I think it helps to try to make connections with the interviewers, such as commenting on the pictures in their office, and generally work towards a more of a conversation. Even though the theory of an interview is for them to find out about you, the reality is that people like to talk more than they like to listen.
Am I supposed to be changing my clothes a lot? Is that the helpful thing to do?
Anya ,'Storyteller'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Jul 31, 2011 9:10:15 am PDT #18742 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
beekaytee - Jul 31, 2011 9:56:29 am PDT #18743 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
Even though the theory of an interview is for them to find out about you, the reality is that people like to talk more than they like to listen.
This to infinity.
Plus, it's very informative to learn what the interviewer likes about the company.
When I coach interviewees, I suggest that when the conversation becomes more casual, to ask where the staff likes to eat lunch. From this you learn if they DO eat out, or over their desks. A key quality of life issue.
brenda m - Jul 31, 2011 10:01:43 am PDT #18744 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Huh. Really? If I had an interviewee start asking about lunch choices I think it would strike me as unserious and/or presumptous. The conversation would have to be really casual by that point.
I honestly think I'd be more comfortable asking straight out "how often do you find yourself eating lunch at your desk?"
Scrappy - Jul 31, 2011 10:03:56 am PDT #18745 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Meet the interviewer's eyes. Smile when you say hello. Finding something in the office to comment positively on is a great idea. Upbeat doesn't mean acting like someone in a sitcom, it means being friendly, acknowledging the humanity of the person sitting across the table from you and speaking of things in a generally positive light.
Think about what you actually like about the job you are applying for. You don't have to prepare a canned answer, but if you think about all the pluses about your own talents and about the job you are going for, they will be in your mind when you need to come up with an answer.
Jesse - Jul 31, 2011 10:07:28 am PDT #18746 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I like to eat lunch at my desk. The internet isn't going to read itself!
§ ita § - Jul 31, 2011 10:08:51 am PDT #18747 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'd be taken aback a bit by either question, honestly. And I don't know how useful the answer is. I like eating at my desk, and then having a whole hour free for lunch
I mean, every company is going to tell you they want a good work:life balance, but that doesn't mean you won't be working at midnight Sunday morning. It risks coming off as "how easy am I going to have it?"
§ ita § - Jul 31, 2011 10:32:59 am PDT #18748 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
For some reason yesterday I was trying to think of fandom where the car is important. I came up with these:
- Supernatural
- Knight Rider
- Dukes of Hazzard
- Transformers
- Magnum PI?
Any others?
Steph L. - Jul 31, 2011 10:33:56 am PDT #18749 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Batman
Tom Scola - Jul 31, 2011 10:34:37 am PDT #18750 of 30001
hwæt
Starsky and Hutch.
Polgara - Jul 31, 2011 10:35:44 am PDT #18751 of 30001
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
Psych?