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[Rick Tomaschuk]

Ouch, I feel for you Ken but I wouldn't put too much value in HR people.
Many of them have meaningless degrees in irrelevant subjects and are
often hired for their looks to dress up the office. You were simply at
the wrong company. I once had an interview with an HR person for a job.
The bit*h (maybe the same one ;) )raked me over the coals before I had a
chance to open my mouth. Having quickly evaluated the company and
situation I behaved (while having some fun in the process) in such a
bizarre manner that no self respecting loser would hire me. My reason
for this behavior was that if a company treats you poorly at first
meeting imagine what it would be like to work there ...yikes!!! Run,
don't walk away!!!. Yes I know many theories exist on how HR people
evaluate your personality through stressful situations, but who needs
that? Not me. Courtesy first then evaluation afterward. Don't take their
crap, fire something back. Set the tone for the interview. Your are also
interviewing them to see if you want to work there. You're better off
checking out another company through networking with professionals which
may require some schmoozing skills development. Get to know the OWNER or
PRESIDENT of the company first if possible.
Regards,
RickT
http://www.TorontoNUI.ca

On Sat, 2006-06-17 at 14:46 -0400, Ken Burtch wrote:
> This month I talk about dealing with depression if you are a programmer.
> 
> "In 2005, I went for a job interview at a company in Niagara area which
> manufacturers equipment for dentists. The receptionist said I was the
> most polite and pleasant candidate they had interviewed. I walked into
> the meeting room to talk with the HR person. With too much make-up,
> over-styled hair and flirty-but-fashionable clothes, she looked like
> someone who wanted to be a regular on "Sex in the City". "Our company,"
> she said, "has offices in major American cities." You could almost hear
> her add, "And I won't be stuck in this backwater dump for long." She
> looked me over--overweight, glasses and balding--and immediately turned
> cold. I wasn't one of those handsome TV guys. I was a computer geek
> applying for a computer geek job. Interviewing me didn't fit with her
> plans for becoming Somebody..."
> 
> Read the rest here:
> 
> http://www.pegasoft.ca/coder/coder_june_2006.html
> 
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http://www.TorontoNUI.ca


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