Re: vague interview opener questions are irksome
[email protected] ((Randal L. Schwartz))
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>>>>> "Terrence" == Terrence Brannon <[email protected]> writes: Terrence> The questions that I hate to hear at the start of an interview are: Terrence> * "So who is Terrence Brannon" Terrence> * "Why don't you tell me a little bit about what you've been doing" Terrence> My desired answer to both of these is "RTFR" - read the $#expletive resume My response would be <voice style="trump">You're Fired!</voice>. I know that your resume gives data about you, but that's you on paper. If you are wanting to work with me, and you can't give me an easy answer to a question you surely know the answer for, I'm not really sure how you'll do on the tougher questions. Not everything is numbers. People skills are important. This has been pointed out to me nearly every time I forget it. :) -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <[email protected]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training!