Originally posted by Gentile
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Had my first 'bad' interview in years yesterday
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Originally posted by nomadd View PostIt's Americanisms like that which lost you the role.
Try Cool Britannia in the future.Comment
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Originally posted by Gentile View PostOne of the places I got a gig in the past was the FCO (where my DV comes from), which is full of Old Wykehamists and only about 1-in-250 get through, so I think I might be alright with trotting out the odd Americanism for comedic effect.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostWinchester College; that's produced some top class foreign office chaps. The last Rajah of Sarawak, who did a fine line in slaughtering headhunters while calling them murderers. Sir Oswald Mosley. One of the founders of the IRA. Lovely place.
* comedic effect again.Comment
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Originally posted by Gentile View PostThat's one of the reasons I dislike coffee shop interviews too. They're generally not great environments to discuss ClientCo's confidential business requirements, or your private work history. This particular instance wasn't too bad, since it was the client's own on-site facility, and there was nothing from their end being discussed that should have needed to be kept confidential from other users of the facility. And, they stuck to asking me about my technical skills, and didn't venture into more private matters like day rate. I still find that coffee shop interviews wrench you out of that "professional" zone that more private settings facilitate, though. It's easy to allow yourself forget you're discussing a business proposal with a client and not having a casual conversation with your pals, when the people at the next table are doing exactly that. I guess that's part of what coffee shop interviews are designed to do: so the interviewers can see you as more than a CV and a skillset. Whether that's a valuable insight to obtain or not is open to debate.
I can think of a whole host of other things I may want to discuss in confidence and not have every tom dick and harriet catching snippets here and there.
Maybe next time I'll decline an interview in such surroundings!I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!Comment
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Originally posted by Gentile View PostWikipedia's great, *innit?
* comedic effect again.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostI am the type of person who actually enjoys going for interviews (perhaps one of the reasons I am more suited to contracting).
Over the last 8 years I believe I have attended in excess of 70 interviews although a fair few of them were for industrial placement at uni and Grad jobs.I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!Comment
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I don't mind where the interviews are, I even had one outside sat on a picnic table at a busy service station (and that was my suggestion!)
I leave details like working from home and the rest till after the interview. I might mention them during the interview but I prefer to discuss those with the upper hand of having an offer on the table.Coffee's for closersComment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostExcellent indeed. But then I knew to look up Wykehamists as even in the weird surroundings of my crap public school, Wykehamists were reputed to be pervs, fascists and terrorists.
There's a thing – ironically known as the "Wykehamist Fallacy" in diplomatic circles – whereby if you've only ever got experience of dealing with people from your own limited social, economic and ethical sphere, you're more likely to underestimate and misperceive the intentions of others. It's that inability to get into people from other background's heads that can make diplomats ineffective.Comment
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Originally posted by Gentile View PostThere's a thing – ironically known as the "Wkyehamist Fallacy" in diplomatic circles – whereby if you've only ever got experience of dealing with people from your own limited social, economic and ethical sphere, you're more likely to underestimate and misperceive the intentions of others. It's that inability to get into people from other background's heads that can make diplomats ineffective.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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