Sentences with phrase «ask vague questions»

In a proper interrogation, police might ask vague questions about the circumstances of the crime, without being leading, that result in the truly guilty party providing details that only they could know.

Instead of asking a vague question like «How was your day?»

If the interviewer asks a vague question, answer in brief and then elaborate.

Not exact matches

In essence, if you ask behavioral - interview questions, you're no longer asking questions that will lead to vague or hypothetical answers (i.e., «Why should we hire you?»)

If you ask your co-worker a broad or vague question, it may appear you're dumping the entire project at their feet, Scott says.

Of COURSE that wasn't the time to lay it all out, but to skirt to the question or give a vague answer would have been far more appropriate than removing her of all guilt - she'll probably never ask again AND tell everyone «I was told by an expert that this didn't happen because of our home birth.»

At first, when people would ask me about my career, I would skirt their questions or give vague answers.

Asking an original or thoughtful question is an attractive quality to daters, especially online daters who quickly tire of vague questions like «How are you?»

Forget about all the vague, superficial information out there; Edutopia blogger Heick cuts to the chase with 19 meaningful questions that parents can ask at the beginning of the school year.

When asking, be sure to ask for a specific amount, and make sure it's a real question, not a vague statement.

While sales of print comics are well documented (by Diamond, the distributor to comics shops, and BookScan, which reports on bookstore sales), real numbers are much harder to come by in the digital realm, where everyone starts to get all vague and mumbly if you ask the question.

Libraries can do a better job at negotiating contracts with ebook vendors: Challenge contract terms; ask questions; provide clarity to vague, incomprehensible language; and bargain.

I'm sure you didn't mean to be vague, but that vagueness is exactly why I asked this question

We know that's a mouthful and maybe even a little vague, so here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about credit unions in comparison with banks.

In this case, I usually send an email to the company asking several questions to clear up some vague meanings and it is usually cleared up.

-- just as vague as the question asked.

With no voice overs, or narration of any kind, the story to Kick & Fennick is pretty vague and you'll find yourself asking questions that will ultimately never be answered but in the end, you probably will not care.

Forbes: I always like to ask this question, but feel free to skip it if it's too vague, but what does the idea of beauty mean to you, personally?

«contributing factor» is far too vague to ask a question that can be answered and therefore should not be use in a skeptical argument, since a skeptic WANTS answers.

Well I had certainly not intended a circular argument, I guess I didn't understand your question, and I'm certainly vague about quite what you're asking, especially as your last text covers a lot of ground.

Then, (before descending into a vague description of how a sort - of post-constitutional United States might save the good parts of the document) Seidman asks two thought - provoking questions:

Ask a lawyer how they're doing, what they're up to these days, some sort of vague question like that, and they'll almost certainly say «I'm very busy» or something similar, maybe even something more dramatic, such as «I'm going out of my mind with all the work, it just keeps pouring in» accompanied by a nervous shake of the head and possibly a wringing of hands.

While the question may seem a bit open ended or vague, it turns out that asking about other situations you've faced is a great way to gauge how you'll react in the new role.

If the question isn't all that tough but merely vague (such as «Tell me about yourself»), you can ask if the interviewer would like to know about your academic background, employment background, or both.

I don't think I asked the right question since I received such vague responses.

There's a simple technique to probing buyers» motives — it's asking a series of questions that help you peel through layers of conflicting or vague responses to reach the truth.