favorite charity, without consulting management.
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Your boss, has written a career-threatening email critical of your performance, which he has mistakenly emailed to you, but meant for the HR Manager. Do you:
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After six months of employment, you have just found out that your star employee was fired from his previous job for insubordination.
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Two employees at an off-site training session, take a company vehicle for a night on the town. Unfortunately, they crash into someone’s vehicle. Who is liable for repairing the other car?
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One of the company’s star employees has a treatable disease with each treatment costing thousands of GH cedis.
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What is the most important factor in considering your next job offer
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What is your definition of a non-team player?
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A lecturer has just confirmed a romantic relationship with a student.
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Would you hire a highly-qualified two-month old pregnant woman for a key advertising role?
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Have you ever lied on a resume or in an interview to get a job?
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Where do you do your best thinking?
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What is the first thing you would do if you got your dream job?
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Describe the average Ghanaian worker
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What do you like about your current job?
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What would you do if your company goes into bankruptcy.
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If you were to be a project leader, what would be the first thing you would not tolerate?
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What would you do if your boss was showing favoritism towards a colleague?
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Thinking of cool perks, which would you prefer your employer offer?
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Are you ready for a job change?
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Hey, in the spirit of elections, who would you vote for president
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Is it acceptable to use the local language in the workplace?
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Hey, this is evaluation week. How would your boss describe you? Be honest
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Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
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What do you think is the biggest obstacle for women in pursuing a successful career?
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What irritates you most about your job?
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What is your career goal for 2009?
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A direct report comes to work smelling of alcohol after a night on the town. Do you
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What would you like from Santa this Christmas for the new year?
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An office romance has gone sour impacting the performance of both surbodinates. Do you:
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A new year, so you need to recruit. What’s the key quality your next employee should possess?
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Your boss, the Controller, offers you a $3,000 bribe, to keep your mouth shut and turn a blind eye to his malpractices.
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Which is most embarrassing at work?
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You have just found out, Charley, the Controller, spends his weekends gambling.
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You have just received a memo from HR that hard-working Stella, who is on sick leave, is actually not sick but interviewing with other companies.
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Alvin has been in a bad mood all day. Investigations reveal he was dumped by his girlfriend on Valentine’s day.
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Would you take a pay-cut in order to save the company jobs?
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Who would you rehire?
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International Women’s Day, what would you wish for the coming year?
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Our web developer, Kwabena, spent Sunday watching a Chelsea match and forgot to post the online poll.
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Jemima, your loyal secretary, keeps making grammatical errors on important documents. She just screwed up on last week's presentation to the board.
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Speaking of customer service, who do you perceive to be the rudest?
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Patrick, a senior manager, called in sick on the day of an important meeting. You see him on the evening news at the stadium watching an afternoon match.
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Do you believe the numerous holidays hurt national productivity?
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As we look into the millenium and talk about equal rights, do men deserve paternity leave?
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A key supplier offers you a goat for the Easter. Is it really a gift or an enticement to future favours?
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As head of your department, your consultant shows up the first day with her baby, a pram and a nanny. What do you do?
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You first hear that your valuable CFO is the newly-appointed CEO of your competitor on CNN?
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Where do you think career development should begin?
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You have just found out a senior manager is creating a hostile environment for a female employee, after his advances were rebuffed. As HR Manager:
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Rate your HR department
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A coworker is constantly taking credit for your work/ideas. You:
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Your national service person is frequently late to work despite warnings and is also an underperformer.
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What accounts for there being fewer women than men at the Executive level of most business organisations?
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Would you be willing to take a paycut to save a colleague's job?
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A reputable organization in Ghana has recruited you
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Your Accountant just signed a cheque for a GHC100,000 instead of GHC10,000. The payee has withdrawn the money. What do you do?
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Jennifer, slightly overweight, crumbles under her weight, breaks the office chair and is injured. Who is liable?
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A new manufacturing company, located in Hwidiem, is offering you twice your salary, to relocate and assume a senior role.
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You witnessed your boss take a bribe. You have now been invited to testify against him.
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Your subordinate, an alcoholic, has listed you as a referee. I would
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Who is the biggest loser in office politics?
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Your recent hire's picture has just been posted as a disclaimer by a former employer, though his background checks passed.
