Two offers at once! Something I've never had. It does sound more probable than winning the lottery though!
Nice trick. And it's great to know which direction you're likely to err in!
Over the years I've learned that most interviewers dislike and are terrible at interviewing and that they really are scared also (of getting someone horrible). I don't really get nerves anymore.
What I get is the problem of how to answer stupid questions without rolling my eyes or being too much of a smart-ass. Describe myself in one word? Multi-dimensional. What is my worst flaw? Argh. I did like the advice I read somewhere to do sort of what politicians do. Figure out ahead of time what they really need to know about you, and for each question, figure out which of those things to tell them.
I also had a plan for the illegal questions, though I never got one. I would have said, "I don't think you're allowed to ask that, but I don't think that's your real question. If your worried about [related legitimate worry], then I can assure you that [whatever I can assure them of].
My main trick was try to figure out a way to make the interview not be a complete waste of time. For example, if the interviewee is doing things on the computer, I like to point out any keyboard shortcut I know about for something the person is doing.
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on 2015-04-12 07:09 pm (UTC)Nice trick. And it's great to know which direction you're likely to err in!
Over the years I've learned that most interviewers dislike and are terrible at interviewing and that they really are scared also (of getting someone horrible). I don't really get nerves anymore.
What I get is the problem of how to answer stupid questions without rolling my eyes or being too much of a smart-ass. Describe myself in one word? Multi-dimensional. What is my worst flaw? Argh. I did like the advice I read somewhere to do sort of what politicians do. Figure out ahead of time what they really need to know about you, and for each question, figure out which of those things to tell them.
I also had a plan for the illegal questions, though I never got one. I would have said, "I don't think you're allowed to ask that, but I don't think that's your real question. If your worried about [related legitimate worry], then I can assure you that [whatever I can assure them of].
My main trick was try to figure out a way to make the interview not be a complete waste of time. For example, if the interviewee is doing things on the computer, I like to point out any keyboard shortcut I know about for something the person is doing.