Recent Tales from the Interview

Job interview stories.

Jun 2008

Are You Cool, Man? and More

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Are You Cool, Man? (from Scott)
The interview I was conducting was going great — the candidate answered technical questions well and was honest when he didn't know the answer. I'd decided that he would make the short list for an offer and began wrapping up the interview.

"So, do you have any questions about the company, or about the job as a Senior Linux Sysadmin?" I asked.


IBM Survivor, The High Road, & Find the Function!

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IBM Survivor (from Reid Maynard)
In the middle of the dot-com bust, I interviewed at IBM for a contract position. I can't remember exactly what the position was, but I'll never forget the interview.

My first clue that the interview was a bit different the fact that another candidate was waiting in the lobby, and was scheduled for an interview at the same time I was.