People that interview but have no clue how to do it

[MarillionFan]

Sorry suity but I managed to get a CV in with more recent skills than yours

Yes it's mine. I said I had the up to date skills so I could shine during the interview. I start Monday. Just need to find somewhere to stay in Luton now.

[DodgyAgent]

I was head hunted.

When your boss hands out your name to every Recruitment consultant that calls him it is not headhunting he is simply trying to get rid of you

[DodgyAgent]

Yes it's mine. I said I had the up to date skills so I could shine during the interview. I start Monday. Just need to find somewhere to stay in Luton now.

I'll pop the "VSAM for dummies" book in the post tonight.

[mudskipper]

Yes it's mine. I said I had the up to date skills so I could shine during the interview. I start Monday. Just need to find somewhere to stay in Luton now.

Could you send suity as subbie?

[SimonMac]

When your wife hands out your name to every Recruitment consultant that calls it is not headhunting she is simply trying to get rid of you

FTFY

[MarillionFan]

Could you send suity as subbie?

He does burgers. Not foot longs.

[AtW]

He does burgers. Not foot longs.

[bobspud]

Don't they just annoy you? I had a interview this morning for a gig local to me. It is using some pretty old skills, that I haven't used in 10 years, but I reckon I still have it. I did some brushing up, checked out a few forums on these skills and it all started flooding back to me.

So I even research the company a little, just in case. I don't normally go to these lengths, but this role is perfect for me because

a) It pays.
b) It is local.
c) It pays.
d) It pays.

So I did the teleco. Off-shore team dialled in to ask me some technical questions. Not a one. Very airy fairy. If I saw an opportunity to spin the conversation somewhere where I could give a detailed technical answer I did. They still only muttered.

The feedback? The off-shore team were not able to gain an insight into my technical competence and are concerned as I haven't used these skills in over 10 years.

Guys, you have my CV. You can read my CV. You are right I haven't used these skills in over 10 years, but then you knew this before you agreed to interview me. You also did not ask any technically detailed questions. How do you ever intend to hire anyone with confidence in their technical capability without even asking any technical questions???

No cheap shots please, not in the mood for it.

To ask technical questions they need to be technical. If the offshore team is anything like the normal lot one finds. Their technical depth can be measured in microns...

[suityou01]

To ask technical questions they need to be technical. If the offshore team is anything like the normal lot one finds. Their technical depth can be measured in microns...

BobSpud, this rings true. They didn't know how to ask the questions, or gauge my technical understanding because they couldn't. This is why they are off-ish. So if I said "Hi my name is MF and I've been coding in classic asp for 35 years" they would have had no qualms.

Shudder.

[MarillionFan]

BobSpud, this rings true. They didn't know how to ask the questions, or gauge my technical understanding because they couldn't. This is why they are off-ish. So if I said "Hi my name is MF and I've been coding in classic asp for 35 years" they would have had no qualms.

Shudder.

Now you're getting it. Honesty has no place in contracting.