Posted by pegasus on August 2, 2004, at 18:36:39
In reply to Re: An interview question » Dinah, posted by Poet on August 2, 2004, at 18:03:52
I'm afraid that I have to disagree. I think whoever gives the best impression that they'll fit the job well is usually hired. But those people are usually not performing a memorized script. They are saying things that they truly believe.
At least that's been my experience as an employee and boss. I've rarely discovered later that an impression I got during an interview was incorrect. Even the guy who was an advocate against daylight savings time. (He didn't just argue against it - he actually changed the clocks all around the building. We had to use a different time when inviting him to meetings than we did with everyone else.) He was high maintenance, but still had valuable talents. And we predicted that during the interview.
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