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Re: [PLUG] OT (but not really): Tough Interview questions
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Stay strong. Don't be discouraged.
You mind telling us what sector this position was for?
I am currently in Financial sector and things are just ugly....
On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 2:46 PM, Bill Hance <bill@billhance.com> wrote:
> Well, after all that, I didn't get the job anyway.
>
> I was not discouraged or put-off by this guy's language.
> I was just thinking that some people would be.
>
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> Maybe at my next interview, when I'm asked "How are you today?"
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> I'll reply "I'm f#@%ing great. How the F#$^ are you doing?"
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> hahaha
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>> On that note, at one of the best companies I ever worked for (in New
>> Mexico) the CEO and Business VP ended up having an informal drag race
>> on our way to lunch one day. Don't let a simple thing like that ("ass
>> kicking") let you be discouraged in the job. It might be the best one
>> you ever have.
>>
>> -Jon
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Glenn Kelley <glenn@typo3usa.com> wrote:
>>> I work primarily with churches - and you would be shocked at how human
>>> most are :-)
>>>
>>> Words are only words -
>>> I am from the camp that irrelevant is irreverent - so be as colloquial
>>> as the situation allows
>>>
>>> I guess its a good sign that the job might be yours if they say
>>>
>>> if you leave before 6 months we will kick your as**
>>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 12, 2009, at 12:35 PM, brent timothy saner wrote:
>>>
>>>> (Sorry for lack of trimming and TP-ing; blackberry email client)
>>>>
>>>> I love places that are pretty informal (and sometimes downright
>>>> crass).
>>>>
>>>> I should grep the logs for $current_employment's cussin' and do a
>>>> wordcount on it (ooh and compare to the kernel source's famed
>>>> cussin'). It'd be hilarious, I bet.
>>>> (lack of GPG due to message sent via blackberry device)
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Art Alexion <art.alexion@gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:38:13
>>>> To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion
>>>> List<plug@lists.phillylinux.org
>>>> >
>>>> Subject: Re: [PLUG] OT (but not really): Tough Interview questions
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thursday 12 February 2009 12:09:24 pm Bill Hance wrote:
>>>>> The interviewer jokingly said that he would take
>>>>> me outside and kick my ass if I left before the 6 months was up. He
>>>>> was
>>>>> dropping F-bombs and making comments you wouldn't say in front of
>>>>> your
>>>>> mother throughout the interview. I wasn't offended, but thought it
>>>>> was
>>>>> quite odd behavior for a job interview.
>>>>
>>>> It surprised me to notice that this varied from industry to
>>>> industry. I
>>>> hardly hear it at all in my current, non-profit, IT role. It was
>>>> quite common
>>>> at law firms. I spent so much time in the latter, that I find it
>>>> soothing and
>>>> comfortable when someone talks like that.
>>>>
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