Job Interview: Does this answer suck?

[brandonx76]

one suggestion...watch an entire season of mad men. . j/k. Best of luck on the job hunt, try to be memorable but not obnoxious during interview

[Andrew]

I recommend taking note of Office Space. That's me.

[yulog]

Perhaps since you mention it as an agency, would that be a placement agency and your going in to the interview with them first? Once you interview with them and they put together your portfolio, they will then send you off to various companies to place you at one of them. If that's the case, you will be interviewing with a number of companies who the agency is trying to place you at. As I mentioned earlier on, know your stuff and know some important things about each company that you interview at so you can demonstrate during the situational questions (if they occur) that you are capable of applying your skill set and experiences to the primary and secondary objectives of the company and in that order. They may also look at your decision making process and problem solving skills. How much they go into it all just depends on what position that they’re interviewing you for. Lastly, another thing they are doing by asking these situational questions is seeing if you are familiar with, aware of, and in agreement with the demands that the specific job and specific business setting includes. What they are trying to prevent is hiring someone who’s quality of work declines or even quits just after a short time because he or she is not happy or comfortable with specific business responsibilities or the climate of the business that go along with the job at that specific company. They want to make sure that you are not overqualified for the job as well. I used to laugh when someone would say “overqualified”. But I learned that a lot of companies look at such things as organizational process assets in regards to HR information of large companies and they see that when people that are hired to fill jobs that they are overqualified for, Ua higher percentage of these overqualified people tend to move on to bigger and better things in little time, which means that the company is back to square one and will need to start the interviewing process all over to again fill the position. There is also a very small number of overqualified people who occupy their free time at work by beating the system in ways such as illegal activities such as stealing or activities that are deemed unallowable/unacceptable in the workplace or against company policy such as surfing the net all day, doing facebook, etc, etc. Know your stuff cold and show interest in the specific job and specific company by using specific buzz words associated with each particular company, along with asking a few questions about the position and the company if they ask if you have any particular questions for them that they can answer, and you'll do well. And don't be surprised if you walk away from an interview deciding that the job isn't what you really wanted and your happier looking elsewhere. That's happened to me a few times over the years. Glad I asked the questions.
Good luck.

How can anyone be expected to read that?

Blueskies expected it daily.

[scarygirl]

I recommend taking note of Office Space. That's me.

I love me some office space.

[artist4perry]

I recommend taking note of Office Space. That's me.

I love me some office space.

Let us know how things went.

[The Sushi Hunter]

I'm a project manager, so I guess I go into quite a bit of details when discussing everything

[artist4perry]

I'm a project manager, so I guess I go into quite a bit of details when discussing everything

That is fine.

But space it like this between thoughts so it doesn't wear out our eyes.

[scarygirl]

I'm a project manager, so I guess I go into quite a bit of details when discussing everything

That is fine.

But space it like this between thoughts so it doesn't wear out our eyes.

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[Andrew]

I'm a project manager, so I guess I go into quite a bit of details when discussing everything

Try using the enter button ever now and then.

[Andrew]

I recommend taking note of Office Space. That's me.

I love me some office space.

Most of my office is made up of parts that used to resemble machines similar to that photo copier.

[artist4perry]

I recommend taking note of Office Space. That's me.

I love me some office space.

Most of my office is made up of parts that used to resemble machines similar to that photo copier.

Put them together to make one big sculpture!

[AR]

What do you think of my answer to the the question, Why do you want to work here?


X's client philosophy is to under promise and over deliver. I, too, share that philosophy when it comes to managing clients. Whether it is researching the best offers for their advertising category, resolving accounting issues, or making sure their advertising copy is letter perfect, my clients know their advertising campaign is in great hands. They trust me to always do the right thing for their business. They trust me to ask the right questions, so they can go about their business. In short, X and I share a “shared” enthusiasm for our clients and their business.

My answer to the question.

"I want to work in a field where I can drink in the morning and have sex in the middle of the afternoon at work."

(stunned look from the boss)

"Hey I've seen every episode of Mad Men and I think I got what it takes."

[Moon Beam]

Best of luck scarygirl, well worded you were with that.

[DrFU]

Under promise and over deliver is a twist on a cliche ... Something to be avoided. Reword in your own words.

[KenTheDude]

Under promise and over deliver is a twist on a cliche ... Something to be avoided. Reword in your own words.

I agree. Under promise sounds weak. Because if you under promise and still deliver exactly what they want, you still theorectically win. But do you really? You want to promise to give what the client wants and deliver more than that. You always want to surprise the client in a good way.

[The Sushi Hunter]

Under promise and over deliver is a twist on a cliche ... Something to be avoided. Reword in your own words.

I agree. Under promise sounds weak. Because if you under promise and still deliver exactly what they want, you still theorectically win. But do you really? You want to promise to give what the client wants and deliver more than that. You always want to surprise the client in a good way.

Good idea would be first to find out what the company policy is in regards to gold plating.

[scarygirl]

Best of luck scarygirl, well worded you were with that.

Still now word on interview date as of yet. I am hoping her business partner is still out of town and that is why she hasn't gotten back to me.

[scarygirl]

Under promise and over deliver is a twist on a cliche ... Something to be avoided. Reword in your own words.

Got ya.