#42

I’m a research librarian, this is based on corporate jobs I’ve applied for.
Standard interview - mix of situational questions and just a basic chat about experience, and to get a gauge of personality. Alongside a work sample test (basically ‘here’s a question, go do some web research and write it up’ - nothing major or time-consuming). Then probably a second interview with the manager’s boss, just as a check.

#43

Mines just ‘can you type, can you research, what are you hours?’ Then you get weeded out based on ability.

#44

Suit and tie competency-based STAR affairs with two managers one and two rungs above the position applied for.

I’ve not really nailed my technique in them, to be tbh. Always feel like I’m not adequately able to sell myself or my experience compared to nitro conversation-style interviews. They’re incredibly formulaic, though, so some dull prep putting ‘stories’ together as template answers to the predictable stuff they ask about should sort it.

#45

The other day I was round at at the offices of a digital agency that we work with, young developers all into apps and iphones, I’m so out of touch with the job I’m supposed to be doing and don’t think I can get back in touch with it or have the inclination to do so. There’s almost 0% of me getting through another interview in this sort of job again. Dunno what else to do though, wish I hadn’t told that other place at the start of the year that I wasn’t interested, although probably wouldn’t have got that either.

The recent thing for developing that I really can’t be arsed with is them wanting to see that it’s your whole way of life, that you do hobby projects and they want to see your github accounts etc. Really can’t arsed with all that.

#46

people who have to do several rounds of interview/presentations, etc. are these internal positions? sounds an awful lot like working unpaid to me. i very rarely get asked to do some work to prove myself for a job and always turn em down flat. never work 4 free.

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#47

External ones for me, the last one that I asked about here they wanted me to do half a days work, it was for an art gallery that was yet to be built, build a webapp that hits a webservice and then displays lets the user do something interactive with it. It would’ve been very like the sort of thing I’d be doing in the job.

Do you do graphic design stuff?

#49

Video editing. Like anyone who asks me to edit something to prove i can do it when i have a list of credits and a showreel and previous examples… nah m8