Job interview

[Bimmerboy91]

:tsk:well, its a bit too late to be telling this, but im going in for an interview tomorrow. i know some basics of an interview. but what throws my basics are the questions that pop up. can anyone tell me of any examples of question they would ask you? maybe in your experience? i got a couple in my head.

[eighteight325is]

What type of job are you interviewing for? Having gone through the dot-com bust as a software engineer I went on a lot of technical interviews and the best advice I can give is that "I don't know the answer" is a perfectly acceptable response along with some sort of affirmation of your ability to locate the answer using various resources in a real-world situation.

Also, there are some people you will interview with that just won't be pleased with anything you say and use the interviewing process to make themselves feel smarter than they are by asking all manner of technical minutia that no competent person would bother retaining in long term memory because the info can be found in 30 seconds with Google.

Be honest, don't be afraid to take 20 seconds and think about your answers, feel free to ask the interviewer to repeat/restate questions you don't understand and you will be fine.

Good luck.

[MattE30]

Get an email address and write a thank you letter after the interview.

[Charlie]

Take the fries out of the grease when the bell rings, "venti" means large.

-Charlie

[Turf1600]

Don't forget you're interviewing them, too. Don't spend all your time trying to sound fancy and not realize you'll be working for assholes if you accept.

[32.5i]

Don't forget you're interviewing them, too. Don't spend all your time trying to sound fancy and not realize you'll be working for assholes if you accept.

best advice.

[Jon325i]

Take the fries out of the grease when the bell rings, "venti" means large.

-Charlie

....and remember to ask "is that for here or to go?" in a congenial fashion.


Jon

[Jscotty]

They might ask you about what your best and worst attributes are. They might even make you "freestyle" and ask you to tell them everything there is to know about you as it relates to the position. They will also probably ask you if you have any questions for them. So you want to be prepared to ask them about the company, the position, and when you can start. Prepare to have something to talk about without being a total chatterbox.

[Bimmerboy91]

im not going to work ina fast food join guys.

its a lens crafters. im not to sure what postion but, i think im going to work in the lab making glasses8). not sure.

[Dave]

Get an email address and write a thank you letter after the interview.

Or get a REAL address, and "gasp" send a real thank you letter and use nice stationery.

[Teaguer]

Or get a REAL address, and "gasp" send a real thank you letter and use nice stationery.

What is this real address , real letter and stationary you speak of ?

[Bimmerboy91]

yea good question.

do i need to bring anything? paperwork, documents?

[schmidty]

Or get a REAL address, and "gasp" send a real thank you letter and use nice stationery.

that would make you an over achiever... and actually requires some effort

[Bimmerboy91]

any paperwork that i need to bring? documents, resume etc

[ivo316]

It depends on the company, but try to be a bit in charge of the interview without being annoying to the interviewer, act as a salesman, you are the product you are triying to sell.
But keep in mind that sometimes the guy who is interviewing is just a looser that knows nothing about the actual job.

Good Luck