taylorboosh
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I have an iterview tomorow at 9.45 am, I am also supposed to go into work at 9am to formally find out the company is closing. They are 20 miles apart so needless to say work is being fucked off 
I have been to george to get a nice cheap dappa suit, any tips hints for interviews?
any help appreciated
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James
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Be confident
Prepare a list of intelligent questions to ask at the end
What's the job?
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pow
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James, what kind of said questions?
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taylorboosh
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Be confident
Prepare a list of intelligent questions to ask at the end
What's the job?
some marketing and sales company, cant find much about them tbh it says they will explain themselves in the interview, office in newcastle city centre so must be doing alright
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James
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Well depends on the job.
I had an interview on friday and I asked the following:
How is our acquisition by Bank of America going to affect this team?
What software development methodologies do you use?
Are you looking at using the .Net 3.5 framework?
What percentage of the role will be support and what will be development?
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James
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BTW it was an internal role, hence the use of "our".
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taylorboosh
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quote:
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BTW it was an internal role, hence the use of "our".
ahhh my main question is the salary commision based or salary
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James is right, get some devent relevant questions lined up and not just the normal "how much will I get paid and how much holiday will I get" ones. By all means ask anyway if they don't tell you, get it out the way before asking the proper things. I usually take a pen and paper with me otherwise I forget what they said
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DaveyLC
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a) Look people in the eye when you talk to them (with out looking like a psycho lol) and dont cross your arms..
b) Be postive about yourself but dont bullshit.
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pow
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I cannot think of a thing to ask except pay, working times and holiday.
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James
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quote:
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I cannot think of a thing to ask except pay, working times and holiday.
Probably the 3 worst things you can ask about.
You need to make it seem like you don't just care about what's in it for you.
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taylorboosh
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ok so:
cv check
make some good questions check
dress smart and confident check
anything else?
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daymoon
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not be late?
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taylorboosh
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quote:
Originally posted by daymoon
not be late?
aside from obvious i will be 15 mins early tbh
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pow
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quote:
Originally posted by James
quote:
Originally posted by pow
I cannot think of a thing to ask except pay, working times and holiday.
Probably the 3 worst things you can ask about.
You need to make it seem like you don't just care about what's in it for you.
I think that working hours/holiday is quite important when applying for a school.
What do you suggest I ask?
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taylorboosh
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
quote:
Originally posted by James
quote:
Originally posted by pow
I cannot think of a thing to ask except pay, working times and holiday.
Probably the 3 worst things you can ask about.
You need to make it seem like you don't just care about what's in it for you.
I think that working hours/holiday is quite important when applying for a school.
What do you suggest I ask?
if skirts are compusary uniform?
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James
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I think working hours is acceptable. Although be careful not to make it sound like you are an "In at 9am sharp, out a 5pm sharp" kinda person.
Ask things about stuff like training, career progression, perhaps ask about the way they go about something (like my software development methodologies question).
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pow
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Ahhh haa! Training is a good one, I want to do my MCP/MCSE etc etc.
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taylorboosh
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got another interview at 3pm too now lol
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