Comments on: 7 Interview Questions to Determine Personality Fit http://partnerit.com/2009/04/7-interview-questions-to-determine-personality-fit/ Business, Technology and Staffing insights from RSA Corp. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:06:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dmitri http://partnerit.com/2009/04/7-interview-questions-to-determine-personality-fit/comment-page-1/#comment-3502 Dmitri Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:44:29 +0000 http://partnerit.com/?p=56#comment-3502 This is a reply to Susen: if your book interests are not related to your dream job culture, make an effort to read something that does. Even if it is one book a year. Pick one that might interest you and read it. And voila - you don't have to lie, you just made an effort to grow professionally (which will give you that extra touch of confidence), and you have a book to discuss (or just mention) at your next interview. Everybody wins. Consider reading that book an investment. You may learn something new and interesting along the way too! Best of luck. This is a reply to Susen: if your book interests are not related to your dream job culture, make an effort to read something that does. Even if it is one book a year. Pick one that might interest you and read it. And voila – you don’t have to lie, you just made an effort to grow professionally (which will give you that extra touch of confidence), and you have a book to discuss (or just mention) at your next interview. Everybody wins. Consider reading that book an investment. You may learn something new and interesting along the way too!
Best of luck.

]]> By: Susen http://partnerit.com/2009/04/7-interview-questions-to-determine-personality-fit/comment-page-1/#comment-3492 Susen Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:23:39 +0000 http://partnerit.com/?p=56#comment-3492 What if our reading taste is toward philosophy/aternative religious ideas type of books? For example, in the past month, I've completed books on Crop Circles, the Maya 2012 prophecy, and a book on creation mythologies across native cultures. I just had an interview in which I mentioned the Mayan book and the Crop Circle book and I swear the interviewers eyes glazed over and I had that "oh no" moment. I can't see telling a lie about what I've been reading, but I also don't want to be judged harshly because I like *alternative* subjects from alien races to conspiracy theories... Help? What if our reading taste is toward philosophy/aternative religious ideas type of books? For example, in the past month, I’ve completed books on Crop Circles, the Maya 2012 prophecy, and a book on creation mythologies across native cultures.

I just had an interview in which I mentioned the Mayan book and the Crop Circle book and I swear the interviewers eyes glazed over and I had that “oh no” moment.

I can’t see telling a lie about what I’ve been reading, but I also don’t want to be judged harshly because I like *alternative* subjects from alien races to conspiracy theories…

Help?

]]> By: George http://partnerit.com/2009/04/7-interview-questions-to-determine-personality-fit/comment-page-1/#comment-735 George Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:37:04 +0000 http://partnerit.com/?p=56#comment-735 No, there is nothing negative to assume if the person has no pets. They probably just don't like kitty boxes or walking the dog! That fact just doesn't give one any additional possible personality hints. All of this is data that helps in the decision process, but alone the specific questions do not necessarily create a positive or negative decision. No, there is nothing negative to assume if the person has no pets. They probably just don’t like kitty boxes or walking the dog! That fact just doesn’t give one any additional possible personality hints. All of this is data that helps in the decision process, but alone the specific questions do not necessarily create a positive or negative decision.

]]> By: Dorrine http://partnerit.com/2009/04/7-interview-questions-to-determine-personality-fit/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Dorrine Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:10:11 +0000 http://partnerit.com/?p=56#comment-576 Great advice. Question on #6. What if the person doesn't have any pets? Does that tend to portray something negative? Great advice. Question on #6. What if the person doesn’t have any pets? Does that tend to portray something negative?

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