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igorblackbelt
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
407 Posts |
 Posted - 2006-10-31 : 11:31:27
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| thanks!---"There's no sexy way to carry a lunch bag." My boss |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2006-10-31 : 16:49:50
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| What animal would you want to be if you had you choice?Do you drink a lot?Have you ever assaulted anyone at work?What is your worst fault?Why did you leave your last job?CODO ERGO SUM |
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
22864 Posts |
Posted - 2006-10-31 : 20:10:59
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Originally posted by Michael Valentine Jones
What animal would you want to be if you had you choice?Do you drink a lot?Have you ever assaulted anyone at work?What is your worst fault?Why did you leave your last job?CODO ERGO SUM
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igorblackbelt
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
407 Posts |
Posted - 2006-11-21 : 09:56:43
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| I got the job!---"There's no sexy way to carry a lunch bag." My boss |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
30421 Posts |
Posted - 2006-11-21 : 10:03:17
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| Good for you!Which one of the question from MVJ did prepared you enough to get the job?Peter LarssonHelsingborg, Sweden |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2006-11-21 : 10:15:00
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| Sorry, I forgot to post the answers.What animal would you want to be if you had your choice?I would like to be a monkey, so I could crap on people below.Do you drink a lot?Not before lunch.Have you ever assaulted anyone at work? Only at job interviews where I didn’t get the job.What is your worst fault?I don’t react well to stupid people who ask stupid questions.Why did you leave your last job?I was paroled.CODO ERGO SUM |
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
6065 Posts |
Posted - 2006-11-21 : 10:51:42
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| I typed this up before the last several posts but then got called in for a meeting but I'll post this anyway:>>I got the job!congrats. what interview questions did they ask you?Michael, I've seen you post this list before. Do you really ask these questions? If so, what are some memorable responses?Here's my answers:>>What animal would you want to be if you had you choice?a human - maybe Jessica Alba. (as long as I'm masturbating I'd rather play with her body than mine)>>Do you drink a lot?yes>>Have you ever assaulted anyone at work?If spit-balls or rubber bands count then yes>>What is your worst fault?I'm a selfish lover>>Why did you leave your last job?It wasn't my fault...they fired me.Be One with the OptimizerTG |
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X002548
Not Just a Number
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igorblackbelt
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
407 Posts |
Posted - 2006-11-21 : 12:12:28
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| Good for you!Which one of the question from MVJ did prepared you enough to get the job?LOL, none. Pretty cool company, I'm pretty excited. This is good stuff.....igor, how many years of experience do you have...2 - 3 Years as a Analyst/Developer... Not much at all compared to some people here in the board.---"There's no sexy way to carry a lunch bag." My boss |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2006-11-21 : 19:58:34
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Originally posted by TG...Michael, I've seen you post this list before. Do you really ask these questions? If so, what are some memorable responses?...
I always ask people why they left or want to leave their last job. If they say something bad about their last job, it flags them as a possible trouble-maker, or at least indiscreet. That's the only one of these questions I have ever asked.This question is one of about 10 common interview questions that you should have an answer prepared for:"What is your worst fault?"The correct answer is to never tell them about a real fault. Always say something like "I spend too much time at work, and not enough with my family."I got the "What animal would you want to be" question here. I think it was Kristen that posted it.I think it would probably be illegal to ask these questions in the US:"Do you drink a lot?""Have you ever assaulted anyone at work?"CODO ERGO SUM |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2006-11-22 : 03:53:06
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| "I got the "What animal would you want to be" question here. I think it was Kristen that posted it."I want to be a Lesser Spotted Twit |
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TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
6065 Posts |
Posted - 2006-11-22 : 08:10:48
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| >>I think it would probably be illegal to ask these questions in the US: ...One of the first positions that I "filled" as a hiring manager was "won" by the woman I eventually married. I don't remember exactly but there were some atypical questions asked during that interview. Fortunately she married me rather than sued me.Be One with the OptimizerTG |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
11752 Posts |
Posted - 2006-11-22 : 08:29:37
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that's because she didn't know better at the time  Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow  blog thingie: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenp |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2006-11-22 : 09:04:14
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| sued / used ... what's the difference?! |
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X002548
Not Just a Number
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Anyone got good interview questions ?