Probably not, but if you don't try, then you are basing a decision on nothing. And it is hard to hide things from lots of eyes. My favorite job was after 6 hours of interviewing with a total of 12 people. You can bet that they all sat in a room and discussed a great many things about me. There can still be problems with the decision, but the chances are less likely if you give it a good try.
That interview was the hardest one I have ever gone through. But then, so did everyone else I worked with. That meant everyone had to be that good and get through the process. You might not like it, but it is done for a reason. It is expensive for a company to hire someone. And making a mistake not only looses money, but time which cannot be regained. As a side note, I just want to mention that this is a public forum and potential employers do search the Internet. On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 4:44 PM, koczyslaw bydlak <[email protected]>wrote: > > but can you really interview for that? I know a lot of people that are > great and amazing, but can also be ..... not so great when they are > pissed off/annoyed or disagree about something. I know one guy that > just won't speak to you if he's pissed off at you. it can take days > for him to come down. > > plus you cannot expect person to be the same at work as he's on a > interview. I'm not, I even shave for interviews! > > > On 17 Lis, 18:42, Robert Casto <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 Castowww.robertcasto.comwww.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. > > -- Robert Casto www.robertcasto.com www.sellerstoolbox.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. 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