Wednesday, April 9, 2008

New Interview Process

I would like to develop a new interview process. This process would take the instant thought of punching myself in the face out of my head after every ho-hum interview I partake in and perhaps make it end on a positive note. The interview would still be like any other one until after you shake the employer's hand and leave. At this point you would then get to dwell on the stupid shit you just said and jot down some ideas about what you really would have wanted to say and any other shoulda/couldas you can think of. Thirty minutes later, you'd go and meet up again with the person you just left and get a chance to clear things up, add instances of how cool you are,  and apologize for being such a mumbling idiot half an hour ago. 
Note - This process can also be applied to meeting people of the opposite sex, people you admire, or when you say good bye to someone at the end of the night. They may then refrain from considering your earlier douchebaggery a trait of your hindering personality. 

1 Comments:

Anonymous m.moore said...

See Owen Wilson's interview technique in the 'film' You Me and Dupree. The manuever, which I too have incorporated into my routine, involves:
1) sensing the interview is going poorly.
2) speaking to the interviewer as a teammate ("Well, we gave it our best shot didn't we?")
3) Excusing yourself BEFORE the interview is terminated (Dupree goes as far as to retain his resume back).

April 17, 2008 2:21 PM  

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