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Also, may I add, make sure that your resume is reasonably Representative! :)
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Simple Interview Rules
Pwride
5/3/13 3:57pm
Sad how much you stand out in an interview just be having common
dfudge
5/3/13 4:02pm
Difference makers
KingDave
5/3/13 4:05pm
Cover letters are dumb.
MPCougar
5/3/13 4:11pm
Agreed, cover letter is just a wordy resume....
WJCougar
5/3/13 4:19pm
Depends on if it is a well done cover letter
jes2332
5/3/13 4:24pm
Except for when they are awesome...
Tokolosh
5/3/13 4:28pm
I found cover letters helpful in determining three things when I was helping in
Illegal Jimmergrant
5/3/13 4:56pm
I won't hire without one. not because when it says is vitally important...
unctoothman
5/3/13 5:59pm
Those must have been horrible jobs.
Shimmy
5/3/13 4:19pm
Why?
KingDave
5/3/13 4:31pm
I agree.
Pwride
5/3/13 4:34pm
Because people didn't wear suits or include a cover letter
Shimmy
5/3/13 4:37pm
I've never worn a suit to a job interview ever. Gotten offered a position in
SandYFan
5/3/13 4:06pm
I think wearing a suit is a safety mechanism to make sure you don't come
dfudge
5/3/13 4:10pm
Bingo.
taekwondave
5/3/13 4:36pm
Once you go to a management position this is more important. Must in Consulting
grosven
5/3/13 4:16pm
Absolutely. Finance, business, consulting must wear a suit. Tech or
workindev
5/3/13 4:48pm
Software, especially west of the rockies, is a little different
BYU-NorthIdaho
5/3/13 6:09pm
Also, may I add, make sure that your resume is reasonably Representative! :)
grosven
5/3/13 4:15pm
I'm glad I'm blue collar
Burt Macklin
5/3/13 4:17pm
Disappointed by suit wearing convention
ColoSpgs
5/3/13 4:17pm
you say people hire people they like, but i don't think i'd hire someone
riboflavin
5/3/13 4:18pm
If it feels like a Hijacking, you did it wrong.
Pwride
5/3/13 4:28pm
Generally agreed; I might add that it is invaluable to talk to a former/current
Nikomedes
5/3/13 4:19pm
Simple Rules for Interviewers
JamesWestfall
5/3/13 4:25pm
Spot on.
MPCougar
5/3/13 4:28pm
Agreed.
Pwride
5/3/13 4:29pm
Almost every job I've followed up on that I've interviewed for in the
JamesWestfall
5/3/13 4:32pm
sounds like you had a bad experience. One thing, Your resume is a script for the
grosven
5/3/13 4:31pm
I've been on both sides of the table within the past 5 years
JamesWestfall
5/3/13 4:33pm
Noted. Next?
ColoSpgs
5/3/13 4:33pm
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Tyler
5/3/13 4:33pm
One more. Whatever happened to rejection letters?
JamesWestfall
5/3/13 4:35pm
My take.
Pwride
5/3/13 4:37pm
^ this
rggee
5/3/13 4:38pm
I'd rather get an email. Letters seem like a waste.
Shimmy
5/3/13 4:41pm
I agree. Just something.
JamesWestfall
5/3/13 4:49pm
In the last year, I applied to about 40 jobs. I think I got rejection letters or
Illegal Jimmergrant
5/3/13 4:51pm
I received a rejection letter once seven months after my interview.
MPCougar
5/3/13 5:00pm
Ha. I got a rejection letter for a job I didn't apply to. That was cool.
Illegal Jimmergrant
5/3/13 5:24pm
My #1 piece of advice: Smile
AxelDC
5/3/13 4:38pm
No suits for tech jobs. Try to dress one step above your interviewer.
workindev
5/3/13 4:43pm
I've seen hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of interviews at the two tech
taekwondave
5/3/13 4:46pm
I've been in post interview reviews were people were mocked for wearing a suit.
workindev
5/3/13 4:52pm
Perhaps best practice is to ask what the dress standard is for interviews when
dfudge
5/3/13 4:59pm
yes, just ask.
Mayor of Cougartown
5/3/13 5:10pm
Maybe that's the kicker then: I'm in sales.
taekwondave
5/3/13 6:06pm
On your last point - are you suggesting job candidates follow up with
couldge
5/3/13 5:13pm
Those looking "Knock em' Dead' by Martin Yate is a great book for interviewing
MatthiasG
5/3/13 5:27pm
I'm gonna pick this up. I have a great job already but that's a killer
taekwondave
5/3/13 6:08pm
I can't overstate how helpful and well researched/written the book is. I'm sure
MatthiasG
5/3/13 6:12pm
I've interviewed a lot of people (large tech company). Most wear a suit to the
cheezedawg
5/3/13 5:35pm
Do cover letters even exist anymore? A couple months ago when
ocmyhome
5/3/13 5:37pm
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