Reply to: Interviewers that don't understand contractors

[amcdonald]

probably you were the only interviewee who had the balls to do so. Fretting about offending during an interview should be reserved for those with tourettes

It was a typical new media agency, they're always so busy with clients their own sites are either hideously dated, overengineered or just plain tulip

[Old Greg]

Lose the attitude son, and you may just have a chance.

Hush, now, you silly.

[Spacecadet]

I've told clients their website is tulipe and still got the contract

probably you were the only interviewee who had the balls to do so. Fretting about offending during an interview should be reserved for those with tourettes

[Churchill]

I'm am currently (or am meant to be currently) spending an inordinate amount of time preparing for an interview for a not very big contract. It's not I.T. related but business change and I need to know about the topic. I could do with the contract as the experience will open doors for me.

Lose the attitude son, and you may just have a chance.

[Sysman]

But it told you how it viewed itself.

Aye, a good point. That would have given me some good questions for the interviewers.

[Old Greg]

I have a look but don't think I've ever spent more than 5 minutes doing background reading.
Either they need someone to do the needful or they don't

I'm am currently (or am meant to be currently) spending an inordinate amount of time preparing for an interview for a not very big contract. It's not I.T. related but business change and I need to know about the topic. I could do with the contract as the experience will open doors for me.

[Churchill]

Last 2 suits I bought was in Singapore

But did you ask the tailor where he sees himself in "n" years time?

[Spacecadet]

Where do you buy your suits?

Last 2 suits I bought was in Singapore

[Spacecadet]

I always have a look at the website of a company I interview with, I also like to do a bit of background reading and work out who their main competitors are and so on.

I have a look but don't think I've ever spent more than 5 minutes doing background reading.
Either they need someone to do the needful or they don't

[Old Greg]

The last time I looked up the website for a prospective client it was full of words like synergy and global leader, but actually told me diddly squat about what the company did.

But it told you how it viewed itself.

[Sysman]

They said "You hopefully have learnt a lot about us from our web site and done a bit of research"

The last time I looked up the website for a prospective client it was full of words like synergy and global leader, but actually told me diddly squat about what the company did.

[doodab]

Do you ask the same of your plumber, tailor, motor insurance broker?

Yes. I try to avoid dealing with people who don't take any pride or satisfaction from their work, because it shows. This is particularly true of a craftsmen such as a plumber or a tailor. The best craftspeople, artists, engineers and scientists are and always have been passionate about what they do.

[Churchill]

Tailor!? We're not in Singapore y'know!!

Where do you buy your suits?

[PinkPoshRat]

Do you ask the same of your plumber, tailor, motor insurance broker?

Tailor!? We're not in Singapore y'know!!

[Halo Jones]

We're all in it for the money. Anyone who says different is lying. HTH.

So true of any industry