Re: vague interview opener questions are irksome

2004-05-05 Thread Uri Guttman
> "JM" == James Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: JM> When I'm the interviewee, I do make a point of asking "why do you JM> like working here/why is this a great place to work?" Usually the JM> answers are pretty generic, but on one memorable occasion the guy JM> flat-out said it was

RE: vague interview opener questions are irksome

2004-05-05 Thread James Moore
When I'm the interviewee, I do make a point of asking "why do you like working here/why is this a great place to work?" Usually the answers are pretty generic, but on one memorable occasion the guy flat-out said it was a bad place to work, he was leaving soon, and he wouldn't recommend taking the

Re: vague interview opener questions are irksome

2004-05-05 Thread Chris Devers
On Wed, 5 May 2004, Steve Leibel wrote: > Nobody ever asks how hard you'll work for them, whether you'll make > their problems your own or turn it off at 5:00pm, whether you'll just > collect a paycheck or whether you'll make everyone around you better. Of course they don't ask questions like tha

Re: vague interview opener questions are irksome

2004-05-05 Thread Ask Bjørn Hansen
On May 5, 2004, at 2:57 PM, Steve Leibel wrote: but I've NEVER been asked, "Are you a hard worker?" or, "Will you help us succeed?" Why is that? Because the answer to those questions are painfully predictable. Really Not Useful. When you get asked "tell me a little bit about what you've been d

Re: vague interview opener questions are irksome

2004-05-05 Thread Steve Leibel
At 9:46 AM -0400 5/5/04, Terrence Brannon wrote: The questions that I hate to hear at the start of an interview are: * "So who is Terrence Brannon" * "Why don't you tell me a little bit about what you've been doing" My desired answer to both of these is "RTFR" - read the $#expletive resume It'

Re: vague interview opener questions are irksome

2004-05-05 Thread Anthony Ettinger
--- Terrence Brannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The questions that I hate to hear at the start of an > interview are: > > * "So who is Terrence Brannon" > > * "Why don't you tell me a little bit about what > you've been doing" > > My desired answer to both of these is "RTFR" - read > the $#ex

Re: vague interview opener questions are irksome

2004-05-05 Thread Adam Turoff
On Wed, May 05, 2004 at 09:46:18AM -0400, Terrence Brannon wrote: > The questions that I hate to hear at the start of an interview are: > > * "So who is Terrence Brannon" > > * "Why don't you tell me a little bit about what you've been doing" These *appear* to be interview questions, but they ar

Re: vague interview opener questions are irksome

2004-05-05 Thread Wiggins d Anconia
> > "Terrence" == Terrence Brannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Terrence> The questions that I hate to hear at the start of an interview are: > Terrence> * "So who is Terrence Brannon" > > Terrence> * "Why don't you tell me a little bit about what you've been doing" > > Terrence> My des

Re: vague interview opener questions are irksome

2004-05-05 Thread John Von Essen
Whenever I get one of those, "Tell me about yourself..." questions, I just ramble on about my classic car. I figure there is a good chance the interviewer might be a car nut too, and if thats the case, I'm set! -John On Wed, 5 May 2004, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: > > "Terrence" == Terrence Br

Re: vague interview opener questions are irksome

2004-05-05 Thread Randal L. Schwartz
> "Terrence" == Terrence Brannon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Terrence> The questions that I hate to hear at the start of an interview are: Terrence> * "So who is Terrence Brannon" Terrence> * "Why don't you tell me a little bit about what you've been doing" Terrence> My desired answer to bot

vague interview opener questions are irksome

2004-05-05 Thread Terrence Brannon
The questions that I hate to hear at the start of an interview are: * "So who is Terrence Brannon" * "Why don't you tell me a little bit about what you've been doing" My desired answer to both of these is "RTFR" - read the $#expletive resume