Comments on: Hiring: Not Your Typical Interview http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/10/09/not-your-typical-interview/ Bridging People & Technology Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:38:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Chas http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/10/09/not-your-typical-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-2785 Chas Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:38:45 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/10/09/not-your-typical-interview/#comment-2785 I spent 14 years at a fortune 500 company and it truly was impersonal. Don't get me wrong, I worked with some awesome people that I truly cared about but the whole company value system was wacked. For the past 8 years, I've been at a small family owned company and have never been happier. As with your article, they really do care about you as a person. --------------------------------------------- Remember when..... http://www.Vintage-Ads.com I spent 14 years at a fortune 500 company and it truly was impersonal. Don’t get me wrong, I worked with some awesome people that I truly cared about but the whole company value system was wacked.

For the past 8 years, I’ve been at a small family owned company and have never been happier. As with your article, they really do care about you as a person.

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]]> By: Susan http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/10/09/not-your-typical-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-1976 Susan Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:25:09 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/10/09/not-your-typical-interview/#comment-1976 Your interviewee was so right, and it's one of the reasons I left corporate America. Totally impersonal, they want to stick you in a slot and have you stamp out that job day after day. I wasn't cut out for it. I did for many years with great results, but hated it. I'm good at a LOT of different things, and I like to work with real people, not robots. An interview like that would be a dream come true, but I can totally understand what kind of a curveball it would be for someone that only knows the corporate world. Your interviewee was so right, and it’s one of the reasons I left corporate America. Totally impersonal, they want to stick you in a slot and have you stamp out that job day after day. I wasn’t cut out for it. I did for many years with great results, but hated it. I’m good at a LOT of different things, and I like to work with real people, not robots. An interview like that would be a dream come true, but I can totally understand what kind of a curveball it would be for someone that only knows the corporate world.

]]> By: Usersky Daily News Network » 2007-10-13 Saturday Links Folder http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/10/09/not-your-typical-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-1878 Usersky Daily News Network » 2007-10-13 Saturday Links Folder Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:47:37 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/10/09/not-your-typical-interview/#comment-1878 [...] here are 8 posts I thought you might find interesting (I know I really enjoyed reading them) Hiring: Not Your Typical Interview 5 Skills That Boost Your Design Career Supervising Your Productivity: Who Do You Answer To? Good [...] [...] here are 8 posts I thought you might find interesting (I know I really enjoyed reading them) Hiring: Not Your Typical Interview 5 Skills That Boost Your Design Career Supervising Your Productivity: Who Do You Answer To? Good [...]

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]]> By: Araceli http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/10/09/not-your-typical-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-1797 Araceli Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:40:38 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/10/09/not-your-typical-interview/#comment-1797 It'd be nice if more jobs were like that. Most of the time its just that they need someone to fill their opening and you need a job. Its so depressing. I want to have a dream. I want to make a difference and be passionate about what I do. It’d be nice if more jobs were like that. Most of the time its just that they need someone to fill their opening and you need a job. Its so depressing. I want to have a dream. I want to make a difference and be passionate about what I do.

]]> By: Joylynn http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/10/09/not-your-typical-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-1796 Joylynn Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:39:29 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/10/09/not-your-typical-interview/#comment-1796 J makes a very good point! Past experience has taught us that bringing your personal life into the work place is frowned upon by the majority of businesses. In fact, that is the "norm". In just about every book written about interviews it states not to get "too comfortable" or "too open - personally" with your interviewer. Discussing your personal life during an interview is often considered a "red flag" of sorts to the Interviewer. That being said, it would be safe to assume that a lot of the questions you asked that were personal in nature were answered "by the book". If there were any strong "maybes" that you previously interviewed but then discarded due to what you wrote above, you may want to clarify your intent and speak with he/she again. With my background experience as a HR Consultant I can honestly state that interviewing with the two of you was not "typical" by any means. Those that only have past experience on the one side may not have been able to realize this until afterward. You may have missed a diamond in the rough. J makes a very good point! Past experience has taught us that bringing your personal life into the work place is frowned upon by the majority of businesses. In fact, that is the “norm”. In just about every book written about interviews it states not to get “too comfortable” or “too open – personally” with your interviewer. Discussing your personal life during an interview is often considered a “red flag” of sorts to the Interviewer.

That being said, it would be safe to assume that a lot of the questions you asked that were personal in nature were answered “by the book”. If there were any strong “maybes” that you previously interviewed but then discarded due to what you wrote above, you may want to clarify your intent and speak with he/she again.

With my background experience as a HR Consultant I can honestly state that interviewing with the two of you was not “typical” by any means. Those that only have past experience on the one side may not have been able to realize this until afterward. You may have missed a diamond in the rough.

]]> By: Terry http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/10/09/not-your-typical-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-1795 Terry Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:53:34 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/10/09/not-your-typical-interview/#comment-1795 That is a great working philosophy, and I hope you guys are truly making that happen for yourselves and those you employ. Sounds like your studio is a really cool place... But I definitely understand J. The corporate life is not pretty...it's putty. And the primary concern is playing by this set of rules that strip you of any personal identity other than that of Good Little Worker. So when you interview for jobs, that's the face you must paint on yourself... There was a time when I enjoyed the informal and nurturing environment offered by a decidedly 'non-corporate' employer. For eight years, I worked at a midsize publishing company--made no money, but happy as a clam! That is a great working philosophy, and I hope you guys are truly making that happen for yourselves and those you employ. Sounds like your studio is a really cool place…

But I definitely understand J. The corporate life is not pretty…it’s putty. And the primary concern is playing by this set of rules that strip you of any personal identity other than that of Good Little Worker. So when you interview for jobs, that’s the face you must paint on yourself…

There was a time when I enjoyed the informal and nurturing environment offered by a decidedly ‘non-corporate’ employer. For eight years, I worked at a midsize publishing company–made no money, but happy as a clam!

]]> By: Fitness » Hiring: Not Your Typical Interview http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/10/09/not-your-typical-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-1783 Fitness » Hiring: Not Your Typical Interview Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:53:20 +0000 http://blog.shaneandpeter.com/2007/10/09/not-your-typical-interview/#comment-1783 [...] sertuyyu wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIn our business plan is our core life philosophy: that a great life is having success in 5 areas -family, finance, faith, friends and fitness. We chase our dreams with zest and our business is a vehicle that takes us there. … [...] [...] sertuyyu wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIn our business plan is our core life philosophy: that a great life is having success in 5 areas -family, finance, faith, friends and fitness. We chase our dreams with zest and our business is a vehicle that takes us there. … [...]

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