At work the other day, they were discussing a candidate who recently interviewed for a position with us. They mentioned how he started off by saying that he hated Perl, and they laughed about how that got the interview off to somewhat of a bad start. Luis said "What we need is more people like you, Dan. You did a great interview," and Deoscoidy agreed. I didn't realize that my interview had stood out in any particular way — this was basically the first real job I applied for, so I didn't really have much to compare it to. :) I could tell it didn't go particularly badly, but basically all I did was come in and tell them I didn't know any of the stuff the position required, and I felt the job was way over my head. Maybe that's the secret strategy everyone is missing out on. Anyway, it was really nice hearing them talk about how pleased they were with it.
I've discovered the secret to good job interviews
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Posted by Henry
I haven't figured out the best way to interview yet but I'm getting better. This was just over a year ago
(a really hot) interviewer: "So where do you see yourself in 5 years?"
Henry: "I want to own my own company"
interviewer:"and what would you say is your worst quality?"
Henry: "Thats easy! I'm not a morning person and cant get much done before 11am"
interviewer: "I see, and what do you like to do in your free time?"
Henry (without hesitation): DRINK
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Posted by JIng 19 hours, 27 minutes later
Hey man, thats what I did at my job too, and it seemed to work.
"Employer: We need someone who is confident in html, and capable in php!
Jing: Uh...I don't know anything about php...
Employer: I think you'll fit in well here!"