Posted on 08/07/2023 7:26:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Also, consideration for your fellow employees. You aren’t leaving a mess for others to clean up after.
Any standard can be dispensed with, if you need the employee more than he needs you. But small psychological tests can be helpful.
It's a souvenir. If anyone calls them on it, the proper response is, "I thought you wanted me to bring it with me when I started."
Rude is one thing. This is quite another.
Would she have preferred that he spend his time chatting up the receptionist or thinking about his job? Not talking to people is not being dismissive. You may have something on your mind, (like a job interview) and be nervous which leads you to being taciturn.
That is ok. He would not have enjoyed working for her in any case. She wanted a chatty cathy.
I might fail for the same reason. I have been offered drinks or donuts or other things to eat in an interview. I have always just said no thanks, as I find that distracting, and just want to stay focused in the interview.
So would I be rejected for rejecting the drink offer in the first place, so that I wasn’t in position for them to see if I would return the empty cup to the kitchen???
Don’t they have girls to do this?
Back in the 80’s, interviewing kids to work at my bike shop I’d ask “how many counties in Nebraska?” I gave them a day (the local library was next door) Some didn’t answer. Others would give the right answer. It was the one’s who gave the right answer and said “why did you want to know that?” that I hired.
I agree. People do get nervous.
I just take things into account, and it ranges from appearance of clothing, to knowledge of a subject to personal appearance or behavior. I factor in clothing, grooming, etc.
I don’t see a problem doing that.
I was being interviewed by several people at once for a position. One of them asked what my strongest trait was.
I said, “My humility. Let me tell you just how strong my humility is. I’m so humble that …”
One of the interviewers sprayed his Coke across the table.
I got the job.
Boss sounds like a sadist.
That might depend on what the position is for. If it involves interacting with the public, it would be an important factor.
I thank the interviewer for the cup and then go out to my car which is parked in the Employee of the Month spot.
First appearance is important to me. If someone comes in with jeans on in an interview, piercings on their face, obvious tats, long fingernails, I would immediately reject them.
The interviewer OFFERED the coffee..candidate did not ask for it...interviewer can deal with the cup...sheesh...and I interviewed hundreds in my career.
I wouldn’t work for that guy if you paid me.
'Ol Trent must interview a lot of busboys and kitchen help down there at Xero Australia.
Does Xero make copiers, but they leave off the last X for xavings?
This may be one way to determine personality and fit for a company, but there are some many variables when it comes to interviewing candidates, that this alone is terrible as a “test”. One reason is that some shyer candidates don’t want to upset things or go off track in the interview, or just might feel nervous like they are intruding, may think its not their time and place to intrude in the companies operations by welcoming themselves to the kitchen area, etc. I understand the motivation for this test, but it is not a huge marker for a successful interview.
I conduct dozens of interviews a year and I have my own subtle tests, but nothing to abstract or any one that I call a deal killer. There are many things to consider about personality outside of the technical fit for the job.
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