Re: Vague interview openers redux

On Wed, Oct 06, 2004 at 11:38:52AM -0700, James Moore ([email protected]) wrote:
> I think I have to disagree with Andy at least based on the nutshell version
> of his thesis.

You're not really disagreeing, except on timeframes.


> An interview is the time to figure out the intersection of you wanting the
> job and them wanting you.  Of those two, the first is clearly the more
> important.  If you figure out that you in fact don't want the job, whether
> or not they want you isn't interesting.

I would suggest that you should have a pretty good idea of whether you
want the job before you even send a resume, much less go in for an
interview.

Everything else I agree with.  Yes, you should go into the interview
with questions that confirm whether the place is for you.  It should be
confirmation, not fact-finding.  Your fact finding should be done well
before the interview.

I think if you'll read the slides, we're not that far off.

http://www.petdance.com/perl/advice-for-job-seekers.pdf 

xoxo,
Andy

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