Job Applicants
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We've all been interviewed for jobs. And, we've all spent most of those interviews thinking about what not to do. If we did any of the don'ts, we knew we'd disqualify ourselves instantly. But some job applicants go light years beyond this. We surveyed top personnel executives of 100 major American corporations and asked for stories of unusual behavior by job applicants. The lowlights: · Pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a flash picture of me. Said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed him. · Brought her large dog to the interview. · Applicant challenged interviewer to arm wrestle. · He whistled when the interviewer was talking. · Had a little pinball game and challenged me to play with him. · Chewed bubble gum and constantly blew bubbles. · Candidate kept giggling through serious interview. · Pointing to a black case he carried into my office, he said that if he was not hired, the bomb would go off. Disbelieving, I began to state why he would never be hired and that I was going to call the police. He then reached down to the case, flipped a switch and ran. No one was injured, but I did need to get a new desk. :omg:
"One Rose can be my garden, One Friend, my World"
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We've all been interviewed for jobs. And, we've all spent most of those interviews thinking about what not to do. If we did any of the don'ts, we knew we'd disqualify ourselves instantly. But some job applicants go light years beyond this. We surveyed top personnel executives of 100 major American corporations and asked for stories of unusual behavior by job applicants. The lowlights: · Pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a flash picture of me. Said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed him. · Brought her large dog to the interview. · Applicant challenged interviewer to arm wrestle. · He whistled when the interviewer was talking. · Had a little pinball game and challenged me to play with him. · Chewed bubble gum and constantly blew bubbles. · Candidate kept giggling through serious interview. · Pointing to a black case he carried into my office, he said that if he was not hired, the bomb would go off. Disbelieving, I began to state why he would never be hired and that I was going to call the police. He then reached down to the case, flipped a switch and ran. No one was injured, but I did need to get a new desk. :omg:
"One Rose can be my garden, One Friend, my World"
Feline C wrote:
No one was injured, but I did need to get a new desk.
but you are going to hire me, right ?
Ericos Georgiades
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Feline C wrote:
No one was injured, but I did need to get a new desk.
but you are going to hire me, right ?
Ericos Georgiades
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We've all been interviewed for jobs. And, we've all spent most of those interviews thinking about what not to do. If we did any of the don'ts, we knew we'd disqualify ourselves instantly. But some job applicants go light years beyond this. We surveyed top personnel executives of 100 major American corporations and asked for stories of unusual behavior by job applicants. The lowlights: · Pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a flash picture of me. Said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed him. · Brought her large dog to the interview. · Applicant challenged interviewer to arm wrestle. · He whistled when the interviewer was talking. · Had a little pinball game and challenged me to play with him. · Chewed bubble gum and constantly blew bubbles. · Candidate kept giggling through serious interview. · Pointing to a black case he carried into my office, he said that if he was not hired, the bomb would go off. Disbelieving, I began to state why he would never be hired and that I was going to call the police. He then reached down to the case, flipped a switch and ran. No one was injured, but I did need to get a new desk. :omg:
"One Rose can be my garden, One Friend, my World"
I interviewed a candidate who claimed that he developed a large software product from scratch for his previous employer. After that company was taken over by another bigger company, they had apparently fired him. He had rigid views about how software is written, how MFC is better than STL, and how he prefers to write everything in Win32 and stuff like that. Soon he was telling me that I did not know how to write code because one of my questions betrayed it. :) He was not very good, had a superiority complex preventing him from working in a team, and had a bad temper. I think that it did not get physical only because my colleague (6' 2", well-built and ex-military) was present. Thomas
-------- Micrologic Networks, India
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I interviewed a candidate who claimed that he developed a large software product from scratch for his previous employer. After that company was taken over by another bigger company, they had apparently fired him. He had rigid views about how software is written, how MFC is better than STL, and how he prefers to write everything in Win32 and stuff like that. Soon he was telling me that I did not know how to write code because one of my questions betrayed it. :) He was not very good, had a superiority complex preventing him from working in a team, and had a bad temper. I think that it did not get physical only because my colleague (6' 2", well-built and ex-military) was present. Thomas
-------- Micrologic Networks, India
Thomas George wrote:
I think that it did not get physical only because my colleague (6' 2", well-built and ex-military) was present.
