Comments on: Interview curveballs

By: dave turpin

dave turpin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:45:43 +0000

Randy,

I’m looking for your post that was about hiring managers not looking for the best employee, they’re looking for the safest. Don’t cast a shadow on the bedroom wall. That article rocked and I wanted to share it.

Thanks,

By: firman

firman — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:10:47 +0000

Thanx for this article… Good good

By: Duncan Mathison

Duncan Mathison — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:23:47 +0000

Randy, the “curve ball” is just the right analogy. I think job seekers approach the job search interview like a baseball game. (Give me your best pitch and I will knock it out of the park!) It is good to be prepared for these lame, canned questions, and your advice is spot-on. But I wonder if it is good to try to build a real conversation with interviewers beyond the ‘you-pitch-I-swing’ approach. For example, end an answer with a follow-up question: “So tell me, for people who have had this job before, what kind of failure is most problematic?” They tell you, you nod your head and agree, “I can see that would be an issue and I can’t imagine dropping the ball like that!”