The tough interview questions.
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After being asked some very basic stuff about C# and SQL Server, even some basic C++ stuff, they hit me with tough ones, like, "What drives you?", "Are you a people's person? Help me understand why you said yes.", etc. My last three, sparse, interviews were more technical grillings, which I find easy. I supposed I'm just not used to this.
Brady Kelly wrote:
"What drives you?",
"Nothing drives me, however I usually drive my car." :-D
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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I find that is the most embarrassing thing about being British. Those Brits that go abroad, only eat English food, and moan when the locals don't speak English. :sigh:
"People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs." ~ Anon "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein Just finished reading: 'The Greatest Show on Earth', by Richard Dawkins; superb book.
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After being asked some very basic stuff about C# and SQL Server, even some basic C++ stuff, they hit me with tough ones, like, "What drives you?", "Are you a people's person? Help me understand why you said yes.", etc. My last three, sparse, interviews were more technical grillings, which I find easy. I supposed I'm just not used to this.
I did one interview and it was all questions like: tell us about a conflict you had at work, and, if you get told to do something a certain way, and you know a better way, what do you do ? I figured they failed the interview.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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After being asked some very basic stuff about C# and SQL Server, even some basic C++ stuff, they hit me with tough ones, like, "What drives you?", "Are you a people's person? Help me understand why you said yes.", etc. My last three, sparse, interviews were more technical grillings, which I find easy. I supposed I'm just not used to this.
They're probing to see if you will bend over for all their wishes, including unpaid overtime every week.
-- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit
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I understood the questions. :doh: They're just difficult to answer, because I seldom need to describe and quantify things that 'are just me'.
I agree. I find it uncomfortable talking about myself (the real me) with someone I have just said "Hello, can I work for you?" to. It's not like the employer and employee is going to marry and build a family.
-- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit
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Brady Kelly wrote:
What drives you?
The voices in my head.
Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit The men said to them, "Why do you seek the living One among the dead? He is not here, but He has risen." Me blog, You read
Hotel California in reverse?
-- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit
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I have a smattering of many languages, so I am not too bad, but I was in Greece and overheard an English couple asking for the toilet. The Bar Owner, who did speak some English, pointed to a sign and said it was "Over there". Their response? "Well, that sign that says Toilet doesn't look right, I know it is in foreign gibberish, but it has too many letters to even stand for TOILET" I hid my head in shame and apologised for my countrymen as I left!
------------------------------------ In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms. Stephen J Gould
Dalek Dave wrote:
it has too many letters to even stand for TOILET
That's strange, the dictionary says that in Greek it is "τουαλέτα" (pronounced toualeta) which is just 2 letters longer.
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Brady Kelly wrote:
"What drives you?",
"Nothing drives me, however I usually drive my car." :-D
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
[My articles] -
They're probing to see if you will bend over for all their wishes, including unpaid overtime every week.
-- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit
Where do I vote yes/up to the previous comment? He's got a ringer.
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CPallini wrote:
"Nothing drives me, however I usually drive my car."
In Russia! Car drives you!
ManicQin wrote:
In Russia! Car drives you!
In Russia vodka drives you! :-D
If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
[My articles] -
Dalek Dave wrote:
too many letters to even stand for TOILET
Haha, after all, every language is just made up of anagrams of English words. :laugh:
- Rob
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After being asked some very basic stuff about C# and SQL Server, even some basic C++ stuff, they hit me with tough ones, like, "What drives you?", "Are you a people's person? Help me understand why you said yes.", etc. My last three, sparse, interviews were more technical grillings, which I find easy. I supposed I'm just not used to this.
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Brady Kelly wrote:
"What drives you?"
My conviction that I am clever enough to get a job where I never need to ask that question?
Brady Kelly wrote:
"Are you a people's person?
No, that would be schizophrenia, I am a People Person, singular.
Brady Kelly wrote:
Help me understand why you said yes
[loudly and slowly as if speaking to a retard] Because that is what I believe [/loudly and slowly as if speaking to a retard] Should help any future interviewers!
------------------------------------ In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms. Stephen J Gould
Dalek Dave wrote:
Brady Kelly wrote: "What drives you?" My conviction that I am clever enough to get a job where I never need to ask that question? Brady Kelly wrote: "Are you a people's person? No, that would be schizophrenia, I am a People Person, singular. Actualy, Dave's answer for "People's person" is perfect and right on the money. It shows your not just some technical Borg atomiton . My favourite question (and it was too true at the time that I left college) was " I get people from all over and universities, what makes you different coming from college?" my answer; "Nothing except 3000 less dept, better waste line, and I think for my own with hands on experience." this was for a Technical support position. I did end up getting the job :p Keep in mind the recruiters get people coming from all over with different alphabet soups, and papers yet all capable to do the job like a roll of TP. What can and could come down to is "how you fit in" to their culture and styles. are you a people person with flare, or are you just tank at getting things done ( both can be positives and bad). Soft skills are just as important as our technical. Kinda makes me want to write a code project easay on it :)
///////////////// Groucho Marx Those are my principals, if you don't like them… I have others.