:laugh:
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself. - Cicero ப்ரம்மா
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I interviewed a candidate who claimed that he developed a large software product from scratch for his previous employer. After that company was taken over by another bigger company, they had apparently fired him. He had rigid views about how software is written, how MFC is better than STL, and how he prefers to write everything in Win32 and stuff like that. Soon he was telling me that I did not know how to write code because one of my questions betrayed it. :) He was not very good, had a superiority complex preventing him from working in a team, and had a bad temper. I think that it did not get physical only because my colleague (6' 2", well-built and ex-military) was present. Thomas
-------- Micrologic Networks, India
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I interviewed a candidate who claimed that he developed a large software product from scratch for his previous employer. After that company was taken over by another bigger company, they had apparently fired him. He had rigid views about how software is written, how MFC is better than STL, and how he prefers to write everything in Win32 and stuff like that. Soon he was telling me that I did not know how to write code because one of my questions betrayed it. :) He was not very good, had a superiority complex preventing him from working in a team, and had a bad temper. I think that it did not get physical only because my colleague (6' 2", well-built and ex-military) was present. Thomas
-------- Micrologic Networks, India
Hooo, now I understand why I'm asked to supervise interviews (6'2" and 90 Kg.):laugh: Damn, I thought it was because I'm smart ..... ;) Ciao Marco
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I interviewed a candidate who claimed that he developed a large software product from scratch for his previous employer. After that company was taken over by another bigger company, they had apparently fired him. He had rigid views about how software is written, how MFC is better than STL, and how he prefers to write everything in Win32 and stuff like that. Soon he was telling me that I did not know how to write code because one of my questions betrayed it. :) He was not very good, had a superiority complex preventing him from working in a team, and had a bad temper. I think that it did not get physical only because my colleague (6' 2", well-built and ex-military) was present. Thomas
-------- Micrologic Networks, India
Thomas George wrote:
I think that it did not get physical only because my colleague (6' 2", well-built and ex-military) was present.
She sounds nice.:-D
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Thomas George wrote:
I think that it did not get physical only because my colleague (6' 2", well-built and ex-military) was present.
She sounds nice.:-D
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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We've all been interviewed for jobs. And, we've all spent most of those interviews thinking about what not to do. If we did any of the don'ts, we knew we'd disqualify ourselves instantly. But some job applicants go light years beyond this. We surveyed top personnel executives of 100 major American corporations and asked for stories of unusual behavior by job applicants. The lowlights: · Pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a flash picture of me. Said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed him. · Brought her large dog to the interview. · Applicant challenged interviewer to arm wrestle. · He whistled when the interviewer was talking. · Had a little pinball game and challenged me to play with him. · Chewed bubble gum and constantly blew bubbles. · Candidate kept giggling through serious interview. · Pointing to a black case he carried into my office, he said that if he was not hired, the bomb would go off. Disbelieving, I began to state why he would never be hired and that I was going to call the police. He then reached down to the case, flipped a switch and ran. No one was injured, but I did need to get a new desk. :omg:
"One Rose can be my garden, One Friend, my World"
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I interviewed a candidate who claimed that he developed a large software product from scratch for his previous employer. After that company was taken over by another bigger company, they had apparently fired him. He had rigid views about how software is written, how MFC is better than STL, and how he prefers to write everything in Win32 and stuff like that. Soon he was telling me that I did not know how to write code because one of my questions betrayed it. :) He was not very good, had a superiority complex preventing him from working in a team, and had a bad temper. I think that it did not get physical only because my colleague (6' 2", well-built and ex-military) was present. Thomas
-------- Micrologic Networks, India
Thomas George wrote:
He had rigid views about how software is written, how MFC is better than STL, and how he prefers to write everything in Win32 and stuff like that.
What's really scary is that's how I think, too... MFC *is* better than STL, and native code rules. But if writing .Net apps puts beans on the table, I will lower myself to do that kind of menial work.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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Thomas George wrote:
He had rigid views about how software is written, how MFC is better than STL, and how he prefers to write everything in Win32 and stuff like that.
What's really scary is that's how I think, too... MFC *is* better than STL, and native code rules. But if writing .Net apps puts beans on the table, I will lower myself to do that kind of menial work.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
MFC *is* better than STL
How can you compare the two? They are mutually exclusive, unless you're specifically comparing the collection classes, and then, IMHO, STL wins hands down, with the exception of CString vs std::string, which I could see being a toss-up.
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