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You know, I always hear employers talking about how important it is for employees to be passionate and to show they want to work for them. But they forget that
by j_baker 16y ago
You know, I always hear employers talking about how important it is for employees to be passionate and to show they want to work for them. But they forget that it goes both ways too. The end result is an interview where employers expect me to show them how absolutely thrilled I am at the prospect of working for them, but they make little effort to convince me that I'm anything more than an inconvenience to them.
When you have an interview where an employer does want you and shows it, it makes all the difference in the world.
- tomjen3 16y agoTrue, but most employeers have the idea that they are doing their employee a favor by giving them a job and therefore expect them to be thankful that they would do this, totally forgetting that it is an exchange of values (your expertise versus their money) and that both parties are equal in the exchange. It doesn't help that there is a subconscious social belief about this in society too.
- HeyLaughingBoy 16y agoAbso-f'ing-lutely! One of the best interviews I ever had came after I said to the recruiter (after the first round of interviews) "I don't think these guys are interested in me." The hiring manager scheduled another interview the next day and proceeded to take me through each lab, showing off all the cool stuff they did. That morning was quite clearly a "come work for us, it'll be fun" invitation and I appreciated it. Now that I'm in the position to do hiring, I try to have the same attitude.