I really appreciate this article! So many people go to interviews and are obviously unprepared. The simple fact that a person is unprepared for the given task is an obvious show on their personality. This goes for just about anything, not just interviewing. Would you just walk into a test without going to class first? Would you try to fly a plane full of people without first being taught how? So why would you go to an interview without knowing whats expected.
- Know that an interview is a 2 way street. Have questions to ask the interviewers, if they ask you silly algorithm questions, have them explain to you how they use those algorithms in the workplace.
- Make sure the job your interviewing is a place you can fit into, not just the other way around.
- If you don't know something they are asking, just be upfront and say you don't know it, then ask them what it is and how its used at their company. Take note of this for future interviews.
- Don't let the interviewer lead the interview the entire time.
- For those of you haters that don't like the B-list idea, you could ask your peers that work at other places to interview you. (Interesting idea for a startup? Mock interview company? :)
I don't think this analogy makes sense. I HAVE flown professionally for 6 years and now I'm jumping through cargo-cult like hoops to show that to a new airline.
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I really appreciate this article! So many people go to interviews and are obviously unprepared. The simple fact that a person is unprepared for the given task is an obvious show on their personality. This goes for just about anything, not just interviewing. Would you just walk into a test without going to class first? Would you try to fly a plane full of people without first being taught how? So why would you go to an interview without knowing whats expected.
- Know that an interview is a 2 way street. Have questions to ask the interviewers, if they ask you silly algorithm questions, have them explain to you how they use those algorithms in the workplace.
- Make sure the job your interviewing is a place you can fit into, not just the other way around.
- If you don't know something they are asking, just be upfront and say you don't know it, then ask them what it is and how its used at their company. Take note of this for future interviews.
- Don't let the interviewer lead the interview the entire time.
- For those of you haters that don't like the B-list idea, you could ask your peers that work at other places to interview you. (Interesting idea for a startup? Mock interview company? :)
I don't think this analogy makes sense. I HAVE flown professionally for 6 years and now I'm jumping through cargo-cult like hoops to show that to a new airline.