Being uncomfortable, nervous, and stressed goes with doing something new usually. Well, some people take it more easily than others. Interviews are extra stressful but I think the lunch discussion is good for the HR part of the interview. They need to know if your personality will fit with the rest of the group. You could be great technically, top of the field, and be a bomb waiting to go off. There is more to hiring than finding the right technical skills.
One interview process I went through took 6 hours with 2 people each hour and for lunch I was told about some places nearby and sent off on my own. It was in a town over 2000 miles from home. I would have enjoyed the company during that lunch as I had no clue where to go, what was in the area, or anything. I did take that job by the way. :) On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 12:09 PM, koczyslaw bydlak <[email protected]>wrote: > I disagree about lunch interview. for me that is forcing person into a > situation that might be uncomfortable for him. at my current work > place half of the people makes food themself (its cheaper and > healthier). plus as interviewee you don't have a choice. if someone > ask you is "could we do lunch interview?" - can you really say "no"? > you can, but it might cost you the job and you might not get that job, > because you're "not a team player". > > plus being stressed when you are eating is not healthy. I bet it must > be uncomfortable for everybody - its like doing anything first time. > everybody is used to normal interview process and that is hard enough. > we CANNOT prepare for a interview. I was once asked how MsSQL database/ > index files are stored (or something like that). not knowing what you > will be asked is stressful. > > P.S. maybe I'm a little sensitive about job interview, but I just had > one too many. most of them are with morons as interviewers (my > impression). I can only remember few good ones (where I and > interviewer learn something from each other). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- Robert Casto www.robertcasto.com www.sellerstoolbox.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
