Mar 23 2009
Employer Interviews….
Remember the good old days when you found a job by walking in the door, shaking hands, and going to work?
Not anymore… Now we have the interview, a malicious event contrived to make a prospective employee nervous and uncomfortable!
Wonderful questions, like, “What can you bring to our company?” My mind automatically answers, “me!” That is not what they want to hear however, an answer of me will only get you another interview with a different employer as the last one carefully circular files your resume….
“Where do you see yourself in five years?” to which I quickly say, “On a beach, drinking Margaritas!” Wrong answer.
“What special skills can you bring to the company?” they ask. ”Does the super human ability to cash my paycheck at the speed of light count?” I counter.
Strangely enough they also want to know about hobbies. Also strangely enough, answering “Shrinking heads and collecting public restroom poetry.” was also frowned upon.
Panic set in once the loyalty question was asked, and thoughts of pretasting food for poison entered my head….
Maybe I am simply not cut out for the new personal interviews of today.
Thomas H. Forthe
