Daniel's Four Step Program for Interviews

[spidermonky 0]

I'm graduating this December and have signed up for interviews with almost every company that hires engineers. Since then I've realized that I don't want to work in most of the locations and don't want to work in most of the positions I'm interviewing for. Now that I have a job offer that I do like I've come up with a few ways of having fun during the interviews, which I haven't done yet (I know, I'm a chicken).

DRESS
Black suit, black tie, black sunglasses.

COLOGNE/PERFUME
Liberally apply Jack Daniels to your neck and chest. For optimal effect gargle and swallow 1-14 shots.

ANSWERING QUESTIONS
We all get tired of behavior based questions like, "Give an example of how you recently used your leadership skills to stop an evil dictator from world domination." So all you need to do is come up with a few questions you think they will ask like "Tell me about yourself" and preplan at LEAST a 20 minute response. After question two you're sure not to get the job.

ASKING QUESTIONS
When the tables are turned and you are expected to ask the representative questions about their organization, give them a taste of their own medicine. Ask each of your questions in the form of behavioral questions. As in, "Tell me about a time when your company's training program helped a hew hire complete their goals." And watch them squirm.


Now you are prepared for interviewing failure, go out and have fun.

[chutem 0]

On a serious note, don't burn your bridges, one of these companys may have a job open that you want either now or in the future. On the other hand damn that sounds like fun. It almost makes me want to go apply for some job I don't want just to see the look on their face.
James

[unformed 0]

A couple years ago I had an interview with Microsoft. I didn't really want to work for them, being The Man and all, but I went anyways since they flew me out to Seattle, all expenses paid.

My interview was about two days after I just came back from Spring Break, and I was completely in drinking mode. There were two things I wanted to do in Seattle: drink and go skiing, since I had never been skiing.

Microsoft has about an eight hour interview process where you interview with a bunch of different people. My lunch interview was supposed to be an informal interview where I get to ask questions, yada yada. I asked the questions that were really bothering me:

What are the good places to skiing around here, if I've never gone before?
Where are the good places to go out at night?
Is there anything else I should see while I'm here in Seattle?

Needless to say, I didn't get the job.

However, they did fly me out again the next year for another interview.

However, I already had another job offer when I flew out the second time.

Needless to say, I did not get that job either.

edit: grammar and spelling

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