Reply to: How to crash and burn in an interview

[oscarose]

indeed we do

thanks!

[Bellona]

Got the role today - signed and sealed offer. They were asking for war and peace but because of my contracting experience i.e. solving business issues secured the role after 2nd interview.

We need a boomed thread.

HTH

indeed we do

[oscarose]

We need a boomed thread.

HTH

all hail doodab and spacecadet!!

[suityou01]

Got the role today - signed and sealed offer. They were asking for war and peace but because of my contracting experience i.e. solving business issues secured the role after 2nd interview.

Many thanks indeed to Doodab and SpaceCadet for assisting re: answering the technical questions when in reality that knowledge isn't needed on a day to day basis but demonstrated an ideal overall profile for the job. Many thanks!

We need a boomed thread.

HTH

[oscarose]

Got the role today - signed and sealed offer. They were asking for war and peace but because of my contracting experience i.e. solving business issues secured the role after 2nd interview.

Many thanks indeed to Doodab and SpaceCadet for assisting re: answering the technical questions when in reality that knowledge isn't needed on a day to day basis but demonstrated an ideal overall profile for the job. Many thanks!

[psychocandy]

Try swearing during an interview...

Or waving your knob around...

[oscarose]

Its the English idiom.
Imagine that your sister was a monkey or a chimp, and some other monkey got her knocked up and she had a baby, that would make you the uncle of said monkey.
This is such an unlikely scenario that it is used as a comparative analogy, as in 'If this one chance in a zillion occurrence occurs, then I am a monkeys uncle'

Similarly a rabbits paw is the father of a rabbit. Rabbits being generally hard to find in an IT office 'rubbing the rabbits paw' is a non comparative analogy ofeten used by people to signify that a large amount of luck may be needed, but we are right behind you

[EternalOptimist]

I'm unclear on some of the terms used here in this thread - 'Monkey's uncles' and 'Rabbits paws'??

Its the English idiom.
Imagine that your sister was a monkey or a chimp, and some other monkey got her knocked up and she had a baby, that would make you the uncle of said monkey.
This is such an unlikely scenario that it is used as a comparative analogy, as in 'If this one chance in a zillion occurrence occurs, then I am a monkeys uncle'

Similarly a rabbits paw is the father of a rabbit. Rabbits being generally hard to find in an IT office 'rubbing the rabbits paw' is a non comparative analogy ofeten used by people to signify that a large amount of luck may be needed, but we are right behind you

[oscarose]

Reading the OP a 2nd time I'm now wondering if it was sarcastic?

I'm unclear on some of the terms used here in this thread - 'Monkey's uncles' and 'Rabbits paws'??

[d000hg]

WHS +10,000,000.

Utterly unbelievable bollocks (as usual) there Suity.

Reading the OP a 2nd time I'm now wondering if it was sarcastic?

[Zippy]

Never mind chaps. Better luck next time.

[oscarose]

Balls



That's the spirit!

Cheers - yep, chin up.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained..

[AtW]

Should have exercised your right of substitution and send MF instead...

[oscarose]

sorry to hear - keep smiling !

Thanks - will do!

I was very grateful indeed for the opportunity. Very grateful that I'm still in work and come home to a nice meal

What will be will be - it was a long haul, 90 minutes+

I got on well with the people - a good bunch.

[barrydidit]

Bombed out too!

Balls

Upwards and onwards.

That's the spirit!