Reply to: Hope I don't get this one!

[MyUserName]

My hobby of sword and shield fighting is usually a popular talking point. We talked about it almost exclusively at one interview as the MD was a history nut and the technical leader played WoW and wanted to know how different weapons and armour measured up.

Another interviewer asked about it and then mentioned a show he had seen which was one where I had fought at.

I got offered both of those (perm positions).

Once for a contract myself and the head programmer had a mutual friend who did the same shows. He offered me the gig but got over ruled by his boss :-(

[TestMangler]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to EternalOptimist again.

These three hobbies are a regular feature in my interviews Amazingly, in all these years, no one has ever recognised it !

One of my other favourites, especially if I don't want the gig, is the 'Worlds best c**t kicker-inner' (from Derek & Clive. Rarely gets a laugh at an interview

[stek]

last time I answered that question he said, 'ah you let yourself down a bit there. Golfs not very popular around here'

That's summarising Proust!

[EternalOptimist]

last time I answered that question he said, 'ah you let yourself down a bit there. Golfs not very popular around here'

[Spacecadet]

What did you answer?

World peace, 2.5 kids, 3 holidays a year & a season ticket at Old Trafford.

[original PM]

I have had two interviews this week. One was a technical test to which I hit a wall as my Qt environment locked and would not debug so I had to email the code to myself and reboot into windows - which then crashed. Eventually I got MSDEV working and ran out of time. Sent what I had, emailed the agent and Windows crashed again. Luckily I did not want the job but I did want the test experience, which I have now added to the list of sample programs that I can quickly write.

Today's was one over the phone with someone sitting in a horribly echoy room. Got the old 'describe yourself in 3 words question' I stick with the reply 'resourceful, vengeful, violent'. Still it was experience and I have bagged the questions and added them to my interview revision doc for when I get an interview I want after the gig here finishes.

Better than you

normally shuts that stupid line of questioning though

not had many gigs for a while mind so maybe there is a problem with it!

[MyUserName]

I remember a mate of mine telling me about an interview where he was asked 'what do you like about the environment here?'

He said 'I like the way everyone is on first name terms, like I was saying to, errr, wotsisname.....'

Classsic!

[MaryPoppins]

Just had an interview from hell

The first question asked?


To make matters worse he had half an egg yolk down the front of his shirt, he stank of BO and had a hair cut even Duncan Goodhew wouldn't envy

What did you answer?

[stek]

Hope I don't get this one!

I remember a mate of mine telling me about an interview where he was asked 'what do you like about the environment here?'

He said 'I like the way everyone is on first name terms, like I was saying to, errr, wotsisname.....'

[MyUserName]

I have had two interviews this week. One was a technical test to which I hit a wall as my Qt environment locked and would not debug so I had to email the code to myself and reboot into windows - which then crashed. Eventually I got MSDEV working and ran out of time. Sent what I had, emailed the agent and Windows crashed again. Luckily I did not want the job but I did want the test experience, which I have now added to the list of sample programs that I can quickly write.

Today's was one over the phone with someone sitting in a horribly echoy room. Got the old 'describe yourself in 3 words question' I stick with the reply 'resourceful, vengeful, violent'. Still it was experience and I have bagged the questions and added them to my interview revision doc for when I get an interview I want after the gig here finishes.

[shaunbhoy]

Actually it's smegma.

ftfy

[MarillionFan]

Nah, MF

Actually it's mayo.

[geoffreywhereveryoumaybe]

Go on tell us - what was your answer?

[norrahe]

SAS is hiring?

Nah, MF

[stek]

Hope I don't get this one!

Just had an interview from hell

The first question asked?


To make matters worse he had half an egg yolk down the front of his shirt, he stank of BO and had a hair cut even Duncan Goodhew wouldn't envy

SAS is hiring?