re Interviewing Strategies

["nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il" <nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il>]

Jim writes:
> I've interviewed with people who were almost sullen

Aha.  That's me.  You walk in the door, I'm already
thinking "What kind of a mistake does it look like 
to hire this person?" 

If you start quoting material from the company's  
website at me, I'm not impressed.  Why should I be?
You haven't learned half a thing from the website, 
compared with what you'll need to learn on the job.

If you say "I solved a challenge just like this in my 
previous job," I think, "Don't go assuming that this job 
is like your previous job, buddy."  

If you exhibit artificial speech or behavior, such
as referring to my company as "we," I assume that your
real personality is something I will rue discovering.

If you send a follow-up note just to say thank you,
I resent having my time wasted and I infer that you
think I'm susceptible to buttering up.

But I'm told I'm not typical.  Put on a happy face
and stay away from people like me, and you should 
do fine.  Just be aware that we're out here.

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  Mark L. Levinson - nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il
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Mark discourses to fellow Israeli techwriters in
The Why of Style, at http://www.elephant.org.il/
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