Comments on: Interview mistakes you shouldn't make http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2005/11/20/interview-mistakes-you-shouldnt-make/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:18:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Gerry http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2005/11/20/interview-mistakes-you-shouldnt-make/comment-page-1/#comment-216550 Gerry Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:31:28 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2005/11/20/interview-mistakes-you-shouldnt-make/#comment-216550 This reminds me of the many blunders I have made at interviews through the years. I once accidently swore (the F word) the atmosphere in the room suddenly changed for the worse! The sad part is I was doing so well until my little uncontrollable outburst. Oh well, i guess it all works out for the best as I met my wife in the job I got after attending another interview with a different company. Also, i truly wanted to mention that i am fairly fresh to this site. I have been writing for a while individually, but I made it a personal mission to check out additional blogs such as this one. So far I am really enjoying the things you are talking about, I understand from experience how tricky it can be to encourage oneself to come up with ideas for their blog but you are sincerely delivering us some appealing articles, so thank you! This reminds me of the many blunders I have made at interviews through the years. I once accidently swore (the F word) the atmosphere in the room suddenly changed for the worse!

The sad part is I was doing so well until my little uncontrollable outburst. Oh well, i guess it all works out for the best as I met my wife in the job I got after attending another interview with a different company.

Also, i truly wanted to mention that i am fairly fresh to this site. I have been writing for a while individually, but I made it a personal mission to check out additional blogs such as this one.

So far I am really enjoying the things you are talking about, I understand from experience how tricky it can be to encourage oneself to come up with ideas for their blog but you are sincerely delivering us some appealing articles, so thank you!

]]> By: Brian http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2005/11/20/interview-mistakes-you-shouldnt-make/comment-page-1/#comment-174557 Brian Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:02:30 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2005/11/20/interview-mistakes-you-shouldnt-make/#comment-174557 I read this post a month after I needed it (of course). Slightly similar to your situation...everything riding on the phone interview...talking off the top of my head...blowing easy questions. Unfortunately mine didn't turn out as well as yours. I didn't get the job. Not a big deal since I have a job I like, but it's frustrating that I had an opportunity to advance my career and was not able to take advantage of it. I don't care that I didn't get the job. I care that I screwed up the interview. In any case I'm a new subscriber. Thanks for all the perspective. I read this post a month after I needed it (of course). Slightly similar to your situation…everything riding on the phone interview…talking off the top of my head…blowing easy questions. Unfortunately mine didn't turn out as well as yours. I didn't get the job. Not a big deal since I have a job I like, but it's frustrating that I had an opportunity to advance my career and was not able to take advantage of it. I don't care that I didn't get the job. I care that I screwed up the interview. In any case I'm a new subscriber. Thanks for all the perspective.

]]> By: Mark W. http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2005/11/20/interview-mistakes-you-shouldnt-make/comment-page-1/#comment-134647 Mark W. Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:13:58 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2005/11/20/interview-mistakes-you-shouldnt-make/#comment-134647 Make a list - for any number of reasons. It's one piece of sage advice that I actually practice myself and find very helpful. Get your thoughts down on paper (or in a computer file) to clear your head so that you're able to review and make sense of them in an organized way. Even after your thoughts are down on paper it will probably take some time for everything to come together and make some sense. It allows you to see the forest through the trees so to speak. Make a list – for any number of reasons. It's one piece of sage advice that I actually practice myself and find very helpful. Get your thoughts down on paper (or in a computer file) to clear your head so that you're able to review and make sense of them in an organized way. Even after your thoughts are down on paper it will probably take some time for everything to come together and make some sense. It allows you to see the forest through the trees so to speak.

]]> By: flykoo http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2005/11/20/interview-mistakes-you-shouldnt-make/comment-page-1/#comment-662 flykoo Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:21:00 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2005/11/20/interview-mistakes-you-shouldnt-make/#comment-662 "Make a list of reasons you are great. Use it in the interview" - I do not agree with this statement. Very often, and even almost always, this can make your interviewers think, that you are too self-confident daydreamer with overevaluation who believes in his own genius. --- <a href="http://www.flykoo.com/" rel="nofollow">flykoo</a> "Make a list of reasons you are great. Use it in the interview" – I do not agree with this statement. Very often, and even almost always, this can make your interviewers think, that you are too self-confident daydreamer with overevaluation who believes in his own genius.
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