Interactive, my ass

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I just did that Interactive Interview. At first I thought that I must have lied my ass off for them to consider me. I couldn't remember what the position was for, but then I looked it up. It was for a business analyst position. Anyway, what bullshit. There were six questions, one of which was "What is your name?". Let's see if I can remember the other ones...

  • What attracted you to this position?
  • We've all had good supervisors, and sometimes we have had bad ones. Describe a situation where you had to handle a conflict between you and your supervisor.
  • What was your favourite position you've ever had? (It wasn't THAT kind of position!)
  • How would your coworkers describe you in terms of attitude, quality of work and contribution to the team?

There was one more, but I can't remember. Somehow, I actually expect to be called back. They'll probably only offer $35000 if they offer me anything. Somehow, by writing here I feel like I risk being fired before I even have the job. Yet I don't really care. At least, not for this position.

V has it right, though. How seriously can you take a position that will likely pay you crap, doesn't allow you to speak to anyone until the third step in the process (as if résumés aren't enough anymore, you have to fill out on online survey, then do a voice mail interview before they'll even look at your CV), and then...well, I don't know. I'll laugh if they call me, though. Call? Who am I kidding. If I'm lucky, I'll get a voice mail. An automated voice mail, for Chist's sake.

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La said:

Back in the day (OK, you know you're old when you say things like "Back in the day."), we were taught that all resumes should be acknowledged with a written response (even if it was a FOAD letter). If someone was actually called in for an interview, they would get a phone call by the person doing the interviewing letting them know whether or not they got the job. Then came the big "Recession" of the early '90s... so many people were out of work that it started to become acceptable to put a disclaimer at the bottom of a job posting saying that only those canditates being selected for an interview would be contacted. This was because recruiters were getting HUNDREDS of applicants and it wasn't possible for each letter to be acknowledged. Unfortunately, that practice continued long after it was necessary. Anyway, sorry for the long-winded comment - I was just reminiscing about the good ol' days.

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