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Subject: Re: re Interviewing Strategies
From: "Pro TechWriter" <pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:06:14 -0500

I'll keep it in mind that there are people like you out there :-)

Culturally, being from the South in the US, there is a lot of emphasis on
good manners in communicating with people. So, honestly, working for someone
who thought it was a waste of time to say "thank you" would not be a good
environment for me. I believe that good manners are the "grease" that helps
the wheels turn in my interactions with others.

That's my opinion though. Everyone is different. I prefer getting a thank
you.

PT


On 12/10/06, nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il <nosnivel -at- netvision -dot- net -dot- il> wrote:


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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