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How to answer this tricky interview question, says career expert: It shows you have skills that 'cannot be replaced' by AI

Cnbc · · 615 words · By Sophie Caldwell
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What to know about How to answer this tricky interview question, says career expert: It shows you have skills that 'cannot be replaced' by AI

In today's job market, having a positive, collaborative attitude is just as important as having a polished resume, says career expert Erin McGoff.

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In today's job market, having a positive, collaborative attitude is just as important as having a polished resume, says career expert Erin McGoff.

Why it matters

Soft skills are "top of mind" for hiring teams, according to McGoff, the author of "The Secret Language of Work: Hyper-Helpful Scripts for Every Situation." That's why the people who have the power to hire you often ask behavioral questions, like "Tell me…

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"As we move into an age where AI can take on more technical skills, interpersonal skills are something that cannot be replaced," McGoff says.

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Claim 1: “CNBC has an online course called How To Talk To People At Work.”
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Five independent cross-references from CNBC sources confirm the existence of the online course titled 'How To Talk To People At Work'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of current and former on-air staff of the American business news channel CNBC.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — America's Talking was an American cable television channel focused mainly on talk-based programming, created by NBC, and spun off from economic channel CNBC. It was launched on July 4, 1994, and was c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CNBC TV18 is an Indian pay television business and financial news channel operated as a joint venture between Versant and Network18 Group.
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Claim 2: “The STAR format stands for situation, task, action and result.”
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 11, 2026 · A star’s gas provides its fuel, and its mass determines how rapidly it runs through its supply, with lower-mass stars burning longer, dimmer, and cooler than very massive stars.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · What is a star? A star is any massive self-luminous celestial body of gas that shines by radiation derived from its internal energy sources. Of the tens of billions of trillions of stars …
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web search NEUTRAL — A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. [1] The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night; their immense distances from Ea…
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Claim 3: “Erin McGoff is the author of "The Secret Language of Work: Hyper-Helpful Scripts for Every Situation."”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Erin McGoff is the author of 'The Secret Language of Work: Hyper-Helpful Scripts for Every Situation'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jennifer Rene Psaki (; born December 1, 1978) is an American political analyst and former government official. A political advisor who served under both the Obama and Biden administrations, she served…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Sin…
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