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I am neither easily offended, nor do I wear my feelings on my sleeve. Nor do I wish to spend 8+ hours a day with people whose behavior crosses the boundaries of politeness. I've been a tech writer for a mere four years, but I have yet to have a co-worker (or an interviewer!) behave in a manner I consider rude.
"People who take themselves out of consideration because they don't like the interview
process are providing further proof that the process works."
Absolutely. As many people have pointed out, an interview is not a one-sided affair.
Striving for grace under pressure,
Rebecca :-)
-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Gregory [mailto:edgregory -at- comcast -dot- net]
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 12:24 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Recent unusual interview experiences
SMEs, project managers, programmers, can all get rude in status meetings -
especially if there is blame-shifting to be done.
If you wear your feelings on your sleeve and are easily offended in an
employment interview, then how well might you represent the docs department
when the heat is turned on by project stakeholders?
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