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omg grats!!
omg grats!!
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Whoa! Congrats!
I hope you enjoy it 
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Every industry's different.
A lot of the advice in those images on how to present yourself is good, and can apply to nearly every interview, but the advice on the questions can get really silly depending on the type of job for which you're interviewing.
My experiences regarding dress: suits can be too dressy. Consider the position and what you'll be wearing when you're working. Will you be wearing a tie to work every day? Don't you dare show up in less than a suit. Interviewing for a position in which you're like to get sweaty, dirty, or greasy? Wearing a suit could be laughably out of place and peg you for a total fish out of water, even though you're only wearing it for the interview. Business casual is the bare minimum, so you'd better be sure that it's okay if that's all you go with. Ties are another judgment call, but they're a very safe bet. Above all, rock whatever you're wearing; it's better to drop a level of dress and look confident in it than wear an ill-fitting suit that suggests you're conducting the interview in a very by-the-book manner.
A word on confidence: it's probably the most important trait, but keep it in check. Cockiness is a huge turn-off for pretty much anyone; keep in mind that you're being hired by a superior, so you need to prove yourself to be a good subordinate, too.
Just be personable, dammit. Nobody wants to talk to an interview robot who read every piece of advice literature and has an answer prepared for every question. Prove to the interviewer that you're someone he or she would like to be around and work with and you've fought half the battle in the first ninety seconds.
--Guido
Originally posted by GrandiagodComment
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Can we talk about being a good interviewer, too?
I want to get up and leave any interview when I hear the words, "Describe a time when you..."
--Guido
Originally posted by GrandiagodComment
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That's an interesting thing to talk about that I haven't thought of much. I think we all have heard of our fair share of advice on how to be a good interviewee. But what about the interviewer? For starters, being an unappealing interviewer could reflect badly on the company in the eyes of the interviewee which is not good if the interviewee gets multiple offers from various organizations.Comment
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I have come to hate the phrase "tell me about urself"Comment
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I think being able to effectively answer that question is a good skill to have. I think it's good to have a 30 second "elevator speech" about yourself so when people say "what do you do?" or "so tell me a little bit about yourself", I'm well prepared. I call it an elevator speech because you should be able to give the majority of your speech during an elevator ride (which could happen if say you're at a job fair or conference or convention or whatnot).
Edit: In addition, I'm trying to work out different versions of my elevator speech that's tailored to my audience. For example, if someone asks about my research, I have three main versions based on the audience's familiarity with the topic.Last edited by benguino; 03-17-2014, 10:31 AM.Comment
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Dont be late. k.Comment
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One of my masters courses involves establishing a recruitment/screening/selection plan for a local business, including what questions will be asked/any tests given during the interviewing process and corresponding evaluation frameworks...noticed that a ton of businesses around here have the propensity to lean towards behavioural based interviewing, which I personally can't stand because some of these questions aren't applicable to any prior positions a candidate has worked in, and your best bet is to provide the most relevant example possible (which sometimes isn't relevant whatsoever pending on specificity within the question) or create some fictitious example on the spot (which won't end well for a majority of people). It blows because you can't ever say 'I've never encountered something like that before', even if you truly haven't and would otherwise have been an excellent candidate for the job. Relevant work experience is a large factor in determining whether or not a candidate has the knowledge and skills required to perform the job duties in question, but interviews structured solely around these types of questions almost completely negate all other factors that should be considered.
Also mass grats choof.Last edited by One Winged Angel; 03-18-2014, 03:04 PM.
Originally posted by ilikexdComment
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Congrats choof![size=1] Mind spreading some of that luck my way?[\size]
@OWA: that would explain why 19 year old me got a job right off the bat. Still dosen't excuse the crappy interviews I've had.
On a general note, why is it that so much advice pertaining to interviews is so contradictory?Comment
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So I got a phone call yesterday from Hilo Fish Place ("a leading importer and processor of fresh and frozen seafood in the United States"). They said they stumbled across my resume/application I had given them at some random internship/career fair at my university several months ago so I have an interview with them today in about two hours. Not sure what position they are looking for exactly; at the internship/career fair, they were looking for people to do some database management stuff but I don't know about now.
I currently work at the uni doing math tutoring. But I have very few hours there (due to budget cuts this semester). However, I think perhaps trying something in the CS field might be a good experience for me Wish me luck~
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Good luck!So I got a phone call yesterday from Hilo Fish Place ("a leading importer and processor of fresh and frozen seafood in the United States"). They said they stumbled across my resume/application I had given them at some random internship/career fair at my university several months ago so I have an interview with them today in about two hours. Not sure what position they are looking for exactly; at the internship/career fair, they were looking for people to do some database management stuff but I don't know about now.
I currently work at the uni doing math tutoring. But I have very few hours there (due to budget cuts this semester). However, I think perhaps trying something in the CS field might be a good experience for me Wish me luck~
You've got this. Even if it's a database position, penguins are all about anything having to do with fish.
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