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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 11:47 AM
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I'm back from my job interview! Ask me anything!
Edited on Tue Feb-08-05 11:49 AM by kick-ass-bob
I think it went very well, and I think I mesh pretty well with the 3 who interviewed me.
The whole office is techie type, so I would fit right in!
*crossing fingers*
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Lavender Brown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 11:49 AM
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1. Did you ask about their policy on posting on DU all day?
:7
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 11:50 AM
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3. Daaamn! I knew I forgot something!
:D
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TlalocW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 11:50 AM
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2. So just what would you say you would bring to the company?
eom

TlalocW
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 11:52 AM
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5. I'm really f'ing smart.
You need some more smart people around here.

Do you see why I think it went so well?
;)
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barb162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 11:51 AM
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4. what's the dumbest question they asked
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 11:56 AM
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8. They asked me a question about how to do something in some
software
and I answered "you mean with this"

and that was what they were looking for.

This is a highly technical job, and that question is something that anyone who has used this software before (at all) should be able to answer.

They really didn't have any dumb questions besides that.
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cags Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 12:17 PM
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18. I had an interviewer ask me my sign.
She seemed embarrassed to even ask that, but said her boss made her do it.
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barb162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 01:04 PM
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25. I have gotten all kinds of dumb and illegal questions
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GOPBasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 11:54 AM
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6. How'd it go? What was it for? nt
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 11:57 AM
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11. Fed govt IT/statistician position
I think it went really well!

Thanks!
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fit4life Donating Member (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 11:54 AM
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7. Where do you see yourself in 5 years Bob?
lol
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 11:56 AM
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10. They didn't ask that! I was shocked!
:o

I guess they figured that one was played out.
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 12:30 PM
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22. That's always the worst question.
My ideal response would be, "I don't know, that depends on whether or not you keep paying me what I'm worth."
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swag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 11:56 AM
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9. Who cut the cheese?
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 11:58 AM
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12. that's an easy one.
Hedges.
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Worst Username Ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 12:00 PM
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13. What do you consider to be your biggest flaw?
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 12:02 PM
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14. I don't have the
Worst Username Ever.

:cry:
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Worst Username Ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 12:14 PM
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17. SNAP!
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 12:04 PM
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15. Did you kick all three of their asses?
seems you probably should've.
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 12:06 PM
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16. I asked if they wanted me to...
but they just seemed confused.
:shrug:
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cags Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 12:18 PM
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19. I have an interview on Thursday. I hate the what are your flaws
question.

Be serious, What do you say to that.
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Misunderestimator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 12:27 PM
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21. I once answered... "I bite my fingernails" I don't anymore, so I guess
I'm flawless now. :)
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 12:54 PM
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23. I always say that I don't keep a very tidy office
It works for me, but I know that others would have a hard time finding anything...

It always has gotten a chuckle and usually someone on the panel is noted as "fitting right in with you"...

Its also really, really true.
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 01:03 PM
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24. Here's what I say:
I find something that I am working on improving - for me, it was time management. Then I showed them how I was conquering that deficiency.
(Since I have my planner with me at all times).
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LDS Jock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 12:25 PM
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20. did you wear your karate outfit
to the interview?
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 01:04 PM
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26. Not this time...
maybe when I go back for the next step I will...

:D
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