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SnarkMatter OP t1_j24bq4y wrote

Reply to comment by GrayRVA in Airport Daily by SnarkMatter

Interviews really are their own skill set. Often one that has nothing to do with the job at all. Good luck with whatever you are interviewing for!

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GrayRVA t1_j24moze wrote

Thank you! It was a PR type role. I’m using past tense because when asked that question, shit-you-not, I blurted out “Oh, wow, we're really going here now?!”

His cute fishing expedition isn’t going to be so cute when someone says “My boss groped me and I handled it by not reporting them because I needed a paycheck.”

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TheCheeseDevil t1_j24q45k wrote

Seriously! That could be a pretty traumatic question. If I answered that honestly in an interview the tone would get pretty dark, quick!

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GrayRVA t1_j24sbw6 wrote

Exactly! And it’s why my comment said “Lie to me. Hard.”

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momthom427 t1_j24i9ow wrote

I interview people pretty frequently at work and beyond skill set, I really am just looking at how a person communicates, if they speak graciously about their current or former teammates, and their thoughts on working as part of a team. Our work is very team based regardless of position, and I need to know they can be happy being respectful of everyone on the team if they join us. Moral of the story- be pleasant to all. It makes work (and life) happier for everyone.

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GrayRVA t1_j24kp7r wrote

I was asked the same question a zillion different ways. It was like the personality tests I taken as an applicant and reviewed when I was hiring for my team. At some point you will drop the whole “I want to be a farmer” and reveal “I actually hate animals.”

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