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@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@MC_Bol is going to hook @WrCombs up with some AD stuff in production to get him hands on working with real systems.

Yeah, @WrCombs will have something to break that's production!

I know, I'm excited

Obsolesce

@IRJ said in Resume:

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@WrCombs said in Resume:

What do you put in your cover letter when turning in Resumes?

I would never do a cover letter. Tells the hiring manager that you are desperate and don't understand the statistics of hiring. It's too much time investment on a single submission.

There are jobs that require cover letters, you don't want them. You are already working at one of them.

I did alot of interviewing for fun a few years ago. I would get interviews lined up and intentionally try to bomb them. What I found out is that almost in every single case, the more confident/cocky I was , the more desirable I was to the employer. Most people think it's the opposite, that you should be humble and not oversell yourself in an interview.

Now here's the big thing... Can you backup the sales job you made about yourself? Do you know the technologies?

Simple things like spinning up tech in your lab before an interview will help you tremendously. If there is an area of tech that I know they are going to ask me about (The job description is the cheat sheet) . I will go gain knowledge in that area before the interview. I will not only answer their basic questions, but provide additional info like best practices around the tech.

True. I do best in interviews I care the least about. Kinda sucks.... but it is what it is lol. The trick is treating jobs you really want like that. If it's a job I really desire, I get more anxious and do worse, I guess because I feel I then have something to lose. But I really don't, so ya. Mental stuff.

Obsolesce

Yeah, one thing that stuck out in @scottalanmiller's video is interview questions. Prepare for them in advance and you're golden. I get these same ones a lot, and if you stumble on them, it shows you didn't do your due diligence on the most common and likely interview questions.... such as:

Why this job / position?
Tell me about yourself?
Greatest (or similar) thing you've done or are proud of?
Worst thing you did on the job and what did you learn from it?
etc.

I get those a lot and for every interview, I customize it and learn it. Because you WILL get asked some or all of those I can almost guarantee it.

For the odd questions, yeah, they'll know they are off the wall and it's okay to say something like "oh that's a curveball" and take a second.

WrCombs

@Obsolesce said in Resume:

Yeah, one thing that stuck out in @scottalanmiller's video is interview questions. Prepare for them in advance and you're golden. I get these same ones a lot, and if you stumble on them, it shows you didn't do your due diligence on the most common and likely interview questions.... such as:

Why this job / position?

Tell me about yourself?

Greatest (or similar) thing you've done or are proud of?

Worst thing you did on the job and what did you learn from it?

etc.

I get those a lot and for every interview, I customize it and learn it. Because you WILL get asked some or all of those I can almost guarantee it.

For the odd questions, yeah, they'll know they are off the wall and it's okay to say something like "oh that's a curveball" and take a second.

Okay, that's fair.

scottalanmiller

@Obsolesce said in Resume:

@IRJ said in Resume:

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@WrCombs said in Resume:

What do you put in your cover letter when turning in Resumes?

I would never do a cover letter. Tells the hiring manager that you are desperate and don't understand the statistics of hiring. It's too much time investment on a single submission.

There are jobs that require cover letters, you don't want them. You are already working at one of them.

I did alot of interviewing for fun a few years ago. I would get interviews lined up and intentionally try to bomb them. What I found out is that almost in every single case, the more confident/cocky I was , the more desirable I was to the employer. Most people think it's the opposite, that you should be humble and not oversell yourself in an interview.

Now here's the big thing... Can you backup the sales job you made about yourself? Do you know the technologies?

Simple things like spinning up tech in your lab before an interview will help you tremendously. If there is an area of tech that I know they are going to ask me about (The job description is the cheat sheet) . I will go gain knowledge in that area before the interview. I will not only answer their basic questions, but provide additional info like best practices around the tech.

True. I do best in interviews I care the least about. Kinda sucks.... but it is what it is lol. The trick is treating jobs you really want like that. If it's a job I really desire, I get more anxious and do worse, I guess because I feel I then have something to lose. But I really don't, so ya. Mental stuff.

Considering drinking before (or during) an interview. Not for everyone, but I've done it.

WrCombs

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@Obsolesce said in Resume:

@IRJ said in Resume:

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@WrCombs said in Resume:

What do you put in your cover letter when turning in Resumes?

I would never do a cover letter. Tells the hiring manager that you are desperate and don't understand the statistics of hiring. It's too much time investment on a single submission.

There are jobs that require cover letters, you don't want them. You are already working at one of them.

I did alot of interviewing for fun a few years ago. I would get interviews lined up and intentionally try to bomb them. What I found out is that almost in every single case, the more confident/cocky I was , the more desirable I was to the employer. Most people think it's the opposite, that you should be humble and not oversell yourself in an interview.

Now here's the big thing... Can you backup the sales job you made about yourself? Do you know the technologies?

