Last week I mentioned that I interviewed for a new job.
As I said, I felt pretty good about how the interview went. It's always kind of hard to tell exactly how things go during an interview. The interviewee is always put into a position where there is a limited amount of time to make that first impression. You can usually tell if you answer the "real" questions well or not.
I mean real questions as opposed to those fluffy, filler-type questions like, "What do you consider your weaknesses to be?" I'm always tempted to answer, "Well, I really can't function without downing a fifth of vodka first thing in the morning while I surf porn on the Internet," followed by one of those uncomfortable smiles - like when you silently fart in a really crowded room and slyly slip away.
I've always wondered why people still ask those questions. I know the standard answer to that, but I mean, why do they really ask those questions? There are countless resources available that people can use as a guide for the best responses. Are interviewers really that lazy that they can't come up with their own questions? I suppose they do serve some purpose. They expose the people who are too lazy to really prepare for an interview and learn the preferred responses.
Enough with the rant, I suppose. The good news is that I was offered the job. We had to do a little negotiation with regard to the salary, but in the end it worked out. I'll start working for them the 30th of this month. In the meantime, I've been asked to help select my replacement. So, for my remaining days I'll be reading resumes and interviewing candidates.
Where'd I leave those links to the fluffy, filler-type questions?
As I said, I felt pretty good about how the interview went. It's always kind of hard to tell exactly how things go during an interview. The interviewee is always put into a position where there is a limited amount of time to make that first impression. You can usually tell if you answer the "real" questions well or not.
I mean real questions as opposed to those fluffy, filler-type questions like, "What do you consider your weaknesses to be?" I'm always tempted to answer, "Well, I really can't function without downing a fifth of vodka first thing in the morning while I surf porn on the Internet," followed by one of those uncomfortable smiles - like when you silently fart in a really crowded room and slyly slip away.
I've always wondered why people still ask those questions. I know the standard answer to that, but I mean, why do they really ask those questions? There are countless resources available that people can use as a guide for the best responses. Are interviewers really that lazy that they can't come up with their own questions? I suppose they do serve some purpose. They expose the people who are too lazy to really prepare for an interview and learn the preferred responses.
Enough with the rant, I suppose. The good news is that I was offered the job. We had to do a little negotiation with regard to the salary, but in the end it worked out. I'll start working for them the 30th of this month. In the meantime, I've been asked to help select my replacement. So, for my remaining days I'll be reading resumes and interviewing candidates.
Where'd I leave those links to the fluffy, filler-type questions?
Congratulations!
Most excellent. Congratulations! :)
Thanks guys!
Congratulations I'm so very happy for you!!!
M.
Jim, you are one of the few "real" people that I've worked with. In a business world filled with hidden agendas and over-inflated egos, your genuine personality will be missed.
I do, however, have one nagging question....are you the one leaving the SBD's in the copy room?
-A
Thanks M.
Aleah, I guess you'll have to wait and see if you notice them after I've up and left. ;)
If I was to hire you... I'd think: He only drinks ONE wodka in the morning and he only surfs to pornsites before he gets drunk - that's effieciency. 100%.
Zep,
I'm fortywhat?! years old. I've had plenty of time to perfect my routines. Well, that and working for a quality improvement agency for the last five years has clued me in to new and inspiring ways to become more efficient.
I prefer your hypothetical answer to that stupid question. However, when lazy interviewers have asked me that in the past, I dramatically crinkled my brow as if I had never considered the question prior, pondered for a moment, then with the sincerity of a stampeding bull replied, "I suppose my biggest weakness is probably that I push myself too hard."
They always loved it. I always got the job. But it always made me puke in my mouth just a little.
Congratulations!! by the way.
Thanks Kevin!