tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post2836072702052434106..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Interview pitfallsnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-55920101604361559542007-05-15T16:23:00.000+01:002007-05-15T16:23:00.000+01:00Just seen the brilliant insight by Primal Sneeze o...Just seen the brilliant insight by Primal Sneeze on the same subject. I quote: "If you thought it went well, it didn't. If you thought it went poorly, it's because they Jack Charltoned you - they only put you under pressure if they're interested and want to find out more. Otherwise they just smile and go through the motions."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-50780223094036418692007-05-15T15:59:00.000+01:002007-05-15T15:59:00.000+01:00Medbh - Of course, how obvious. Funnily enough, my...Medbh - Of course, how obvious. Funnily enough, my preferred celebration mode is always a few glasses of wine. Have never watched Seinfeld so didn't catch the reference (had to search Google yet again).<BR/><BR/>Caro - it's amazing how many people say that. There must be a name for it - the Interview Decision Paradox (IDP)? Granny left Romania to seek her fortune and died the billionaire owner of a strip-wax empire. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-8750085506598116672007-05-15T11:17:00.000+01:002007-05-15T11:17:00.000+01:00Yeah why is it always the ones that go horribly th...Yeah why is it always the ones that go horribly that you end up getting offered the job and the ones that you impress with your wit and vast skillset never even call again? <BR/><BR/>So why did your grandmother leave Romania then?Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316053852167258598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-90905577217027806412007-05-15T00:35:00.000+01:002007-05-15T00:35:00.000+01:00No, Nick, I didn't think infidelity. I thought may...No, Nick, I didn't think infidelity. I thought maybe you were hoping to get lucky with a job AND a quickie in celebration. It sounded like the male equivalent of Elaine's diaphragm falling out of her purse.Megan McGurkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09673489472490377198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-23272944081706201572007-05-14T18:15:00.000+01:002007-05-14T18:15:00.000+01:00Medbh - This would have been in the days before Je...Medbh - This would have been in the days before Jenny you understand. During some previous wearing of the trousers, I saw a chemist, this reminded me I needed etc....<BR/><BR/>Jenny - see the above, my dearest. As if I could possibly ever ever be unfaithful to my loved one....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-71328471305202909432007-05-14T17:37:00.000+01:002007-05-14T17:37:00.000+01:00Yeah, I was going to ask about the condoms tooYeah, I was going to ask about the condoms tooJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779579054897917982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-1013799097669110452007-05-14T15:51:00.000+01:002007-05-14T15:51:00.000+01:00Dare I ask why you had condoms with you during an ...Dare I ask why you had condoms with you during an interview? It's been ages since I've had an interview. My problem is with sweaty armpits. Gross.Megan McGurkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09673489472490377198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-5655596045497655862007-05-14T14:35:00.000+01:002007-05-14T14:35:00.000+01:00www - great that you have the nerve to thumb your ...www - great that you have the nerve to thumb your nose at them and it pays off in spades! Sorry about the lost must-haves though. Took me a minute or two to decipher FOAD and WTF till my filthy mind wised up.<BR/><BR/>Con - sorry to make you nervous. Have exaggerated a wee bit for effect - don't we all? Hope your interview-free days can be spun out a little longer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-65508956123742497992007-05-14T08:05:00.000+01:002007-05-14T08:05:00.000+01:00Gosh - even reading this post alone makes me feel ...Gosh - even reading this post alone makes me feel nerovous - it's been years since I had to do an interview but those days are numbered I'm afraid - it'll have to happen soon(ish).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-36150609677444247852007-05-14T04:52:00.000+01:002007-05-14T04:52:00.000+01:00Nick:Can soooo relate to this. Even though self-em...Nick:<BR/>Can soooo relate to this. Even though self-employed I have to interview for projects. A few have stunned me. Like I walk in and it is so swish and sophisticated and I'm an automatic misfit in an upscale environment in some ivory tower. So I don't give a rat's ass what impression I'm making, even less when they tell me they've had 300 applicants.<BR/><BR/>INVARIABLY I'm offered the contract.<BR/><BR/>But when it is a contract I really, really want (for a variety of reasons) and I do all the do things, like send them a thankyou note, even revisit and lower my fee, it's a FOAD.<BR/><BR/>I think the powerful message is to relax and WTF it. Easier said than done ;>)Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-60820650851586840672007-05-13T17:37:00.000+01:002007-05-13T17:37:00.000+01:00Robert - glad some good came out of a dismal exper...Robert - glad some good came out of a dismal experience. Also impressed that you showed your reaction so forcefully. I've never had the courage, I just button my lip and make off ASAP. Would leave a comment on your blog but you seem to have excluded comments.<BR/><BR/>Flirty - intrigued that you have found the same paradox. The decision process of interviewers is indeed mysterious. LoLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-5598044759648911182007-05-13T11:16:00.000+01:002007-05-13T11:16:00.000+01:00VERY valid point on the interview results, like re...VERY valid point on the interview results, like results the worse you think you did the better the response. Bizarre<BR/><BR/>Loving issue 2 - lolFlirty Somethinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18327184509029301288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-70493534608385848282007-05-13T09:55:00.000+01:002007-05-13T09:55:00.000+01:00Hello Nick,Like your views. The last interview I h...Hello Nick,<BR/><BR/>Like your views. The last interview I had, ten years ago, assailed with what I thought were silly questions, I balled up my resume and foolishly tossed it into his coffee cup. Needless to say, I didn't get the job. But it helped me become my own employer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com