Tip for Job Seekers

[Mennonite]

Don't forget to mention that you are the secret owner of a Cannabis Club.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by Mennonite

Don't forget to mention that you are the secret owner of a Cannabis Club.

If you admit it then it is no longer a secret.

[Mennonite]

Originally Posted by KC native

If you admit it then it is no longer a secret.

....**** it. I quit.

[Dave Lane]

And to my credit I haven't shown up late to apply for a job since 1979.

Of course I haven't applied for one since then.

[BigRedChief]

If your in I.T. don't BS on your resume. It just wastes everyones time. There will be questions about the skill set and field that you are applying for. You will not be able to BS your way past the interview. And why bother? You will be expected to perform the job if hired.

[Demonpenz]

The good thing about life is that if you don't get a job there is always the United Way or other places that will help you at-least put food on the table and get you medicine if you need it. That way you can spend more time playing video games or whatever you want to do if working isn't for you.

[DeepSouth]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I guess possibly if you were on your way to an interview in Holland and you saw a dam breaking, and you put your finger in the dam, and it then took an hour for the dam repairers to show up, then that might be a feasible excuse since you saved countless lives. But I'd still want to see it on the news that evening, and I'd want to know that there were no other people around who could have switched fingers with you.

I had a lesbian friend who told me a story about her putting her finger in a dike. Since a dike and and a dam are the same, I wonder if she was in Holland?

[Mennonite]

Well-well look. I already told you: I deal with the god damn customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people. Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?

[scho63]

I've interviewed well over 200 people in my lifetime and I always have a simple checklist to start;

1. Be on time or even better, 15 minutes early. Unless you are in a car wreck or had a heart attack I probably won't hire you.

2. Don't have on a ton of cologne or perfume or worse yet, smell like you just played 5 hours of tennis.

3. You better not have monkey breath!

4. Your shoes better be shined and for women you better not have open toed shoes or flats like those ballerina slippers.

5. I don't want to see your bra straps hanging out or your sports jacket hugging you like a sausage casing.

6. I expect you to know a few basic facts about our company and if you find any obscure info about me or our company you get big points for that.

7. If you sit back and cross your legs like you are in a restaurant or lounge relaxing, negative points. I like people who are on the edge of their seat and make great eye contact.

8. Don't ask me stupid questions like "What are your long term goals?" Worse interview question ever and employers always give a bullshit pie-in-the-sky answer that amounts to nothing more than a guess.

9. Ask me a pointed tough question to put me on the defensive like, "How do you plan on growing your business greater than your top competitor ___________?"

10. Don't ask me about how many vacation days you get 10 minutes into the interview.

Those are just the first 10 that come to mind......

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by scho63

I've interviewed well over 200 people in my lifetime and I always have a simple checklist to start;

1. Be on time or even better, 15 minutes early. Unless you are in a car wreck or had a heart attack I probably won't hire you.

2. Don't have on a ton of cologne or perfume or worse yet, smell like you just played 5 hours of tennis.

3. You better not have monkey breath!

4. Your shoes better be shined and for women you better not have open toed shoes or flats like those ballerina slippers.

5. I don't want to see your bra straps hanging out or your sports jacket hugging you like a sausage casing.

6. I expect you to know a few basic facts about our company and if you find any obscure info about me or our company you get big points for that.

7. If you sit back and cross your legs like you are in a restaurant or lounge relaxing, negative points. I like people who are on the edge of their seat and make great eye contact.

8. Don't ask me stupid questions like "What are your long term goals?" Worse interview question ever and employers always give a bullshit pie-in-the-sky answer that amounts to nothing more than a guess.

9. Ask me a pointed tough question to put me on the defensive like, "How do you plan on growing your business greater than your top competitor ___________?"

10. Don't ask me about how many vacation days you get 10 minutes into the interview.

Those are just the first 10 that come to mind......

Excellent list!!

Any other pitfalls to avoid?

[scho63]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

Excellent list!!

Any other pitfalls to avoid?

For potential employees:

1. Don't be afraid to pause and think of your answer before blurting out what you think I want to hear or worse yet, NEVER give an answer that is made up or you are guessing and then stating as fact. A good interviewer will ask a question to see if you will lie or make something completely up. It is never a bad idea to tell the person who is interviewing you that you must double check or validate because you are unsure.

2. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS focus on what you have ACCOMPLISHED, not your damn daily to-do list. Your previous tasks are worthless to me.

3. Ask what process or evaluation steps are used when determining promotions and other incentives.

4. Ask about continuing education or training

Always show you are trying to better yourself.....

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by scho63

For potential employees:

1. Don't be afraid to pause and think of your answer before blurting out what you think I want to hear or worse yet, NEVER give an answer that is made up or you are guessing and then stating as fact. A good interviewer will ask a question to see if you will lie or make something completely up. It is never a bad idea to tell the person who is interviewing you that you must double check or validate because you are unsure.

2. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS focus on what you have ACCOMPLISHED, not your damn daily to-do list. Your previous tasks are worthless to me.

3. Ask what process or evaluation steps are used when determining promotions and other incentives.

4. Ask about continuing education or training

Always show you are trying to better yourself.....

Wow good tips- I have an interview on Friday. First one in many years. I was not looking for a job, but this kind of fell in my lap. I have been going through the process for a few weeks.

1. Long job application-done
2. Created a new resume-done
3. Passed long series of test including math, English, word problems and character questions (2 sets)
4 Interview on Friday.

Normally I wouldn't worry about it- I own my own business and don't really need it. But my ex wife quit her job and now two of my kids don't have health insurance. Even though it is in the divorce decree-she decided screw it-I don't want to work anymore.

It will be for a huge salary and amazing benefits-so getting kind of excited to see what happens.

I appreciate all the suggestions- havn't interviewed in a decade.

[Chief Pote]

Originally Posted by Halfcan

Wow good tips- I have an interview on Friday. First one in many years. I was not looking for a job, but this kind of fell in my lap. I have been going through the process for a few weeks.

1. Long job application-done
2. Created a new resume-done
3. Passed long series of test including math, English, word problems and character questions (2 sets)
4 Interview on Friday.

Normally I wouldn't worry about it- I own my own business and don't really need it. But my ex wife quit her job and now two of my kids don't have health insurance. Even though it is in the divorce decree-she decided screw it-I don't want to work anymore.

It will be for a huge salary and amazing benefits-so getting kind of excited to see what happens.

I appreciate all the suggestions- havn't interviewed in a decade.

Get a fresh haircut...wear a suit. Look like you mean business.

[Lzen]

Rain Man,
Did you ask said interviewee his/her excuse for being late? I think I would have made it a point to comment on that.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Rain Man,
Did you ask said interviewee his/her excuse for being late? I think I would have made it a point to comment on that.

He misread the transit schedule.

He misread.

The transit.

Schedule.



I understand that things happen. But you don't get up on the day of your interview and then start problem-solving things like, "How am I going to get to the interview?"

A good job is like winning a million-dollar contest if it ends up being a place where you stay for a long time. If you know that you're in a contest with that sort of potential prize, you train for it. You practice. You run to the top of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps and psyche yourself up that you're the best person in the world and you're going to destroy the interview.

Sorry for ranting. It just bugs me to see someone not take this stuff seriously.