[TheZookie007]

Oh, and if I hear "they think you're a great guy, but they decided to go with someone else" one more time...! I already know I'm a great guy, just give me the damn job already

[Shara]

I applied for a Unix admin job a couple of weeks ago.  I had a phone interview that went well and then had an in-person interview.  That went well too.  When the guy from the placement agency called me he said that "...they thought you were perfect technically for the job but they weren't sure you wanted it."  Apparently I wans't enthusiastic during the interview.  There were 2 spots and 1 of them is filled.  And now they want to "...interview a couple more people before they decide at the end of the week."

What the fuck?  I'm perfect for the job but I don't brighten their day up enough?  So they're hoping they find find someone they like better by the end of the week so they don't have to hire me?  Why would they actually tell me this?  Why not just say that they're still interviewing and will decide when they're done?  What the hell kind of fucked up retarded bullshit is this?

call the placement agency or employer a couple times with status update... or e-mail them. It will show them you care and are enthusiastic about the job. Interviews are all a big test

[TheZookie007]

Actually, call them THEN email them. After going down there in person.

[MasterDragonfly]

I applied for a Unix admin job a couple of weeks ago.  I had a phone interview that went well and then had an in-person interview.  That went well too.  When the guy from the placement agency called me he said that "...they thought you were perfect technically for the job but they weren't sure you wanted it."  Apparently I wans't enthusiastic during the interview.  There were 2 spots and 1 of them is filled.  And now they want to "...interview a couple more people before they decide at the end of the week."

What the fuck?  I'm perfect for the job but I don't brighten their day up enough?  So they're hoping they find find someone they like better by the end of the week so they don't have to hire me?  Why would they actually tell me this?  Why not just say that they're still interviewing and will decide when they're done?  What the hell kind of fucked up retarded bullshit is this?

I hate that kind of BS.  I'd say some of the best jobs I've had were decided pretty much on-the-spot by the interviewer.  The ones which drag on with phase 1/2/3/4/.../N seem to be the ones which are decided more by which interviewee is the most willing to be worn down[1], in combination with some sort of spin of the wheel.  Everyone involved in those activities are convinced they've made the most objective, intelligent, quantifiable interviews which are in the best interest of the company, but when you get right down to it, it's yet another emotional decision.  Just like every other mission-critical decision we humans make, like buying a house.

[1] Do you really want someone so emotionally beaten down to join your team?  Or would you rather have the go-getter who went and found a better job? 

[Hiram]

[1] Do you really want someone so emotionally beaten down to join your team?  Or would you rather have the go-getter who went and found a better job?  

I choose option two.

[rtpoe]

For what it's worth, and I hope I haven't posted this here before, the Forum Goons over at Something Awful have collected Dumb Job Interview Questions from both sides of the table.

[TheZookie007]

I got this friend. He's the most Afro-centric dude in the world, has two-foot-long dreadlocks, always wears some variation of the Rasta colors (green, black, yellow, red), the whole nine yards. He's also a nifty web designer and developer. He's been doing a lot of freelance work but wants to get a regular gig for a while, so he signed up with a recruiter. The first interview they sent him out on was for a webmaster position with -- wait for it -- an Orthodox Jewish matrimonial site.

This is gonna be good.

[Zealot]

I'm looking for something part-time because I am preparing to go back to school in the fall.The real problem I face is getting a part time job that will provide for my needs while going to school since I won't have any time for full time work.

[onion_writer]

This is rich, and you'll love it. I'm a freelance writer. I'm in the IMDB -- on paper, I'm successful -- but my previous markets are nearly all gone. I've applied for maybe 50 conventional jobs this last year, with no result.  Because I'm self-employed, I cannot collect unemployment.

Without going into details, I'm trying to get Social Security disability benefits. I have a good case, according to my medical folks. But I was denied. I met yesterday with a lawyer to challenge the ruling. (The bastard law firm will take 25% of my benefits if successful, and the government will keep another 25% for God knows what reason.) She informs me that if I make more than $1000 in any month, I cannot collect benefits. The feds look at monthly gross, not yearly net.

I made $7,000 last year. (Thank God for my sterling credit rating, because I'm living on credit cards.) Once in awhile I make a big sale, and it's $1000 or more. For the government, that automatically rules me out.

Worse, my lawyer tells me that my case may not come up for two or three years. Tell me how I should live this way for that long? I could barely **82** last night.

[Hiram]

I make a big sale, and it's $1000 or more. For the government, that automatically rules me out.

Classic poverty trap. It's the same over this side of the pond. 

[onion_writer]

This is a bump, to ask how everyone is doing. The recent economic news makes me thing that we're all going to be looking for work for a long, long time.

[Robin_K2]

After looking ever since the recession began, I finally got a full time job with a well-known software company. I got it based on the recommendation of a supervisor I last worked for 27 years ago. If ever there were a case of who you know vs. what you know, this is it!

I just wanted to share news of my good fortune. No more food stamps!

[DruulEmpire]

Hurrah, Robin!

V to bio below: for me it's a tossup between Hugh Hefner and Robert Osborne.

[pedonbio]

I'm still trying to decide what I want to be if I grow up.

[brakblake]

mmm I could work for my uncle, but what's the fun in that?

A ton of fun....because that's what i've been doing (working for my uncle) since the start of November.