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<blockquote data-quote="aviator41" data-source="post: 2713244" data-attributes="member: 30309"><p>Words like "um" and "like" and "stuff" and "and stuff" are poor choices of wording to use in an interview.</p><p></p><p>Try not to look stoned. I can't believe how many people don't make it past this.</p><p></p><p>I don't care about the gamer-website you run (unless I'm hiring a PHP developer, which is never) or whether or not you're a moderator on some forum (sorry, BB) and that probably doesn't belong on your resume as work experience. Maybe under extracurricular activities.</p><p></p><p>try not to speak every sentence like a question. </p><p></p><p>don't smell bad </p><p></p><p>Guys with long hair and folks who dress/speak Goth are cool and all, but this is a place of business. we entertain fortune 100 companies who tour regularly. Those dudes don't think Goth is cool. </p><p></p><p>Foul language immediately ends the interview.</p><p></p><p>I deal with (and hire) a lot of tech folks who are awkward around people but perfectly brilliant behind a keyboard. you don't have to be a social Chameleon to land a good job. Be yourself - THAT is who we want to see. Not everyone can be as suave as Veggie Meat, we get that.</p><p></p><p>Business casual is the absolute MINIMUM dress for interviews. Over-dressing is fine, it tells us you thought long and hard about the interview and want to make a good impression. Jeans and a T-shirt are not okay for IT interviews.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aviator41, post: 2713244, member: 30309"] Words like "um" and "like" and "stuff" and "and stuff" are poor choices of wording to use in an interview. Try not to look stoned. I can't believe how many people don't make it past this. I don't care about the gamer-website you run (unless I'm hiring a PHP developer, which is never) or whether or not you're a moderator on some forum (sorry, BB) and that probably doesn't belong on your resume as work experience. Maybe under extracurricular activities. try not to speak every sentence like a question. don't smell bad Guys with long hair and folks who dress/speak Goth are cool and all, but this is a place of business. we entertain fortune 100 companies who tour regularly. Those dudes don't think Goth is cool. Foul language immediately ends the interview. I deal with (and hire) a lot of tech folks who are awkward around people but perfectly brilliant behind a keyboard. you don't have to be a social Chameleon to land a good job. Be yourself - THAT is who we want to see. Not everyone can be as suave as Veggie Meat, we get that. Business casual is the absolute MINIMUM dress for interviews. Over-dressing is fine, it tells us you thought long and hard about the interview and want to make a good impression. Jeans and a T-shirt are not okay for IT interviews. [/QUOTE]
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