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How to fake in an interview and succeed?

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    Sreenath Madyastha
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    I never succeeded in faking myself in an interview neither in my resume ? But some do and succeed !! What makes them to tick ? Is that a talent by birth ?

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      I never succeeded in faking myself in an interview neither in my resume ? But some do and succeed !! What makes them to tick ? Is that a talent by birth ?

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      Rama Krishna Vavilala
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      Luck! You can either consider them lucky or you unlucky.


      Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it. -Brian Kernighan

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        Luck! You can either consider them lucky or you unlucky.


        Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it. -Brian Kernighan

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        Sreenath Madyastha
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        I think am following : To be at not good path there are hundred ways and to be at good path there is only one path. It proves to be unlucky for some like me :)

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          I never succeeded in faking myself in an interview neither in my resume ? But some do and succeed !! What makes them to tick ? Is that a talent by birth ?

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          Nish Nishant
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          Sreenath Madyastha wrote:

          I never succeeded in faking myself in an interview neither in my resume ? But some do and succeed !! What makes them to tick ? Is that a talent by birth ?

          One of the most frequently asked questions in interviews in India for fresh candidates (just out of college) is : "Will you stay with us for long, if we select you? Or do you think you'd want to jump into a bigger company?" 100% of the candidates answer : "Yes, I'd stay with you for a long time. I want to get the experience of working in a small company" 99% (approximate) of these people jump jobs 3-6 months after they are hired :-)

          Regards, Nish


          Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
          Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog

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            I think am following : To be at not good path there are hundred ways and to be at good path there is only one path. It proves to be unlucky for some like me :)

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            Rama Krishna Vavilala
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            What matters is whether you are happy or whether you will be happy doing all those tricks. I personally can not.


            Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it. -Brian Kernighan

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              I never succeeded in faking myself in an interview neither in my resume ? But some do and succeed !! What makes them to tick ? Is that a talent by birth ?

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              Nish Nishant
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              What exactly do you mean by faking? To answer, "I am totally a team-person" to "Do you enjoy working in a team?" may not be a 100% honest answer for a lot of people - but they still have to say that. You can't say, "I hate working with other people" and expect to get a job. Another such example is to answer, "I love working for small companies" when asked "Will you stay with us long time, or will you jump to a bigger company?", and to jump at the first opportunity you get. Both the above cases are instances faking (or saying lies), but that's how it is. Of course, it'd be totally wrong (and dumb) to claim to have 7 years of COM experience, if the first time you heard the term was last week.

              Regards, Nish


              Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
              Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog

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                I never succeeded in faking myself in an interview neither in my resume ? But some do and succeed !! What makes them to tick ? Is that a talent by birth ?

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                Red Stateler
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                Sreenath Madyastha wrote:

                What makes them to tick ? Is that a talent by birth ?

                Magic tricks. Just makes coins disappear and reappear and your interviewers will be so astonished by the distraction, that they won't be able to prove you're a fraud.


                "You act like jew." -Score: 1.0 (3 votes).

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                  I never succeeded in faking myself in an interview neither in my resume ? But some do and succeed !! What makes them to tick ? Is that a talent by birth ?

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                  May be for the time being they get the success for in the late run they suffer, because if you put some fake experience then obviously its lot harder to prove it later on. :)

                  Best Regards, Apurva Kaushal

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                    Sreenath Madyastha wrote:

                    I never succeeded in faking myself in an interview neither in my resume ? But some do and succeed !! What makes them to tick ? Is that a talent by birth ?

                    One of the most frequently asked questions in interviews in India for fresh candidates (just out of college) is : "Will you stay with us for long, if we select you? Or do you think you'd want to jump into a bigger company?" 100% of the candidates answer : "Yes, I'd stay with you for a long time. I want to get the experience of working in a small company" 99% (approximate) of these people jump jobs 3-6 months after they are hired :-)

                    Regards, Nish


                    Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                    Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog

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                    But despite that company believes them. :)

                    Best Regards, Apurva Kaushal

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                      But despite that company believes them. :)

                      Best Regards, Apurva Kaushal

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                      Apurva Kaushal wrote:

                      But despite that company believes them.

                      Interesting that the post got posted - I got an error, and I had to re-type another reply :-)

                      Regards, Nish


                      Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                      Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog

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                        I never succeeded in faking myself in an interview neither in my resume ? But some do and succeed !! What makes them to tick ? Is that a talent by birth ?

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                        Why are you even trying? Just learn the material and get your skills up. Even if you fake it through an interview, prepare to be canned in the next 3- 6 months.

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                          Apurva Kaushal wrote:

                          But despite that company believes them.

                          Interesting that the post got posted - I got an error, and I had to re-type another reply :-)

                          Regards, Nish


                          Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                          Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog

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                          Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                          Interesting that the post got posted - I got an error, and I had to re-type another reply

                          :-D

                          Best Regards, Apurva Kaushal

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                            Why are you even trying? Just learn the material and get your skills up. Even if you fake it through an interview, prepare to be canned in the next 3- 6 months.

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                            And that in turn lot tougher than faking.. :)

                            Best Regards, Apurva Kaushal

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                              And that in turn lot tougher than faking.. :)

                              Best Regards, Apurva Kaushal

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                              It's a lot easier in the long run. :)

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                                It's a lot easier in the long run. :)

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                                Sreenath Madyastha
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                                OK!! Many company I have seen will do the interview for a, b and c skills. When their actual requirement is for d skill.

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                                  I never succeeded in faking myself in an interview neither in my resume ? But some do and succeed !! What makes them to tick ? Is that a talent by birth ?

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                                  You never succeeded in faking or never faked...mind the difference. ;P

                                  Best, Jun

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                                    OK!! Many company I have seen will do the interview for a, b and c skills. When their actual requirement is for d skill.

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                                    Sreenath Madyastha wrote:

                                    interview for a, b and c skills. When their actual requirement is for d skill.

                                    :^) I don't think it is a normal process.

                                    Best Regards, Apurva Kaushal

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                                      OK!! Many company I have seen will do the interview for a, b and c skills. When their actual requirement is for d skill.

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                                      Then you have to convince them you are able to pick up a or b in a short time, and have sufficient skill in d. A lot of the time, the company don't expect a candidate to be expert in all the items they listed in the JD.

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                                        I never succeeded in faking myself in an interview neither in my resume ? But some do and succeed !! What makes them to tick ? Is that a talent by birth ?

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                                        Sreenath Madyastha wrote:

                                        I never succeeded in faking myself in an interview

                                        why would you want to fake yourself in an interview? :confused:

                                        led mike

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                                          Sreenath Madyastha wrote:

                                          I never succeeded in faking myself in an interview neither in my resume ? But some do and succeed !! What makes them to tick ? Is that a talent by birth ?

                                          One of the most frequently asked questions in interviews in India for fresh candidates (just out of college) is : "Will you stay with us for long, if we select you? Or do you think you'd want to jump into a bigger company?" 100% of the candidates answer : "Yes, I'd stay with you for a long time. I want to get the experience of working in a small company" 99% (approximate) of these people jump jobs 3-6 months after they are hired :-)

                                          Regards, Nish


                                          Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                                          Currently working on C++/CLI in Action for Manning Publications. Also visit the Ultimate Toolbox blog

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                                          True. Though a little bit of a different situation they asked me that in the interview for my current job and I said I wanted to spin out with the project, not stay with the incubating company. They liked that. Also, being on an annual work permit means it is even likilier I won't be sticking with them. They don't mind though what with being a research firm. People come and go here a lot, not out of disatisfaction but just the way the firm is.

                                          regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you

                                          Shog9 wrote:

                                          eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.

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