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| Thursday, July 26, 2007 |
| The Entitlement Slayers |
This Boston Magazine article: The Entitlement Slayers profiles D. A. Hayden and Michael Wilder who have created a successful business getting rich parents to pay thousands of dollars for their twenty-something children to hear some harsh critism to help them find a job. Wilder, who started his firm because he “loves working with young people,” announces I’ve scored a B-minus. “You talk too much,” he says. “It was hard for me to figure out what the hell you were saying. And your eye contact is funny—you shake hands and then you look at your feet. It’s sort of a geisha introduction.”
“You’re a writer?” asks Hayden. “You’re one of the worst verbal editors I’ve ever heard! The way you sit, the way you slap your thigh—you sound like a bullshitter. But the biggest thing is the verbal diarrhea. If I were actually interviewing you, I would have been exhausted.” She gives me a C. The article has some pretty funny stories about things clueless interviewees have done which cost them a job. |
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My favorite was the person that hid the baguette under the table. Stupid Stupid people.
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I agree - who thinks an interview is the perfect time to have a snack?
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Funny, every interview I have ever been on has fed me breakfast, lunch, dinner or some combination of those meals.
Sometimes the first interview is a lunch screen and then I go in to the office and meet the team.
They also give me snacks and beverages and generally try and make sure I'm not hungry during the whole process.
My last 3 interviews went for most or all day:8AM - 6PM, 11AM - 6PM, 12PM - 7PM.
Come to think of it, all of my interviews are 4-6 hour affairs at the least.
I guess it depends on the industry and company you are interviewing for...
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"Another looked like a good candidate until she dropped her portfolio, spilling papers all over the floor. She froze, then simply turned and left the building."
Who is the jerk here: The woman who did fine in an interview but simply dropped her papers? Or the jerk who didn't hire her because of it, and in turn telling job seekers that you won't get hired for accidentally dropping something?
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Val, are you being sarcastic? The woman didn't lose the job because she dropped her papers. She lost the job because she dropped her papers, and instead of making a little self-deprecating joke and picking up her papers, she completely freaked out about it and fled the interview.
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My favorite was the person that hid the baguette under the table. Stupid Stupid people.