so that interview went bad...

[muchado]

FAWK... had a tech support postition interview for Blue Valley USD... definetly bombed that interview

there were two guys "tag teamin" me as one of them put it... Now that makes me feel gay maybe I should sue for sexual harrasment! One of them was likin my answers, and the other made me feel like an idiot. Gawd I hate job interviews--I haven't had one in YEARS because I've always had a connection to get the jobs where I've worked.

 

[Opossum]

Yea I feel the same way.. I had one the other week and had 4 people drilling me and making me do two presentations.. needless to say I haven't been called back. Guess it's just more fuel for the fire under my ass to get up and start my own company.

 

[InDaShop]

Its called good cop, bad cop, and its meant to rattle you.

I interview at the minimum 3 people a week. You know in the 1st 5 minutes if I would hire the guy or not.
I've taken guys in with me to gang interview but its usually because I'm either trying to get my guy comfortable with doing interviews or due to a time constraint 2 of us have to go at the same time.

Don't sweat it. If you ever go through an interview and you feel like you BOMBED it, say something as you are parting. Like "Whew, I appreciate you guys having me in, but I must not be on my "A" game I feel like I BOMBED." Then you can gauge their reaction to the statement. Everyone knows interviews are can be stressful and unsettling, and rarely tell the true picture of who you are.

 

[BamaTJ]

We grill all our candidates here also. They go through multiple interviews in 30 minute intervals and sometimes we use the tag-team method. Wyatt is right, you form your opinion in the first 5. Sometimes people think they bombed it and then they get hired.

 

[CRANK1]

that is true when they hired wyatt at our old company i kept telling them it was a bad move and they didnt listen
to be fair i definitely know within five minutes if the candidate is good for the job or not. my only piece of insight is to make sure you have the interviewer answer your questions as well, so as to kind of put them in the hot seat of telling you why you should come work for them. usually helps you relax a bit too

 

[6uldv8]

I've decided I'm going to start having any potentials take me for a drive........I've decided most people work like they drive!

 

[blacksheep10]

You hiring? I don't drive so what's that say about me
Oh, or do you mean offroad. if you want me to take you for a drive in the sheep we can do that as an interview as well

 

[InDaShop]

So lazy drivers? Explain.....

 

[6uldv8]

I've noticed over the years that my guys around here work like they drive.....the ones that are more aggressive (not really wild)but drive with a purpose usually work that way and do really well.....the slower and more careful concientious(sp?) drivers work well but take forever and a day to turn out their perfect job........the ones that drive the same speed as everyone else and block up the left lane,look confused, not only shouldn't be hired but actually shot on site!

 

[6uldv8]

I've seen you drive Kelly...and I've seen your work ethic....if you ever want to work in an Alabama machine shop you're hired!

 

[muchado]

yea good cop bad cop describes it perfectly. It really rattled my cage---I hate interviews... In the first 5 I think I did good, I told them about myself, etc. The longer it got the more retarded the questions got. We'll see... if not it wasn't meant to be. My mom cried after her interview at Olathe USD and she ended up getting hired. They drilled her and questioned the fact that she hadn't tought in so long (to raise her kids and build her own succesful business in FL)... Sooo we'll see.

It's good to hear that that's a style of interviewing and I'm probably not as much of an idiot as they made me feel.

 

[blacksheep10]

I've noticed over the years that my guys around here work like they drive.....the ones that are more aggressive (not really wild)but drive with a purpose usually work that way and do really well.....the slower and more careful concientious(sp?) drivers work well but take forever and a day to turn out their perfect job........the ones that drive the same speed as everyone else and block up the left lane,look confused, not only shouldn't be hired but actually shot on site!

Okay, I can see your rationale. There are always exceptions. Look at someone that's a reckless squirrel, but is still confused and retarded at work. Sometimes lazy. I've ran across these types and these are the worthless ones.

Rob, good luck on the job hunt.

 

[zr2x350]

Its called good cop, bad cop, and its meant to rattle you.

I interview at the minimum 3 people a week. You know in the 1st 5 minutes if I would hire the guy or not.
I've taken guys in with me to gang interview but its usually because I'm either trying to get my guy comfortable with doing interviews or due to a time constraint 2 of us have to go at the same time.

Don't sweat it. If you ever go through an interview and you feel like you BOMBED it, say something as you are parting. Like "Whew, I appreciate you guys having me in, but I must not be on my "A" game I feel like I BOMBED." Then you can gauge their reaction to the statement. Everyone knows interviews are can be stressful and unsettling, and rarely tell the true picture of who you are.

This is very true. Pretty much they are seeing what reactions you have to their "strategy." The interview process has changed quite a bit in the past 5 years.