RE: FUNNY OFFSHORE STORY

["Goldstein, Dan" <DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com>]

My second reaction to this was that Andrew's interview technique is a
legitimate way of learning about a job candidate. If you can keep your cool
in a tense interview situation, think about the question asked, and answer
in a manner that is honest, useful, and positive, then you're more likely to
react the same way in a tense *work* situation (deadlines, bugs, etc.).

[My first reaction was that alien body-snatchers have replaced Andrew Plato
with a kinder, gentler version.]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Plato
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 3:18 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Cc: bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com
> Subject: Re: FUNNY OFFSHORE STORY
> 
> ... Some interviewers (like myself) will specifically ask 
> questions to see if a
> applicant "goes negative." I purposefully bait people in 
> interviews to see
> what's under the surface. And without fail, the least 
> qualified people will
> always take the bait and start ranting about how unfair the 
> world is. It's a
> very good sign of maturity and professionalism if you can sit 
> in an interview
> and never speak badly of former employers or co-workers, even 
> when baited...

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