Comments for Financial Samurai http://www.financialsamurai.com Slicing Through Money's Mysteries Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:23:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on The Art of The Interview by Jason @ Redeeming Riches http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/03/11/the-art-of-the-interview-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5908 Jason @ Redeeming Riches Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:23:17 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=196#comment-5908 Great post - even in normal life the limp handshaker and the crazy staring guy make me uncomfortable - let alone in an interview. .-= Jason @ Redeeming Riches´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RedeemingRiches/~3/304VrEUJ2Po/" rel="nofollow">How Should We Help the Poor?</a> =-. Great post – even in normal life the limp handshaker and the crazy staring guy make me uncomfortable – let alone in an interview.
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]]> Comment on The Art of The Interview by admin http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/03/11/the-art-of-the-interview-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5904 admin Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:26:53 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=196#comment-5904 You are right. And that is why it's important to interview the interviewer, point #7. thanks for sharing your thoughts. You are right. And that is why it’s important to interview the interviewer, point #7.

thanks for sharing your thoughts.

]]> Comment on The Art of The Interview by admin http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/03/11/the-art-of-the-interview-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5903 admin Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:25:59 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=196#comment-5903 Oh man.... only YOU would say this! lol. I cannot comment. It must be a British thing. Everything seems much more relaxed there! We'd get sued left and right here in America. Not so much Australia though. Oh man…. only YOU would say this! lol. I cannot comment. It must be a British thing. Everything seems much more relaxed there! We’d get sued left and right here in America. Not so much Australia though.

]]> Comment on The Art of The Interview by admin http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/03/11/the-art-of-the-interview-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5902 admin Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:24:57 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=196#comment-5902 You're right. It's always good to just be yourself. Not worth selling yourself for a paycheck if you can't be true. Self-employed is tougher than it seems though. Sure, we'd all love to be self employed perhaps.... but very few ever get there. You can perhaps give them your company when u retire! .-= admin´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/02/26/the-curse-of-making-too-much-money-and-not-pursuing-your-dreams/" rel="nofollow">The Curse Of Making Too Much Money And Not Pursuing Your Dreams</a> =-. You’re right. It’s always good to just be yourself. Not worth selling yourself for a paycheck if you can’t be true. Self-employed is tougher than it seems though. Sure, we’d all love to be self employed perhaps…. but very few ever get there.

You can perhaps give them your company when u retire!
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]]> Comment on The Art of The Interview by admin http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/03/11/the-art-of-the-interview-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5901 admin Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:23:17 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=196#comment-5901 Lol, politics is a no no. Can't go there. It's a big can of worms. Lol, politics is a no no. Can’t go there. It’s a big can of worms.

]]> Comment on Creating Powerful Friends: Samurai’s Alexa Ranking Challenge by Benjie @ Zordane http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/01/20/creating-powerful-friends-the-alexa-ranking-challenge/comment-page-3/#comment-5900 Benjie @ Zordane Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:10:10 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=4701#comment-5900 Thanks for the suggestion, I'll update it right away. .-= Benjie @ Zordane´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.zordane.com/taking-a-break-without-headaches/" rel="nofollow">Taking A Break Without Headaches</a> =-. Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll update it right away.
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]]> Comment on The Art of The Interview by Texas Cowboy http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/03/11/the-art-of-the-interview-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5899 Texas Cowboy Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:26:10 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=196#comment-5899 Bennett told the youngsters out there: "My tip is to inject some personality into the discussion. Say something controversial or intimate." NO! An interview is not a time to prove your avant garde off-beat wit and cleverness. An interview is a serious appraisal of the skills, presentation, and communication skills of the candidate. Thinking and responding on your feet is always fine, and responding in kind to an incidental small humorous gesture that may occur, BY THE INTERVIEWER, is fine, but you must follow the lead of the person doing the interview. As a former hiring manager of a Fortune 500 company I can tell you that the unemployed Mr. Bennett's advice on interview skills is hardly likely to leave you in good stead. Stick with the pros. Frankly, when I would detect a 'pretender' trying to put on a corporate face when it did not appear to be their true nature, I would indeed relax the interview, (over lunch is ideal for this) and get quite casual, and get a different perspective on the candidate. If they *then* started using slang, or adopted an immature or unprofessional attitude, then I knew this was not a candidate for us. Hiring: serious business. Not for the amateurs. Bennett told the youngsters out there: “My tip is to inject some personality into the discussion. Say something controversial or intimate.”

NO!

An interview is not a time to prove your avant garde off-beat wit and cleverness. An interview is a serious appraisal of the skills, presentation, and communication skills of the candidate. Thinking and responding on your feet is always fine, and responding in kind to an incidental small humorous gesture that may occur, BY THE INTERVIEWER, is fine, but you must follow the lead of the person doing the interview. As a former hiring manager of a Fortune 500 company I can tell you that the unemployed Mr. Bennett’s advice on interview skills is hardly likely to leave you in good stead. Stick with the pros.

Frankly, when I would detect a ‘pretender’ trying to put on a corporate face when it did not appear to be their true nature, I would indeed relax the interview, (over lunch is ideal for this) and get quite casual, and get a different perspective on the candidate. If they *then* started using slang, or adopted an immature or unprofessional attitude, then I knew this was not a candidate for us. Hiring: serious business. Not for the amateurs.

]]> Comment on The Art of The Interview by Boris http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/03/11/the-art-of-the-interview-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5897 Boris Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:57:21 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=196#comment-5897 Sam, An additional advice that I would provide is to keep in mind that in a job interview the job seeker is not the only one being evaluated. The job seeker as well should be evaluating the company and his/her possible future boss... When the job seeker is aware of this, the attitude will change totally, gaining confidence and for sure, leaving a better impression. All the best, Boris .-= Boris´s last blog ..<a href="http://read-y.com/?p=268" rel="nofollow">Your mission, should you decide to accept it…</a> =-. Sam,
An additional advice that I would provide is to keep in mind that in a job interview the job seeker is not the only one being evaluated. The job seeker as well should be evaluating the company and his/her possible future boss… When the job seeker is aware of this, the attitude will change totally, gaining confidence and for sure, leaving a better impression.
All the best,
Boris
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]]> Comment on The Art of The Interview by Monevator http://www.financialsamurai.com/2010/03/11/the-art-of-the-interview-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-5896 Monevator Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:10:08 +0000 http://www.financialsamurai.com/?p=196#comment-5896 Firstly, send the ladies in mini-skirts around to my place. I'm hiring. Muhahaha. Secondly, I agree with all your tips (including that one about attire) but I'd just add for the real A-list jobs the interview can actually happen outside of the room/formal interview. For instance, if you're ever invited to arrive with three other candidates the day before the interview for dinner with the partners and get stuck in a hotel 'because they appreciate the effort' or 'they want you to relax' or anything like that, you've been warned - you're already being interviewed, with your head in a bowl of cheesecake! ;) .-= Monevator´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Monevatorcom/~3/nJucdLGx93s/" rel="nofollow">US historical asset class returns</a> =-. Firstly, send the ladies in mini-skirts around to my place. I’m hiring. Muhahaha.

Secondly, I agree with all your tips (including that one about attire) but I’d just add for the real A-list jobs the interview can actually happen outside of the room/formal interview.

For instance, if you’re ever invited to arrive with three other candidates the day before the interview for dinner with the partners and get stuck in a hotel ‘because they appreciate the effort’ or ‘they want you to relax’ or anything like that, you’ve been warned – you’re already being interviewed, with your head in a bowl of cheesecake! ;)
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