People forget that they will probably spend as much, or even more, time with the "team" than they will with their spouse. It is very important that there is a good fit because otherwise, everyone will feel tense or irritated and that can make the work experience less than ideal.
On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Matthew Farwell <[email protected]>wrote: > I agree with what you say Cedric. > > When you interview someone, you need to know if they would be able to do > the job *and* if they would fit in with the current team. > > And this *goes both ways*. Me, as interviewer, I'm seeing if the > interviewee will fit in with the team and could do the job. You, the > interviewee are seeing if you want to do the job and if you want to work > with these people. > > Now, when I do an interview, I want to meet the team. And why not? I'm > going to live quite a lot of my life with them. > > Previously, when I was the interviewee, my focus was on 'passing the > interview'. Now, it's still the same, but now *they* are being interviewed > at the same time. They have to pass the interview as well. > > So I am pleased to eat lunch with the team. I *want* to meet them and talk > to them. > > Matthew Farwell. > > Le 16 novembre 2011 18:47, Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> a écrit : > > This might be part of the problem. An interview is *not* for interviewer >> and candidate to learn from each other. If you go in with this expectation, >> you will be disappointed. The people who interview are not here to teach >> you anything, they are trying to recruit the next member of the team they >> spend forty hours a week working with. It's a big deal and they need to >> make sure they are not hiring the wrong person, because such a mistake will >> have an impact on both their professional and personal lives (working with >> people you don't like or don't respect will have a negative impact on your >> mood when you come home at night). >> >> That's their only goal. >> >> Your only goal should be to impress them. That's it. Not trying to learn >> from them, not trying to teach them anything, just answer their questions >> the best you can. >> >> As for the lunch thing, as Robert pointed out, interviewing someone is >> not just about testing their technical abilities but assessing their social >> fit as well. I would never hire a superstar programmer if I can't enjoy >> chatting over coffee or lunch with them. The topic doesn't really matter, >> it might be 100% code or the latest episode of "Dancing with the stars" for >> all I care, but we both need to be comfortable and feel that the >> conversation is flowing naturally. >> >> Whether you realize it or not, you *are* being interviewed socially every >> time you are asked questions, and the setting can be either during the >> technical session on the board (if there is no lunch in the schedule) or in >> a more relaxed environment such as around a lunch table. >> >> There might be a cultural disconnect here and I can't say I'm familiar >> with the way this is done in Warszawa, but if you end up interviewing with >> American or American-flavored companies, you should really try to learn to >> relax and give a good performance while having lunch with potential future >> coworkers. >> > -- > 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.
