ST Alpha - "Both are dumb. Interview is best. -- nm" (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Login
Create Account

Search Dr. S. Talk
TT/ST Wiki
How Well Do You Know ...

RSS Feed

Hosting by DigitalOcean

Support ST on Ko-Fi

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 163

In response to "Resumés are stupid. Applications are better. Change my mind. -- nm" by Qale

Both are dumb. Interview is best. -- nm

Posted by 🎅Spawnta🎅 (aka Spawn) Dec 2 '20, 10:59

(No message)

Responses:

Interviews are okay, skills evaluations and a series of conversations are better, and references are worthless. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 2, 11:04 5
- References from people you already trust are great. References from names they give you are usually worthless. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 2, 11:15
- If a reference is from someone you know well, it can be a good thing. But otherwise, agreed. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 2, 11:10 3
  - Sure - if I'm an employee. - ReluctantCynic Dec 2, 11:14 2
    - I tend to hope that my long-term stays at two of my jobs shines brighter than anything else on there. -- nm - Qale Dec 2, 11:16 1
      - I think you can rely on that. :-) - ReluctantCynic Dec 2, 11:23
Interview is the worst because it's a scenario unlike the real job, where I'd have research materials to give the best answer. -- nm - Max Dec 2, 11:01 2
- Bah! Jobs are all about being under pressure! -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 2, 11:04 1
  - Exshactly! -- nm - Capt. Ramius Dec 2, 11:13

Post a message top

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.