did it. kinda regret doing it now. inevitable
― ||||||||, Thursday, 23 November 2017 16:49 (six years ago) link
said it was bad timing (financial year end) and hadn't had time to properly prepare and didn't want to waste everyone's time. can I say to something along the lines 'if you're still interviewing in dec/jan, let me know. it's the ideal role but was just very unfortunate with the timing'
― ||||||||, Thursday, 23 November 2017 16:53 (six years ago) link
have heard from several people that the application is about the past, the interview is about the future
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 25 January 2018 13:51 (six years ago) link
but i live in the now
― j., Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:21 (six years ago) link
the application is about the misery your past employment bestowed upon you, the interview is about the horrors which lie ahead
― your skeleton is ready to hatch (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:22 (six years ago) link
Tend to agree with bizarro.
Application is partially about the future tho - a cover page can make clear how your values align with the company and how you can see yourself fitting in there. Hopefully that's not too literal
― kolakube (Ross), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:30 (six years ago) link
make sure your cover letter stands out by using an eye-catching font, like comic sans, in a colour which reflects your personality, like lavender
― your skeleton is ready to hatch (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:33 (six years ago) link
you can also add visual interest by breaking up the text with clip art of businesspeople doing business things, eg
https://openclipart.org/download/236805/Businessman-Pointing-To-Graph-On-Monitor.svg
― your skeleton is ready to hatch (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:34 (six years ago) link
All of my application is in the past for sure
― i,CloudiOS (darraghmac), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:41 (six years ago) link
the interview should also be about the past, the idea is that you provide specific examples of how you've demonstrated the competencies required for the position
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Thursday, 25 January 2018 16:09 (six years ago) link
so I 99% completed an application for a post but did not submit it....... & I have been invited for an interview.... -\..o../-
― ||||||||, Saturday, 27 January 2018 23:36 (six years ago) link
I made it to the third and final stage of a job interview, which is a “chemistry meet” where I’ll meet the five people I’m going to manage and my co-managers.
I’ve done one of these before, as a team member not a candidate, and it was excruciating. I consider myself quite sociable and chatty but I can turn into an overpleasing dingbat when conversation gets awkward.
Any hints/experience? Definitely more nervous about this than the two other interviews...
― Chuck_Tatum, Thursday, 15 November 2018 15:25 (five years ago) link
BreatheRelaxLess is more
― calstars, Thursday, 15 November 2018 15:36 (five years ago) link
think of some cool orders to give them, to show them how fun it will be to do your bidding
― j., Friday, 16 November 2018 03:29 (five years ago) link
I have been jobhunting.
Note: I don't, strictly speaking, need to, because I already have a job. I just want a different one, and there are a bunch out there (for my particular niche type of work). I know this is a ridiculously privileged situation to be in.
That said, it IS a bit surreal - not just because everything is phones and zooms and teams and stuff, but because basically no one knows what tf is happening, so a lot of things are tentative. Thoughts in no particular order:
1. Almost every company has an online application; some are better than others.- Sometimes you upload your resume and that's pretty much it. A+.- Sometimes you upload your resume and the tool parses it successfully. B+.- Sometimes you upload your resume and the tool parses it middlingly well - you still have to go in and correct/edit to correspond with reality. C.- Sometimes you upload your resume and then you STILL have to manually enter every fricking thing. D-.
2. I have told a LOT of companies about my gender, race/ethnicity, disability status, and veteran-ness. This is fine and I understand why they collect the data but it's pretty repetitive and I find myself wishing for a way to do it all with one button.
3. I have talked to a LOT of initial screener interviewers (generally, recruiters or other HR types). These conversations generally go well. But the second phase (of talking to a person who actually understands the work) is usually slow to materialize. Because people are busy having, y'know, jobs.
4. Every potential calculation of whether/when to say yes is fraught. If I accept the first offer I will forever wonder whether I should have held out longer. If I reject an offer I will forever wonder if I should have taken it.
― I bless Bad Brains down in Africa (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 22 May 2020 20:27 (three years ago) link
Friend just got a new gig, depends on the industry I guess
― calstars, Friday, 22 May 2020 22:02 (three years ago) link