"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
03/21/2018 at 12:52 • Filed to: None
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"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
03/21/2018 at 12:52 • Filed to: None | 0
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Phone interview felt dodgy. It was an interview from a third party person instead of the people who work there. I expected a few of the questions that were asked and had answers somewhat prepared but others were a bit unexpected and it felt odd that the non-technical person was asking them. But it would make sense they had a list to screen people out...I did well on some other ones and had good responses lined up. Guess there’s nothing else to do but wait.
Some top gear gifs for your time -
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
03/21/2018 at 13:05 |
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I haven’t had a single interview where I haven’t been second guessing myself for days afterwards.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
03/21/2018 at 13:30 |
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Same.
Azrek
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
03/21/2018 at 13:44 |
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I’ve had tons that way. Lucky you...I’ve been in some pretty hostile ones too that didn’t believe my resume or experience.
DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back
> Azrek
03/21/2018 at 13:48 |
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What do you do in that situation? Do you get up and walk out? Sit there and take it? I wouldn’t want to work for someone who was openly hostile right of the bat so I’d be inclined to leave, professionalism be damned.
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Azrek
> DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back
03/21/2018 at 14:05 |
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I learned body language a long time ago. Both in life and trained stuff with classes I was sent too. I saw the guy suddenly shift and I internally yelled in my head, “Yellow alert”. I changed my body posture to be neutral as to not give any indication as to noticing I was about to be attacked. I allowed the assault at first, I tried to give facts or justification and then I just shrugged and said, “Sorry for wasting your time.” and left.
I’ve also just openly sighed and hung up or just sat their silently waiting to see if it was a trick or ruse.
Interviews can be brutal in my field, so it has gotten to the point many of us practice how to maintain a poker face, tweek the resume to the point you know every punctuation and have behavioral answers to ‘loaded questions.”
If you want to see how good you are in an interview; come sit with me and let me interview you for a fake job. You’ll hate me.
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Azrek
03/21/2018 at 14:23 |
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My biggest issue is that I suck at explaining things in a purely verbal manner. I tend to trip up over myself if I don’t have a way to show what I am talking about.
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Azrek
03/21/2018 at 14:23 |
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My biggest issue is that I suck at explaining things in a purely verbal manner. I tend to trip up over myself if I don’t have a way to show what I am talking about.
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Azrek
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
03/21/2018 at 14:37 |
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Requires practice.
“What did you dislike the most at your last job?”
“What would you improve about your working conditions at your last position?”
Now answer those without being a cockbite :)
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TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Azrek
03/21/2018 at 14:50 |
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1) That person who shit on the floor on black friday.
2) Less shit on the floor
Wait, I’m not supposed to be sarcastic?
Being serious I can get though those questions pretty well (though “Tell me about yourself” can go die). My issue is that I am a bit socially awkward and when put on the spot I struggle with word choice. I then pick up on the fact that I am doing that and start second guessing myself and talking in circles. On technical stuff I can explain it much better if I can draw or utilize a visual as a reference to organize myself.
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Azrek
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
03/21/2018 at 14:59 |
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Its practice. It is like giving a speech and then realizing what to say and how not to stumble through things.
I had to practice alot and I trained my guys how to do it as well. But it is a skill I’d rather not have as I’d prefer not to have to keep re-interviewing for my job as my contract expires again.
just-a-scratch
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
03/21/2018 at 18:19 |
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Uh, I don’t get it. Can you explain that again?
-> kidding
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just-a-scratch
> Azrek
03/21/2018 at 18:25 |
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1 Engage in a dicussion of something specific and valuable. For example, instead of saying, my old company makes crap, you could say there were several product quality issues I would have liked to improve by blah, blah, and blah.
2 You could comment on how company culture or goals were much different than what you want or believe
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Azrek
> just-a-scratch
03/21/2018 at 18:51 |
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Exactly, but that requires practice. Should you pause too long or shuffle in your seat i know something is wrong. I will ask a harder question faster if I see your body language get defensive.
EngineerWithTools
> Azrek
04/08/2018 at 21:46 |
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“What did you dislike the most at your last job?”
This is one of my favorite questions to ask in an interview, although I always ask “What was your favorite task at your last job?” beforehand.
The answers themselves are interesting, but how the questions are answered is just as revealing, maybe more so for the dislike question. In this field, which is heavily technical, the ability to calmly and descriptively deliver inconvienent information is important.