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post #61 of 68
2/18/10 at 10:23pm
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Originally Posted by matt22616 View Post
Beat me to it. Was specifically told by the career development office last week to never wear braces or french cuffs to an interview. Chances are, your interviewer won't be wearing either, and doing so can be easily misinterpreted as one-upmanshit (tolerated in the legal community) or blindness to social norms (not accepted in the legal community).

Braces shouldnt be visible, I've received very positive acknowledgments about my sartorial choices from older professionals on many occassions, comments and compliments that I've taken to be genuine. I think people are often thrilled to see a young person taking this whole thing seriously.

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White linen, TV fold, so it was pretty understated. I don't plan on ever interviewing without a PS. If people don't like it then I don't want to work with them. Douchebags.

I respect that.

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The kind who is interviewing a chain of people?

Or busy making/taking calls and needs a bit of privacy?

Or someone whoes door is at the end of a corridoor. I wont sit there in front of my door watching my staff wandering arround for the sake of an interviewee who doesn't want to knock.

Its ashame that being a little nervous is such a bad sign, to me thats a sign someone is going to take the job seriously and put their best effort into it once the jitters are gone.

I was in a hiring position for the racing business that I worked with and the most nervous hire I made was also the best, really put effort into getting the job done correctly and thought into the how and why of what was going on. Used to ask very interesting questions and overall was a pleasant person to deal with everyone.
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post #62 of 68
2/18/10 at 10:31pm
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I am interviewing for a fellowship on Friday. I am confident about it: I am qualified, I've had a great rapport with the program (and particularly with the guy who will be conducting the interview), etc. That said, I don't want to neglect proper preparation.

I've interviewed before so I think I have the basics down. What I want is just random interview tips that you think are helpful. Preferably, stuff that people normally don't consider/think about. I'd really appreciate some help guys. Thanks.

here is a good tip, it is not relevant to me as i dont have this problem, and maybe conne you dont as well, but for some folk out there, especially young guys,

dont go to an interview that you may have a good rapport with the company people who are conducting the interview, with a sort of douchey conversationalism, you know, the kind of slimy-cubicle-yuppie sort of talk and tone that some young guys automatically get into when they quickly have a bit of confidence turned cockiness and think they are friends with the interviewer. you know, the E-trade baby voice over kind of talk /spiel that i personally gag over when i hear it ( i hate those commercials).

you may think you are cool with the interviewer or friends with them, but sometimes they are just really friendly and really they may not think mutually. they may be like that to all and just get along with everyone and expect everyone to approach the interview in a pro manner.

so again, i am not directing this to conne,
but just as a general advice as i see so many of these young guys go out there in the corporate world and automatically think if they got a connection or a desk to sit in, they got to talk like the E-trade douchebag baby.


good luck man.
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post #63 of 68
2/18/10 at 11:25pm
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Good advice shoe. I am not like that but I would honestly expect that A LOT of folks in the financial world are just like you describe. Ex-frat guys, kind of the "What's good bro?" type that would be like that with an interviewer.
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post #64 of 68
2/18/10 at 11:30pm
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Originally Posted by sho'nuff View Post
dont go to an interview that you may have a good rapport with the company people who are conducting the interview, with a sort of douchey conversationalism, you know, the kind of slimy-cubicle-yuppie sort of talk and tone that some young guys automatically get into when they quickly have a bit of confidence turned cockiness and think they are friends with the interviewer. you know, the E-trade baby voice over kind of talk /spiel that i personally gag over when i hear it ( i hate those commercials)

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post #65 of 68
2/19/10 at 12:16am
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Originally Posted by sho'nuff View Post
here is a good tip, it is not relevant to me as i dont have this problem, and maybe conne you dont as well, but for some folk out there, especially young guys,

dont go to an interview that you may have a good rapport with the company people who are conducting the interview, with a sort of douchey conversationalism, you know, the kind of slimy-cubicle-yuppie sort of talk and tone that some young guys automatically get into when they quickly have a bit of confidence turned cockiness and think they are friends with the interviewer. you know, the E-trade baby voice over kind of talk /spiel that i personally gag over when i hear it ( i hate those commercials).

you may think you are cool with the interviewer or friends with them, but sometimes they are just really friendly and really they may not think mutually. they may be like that to all and just get along with everyone and expect everyone to approach the interview in a pro manner.

so again, i am not directing this to conne,
but just as a general advice as i see so many of these young guys go out there in the corporate world and automatically think if they got a connection or a desk to sit in, they got to talk like the E-trade douchebag baby.


good luck man.

Was part of a panel interview the other day with some donkey who pulled this shit. The principals liked him anyway. But the decision maker could hardly get him out the door fast enough.
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post #66 of 68
2/19/10 at 12:59am
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Was part of a panel interview the other day with some donkey who pulled this shit. The principals liked him anyway. But the decision maker could hardly get him out the door fast enough.
"Wanna grab a couple of Bud Lights bro?"
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post #67 of 68
2/19/10 at 7:14pm
Try reading the rules shankapotomus. Shoo, I'm from NJ but I dont say Bro, got it Brah?
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post #68 of 68
2/19/10 at 9:53pm
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BTW, I got it.
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