On 10/07/2012 09:03, Chris Angelico wrote:
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Shambhu Rajak
<shambhu.ra...@kpitcummins.com> wrote:
I agree with Christian, a developer should have hobbies other than computer
stuffs. Versatile environment give more
Ability to think differently.
I like playing guitar :-)
Music and programming do go VERY well together. My hobbies include
online roleplaying (Dungeons & Dragons, etc), writing/managing a MUD,
playing the church organ, and arranging 19th-century music. It's not
at all an uncommon pairing.
But would a job interviewer REALLY care that I spend my Sunday
mornings up front, hiding behind two manuals and a set of faulty
pedals? Or would it be of interest that I play the odd video game (and
believe you me, some of the games I play are VERY odd)? If so, I
hereby resign all hope of comprehending job interviews, and will fall
back on Mr Hall Pycroft's notion[1] that there's absolutely no logic
to them at all.
ChrisA
[1] cf Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Stock-Broker's Clerk
Surely the purpose of asking questions about hobbies or similar is to
establish whether or not the person is likely to fit in?
Slightly different tack, you have to get into the interview, i.e. pass
the first thirty seconds test. I recall reading in a book in the local
library of a manager that wouldn't employ people unless they were
wearing a new pair of shoes. Guess they didn't take many people on.
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