Sep 18 2018 40 mins
Welcome to episode 9 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [@NerdJourney]! We’re John White (@vJourneyman) and Nick Korte (@NetworkNerd_), two VMware Solutions Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode, we discuss a Career Clickbait article on blowing interviews and how to dress for an interview.
Original recording date: 2018-03-20
Topics
03:03 – Career Clickbait or “Thanks for the Clickbait”
* Here’s the #1 way people blow a job interview (Moneyish)
* And the number one way is…arriving late.
* John was late to his VMware interview. Listen to the story.
* The moneyish.com article has a list of 10 things but was sourced from a much better article – Hiring Truths: Over 850 Managers Reveal Their Practices and Opinions (SimplyHired Blog).
* Gems from the article…
* Look at common things hiring managers don’t do.
* What do hiring managers expect you to say when looking for another job?
* What behaviors were viewed positively and negatively?
* John references a careertools.com article that suggests arriving 8 minutes early.
* What is the one positively viewed element of a resume that John says is easiest to control?
* See Nerd Journey episode 4 for resume writing tips.
* John and Nick debate whether interviewers will actually give candidates feedback if a candidate asks.
* What one interview choice did hiring managers in their 20s have the biggest problem with?
* How do you express a bad experience with a former employer or boss in a constructive way to an interviewer asking why you are looking to make a change?
* Do you have a kitchen sink resume?
29:10 – How to dress for an Interview
* Who should you ask about appropriate dress for the interview?
* Does a male having facial hair affect professionalism?
* John rants about cultural bias.
* Would John wear jeans and a t-shirt to an interview?
Original recording date: 2018-03-20
Topics
03:03 – Career Clickbait or “Thanks for the Clickbait”
* Here’s the #1 way people blow a job interview (Moneyish)
* And the number one way is…arriving late.
* John was late to his VMware interview. Listen to the story.
* The moneyish.com article has a list of 10 things but was sourced from a much better article – Hiring Truths: Over 850 Managers Reveal Their Practices and Opinions (SimplyHired Blog).
* Gems from the article…
* Look at common things hiring managers don’t do.
* What do hiring managers expect you to say when looking for another job?
* What behaviors were viewed positively and negatively?
* John references a careertools.com article that suggests arriving 8 minutes early.
* What is the one positively viewed element of a resume that John says is easiest to control?
* See Nerd Journey episode 4 for resume writing tips.
* John and Nick debate whether interviewers will actually give candidates feedback if a candidate asks.
* What one interview choice did hiring managers in their 20s have the biggest problem with?
* How do you express a bad experience with a former employer or boss in a constructive way to an interviewer asking why you are looking to make a change?
* Do you have a kitchen sink resume?
29:10 – How to dress for an Interview
* Who should you ask about appropriate dress for the interview?
* Does a male having facial hair affect professionalism?
* John rants about cultural bias.
* Would John wear jeans and a t-shirt to an interview?