Not directly related, but triggered by this, but I once did a job interview where all the questions were of the form "tell me a story of a time where <something happened / skill demonstrated / etc.>. It was actually kind of fun.
I hate those “tell me about a time you were in conflict, and how did you resolve it”
“Well this one time my boss was been an arse, and I resolved it by looking for a new job” what do you want me to say, they act as if employees have agency, you do what your told, or you stand your ground and quit. Have you ever worked in a office Karen from HR?
This is a modern interview tactic. It’s a lot harder to lie when you have to weave tale after tale. So it can catch people who fabricate their resumes.
I hate those ones. They’re so generic and corporate, it’s hard to think of a good example. I don’t fucking know when I “struggled with a difficult problem.” Ask Me specifics about the job! Ask Me when I “worked in an unfamiliar programming language”
Not directly related, but triggered by this, but I once did a job interview where all the questions were of the form "tell me a story of a time where <something happened / skill demonstrated / etc.>. It was actually kind of fun.
I hate those “tell me about a time you were in conflict, and how did you resolve it”
“Well this one time my boss was been an arse, and I resolved it by looking for a new job” what do you want me to say, they act as if employees have agency, you do what your told, or you stand your ground and quit. Have you ever worked in a office Karen from HR?
This is a modern interview tactic. It’s a lot harder to lie when you have to weave tale after tale. So it can catch people who fabricate their resumes.
I hate those ones. They’re so generic and corporate, it’s hard to think of a good example. I don’t fucking know when I “struggled with a difficult problem.” Ask Me specifics about the job! Ask Me when I “worked in an unfamiliar programming language”
Isn’t every interview like this?