Comments on: 4 Types of questions get us in trouble http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/10/12/how-to-ask-good-questions/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:42:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Andrew Walker http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/10/12/how-to-ask-good-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-250965 Andrew Walker Thu, 05 May 2011 20:57:14 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4062#comment-250965 1) Facebook means different things to people under 26 to those over the plimsole line... Get with the programme, young people seem to blur the edges between work rest and play far more suvcessfully than those who remember John Lennon & Kurt Cobain when they were alive. 2) The final question in an interview is designed by HR departments to keep you on track. Otherwise, how you twist it or it twists you will be irellevent as the decission would have been made in the first four minutes anyway. 3)a Question you can't cope with is the question that needs to be asked to realise that the person asking you has either moved on intellectually, lost respect for you or both and 4) the meaning of life is natures way of keeping food fresh. 1) Facebook means different things to people under 26 to those over the plimsole line…
Get with the programme, young people seem to blur the edges between work rest and play far more suvcessfully than those who remember John Lennon & Kurt Cobain when they were alive.
2) The final question in an interview is designed by HR departments to keep you on track. Otherwise, how you twist it or it twists you will be irellevent as the decission would have been made in the first four minutes anyway.
3)a Question you can't cope with is the question that needs to be asked to realise that the person asking you has either moved on intellectually, lost respect for you or both and
4) the meaning of life is natures way of keeping food fresh.

]]> By: Assech Omega http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/10/12/how-to-ask-good-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-248485 Assech Omega Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:48:22 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4062#comment-248485 <a href="http://www.chineseenergetics.com" rel="nofollow"> Energy Psychology </a> this is really Cool!
Energy Psychology

this is really Cool!

]]> By: Crossing over http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/10/12/how-to-ask-good-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-241618 Crossing over Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:46:31 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4062#comment-241618 [...] - Alison Green of “Ask a manager” is a big fan of the “magic question” : Thinking back to people who have been in this position previously, what differentiated the ones who were good from the ones who were really great? - Penelope Trunk writes about questions that you should NOT ask. [...] [...] – Alison Green of “Ask a manager” is a big fan of the “magic question” : Thinking back to people who have been in this position previously, what differentiated the ones who were good from the ones who were really great? – Penelope Trunk writes about questions that you should NOT ask. [...]

]]> By: Hosting company review directory http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/10/12/how-to-ask-good-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-236383 Hosting company review directory Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:38:22 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4062#comment-236383 Great article especially "3. The question that generates an answer you can’t cope with." Thank you! Great article especially "3. The question that generates an answer you can’t cope with." Thank you!

]]> By: Nick Vita http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/10/12/how-to-ask-good-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-229794 Nick Vita Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:51:58 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4062#comment-229794 Hi Penelope, I enjoyed reading your thoughts on asking questions during the actual interview process, and not just at the end. Asking questions while the interview is taking place levels the playing field and creates a conversation-type environment instead of the typical question and answer (which can make people nervous). It develops a more personal relationship between the interviewer and the interviewee. Thanks for suggestions, I found them very helpful. For more strategies on interviewing and asking questions that you may find interesting, my blog is listed below. Nick Vita http://vitapartners.wordpress.com/2010/05/ Hi Penelope,

I enjoyed reading your thoughts on asking questions during the actual interview process, and not just at the end. Asking questions while the interview is taking place levels the playing field and creates a conversation-type environment instead of the typical question and answer (which can make people nervous). It develops a more personal relationship between the interviewer and the interviewee.

Thanks for suggestions, I found them very helpful. For more strategies on interviewing and asking questions that you may find interesting, my blog is listed below.

Nick Vita
http://vitapartners.wordpress.com/2010/05/

]]> By: Jonha http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/10/12/how-to-ask-good-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-225355 Jonha Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:25:11 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4062#comment-225355 Penelope, I have developed a habit of reading your blog everyday (more than the times I eat)because I find your thoughts very refreshing. Sometimes I don't ask questions because I'm afraid it might reveal something about myself that I won't like. Jonha Penelope,

I have developed a habit of reading your blog everyday (more than the times I eat)because I find your thoughts very refreshing. Sometimes I don't ask questions because I'm afraid it might reveal something about myself that I won't like.

Jonha

]]> By: New York http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/10/12/how-to-ask-good-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-224728 New York Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:17:27 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4062#comment-224728 Hi Penelope, I found your article meaningful one. But I somehow don't completely agree with you. How can we consider a question bad or good? If you consider from your point of view then you are free to think so.But it all depends on the person who asks.I am talking about the serious questions not about the silly questions like may I go with you.I am talking about questions related to life, carrier or problems faced by someone. When a question represents the missing part of our chain of thinking process. We miss that part so it appears as a question in our mind. So if someone asks you a question, try to find what he or she actually wants; the direct answer or needs that missing part. It is all about the game our mind played with us. Like can you tell me the calmness you feel is due to the company going great or due to your new CEO.OK, I will write you later about this topic. Hi Penelope, I found your article meaningful one. But I somehow don't completely agree with you. How can we consider a question bad or good? If you consider from your point of view then you are free to think so.But it all depends on the person who asks.I am talking about the serious questions not about the silly questions like may I go with you.I am talking about questions related to life, carrier or problems faced by someone. When a question represents the missing part of our chain of thinking process. We miss that part so it appears as a question in our mind. So if someone asks you a question, try to find what he or she actually wants; the direct answer or needs that missing part. It is all about the game our mind played with us. Like can you tell me the calmness you feel is due to the company going great or due to your new CEO.OK, I will write you later about this topic.

]]> By: The most important question for any blogger… http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/10/12/how-to-ask-good-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-223239 The most important question for any blogger… Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:41:21 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4062#comment-223239 [...] of Brazen Careerist did a great post about asking the right questions, the post really got me thinking, actually, it was gold…for me all because of one question it [...] [...] of Brazen Careerist did a great post about asking the right questions, the post really got me thinking, actually, it was gold…for me all because of one question it [...]

]]> By: Jonasfreebies http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/10/12/how-to-ask-good-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-220988 Jonasfreebies Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:39:51 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4062#comment-220988 I would be more interested in finding out what motivates someone to ask specific question in the first place, one can ask questions to make other people feel miserable, arouses curiosity even chaos. Sometimes people ask question not because they want to get smarter, because they already knew the answer, but they want to challenge you, they tested your limit and hit your soft spot in the gut and leaves you bewildered. Jonas I would be more interested in finding out what motivates someone to ask specific question in the first place, one can ask questions to make other people feel miserable, arouses curiosity even chaos. Sometimes people ask question not because they want to get smarter, because they already knew the answer, but they want to challenge you, they tested your limit and hit your soft spot in the gut and leaves you bewildered.

Jonas

]]> By: jesse http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/10/12/how-to-ask-good-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-215067 jesse Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:23:14 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=4062#comment-215067 Regarding the first question: there is no meaning to life. Only symbols and signs carry meaning, and life is not a symbol. Being a symbol is a difficult weight to shoulder; the human act of representing must be accompanied with increased power and resources in order to be worthwhile to most unless one is a masochist or some other something-or-other. Life is meaningless. Have fun or die. Regarding the first question: there is no meaning to life. Only symbols and signs carry meaning, and life is not a symbol. Being a symbol is a difficult weight to shoulder; the human act of representing must be accompanied with increased power and resources in order to be worthwhile to most unless one is a masochist or some other something-or-other.

Life is meaningless. Have fun or die.

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