4 Oct
2011
4 Oct
'11
11:03 a.m.
Dave Caroline wrote:
On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Simon Fryer <fryers
at gmail.com> wrote:
I've never ever let my lack of one qualifying skill stop me from
applying.
I have no degree, but like most of us I have a stack of
certifications in my field and I'm reasonably well educated and I speak
well. I dress nicely and shave for interviews.
I always go into an interview expecting the interviewer to be an
ally, not a Tool Of Satan.
I always maximize descriptions of my skillsets. I never exaggerate them.
Having said that, I firmly believe that saying "I don't know how to
answer that" at least once in an interview is a qualifier, not a detractor.
I've been the interviewer (as the technical expert, not as HR) more
often than interviewee in the last 10 years, and can say that all the
above show me a reliable, flexible asset to my team.
In my current job, I'm pretty sure that what got me hired was the
question "Why do you want to work for us?" My answer was "Because
everyone here is smarter than me."
Doc
I have a horrible feeling I am going to regret
adding my 2c to this argument.
On 4 October 2011 14:40, Dave Caroline <dave.thearchivist at gmail.com> wrote:
It is a trivial requirement but cuts me out from applying at all, it
trumps skills I do have. You really think not using outlook makes me fit
the asshole category!
No. But getting up tight/argumentative over a trivial piece
of the job
description would certainly make you a candidate.