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You are three months behind in rent facing evition, a supplier promises you a 10% cut if you would push a deal through.
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A candidate walks into your office for a scheduled job interview. Unfortunately, he has serious body odor. Do you
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Which is the least respected profession?
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Are there too many holdidays in Ghana?
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You receive a romantic email from a married colleague meant for his mistress, your least favorite colleague.
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Describe your female boss? She's as
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Has the year started off on a good note?
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What is the key issue with the recent Ghanaian university graduate?
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You have just found that James, your prized accountant for the past two years, lied on his age to secure the job. I would
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Which would you like your employer to have:
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Your accountant has just been arrested for corporate embezzlement.
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Your boss calls you "sweetheart". How would you react? I will
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You are tired of your arrogant and average-performing Ghanaian Chief Financial Officer, would you consider hiring an expatriate?
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When would you be most inclined to lie during a job search?
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What would you do if you found out your best employee had been fired for theft from the previous employer?
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How do you feel about your current job?
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Your company has not paid you in three months. What is your next move?
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Which of these factors do you consider to be most important when choosing a job ?
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Which would you rather have?
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Your ex applies for a position that she qualifies for.
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Is there discrimination based on someone's looks in the workplace?
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In which of these trades/vocations do you see the most unethical and unprofessional practices?
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What is your overall opinion of labor unions?
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You have been asked to read a tribute at the send-off party to a mean boss
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John, your marketing manager, crashes the corporate vehicle, after a night on the town.
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Would you take a low level factory job to make ends meet until you find the right job?
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A senior manager has been traveling with his mistress on business trips and charging all expenses to the company. As accountant
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Should office romances be allowed by employers?
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Who would be the easiest to fire in a family-owned company?
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Which is most common in the workplace?
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You have just been laid off with a GHc10,000 severance package
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Friday 5:15pm, your boss gives you a critical job to complete this Saturday. Unfortunately, you are the best man at a wedding the same day.
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Your company has just informed the staff a few heads will roll but no names are mentioned yet. You will
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You simply cannot stand your boss but the salary is good. Do you...
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Would you let your boss be your friend on Facebook?
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What is leadership?
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Can an introvert be a good leader?
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Is there discrimination against overweight people in the workplace?
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6pm, you walk into a department store to find one of your best managers working evenings as a shopping assistant to support her family
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During an interview, an HR Manager asks personal questions regarding religion and number of children. I would
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Your spouse is seriously ill and requires home care. How long are you willing to be off the job?
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Christmas is here, what is your wish for 2011
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First working day of 2011, you walk into the office to find your new boss is your least favorite manager.
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Management has decided to cut spending but yet buys new furniture for their offices.
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Who are the rudest?
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What is the most important factor in entrepreneurship?
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What affects job satisfaction?
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Should social media (facebook, twitter, etc.) be allowed in the workplace?
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Headquarters has just instructed you to bribe someone in a key position to influence a deal.
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As a part-time student, how early can you give notice (to your superior) of your impending exams?
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The average Ghanaian worker spends more time
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Do you respect your boss?
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What is the biggest obstacle for women pursuing a successful career?
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A colleague comes to the office with a torn collar (shirt). Do you
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Where do you do your best thinking?
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What do you find is the most important characteristic of a good leader?
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What turns you off during the interviewing process?
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Monday is upon us. What makes you excited heading to work? Looking forward to:
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What is the first thing you would do if you got your dream job?
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These are hard times, would you be willing to take a part-time job to supplement your income?
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During your interview, you are invited to lunch where the interviewer orders an alcoholic drink, would you do the same?
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Do you think a 200% pay raise would lead to an improvement in motivation and performance in the Ghanaian workplace?
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Does social media (facebook, twitter) affect productivity in the workplace?
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Are women treated equally in the workplace?
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Monday morning, Mike, a subordinate, comes to work stinking of booze from a previous night of partying.
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An employer seeks an accountant but only from a specific tribe/ethnic group. Is that discriminatory?
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Your boss (a friend) is stealing from the company's treasury. Would you betray her to get a promotion?
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How would you rate your career opportunities within your company?
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Would you work alongside a spouse or relative?
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Would you leave a job after six months if you got a better offer?