Reply to: Interview questions/Success rate of your interview

[speling bee]

I had the same thing for a 3 month contract which ended up being 2 years. Correct answer is always "In 5 years, I'll be nobbing your missus".

FTFY

[Manz]

Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?










(This was for a 3 month contract)

I had the same thing for a 3 month contract which ended up being 2 years. Correct answer is always "In 5 years, I'll be your boss".

[d000hg]

Can't remember the last time I interviewed for a job. Before my contracting career though.

Here's a nice piece of trivia... I've never got a contract I interviewed for but I have been in contract just about non-stop since I started in 2007.

[MicrosoftBob]

i went for a job in an architects gaff.

Ewwww that must have been a bit sweaty

[speling bee]

Ask Anne Widdicombe how she'd got so lost.

She was trying to find her virginity.

[norrahe]

Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?










(This was for a 3 month contract)

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

Have you been asked any funny questions?

How many interviews you attend to get a job generally?

How would you guess outcome of the interview will be?

1) No

2) 100%

3) See 2) above

[vetran]

i went for a job in an architects gaff. The IT manager asked me some general questions then showed my a real problem with an sql query.
He got me a mega ham salad barm while i fixed his query.
Mega impressed, he hoiks me into the bosses office. everyone was happy

then he says to me quietly £350 a day is a joke, we both know that. what will you do it for really ?

I was looking at the screen, it said 'save changes Y/N'

£500 of course

you got a free sandwich!

[EternalOptimist]

i went for a job in an architects gaff. The IT manager asked me some general questions then showed my a real problem with an sql query.
He got me a mega ham salad barm while i fixed his query.
Mega impressed, he hoiks me into the bosses office. everyone was happy

then he says to me quietly £350 a day is a joke, we both know that. what will you do it for really ?

I was looking at the screen, it said 'save changes Y/N'

[doodab]

Ask Anne Widdicombe how she'd got so lost.

I saw her on Sloan St once.

[mudskipper]

Ask Anne Widdicombe how she'd got so lost.

[speling bee]

What would you do if you saw a battleship in a forest

Invoice it.

[Underscore Pt2]

I also dont understand this interview word. I finish a peice of work, i then call some people, find another peice of work, agree a contract. kick on.

[wonderboy]

How would you guess outcome of the interview will be?

Quite simply, if they leave the interview with the impression that you are "better" than they are (in some fuzzy, not only technical sense (could be better looking, could be better dressed, could be brand names on your CV, could be more articulate)) then you get the job, otherwise, you fall prey to the pet prejudices of the most senior interviewer and they backwards rationalise the rejection (usually to a failure in some niche technical area that could be learned within a single day) .

The more I look at the way humans treat each other in different settings (governments, companies, interviews, dating, the playground etc), the more it all looks exactly the same.

[TheFaQQer]

Have you been asked any funny questions?

No.

How many interviews you attend to get a job generally?

One

How would you guess outcome of the interview will be?

If I feel the interview has gone well, then it generally has; if I feel the interview didn't go well, then it generally hasn't. The latter is rarer than the former.