'War Stories'
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.
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.
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?"
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.
I like to eat lunch at my desk. The internet isn't going to read itself!
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?"
For some reason yesterday I was trying to think of fandom where the car is important. I came up with these:
Any others?
Batman
Starsky and Hutch.
Psych?
Due South