Conducting Telephone Interviews

[Joyce Fetterman]

> >I've never found anything I didn't already know how to do that I 
> >couldn't learn how to do very quickly to a high degree of competence.
> 
> Fwiw, if you were interviewing with me, I'd consider that an ideal 
> answer.

John Posada replied:
<<and I see it as a not-very-good answer. To me, it shows that the person
has stayed in their comfort range and hasn't taken on any really hard
stuff.>>


That's exactly the opposite of how I'd hear that answer. To me it says that
she's able to quickly learn new skills, and not just the basics, but enough
to be highly competent. There's nothing that speaks to a lack of willingness
to try new things or reluctance to try something difficult. 

No wonder job-hunting is so hard. An ideal answer for one interviewer will
stop another interviewer cold!

Joyce