Job interview tomorrow: any tips?

[DonTadow]

If the interviewer asks if you've ever been convicted of a felony, smile knowingly and say "Nope, never been convicted."

This is interesting, in that I applied for Delphi's communication department a couple years ago and I got the position. I then filled out the paperwork and forgot about a misdemeanor assault charge and probation violation (I was young, stupid and didnt want to go to anger management classes) i was convicted of when i was in college. Long story short, I worked at teh company for a week before they told me that the position wasn o longer avaialble. The guy whom hired me was peeved off as well as I was. We both did some investigation and found out that that was the reason why they didn't hire me.

In hindsight I'm glad i didn't get the position because the company is pretty much tanked, but I do regret not putting the truth on teh application. In other words, I'd tell the truth now and try to explain it away (for me dumb college party and some guy said some things to my girlfriend that you just don't say to a lady) rather than have them read it somewhere and see your mugshot.

 

[nothing to see here]

All good advice so far:

Remember what the point of an interview is: They are (usually) not performance tests...they are not quizzes on your qualifications. Resume's and C.V. fill out those functions just fine.

Interviews are about establishing intangible qualities, to be cliche, to know you 'as a person'. And across almost all industires, in all jobs one factor almost always impresses.

DEMONSTRATE AN INTEREST IN THE ORGANIZATION CONSIDERING EMPLOYING YOU.

If you can demonstrate that this is not just about a paycheck but this is somewhere you actually want to work -- you'll go far. Ask questions. Do a little bit of high-level research and try to find a way to work one or two points about the organization into your answers.

The straightest tie and best posture in the world cannot compete with serious interest in the interviewing party. Be polite, but always remember that, in a way, you are also interviewing them.

 

[krunchyfrogg]

Thanks for everything guys, I think I did pretty good. I don't have a liscence to work in New Jersey, and the fact that I can't start until near the end of January works against me, but I still think I've got a damn good shot at this job. And the job really intrigues me as well... it would be doing the same stuff I'm doing now, just much more intense, exciting and advanced!

Doesn't seem to even matter what they are agreeing with either, as long as it's not some totally inane off-topic comment "I always like Kirk better than Picard, didn't you?"

Ya know, I wore a Star Trek tie (it's very subtle, you really won't know it's a ST tie unless you know ST) and I'm pretty sure the Manager I met (we walked to his office) about an hour into the interview process dug it!

 

[ssampier]

great! I was always been told that theme ties in interviews is a no-non, but if it works, it works.

 

[Jdvn1]

Thanks for the update, krunchyfrogg! Glad it went well.