Reply to: Failed at interview for the first time

[Zippy]

had to help with a telephone interview a couple months back for another contractor - led with the give us an overview of what youve been doing over the last couple of years and the stupid twunt waffled for 25 minutes non stop and got back to the early 1980's before team manager could get a word in. I spent the rest of the interview laughing with the mute button on

sorry if that was you out there..................

Arrgghhh. You utter barsteward!

[jimjamuk]

had to help with a telephone interview a couple months back for another contractor - led with the give us an overview of what youve been doing over the last couple of years and the stupid twunt waffled for 25 minutes non stop and got back to the early 1980's before team manager could get a word in. I spent the rest of the interview laughing with the mute button on

sorry if that was you out there..................

[JoJoGabor]

It's wierd though; feeling disappointed about being turned down for a role that I'm not really sure I wanted.

Thing is, I've been in the position of interviewing people myself; I've always read the CV first, turned up on time prepared with some questions about somebody's skills and then given them a chance to tell me what they can do for a team; I tend to think if you don't prepare to interview somebody properly you don't deserve to get the right people.

Absolutely right - if you got that impression from the interview, you would hate working for them for any length of time - I've accepted a role after a bad interview, in fact I did that once when the interviewer stood me up on a phone interview - twice!! Then was 20 minutes late for the third time!! I got talked into going for it anyway by the agent and as expected, the "manager" was never there - an absolute nightmare I wish I had just walked away from after being stood up the first time.

[Menelaus]

You did the right thing, it's an interview so you go suited and booted regardless of internal policy once you get the job (exception - new media type places...

... where the "face-flushed-newly-wasted" look is, I believe, de rigeur

[Scary]

Oh dear that has happened to me. Turned up in a very expensive suit and everyone else was wearing (probably much more expensive) casual gear.
I looked like one of the receptionists.

You did the right thing, it's an interview so you go suited and booted regardless of internal policy once you get the job (exception - new media type places).

[Mich the Tester]

Rejection is hard to handle at first but you get used to it (trust me)

Face! Bovvered?

[Zippy]

Rejection is hard to handle at first but you get used to it (trust me)

[Mich the Tester]

You know this for fact? Is this what the pimp said? Lame reason if so.

It might have as much to do with the pimp; two pimps claimed to have offered my CV in the past and I was kept 'on file'; one of the pimps was making phone calls to the program manager (whom I didn't meet) complaining he'd been passed by.

Add to that; the 'Test Manager' was actually a 'Change Manager' who'd been moved into testing in a reorganisation; he might have been a bit concerned about hiring someone who clearly knew 100 times as much about testing as he did.

Still, I have 2 weeks off then can do some more work at home for current client; in between I can work on Plan B AND enjoy the cricket.

It's wierd though; feeling disappointed about being turned down for a role that I'm not really sure I wanted.

Thing is, I've been in the position of interviewing people myself; I've always read the CV first, turned up on time prepared with some questions about somebody's skills and then given them a chance to tell me what they can do for a team; I tend to think if you don't prepare to interview somebody properly you don't deserve to get the right people.

[BrilloPad]

I once interviewed someone who did not let me get a word in edgeways for an hour : and that was just what he was doing last 4 years. I let him carry on as was interested to see when he would stop.

[Menelaus]

No matter how good you are, no matter how perfect your interview performance, there are some interviews that just won't work out.

WHS. Especially if the interviewer is a twat, as this one appears to have been done.

My interview technique is designed to put people on the back foot from the off; I'll sit opposite of them, pick up my copy of their CV, tell them I haven't read it and don't intend to, but tell them that I want them to tell me what's in it.

[suityou01]

Oh well, I've been for interview and failed it for the first time in 10 years or so; the chappy spent 55 of the 60 minutes talking at me and then turned me down as I interrupted him a couple of times; I think if I hadn't I wouldn't have been able to tell him anything about myself. As well as that, he hadn't even read my CV before the interview.

Shall learn and just keep my mouth shut for 60 minutes next time I meet a character like that.

Still, it saves me a problem as I can still do 3 weeks work spread out between now and end of august on current project.

I guess it had to happen sometime.

You know this for fact? Is this what the pimp said? Lame reason if so.

[Zippy]

You do have a point there, or two in fact. Agent told me it was a suits and ties place and the guy was wearing jeans. Plus; I'm serious, I wouldn't have got a word in if I hadn't politely interrupted; seeing as he hadn't even taken the trouble to read my CV AND turned up late you're probably right about the 'inconsiderate knob' bit.

Oh dear that has happened to me. Turned up in a very expensive suit and everyone else was wearing (probably much more expensive) casual gear.
I looked like one of the receptionists.

[swamp]

No matter how good you are, no matter how perfect your interview performance, there are some interviews that just won't work out.

[Mich the Tester]

Are you sure it wasn't your suit?

Never mind, you wouldn't want to work with an inconsiderate knob like that anyway.

You do have a point there, or two in fact. Agent told me it was a suits and ties place and the guy was wearing jeans. Plus; I'm serious, I wouldn't have got a word in if I hadn't politely interrupted; seeing as he hadn't even taken the trouble to read my CV AND turned up late you're probably right about the 'inconsiderate knob' bit.

[Zippy]

Oh well, I've been for interview and failed it for the first time in 10 years or so; the chappy spent 55 of the 60 minutes talking at me and then turned me down as I interrupted him a couple of times; I think if I hadn't I wouldn't have been able to tell him anything about myself. As well as that, he hadn't even read my CV before the interview.

Shall learn and just keep my mouth shut for 60 minutes next time I meet a character like that.

Still, it saves me a problem as I can still do 3 weeks work spread out between now and end of august on current project.

I guess it had to happen sometime.

Are you sure it wasn't your suit?

Never mind, you wouldn't want to work with an inconsiderate knob like that anyway.