Simple things like spinning up tech in your lab before an interview will help you tremendously. If there is an area of tech that I know they are going to ask me about (The job description is the cheat sheet) . I will go gain knowledge in that area before the interview. I will not only answer their basic questions, but provide additional info like best practices around the tech.

True. I do best in interviews I care the least about. Kinda sucks.... but it is what it is lol. The trick is treating jobs you really want like that. If it's a job I really desire, I get more anxious and do worse, I guess because I feel I then have something to lose. But I really don't, so ya. Mental stuff.

Considering drinking before (or during) an interview. Not for everyone, but I've done it.

Drinking before or during? sounds litty

scottalanmiller

@WrCombs said in Resume:

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@Obsolesce said in Resume:

@IRJ said in Resume:

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@WrCombs said in Resume:

What do you put in your cover letter when turning in Resumes?

I would never do a cover letter. Tells the hiring manager that you are desperate and don't understand the statistics of hiring. It's too much time investment on a single submission.

There are jobs that require cover letters, you don't want them. You are already working at one of them.

I did alot of interviewing for fun a few years ago. I would get interviews lined up and intentionally try to bomb them. What I found out is that almost in every single case, the more confident/cocky I was , the more desirable I was to the employer. Most people think it's the opposite, that you should be humble and not oversell yourself in an interview.

Now here's the big thing... Can you backup the sales job you made about yourself? Do you know the technologies?

Simple things like spinning up tech in your lab before an interview will help you tremendously. If there is an area of tech that I know they are going to ask me about (The job description is the cheat sheet) . I will go gain knowledge in that area before the interview. I will not only answer their basic questions, but provide additional info like best practices around the tech.

True. I do best in interviews I care the least about. Kinda sucks.... but it is what it is lol. The trick is treating jobs you really want like that. If it's a job I really desire, I get more anxious and do worse, I guess because I feel I then have something to lose. But I really don't, so ya. Mental stuff.

Considering drinking before (or during) an interview. Not for everyone, but I've done it.

Drinking before or during? sounds litty

During

scottalanmiller

OMG, I go to start an install on an AD server... WTF is wrong with me. Hey @WrCombs I'll get you a session in MeshCentral in a few minutes, lol.

WrCombs

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@WrCombs said in Resume:

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@Obsolesce said in Resume:

@IRJ said in Resume:

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@WrCombs said in Resume:

What do you put in your cover letter when turning in Resumes?

I would never do a cover letter. Tells the hiring manager that you are desperate and don't understand the statistics of hiring. It's too much time investment on a single submission.

There are jobs that require cover letters, you don't want them. You are already working at one of them.

I did alot of interviewing for fun a few years ago. I would get interviews lined up and intentionally try to bomb them. What I found out is that almost in every single case, the more confident/cocky I was , the more desirable I was to the employer. Most people think it's the opposite, that you should be humble and not oversell yourself in an interview.

Now here's the big thing... Can you backup the sales job you made about yourself? Do you know the technologies?

Simple things like spinning up tech in your lab before an interview will help you tremendously. If there is an area of tech that I know they are going to ask me about (The job description is the cheat sheet) . I will go gain knowledge in that area before the interview. I will not only answer their basic questions, but provide additional info like best practices around the tech.

True. I do best in interviews I care the least about. Kinda sucks.... but it is what it is lol. The trick is treating jobs you really want like that. If it's a job I really desire, I get more anxious and do worse, I guess because I feel I then have something to lose. But I really don't, so ya. Mental stuff.

Considering drinking before (or during) an interview. Not for everyone, but I've done it.

Drinking before or during? sounds litty

During

like pull out a bottle of insert favorite whisky/liquor/whatever here take a swig and pass the bottle to the left?

scottalanmiller

@WrCombs said in Resume:

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@WrCombs said in Resume:

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@Obsolesce said in Resume:

@IRJ said in Resume:

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@WrCombs said in Resume:

What do you put in your cover letter when turning in Resumes?

I would never do a cover letter. Tells the hiring manager that you are desperate and don't understand the statistics of hiring. It's too much time investment on a single submission.

There are jobs that require cover letters, you don't want them. You are already working at one of them.

I did alot of interviewing for fun a few years ago. I would get interviews lined up and intentionally try to bomb them. What I found out is that almost in every single case, the more confident/cocky I was , the more desirable I was to the employer. Most people think it's the opposite, that you should be humble and not oversell yourself in an interview.

Now here's the big thing... Can you backup the sales job you made about yourself? Do you know the technologies?

Simple things like spinning up tech in your lab before an interview will help you tremendously. If there is an area of tech that I know they are going to ask me about (The job description is the cheat sheet) . I will go gain knowledge in that area before the interview. I will not only answer their basic questions, but provide additional info like best practices around the tech.

True. I do best in interviews I care the least about. Kinda sucks.... but it is what it is lol. The trick is treating jobs you really want like that. If it's a job I really desire, I get more anxious and do worse, I guess because I feel I then have something to lose. But I really don't, so ya. Mental stuff.

