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Subject:Re: [2]: success with finding jobs From:Beth Agnew <bagnew -at- INSYSTEMS -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 14 Jul 1997 11:08:37 -0400
Jim Chevalier wrote:
>I'm for going for every opportunity that's at all in your range of abilities
>and let the market do the shaking out. It's bad enough that
>corporate/governmental restraints oblige companies to limit themselves in
>what they can ask for. Job/project-seekers shouldn't constrict what can be
>an actual adventure by looking for reasons NOT to apply.
I agree with Jim. Let's not forget the X-factor. Companies frequently
interview and hire people who may not be perfect "on paper" but
who demonstrate enough interesting qualities in the resume to
attract the employer's attention. A strong performance in the interview,
plus a personality and attitude that fit with the company's culture,
can elicit a job offer even though you don't necessarily match
some ideal criteria.
There have been at least 2 instances in my career where I was the
dark horse candidate, but got the job based on how the interviewers
felt about me after the interview, compared with the other candidates.
Where I have done most poorly was in situations where the hiring
criteria were strictly objective (government), with rigid quantitative measures
rather than qualitative ones.
--Beth
Beth Agnew
Senior Technical Writer, InSystems Technologies Inc.
bagnew -at- insystems -dot- com Tel: (905) 513-1400 ext. 280
Fax: (905) 513-1419
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