For questions about interviews and the interviewing process.
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How to effectively deal with interview rejection? [closed]
I am asking here so I can know of how most professionals deal with this. If there is no substantial Dunning–Kruger effect and one knows he is good at what he does (may not be the best, but better than ...
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In an interview how can I explain the short duration of my last job? [closed]
I was at my first job after graduating from university for 6 months. It was close to my dream job, but I met with issues that made me really confused in the workplace and found it difficult to work ...
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How can I know when to accept a not ideal job opportunity, or turn it down and keep looking? [closed]
I recently switched careers (into IT from a non-IT job) and completed a certification/internship program. I live in Tampa and I've been actively interviewing for roughly a month, with a couple of ...
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Applying for jobs out of province?
I have been trying to relocate from one province to another. Currently, I am vacationing in the province I would like to work in and I have received an email from a job application I sent out.
The ...
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A potential role is a full-time position. How do I go about convincing them that a contract is better?
I've been primarily a contractor the last few years, as it affords me travel in-between contracts.
Now a really good role is coming up, and it's a perm position. It's a good job, but I really would ...
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How to find out if I will like my future co-workers? [closed]
I am looking for a new job. One of the things that is very important to me is how I will get along with the team. I am passionate and am always technically challenging myself. I am looking for a job ...
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Can I ask a company what I should wear to an interview?
I have been offered an interview for a company, however I'm not sure what the dress code for the interview should be. This question stems partially from Is it appropriate to ask about a company's ...
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Is it ethical for a future employer to insist on knowing my other employment opportunities?
A future employer insists on knowing what other opportunities I am considering. Is this an ethical practice? Am I obliged to tell them?
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Graceful way to cancel an interivew?
Say you had an interview scheduled with a company, and during your pre-interview research you discovered dozens of reviews on, say, glassdoor.com in which nearly every employee complains about the ...
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Potential risks of rescinding verbal acceptance to apply for a different position with the same company
I applied to two CO-OP positions at the same company and I have already been interviewed for the first position.
A few days later I received an offer but I realized that this is does not align with ...
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Apply for a job in a leading international coropration?? Tips and advice [closed]
All of my work experience was with local companies,
Now I want to apply for a job in a leading international corporation,
I am right now doing the research on the web about this corporation, I am ...
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How to accurately quantify your ability of a technical skill on a scale of 1 to 10?
During interviews for engineering / technical positions I am always asked the question:
Regarding your experience with ____, how would you rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10?
I find this very hard ...
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How should interviewers give constructive feedback?
For reference, this is the opposite side of a previously answered question: How can I ask my interviewers for feedback following an interview?
I interview a large number of candidates for my ...
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How to get honest negative feedback from an interview? [duplicate]
I have had two recent interviews which I thought initially both went well but then was told that, while they were "impressed with my qualifications and background", it doesn't currently match their ...
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how to handle the “tell me a joke” interview question
How does one handle this question in a typical software firm interview scenario ? I think something off the hook from Bill Hicks (love him to death) or Mitch hedberg would be a very humorous ice ...
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Is it a good idea to use a group exercise for potential new hires to see how they will work together?
Not entirely certain this is the right place to ask this however looking through StackExchange I couldn't find an alternative.
In a couple of days I will be running through 10 developer interviews ...
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What to do with a completely unprepared interviewer?
I just had one of the funniest interviews I have ever had:
The "hiring manager" called me after a very professional phone screen that took place a few days earlier at a large well known rapidly ...
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How does a non team player answer questions about team playing [closed]
I am asking a question for my friend; he is searching for a position in the corporate world.
Let's call him "Joe". This Joe guy does not think working in a team necessarily means the best product ...
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How to handle interviews for a requirement, on which I don't have hands-on experience but have learnt and interested to work upon? [closed]
I am attending an interview with a requirement on some technology which I haven't worked upon but I have read and learnt this technology. I am interested to work on this technology. How would I put ...
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When interviewing, is it prudent to tell the hiring manager that you're a parent and your spouse works full-time?
These days, many households include two parents who both work full-time.
These parents face many challenges while balancing work and child-care responsibilities.
But this situation also presents a ...
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How will my employability be affected by my academic performance in a Graduate Degree programme [closed]
I consistently secured above 75% throughout my career, which includes impressive school grades, decent undergraduate grades, and an award for "Best Academic Performance" in final-year undergraduate.
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What are the benefits of having a prospective employee spend the entire day in an interview?
It seems to me that in most positions you should be able to get a decent feel for the technical abilities of a person based on the first hour or so of an interview, along with their resume, reference, ...
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Is it reasonable to turn down an onsite interview due to length?
I recognize that its standard practice for tech companies to bring candidates onsite and put them through many coding challenges as part of the interview process. Its well known that when ...
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What exceptions are there to the 'don't give a salary number first'? [duplicate]
After reading many blogs and SE questions about giving salary information there seems to be a general rule about not volunteering a salary figure before the company has given their offer.
When I ...
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after interview questions
I've been to an interview after which I missed to ask questions about the work environment, how are the colleagues, if there is sun inside the office(this is a bit funny, but at my current job there ...
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What should I tell to my new company HR about my decision of leaving my previous job?
