Interviewing Tips From Your Future Boss
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‘PaleoSprockets’ is a guest contributor and has been an electrical engineer for over 40 years.
Last year, my team and I interviewed a candidate for a technician position. He didn’t do so well on the technical interviews administered by some Spock-like engineers of mine. This surprised me since I really liked him; he had great experience, and he came with glowing recommendations. But in the end, we ended up not hiring him because of the technical interviews.
A few days after the interview, he did something that impressed the hell out of me and ultimately landed him the job — he thanked me for the interview and asked me if I would tell him how he could do better next time. He said he was not used to rejection and wanted to improve his interviewing technique.
After some deep thought, I pointed out to him something that is important: if you put something on your resume, you should be ready to talk at length about it. His resume included some very specific technical projects that he was unable to explain and that bothered the interviewers.
Fringineering: The Crane Game
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I pretty much rock at the Crane Game.
The “Crane Game” or “Claw Game”, for the fortunate few who have never been to Denny’s, consists of an enclosed glass closet full of toys, usually stuffed-animals, and a mechanical claw hanging from the ceiling. Inserting money grants you an allotted time frame to position the claw over your desired toy. The claw drops, closes, and most likely fails to grasp your prize. Your child cries, and your girlfriend leaves you.
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