I don't think I have much to at to what dann said but do some research on the company and ask questions about it to show your enthusiasm, show them they you really are into this job and want it.
Maybe I'm just too old fashion, but what parent allows their child (at that age) to walk around wearing a shirt like that? Jeez... -noclue
IMO interviews are so outdated. People can ace the interview but are totally useless. The questions; Describe yourself. What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? What is your role in a team environment? Give an example of a difficult situation and how you solved it? How do you resolve a conflict, are so generic and it comes to a point where the interviewee have all those answers mesmerize. I cringed every time I hear "my weakness is spending too much time on details". My company uses a different approach in hiring someone. During our hiring process we invite 2-3 candidates into the office to "work" for a day. We have weekly team meeting on Mondays and the candidates participate in these meeting. After the meeting each candidates follows a sub-team and they are evaluated by their peers. The candidates are compensated for travel, lunch and a small stipend. The candidates usually work on the internal library/documentation. This process serve 3 purposes; 1) help us find the most capable employee, 2) doing some less than desirable work, 3) evaluate the current employees and see who would be a good candidate to promote.
Thanks for all the advice, definitely helps. Also, what do you guys think about offering to work for free for a week to show that you really are suitable? Does it sound too desperate? Obviously I wouldnt do that for just any old job...but suppose it was a job that you really really liked?
^ shouldn't do that. comes off as desperation, and they don't like it. if you offered to work for free, you wont be able to have them start paying you. they don't do volunteers.
whatsup with that dann? a good way is to ask questions about your position and co. this way you are showing interest and youll get to know more about your new employer.
i don't understand why people write obvious shit like that, when previous pages consists of elaborate responses. it smells of troll to me.
I've done a lot of interviews. One of the best ways to answer is to make yourself stand out. You need to answer your questions by showing them what you can do for them. As well, write thank you notes
Maybe google the firm and find the firm's homepage. See them though and note down the firm's "plan for the future", firm's area of operating (countries the firm are down business with), how big the firm (in term of stock prizes, employers and so on) are. Maybe also try to check the dresscode of the firm (Don't want to either "overdress" (meaning to fancy suit ect.) or "underdress" (hiphop) yourself), since the clothes plays a large role (first hand impression). Hope the tips can help
