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And all these years I thought IT meant Incontinence Training.'Orwell's 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual'. -
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You expect the agent to call you to say you flunked. Get real, they never do that. You will never hear from that agent again.Originally posted by Liability View PostWell I went anyway!
...messed up and now Id expect a call tomorrow afternoon telling me I was not successful.Comment
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Originally posted by SantaClaus View PostAnd all these years I thought IT meant Incontinence Training.
Its people like you who give us profishinals a bad smell.
Ho Ho Ho - my Arse.Comment
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The standard answer to that is that I don't often ring myself up.Originally posted by zeitghostI had an interview once where I had trouble remembering my own phone number...
Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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I did some interviewing for the NHS for BI contract roles and was actually shocked when on two separate occasions candidates answered their phones during an interview.
We also had one chap who, when asked what he understood by the term Business Intelligence said,
"It's about seeing pens for sale in one shop at £1 and in another shop for 70p and buying the cheaper ones!"
After that, it was a short interview
I'm sorry, but I'll make no apologies for this
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Ha! I thought you said 'penis' for a minute there.Originally posted by Pogle View PostI did some interviewing for the NHS for BI contract roles and was actually shocked when on two separate occasions candidates answered their phones during an interview.
We also had one chap who, when asked what he understood by the term Business Intelligence said,
"It's about seeing pens for sale in one shop at £1 and in another shop for 70p and buying the cheaper ones!"
After that, it was a short interview
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Was his previous role working on a checkout in ASDA?Originally posted by Pogle View PostI did some interviewing for the NHS for BI contract roles and was actually shocked when on two separate occasions candidates answered their phones during an interview.
We also had one chap who, when asked what he understood by the term Business Intelligence said,
"It's about seeing pens for sale in one shop at £1 and in another shop for 70p and buying the cheaper ones!"
After that, it was a short interview
The cycle of life: born > learn > work > learn > dead.Comment
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I interview candidates for client permy roles pretty frequently, I never see them as competition.
In my experience clients usually see the contractor as a subject matter expert and better able to evaluate the true level of the candidates technical skills and knowledge. I can spot a bull sh*tter / blagger within a couple of questions
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