Although my progress at my current company is good, due to some personal issues with my manager, I am planning to move to another company. I am feeling uncomfortable working with him. However, I am ...
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Protocol for interviewing own replacement
I've been with my current company for slightly over a year. I've never been reprimanded, written up, or heard any displeasure with my work. Yet a couple weeks ago, I started hearing rumors of my being ...
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How to test candidates for ability to deal with the sales people?
I am leaving my current company to go to something better within my current company's parent organization and will very shortly be tasked with interviewing my replacement. The company is extremely ...
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Victim of callous screening [duplicate]
I have had this terrible experience twice in my life both while attending interviews as a developer for reputed MNC software firm . Even after shortlisting my resume for the interviews and after ...
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Potential employer asks about other job offers? [duplicate]
If an employer asks me the details of other job offers - (company and salary offered), should I always tell them?
Once I had been asked both and I gave them that info. What happened next stunned me. ...
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Is it appropriate to ask about a company's dress code during an interview?
Many people are dissatisfied with their company's dress code.
Seeing as this can be an important factor in job satisfaction is it appropriate to ask about the dress code during an interview?
If ...
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Is it okay to withhold previous salary information during the interview process?
So here's the situation. I have a friend who is applying for a job as a Business Analyst. He has been working as a Business Analyst for another company for a year, but wants to move. However, his ...
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Doing an interview after having already signed a contract
After more than one month of interviews, I accepted a job offer and I signed a contract for a new job which is gonna start from the first of May.
After I signed the contract, a big company, which ...
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Is it appropriate to make notes when being interviewed?
In the past when I've been interviewed, I often find myself trying to make 'mental notes' about potential questions or things I should mention. I usually bring two copies of my CV with me, but would ...
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How to respond to overly specific technical questions in an inteview?
During a recent job interview I was asked what I consider to be overly technical specific questions. These questions are too specific because generally it is knowledge I don't need to store in my ...
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Manager misled me about the group I am in now. What should I do? [closed]
I was interviewed with a recruiting manger of a company a few months back and finally I joined the company as I like the job responsibilities. However, after joining the company, on the first day it ...
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Where should I say that I need sponsorship?
I want to emigrate from my country to U.S., Canada, UK or Australia.
Living in EU, move to UK isn't a problem legally talking, but I can't say the same about the others countries. Basically, you ...
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Is it ok to “make up ” your resume? [closed]
My friend is in a situation where he has spent the last few years working with obsolete programming languages, he feels his company does not have a lot of future and he wants to move on to a ...
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How do I deal with HR/recruiter pre-screeners who seem unsatisfied with succinct answers?
One very common pattern that I have noticed in my conversations with EXCLUSIVELY non-technical (HR and/or recruiters) is that they ask me a question, I give them a succinct answer (e.g. "Yes" or "I am ...
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When interviewing, should I tell prospective employers whether I'm actively or passively looking for new positions?
I've been in my current job for about 18 months now and keep an eye out for interesting (i.e. better) opportunities. I've just thought on how to answer if I were to be invited for interview and I was ...
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Interviewers doubt my freelance work due to no proof as my friend / coworker passed away recently
I worked from November 2011 as a free lancer with a friend but he recently passed away in December 2012. Now when i interview for a job i have a gap in my resume that i have no proof for as my friend ...
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Reinterviewing for a job after 15 months after not passing initial phone interview
Beginning of last year, I was selected for the interview process for a position that I really liked. A recruiter (employee of the company) who use to work for the company contacted me for the ...
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Should I include poker on my resume?
In 2009 I graduated with a degree in compsci, 3.0 gpa from an average school. I worked for a few professors as a research assistant doing fairly simple programming in C/C++. After graduating I found a ...
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Reciprocating technical questions to interviewer [duplicate]
I would like to make sure that my future coworkers are as good of programmers as they are testing me to be, assuming that I have ascertained their technical background. So when they ask me if I have ...
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Is it a good idea to put Summary in place of Objective in your resume?
I've seen lots of resume which has it's first section called "Objective" which (usually) states your career plan as to what you want to be, and what kind of position you're looking for.
I find this ...
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In a job interview, who should extend his hand first: the recruiter or me?
I'm heading for my first job interview within an hour and I have this critical question:
Who should extend his hand first: the recruiter or me?
No cultural or religious cases, common interview.
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Should I tell the company I'm interviewing with I'm laid off
I was working for company A when I submitted a resume to company B last week. Company B just spoke with me and decided to bring me in for an interview next week. However, company A just laid off 75% ...
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Is it a good idea to put dislikes similar to those in SO Careers profiles in your resume? If so, why?
Those of you who have a CV on careers.stackoverflow.com probably know that there is a section called Technologies under which you can mention the technologies you like or dislike; something like this:
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How to emphasize intelligence and general aptitude over book knowledge and experience in job search? [duplicate]
I a very lazy learner. I learn things only if I can relate to them through a hands-on opportunity, which is then a very fast process and I always excel in anything and everything I get my hands on, ...
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How to avoid “throwing away” soft skills at a hard skills job?
I have an unusual problem in finding work. I have been in many interviews (over 10 in the past year), but none of them produced any job offers. However, the employers I've interviewed with are ...