Considering drinking before (or during) an interview. Not for everyone, but I've done it.

Drinking before or during? sounds litty

During

like pull out a bottle of insert favorite whisky/liquor/whatever here take a swig and pass the bottle to the left?

A full bottle? C'mon man, a classy flask at most. Just a nip here and there.

Obsolesce

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@Obsolesce said in Resume:

@IRJ said in Resume:

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@WrCombs said in Resume:

What do you put in your cover letter when turning in Resumes?

I would never do a cover letter. Tells the hiring manager that you are desperate and don't understand the statistics of hiring. It's too much time investment on a single submission.

There are jobs that require cover letters, you don't want them. You are already working at one of them.

I did alot of interviewing for fun a few years ago. I would get interviews lined up and intentionally try to bomb them. What I found out is that almost in every single case, the more confident/cocky I was , the more desirable I was to the employer. Most people think it's the opposite, that you should be humble and not oversell yourself in an interview.

Now here's the big thing... Can you backup the sales job you made about yourself? Do you know the technologies?

Simple things like spinning up tech in your lab before an interview will help you tremendously. If there is an area of tech that I know they are going to ask me about (The job description is the cheat sheet) . I will go gain knowledge in that area before the interview. I will not only answer their basic questions, but provide additional info like best practices around the tech.

True. I do best in interviews I care the least about. Kinda sucks.... but it is what it is lol. The trick is treating jobs you really want like that. If it's a job I really desire, I get more anxious and do worse, I guess because I feel I then have something to lose. But I really don't, so ya. Mental stuff.

Considering drinking before (or during) an interview. Not for everyone, but I've done it.

Hmm, a glass of wine perhaps. That's brilliant haha

WrCombs

@scottalanmiller Ohhh a flask I gotcha

scottalanmiller

@Obsolesce said in Resume:

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@Obsolesce said in Resume:

@IRJ said in Resume:

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@WrCombs said in Resume:

What do you put in your cover letter when turning in Resumes?

I would never do a cover letter. Tells the hiring manager that you are desperate and don't understand the statistics of hiring. It's too much time investment on a single submission.

There are jobs that require cover letters, you don't want them. You are already working at one of them.

I did alot of interviewing for fun a few years ago. I would get interviews lined up and intentionally try to bomb them. What I found out is that almost in every single case, the more confident/cocky I was , the more desirable I was to the employer. Most people think it's the opposite, that you should be humble and not oversell yourself in an interview.

Now here's the big thing... Can you backup the sales job you made about yourself? Do you know the technologies?

Simple things like spinning up tech in your lab before an interview will help you tremendously. If there is an area of tech that I know they are going to ask me about (The job description is the cheat sheet) . I will go gain knowledge in that area before the interview. I will not only answer their basic questions, but provide additional info like best practices around the tech.

True. I do best in interviews I care the least about. Kinda sucks.... but it is what it is lol. The trick is treating jobs you really want like that. If it's a job I really desire, I get more anxious and do worse, I guess because I feel I then have something to lose. But I really don't, so ya. Mental stuff.

Considering drinking before (or during) an interview. Not for everyone, but I've done it.

Hmm, a glass of wine perhaps. That's brilliant haha

Generally it's actually just a beer.

Obsolesce

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@Obsolesce said in Resume:

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@Obsolesce said in Resume:

@IRJ said in Resume:

@scottalanmiller said in Resume:

@WrCombs said in Resume:

What do you put in your cover letter when turning in Resumes?

I would never do a cover letter. Tells the hiring manager that you are desperate and don't understand the statistics of hiring. It's too much time investment on a single submission.

There are jobs that require cover letters, you don't want them. You are already working at one of them.

I did alot of interviewing for fun a few years ago. I would get interviews lined up and intentionally try to bomb them. What I found out is that almost in every single case, the more confident/cocky I was , the more desirable I was to the employer. Most people think it's the opposite, that you should be humble and not oversell yourself in an interview.

Now here's the big thing... Can you backup the sales job you made about yourself? Do you know the technologies?

Simple things like spinning up tech in your lab before an interview will help you tremendously. If there is an area of tech that I know they are going to ask me about (The job description is the cheat sheet) . I will go gain knowledge in that area before the interview. I will not only answer their basic questions, but provide additional info like best practices around the tech.

True. I do best in interviews I care the least about. Kinda sucks.... but it is what it is lol. The trick is treating jobs you really want like that. If it's a job I really desire, I get more anxious and do worse, I guess because I feel I then have something to lose. But I really don't, so ya. Mental stuff.

Considering drinking before (or during) an interview. Not for everyone, but I've done it.

Hmm, a glass of wine perhaps. That's brilliant haha

Generally it's actually just a beer.

A "glass" as in a serving... the same amount of alcohol in a beer

12 oz beer, 5 oz wine (average?)