Subj : Re: programming job market in bay area in US
To   : comp.programming
From : Phlip
Date : Thu Jul 28 2005 06:31 am

Robert Maas, see http://tinyurl.com/uh3t wrote:

> Phlip wrote:

> > Before you interview, you should research to learn what your
> > interviewer's fears and concerns are.
>
> There are lots of things you think I "should" do which I don't know how
> to do, so your "should" insistance is worthless to me.

The goal isn't to predict questions, it's just to have a battery of good
answers ready in your short-term memory to choose from.

It's also common advise in the "how to interview" and "how to get a job"
books, so blaming me isn't particularily relevant.

> Not to mention that I haven't been able to get an interview in more
> than ten years, so until I ever again get an interview your advice is
> rather moot.

And during that time you have worked open source projects, participated
(cheerfully) in users groups, and studied the latest systems, right?

-- 
  Phlip
  http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?ZeekLand

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