Yikes...another interview today

[cott]

Yikes...another interview today yesterdays went well, he said i was a very strong candidate and to go ahead and get the criminal check done starts at 19.00/hr...today is with a locksmith...WTF! when it rains it pours. (all good though) Question? who finds it very nerve racking to go on interviews, how do you manage? who thinks its a piece of cake? What is weirdest question you have been asked at interview? Had a friend get asked.." If you were a vacume cleaner how would you do this job?" WTFF!?

[kriebel]

I don't know anyone who doesn't get nervous in interviews. The trick is to calm yourself and go calmly forward - or at least pretend that you are! Be yourself, etc. etc.... Confidence is something most employers gravitate towards. The weirdest question I've ever been asked in an interview was at Apple, when I was interviewing to join the Quicktime development team. It was: "Why are manhole covers round?" (I answered "So you can roll 'em!" - which wasn't the "right" answer, but I did make a table full of people laugh.) I hate these standards: "What are your best and worst traits?" (To which the only answers are, of course - "My best trait? I am great at my job. My worst trait? I work too hard!") "What do you see yourself doing in 5 years?" ("Your job, beyyotch!")

[najar]

oh yes the old standards why cant ya just go for a beer and have a chat? maybe a walk around the facility first and Whaaala your done.

[einar]

Nervous I try to be prepared before i get there, some research on the company. its hard. wanting the job, to be the best choice. But, I'm confident always, I try to be calm and humble, and act professional. Ive had questions like that, if i were a vacuum; or why i'd make a great person for the job. I had to demonstrate a vacuum for sears, one year, what a job. I was one of those, shop vac's, and people would come up to me, and everday I'd demonstrate how cool, the product was. It was great lesson in advertising and Marketing!

[wadley]

Good luck FD! Just be confident and believe in yourself!

[langston]

You will do fine, try to be calm when you talk about the "incident"... never let them see you sweat. (kidding, sending you positive vibes)

[adamcik]

Good luck fotodog.... I get extremely nervous before job interviews, but once I get rolling about my experience and accomplishments, my confidence levels off. I am still nervous, but I manage to pull it off most of the time. I have had a lot of weird and inappropriate questions asked of me, but the one that stands out at the moment is the one in which I was asked if I had a problem peeling garlic for the boss. It was for a paralegal position. Turn on the charm and good luck!!!!

[wilmacook]

yup the antisipation is what kills me....I know it will all be fine and settle in pretty quick...thank goodness there were none of the crazy questions.

[curle]

I hate job interviews Way to much like putting on the mini skirt and heels and doing the "low shouldered walk" down the stroll again.

[pettiford]

That explains it exactly.. not that iv done the "stroll" but the mini skirt and heels...akward to say the least.

[Toshi]

Most of the interviews I've had in the past few years were either phone interviews or 2-3 day on campus interviews (including a presentation). The phone interviews are nerve racking because you don't know if the person on the other end got a complete answer or if you need to say more. The several day interviews are awful because you have to talk to different people and are asked the same thing over and over again. The whole process is just exhausting. I would love just a sit down interview that's over and done with in an hour (or less). But I have met some interesting people during these interviews, who I otherwise would probably not have met. I've also interviewed people, which is much less stressful, but still rather awkward. Fortunately, I haven't been asked anything too weird. Is the correct answer to "if you were a vacuum cleaner how would you do this job" question: a) "I would suck at it" or b) "cleanly and efficiently"?

[ginder]

not sure if there is a correct answer....tee hee! and i so feel for you on the day long interviews.yuk yuk.

[liberti]

Here are 100 questions. Tell me about yourself. What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? Who was your favorite manager and why? What kind of personality do you work best with and why? Why do you want this job? Where would you like to be in your career five years from now? Tell me about your proudest achievement. If you were at a business lunch and you ordered a rare steak and they brought it to you well done, what would you do? If I were to give you this salary you requested but let you write your job description for the next year, what would it say? Why is there fuzz on a tennis ball? How would you go about establishing your credibility quickly with the team? There's no right or wrong answer, but if you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be? How would you feel about working for someone who knows less than you? Was there a person in your career who really made a difference? What's your ideal company? What attracted you to this company? What are you most proud of? What are you looking for in terms of career development? What do you look for in terms of culture -- structured or entrepreneurial? What do you like to do? Give examples of ideas you've had or implemented. What are your lifelong dreams? What do you ultimately want to become? How would you describe your work style? What kind of car do you drive? Tell me about a time where you had to deal with conflict on the job. What's the last book you read? What magazines do you subscribe to? What would be your ideal working situation? Why should we hire you? What did you like least about your last job? What do you think of your previous boss? How do you think I rate as an interviewer? Do you have any questions for me? When were you most satisfied in your job?

[Bnrtor]

continued What can you do for us that other candidates can't? What are three positive things your last boss would say about you? What negative thing would your last boss say about you? If you were an animal, which one would you want to be? What salary are you seeking? What's your salary history? How do you want to improve yourself in the next year? What were the responsibilities of your last position? What do you know about this industry? What do you know about our company? How long will it take for you to make a significant contribution? Are you willing to relocate? What was the last project you headed up, and what was its outcome? What kind of goals would you have in mind if you got this job? Give me an example of a time that you felt you went above and beyond the of duty at work. What would you do if you won the lottery? Can you describe a time when your work was criticized? Have you ever been on a team where someone was not pulling their own weight? How did you handle it? What is your personal mission statement? Tell me about a time when you had to give someone difficult feedback. How did you handle it? What is your greatest failure, and what did you learn from it? What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it? What is your greatest fear? Who has impacted you most in your career, and how? What do you see yourself doing within the first 30 days of this job? What's the most important thing you've learned in school? What three character traits would your friends use to describe you? What will you miss about your present/last job? If you were interviewing someone for this position, what traits would you look for? List five words that describe your character. What is your greatest achievement outside of work? Sell me this pencil.

[kniss]

and ... If I were your supervisor and asked you to do something that you disagreed with, what would you do? Do you think a leader should be feared or liked? What's the most difficult decision you've made in the last two years? What do you like to do for fun? Why are you leaving your present job? What do you do in your spare time? How do you feel about taking no for an answer? What was the most difficult period in your life, and how did you deal with it? What is your favorite memory from childhood? Give me an example of a time you did something wrong. How did you handle it? Tell me one thing about yourself you wouldn't want me to know. Tell me the difference between good and exceptional. Why did your choose your major? What are the qualities of a good leader? A bad leader? What is your biggest regret, and why? What are three positive character traits you don't have? What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it? If you found out your company was doing something against the law, like fraud, what would you do? How many times do a clock's hands overlap in a day? How would you weigh a plane without scales? What assignment was too difficult for you, and how did you resolve the issue? If I were to ask your last supervisor to provide you additional training or exposure, what would she suggest? If you could choose one superhero power, what would it be and why? What's the best movie you've seen in the last year? Describe how you would handle a situation if you were required to finish multiple tasks by the end of the day, and there was no conceivable way that you could finish them. What techniques and tools do you use to keep yourself organized? If you could get rid of any one of the US states, which one would you get rid of, and why? With your eyes closed, tell me step-by-step how to tie my shoes. if you had to choose one, would you consider yourself a big-picture person or a detail-oriented person? If selected for this position, can you describe your strategy for the first 90 days? Who are your heroes? Tell me 10 ways to use a pencil other than writing.

[torino]

thanks for the list might be good to run through them before interviewing...

[zapalac]

What is your point?

[sigman]

:) : ) : ) got the job!!!! start monday morning xam....looking forward to a new challenge and a decent pay check.