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If I Knew Where I Was Going, I Would Already Be There
So earlier this week I had my interview with Cerner, which went absolutely horribly. It was early in the morning, and I didn't get much sleep the 2 nights before, and my head was pounding so much that I couldn't concentrate. I answered the question "tell me about the experience you've had with the programming languages you know" with "Well I've known Java for awhile, like 6 years, and Visual Basic I learned this summer but I've known BASIC since I taught it to myself when I was 10, and I kinda know C++. What else did I say I knew?"
Brilliant.
But somehow, despite this, I got invited to Kansas City next week for the final round of interviews.
Speaking of jobs and interviews, I forgot to mention on here before that Lucas has bestowed upon me the great honor of being one of his professional references when he applies for jobs. For those of you who wonder if companies ever actually follow through with references, I can now say that the answer is yes. Today someone from a place where Lucas is applying called and asked me a variety of questions about Mr. Fox, such as:
"Is it true that the only way he is winning in the NFL picks is by letting his girlfriend do all the picking?"
and
"Has Lucas achieved most of his successes in school because of his intelligence and work ethic or the fact that he is taller than the other children?"
Ha ha, they didn't actually ask me either of these questions, but I think that I gave Talls a sterling review on the questions they did ask. If he gets hired, he owes me...say...20% of his annual paycheck. If he is not hired I give him my full permission to pelt me with tomatoes and other assorted vegetabalia.
Comments
Of course you can always handle such interviews by saying something like:
"But enough of me; I'd really like to hear about *your* experiences with programming languages"
That's surely a winning approach.
Finally, to stir up things yet again, Lucas is more likely to pelt you with cheese curds.
Posted by: rkc at November 8, 2003 6:34 AM
What, they didn't ask you about the 3 and 5-gallon jugs? I recall Microsoft asked someone about that...
And there was a study that came out just a few weeks ago that pointed out that taller employees earn about $800 dollars more a year per inch than their migit collegues. It was a UFlorida study, as I recall...
Posted by: brian at November 8, 2003 10:33 AM
Lisa does not do ALL the picking, it is still a collaborative process. And by the way, "works well in a team" is a positive attribute that you can mention for me next time.
Posted by: Lucas at November 8, 2003 11:01 PM
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