Some job seekers mistakenly believe they can build rapport by opening the conversation with a compliment, such as something bland about a family photo, an autographed baseball, the view, etc.

有些求职者错误地认为他们可以通过一些赞美的话来与面试官建立融洽关系，比如对一张家庭合影、一个签名的棒球、或者风景等等大加赞赏一番。

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But to make matters much worse, most people in the Goldman Sachs office mistakenly believe that those high earners did something worthy of merit, something that reflects their intelligent investing style.

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