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Subject:Inappropriate interview From:Janice Gelb <janiceg -at- MARVIN -dot- ENG -dot- SUN -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 28 Jul 1997 15:11:05 -0700
"Nina L. Panzica" <panin -at- MINDSPRING -dot- COM> writes:
>
> At 02:52 PM 7/23/97 -0500, Michael Wing wrote:
> >Maybe it's just me, but I bristle at people's quick and simple advice to
> >run away as fast as you can. It's so easy to give that opinion when the
> >giver is removed from the situation. It could only be the attitude of
> >just the interviewer rather than the general atmosphere of the company.
> >
> I agree with all of the above. What any one person should do in response to
> such interview questions is dependent upon what their current situation is,
> particularly their need for immediate employment. It can be easy, if you
> are established in your field or even sought-after, to blow an annoying
> experience or preson like that off, because there are often many more
> attractive work opportunities to explore. This may not be so, however, for
> other people in other situations.
>
It may certainly be true that questions reflect the interviewer
rather than the company, and that someone might need work badly
enough not to immediately blow off a company if asked inappropriate
questions during an interview.
At the same time, I'd keep these questions in mind and make sure to
interview with at least a couple of other people at the company as
well. While getting a job may be an imperative, you also don't want to
invest a lot of time and effort in starting a job at a company at which
you'll be unhappy -- it just means you'll be out there interviewing
again in a little while anyway!
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