I would say, you bumped really hard into the cultural differences between US and Eastern Europe (which is where, I assume by your name, you come from)
The point of having an interview over lunch is to have an interview in a less formal setting, where both parties can get to know each other a little bit more and can get a feel of weather their personalities match and such. You can substitute that with some other informal setting, if having lunch does not suite you. I don't know about you, but I for one hardly feel any stress in the job interview, mostly due to the realization that an interview is just as much about me interviewing my potential employers as it is about them interviewing me. Oh, there is some stress for sure, for it is always an unfamiliar grounds I am exploring, but since I realized this, the stress level is mostly down on the level of my usual comfort zone. I haven't listened to the podcast yet, but to me it seems that you have strong reactions to some poor interview experiences in the recent past and whatever your complaints are, it looks to me you clearly overreacted on the account of your personal experiences, not on the account of the interview tips and tricks themselves, which are for the most part and in the ideal setting geared towards finding someone to work with who is both, smart, gets things done and who is kindred spirit so to speak. A job interview is always about building a team, not about grading people and discarding unfit. So if you get rejected by an interview, you can always take it as a signal that you would not have most likely want to work in this place in the first place. As you said yourself - stress is unhealthy and I would recommend you to follow your own advice and not to stress over the things that are out of your hands any way... kolmapäev, 16. november 2011 19:09.17 UTC+2 kirjutas koczyslaw bydlak: > > 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/X8cxLkXf4pMJ. 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.
