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| Author: | Talya [ Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Job interviews |
I hate them. I'm good at them, but I hate them. We'll see how this turns out. |
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| Author: | FarSky [ Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:20 pm ] |
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Good luck. /hugs |
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| Author: | Hopwin [ Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:38 pm ] |
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I hate them and am bad at them. |
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| Author: | Raell [ Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:58 pm ] |
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I hate talking about myself. That is why I fail. |
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| Author: | Micheal [ Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:25 pm ] |
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I do okay, but hate them. |
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| Author: | Aethien [ Fri Apr 13, 2012 1:57 am ] |
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Don't mind 'em, but I apparently suck at them. It occurred to me recently that I've never gotten a job based on success in an interview. Come to think of it, I once flubbed a test (that I should have passed), and got offered the job anyway. Huh. But, yeah, good luck and stuff. |
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| Author: | Xequecal [ Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Job interviews |
Interviews aren't bad, what sucks is the initial 3-6 month period where they don't yet trust you. They're watching you like a hawk for any signs of laziness, apathy, incompetence, or not being able to get alone with the senior employees. So you have to figure out how to put out quality work while tiptoeing around all of that, and being sure that nothing you do even suggests any of those things. My brain often ends up going off like this: "Hrm, this machine's settings are off, if I try to work like this it's going to take me half again as long and I'll never finish this by the end of the day. But another employee usually uses this and has it set for her preference, will she get mad if I mess with it? It's like changing someone's car seat and mirrors. But if I don't change it and the boss sees me struggling, is he going to think I'm half-assing it with an unconfigured machine? Maybe I could go find her. No, I don't even know where she's working today, and if I wander around for 30 minutes not doing anything that definitely won't look good. I'll just crank up the water temperature and do the less sensitive ones first, see if she shows up or if anyone else does. I've got to make sure to put them back in the order I got them in.....wait, are they going to assume I'm ignoring the order and just half-assedly throwing them in there if they see me working like that? They did tell me a bunch of times to make sure to keep them in order. Maybe I'll just look at how it's set now and try to set it back as close to that as I can before I leave. Oh ****, what if it IS set right, and I just forgot to do something? Think, think, did you forget anything? No, don't think so, but who knows? Maybe they didn't go over that in your internship and you're about to ruin everything? No, no, just try to get through it, you know what you're doing, right, right, right?" |
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| Author: | Khross [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 8:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Job interviews |
Ummmmm ... Xequecal, it seems to me, I need to give you the single most important piece of advice no one has given you, yet, apparently, which is odd because ... Well, dude, seriously ... Quote: A long notebook is better than a short memory.
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| Author: | Aizle [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:53 am ] |
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Shouldn't that be a long notebook is better than a long memory? |
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| Author: | Khross [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Job interviews |
Nope. |
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| Author: | Lenas [ Sun Apr 15, 2012 4:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Job interviews |
Quote: A long notebook [of what you've done] is better than [your superior's] short memory
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| Author: | Aizle [ Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:53 am ] |
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Ah, gotcha. The version I had heard was all from the perspective of the same person. |
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| Author: | darksiege [ Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:46 pm ] |
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I had a second interview with Cox Communications today. Went well, it was my first behavioral interview... Easier than I thought it would be. |
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| Author: | Khross [ Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:16 pm ] |
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darksiege wrote: I had a second interview with Cox Communications today. Went well, it was my first behavioral interview... You're screwed.
Easier than I thought it would be. |
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| Author: | darksiege [ Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:05 pm ] |
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I am actually genuinely curious... why? Because Cox is pure evil ala Time Bandits or because of somethign else? (if something else, please enlighten me) |
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| Author: | Rorinthas [ Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:30 pm ] |
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I think it's the first one. |
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| Author: | darksiege [ Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:46 pm ] |
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while Cox may very well be pure evil... My desire to provide food and shelter adequately for my family states that I have been on unemployment for almost 4 weeks... and it is too long. |
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| Author: | Lenas [ Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Job interviews |
I read it as Khross saying the easy interview was a bad sign. |
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| Author: | darksiege [ Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:54 pm ] |
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i did too, which is why I would like clarification. and I did not say it was an easy interview, just easier than I expected it to be. Almost every interview I have ever been to I felt like I was going to vomit, I would feel like the world was ending, the results of HIGCC were ending inside of my shirt and testing my deodorant to maximum efficiency, with sweaty palms and my hair and face turning into the source of all nervous sweat in the world... this was not the case in this instance. My big fear is that I was too confident and they will not be hiring me because I am too skilled. |
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| Author: | Khross [ Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Job interviews |
If you have the feeling that did well on a behavioral interview, you probably did rather poorly, unfortunately; and the numbers generally back this up. Behavioral interviews have different parameters than normal interviews, and unless you're really good at game theory (or the person conducting the interview is really, really bad), you're not exactly being dealt a straight hand. These kinds of interviews are designed to test you rather obliquely. My caution would be not to get your expectations too high. |
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| Author: | darksiege [ Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:52 am ] |
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Thank you for the clarification Khross. Well I have another interview coming up (different company) later this week and another opportunity to check up on again tomorrow. Because regardless of what I think of any single opportunity, I am not going to put any eggs into any baskets until I have offer letters in hand. |
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| Author: | Khross [ Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Job interviews |
I'm not raining on your parade by the way. I just don't want you to set yourself up for an unnecessary disappointment, DS. And send a PM to DFK!. He's the reigning job search guru. |
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| Author: | Kaffis Mark V [ Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Job interviews |
Khross wrote: I'm not raining on your parade by the way. I just don't want you to set yourself up for an unnecessary disappointment, DS. And send a PM to DFK!. He's the reigning job search guru. And if you don't get a response in a day or two, let me know and I'll pester him; I'm not sure whether he has email notifications turned on, though I know he doesn't browse more than a few times a year anymore. |
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| Author: | darksiege [ Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Job interviews |
Khross wrote: I'm not raining on your parade by the way. I just don't want you to set yourself up for an unnecessary disappointment, DS. I most definitely understand that Khross. a few of the opportunities I have brewing right now: Tech Support for UPS Tech Support for Cox VoIP Telecom with a few former co workers Tech Support for a Payment Processing Company I have an application submitted directly with the HR department of Congressman Joe Heck I am trying to keep myself open to all other potential employment situations as well. |
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| Author: | Talya [ Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:30 pm ] |
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The job is MINE! |
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