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    • gjacobseG
      gjacobse @A Former User
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      @thecreativeone91
      I don't blame you in the least. Having been in Central Kentucky the last 10 years,.. I find that when I visit Richmond, VA - I'm quickly ready to leave. Traffic is traffic - doesn't matter where you are... Richmond is better than D.C. though. At least some of the road in Richmond are getting better... the i95 / i64 corridor was awful the last time I was there ( Nov 2014)... I'm surprised that i295 has gotten as bad as it has. I won't use 288,..

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        Carnival Boy
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        You don't fancy the company and they're dicking you around already. The only reason you'd want to go to a company like that is because the pay was great and you know from your research that that isn't the case. So don't waste any more of your time with them, unless you want some interview practice (never a bad thing).

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        • MattSpellerM
          MattSpeller
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          I'd do it just for practise. Interviews aren't something you do regularly and usually it's for high stakes.

          Who knows, maybe you'll get lucky and find that it's a gold mine career move with Swedish massage girls visiting every day.

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            A Former User @MattSpeller
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            @MattSpeller said:

            I'd do it just for practise. Interviews aren't something you do regularly and usually it's for high stakes.

            Seems like I do them regularly I've averaging about 10-15 a month now. I've turned down quite a few job offers for various reasons.

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            • MattSpellerM
              MattSpeller @A Former User
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              @thecreativeone91 Damn, how do you manage that

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
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                I'd agree with the "no payscale - no interview" idea. They aren't serious if they won't talk basics before going to a full interview.

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                • scottalanmillerS
                  scottalanmiller @MattSpeller
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                  @MattSpeller said:

                  @thecreativeone91 Damn, how do you manage that

                  This isn't Canada, you know.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller @Carnival Boy
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                    @Carnival-Boy said:

                    You don't fancy the company and they're dicking you around already.

                    This is what I refer to as "failing the interview before getting in the room." The company already failed their side of the interview. They will never know that they did, but they did. No different than them reading a resume and binning it without telling the candidate that they took the time to look at the resume.

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                      Carnival Boy @A Former User
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                      @thecreativeone91 said:

                      Seems like I do them regularly I've averaging about 10-15 a month now. I've turned down quite a few job offers for various reasons.

                      Bloody Hell! I'm not sure I've had 15 interviews in my entire life and I'm 43!

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @Carnival Boy
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                        @Carnival-Boy said:

                        @thecreativeone91 said:

                        Seems like I do them regularly I've averaging about 10-15 a month now. I've turned down quite a few job offers for various reasons.

                        Bloody Hell! I'm not sure I've had 15 interviews in my entire life and I'm 43!

                        I've had many more jobs than that! And I interviewed for all of those, I think.

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                          A Former User
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                          They called me twice today while I was busy and left a message wanting to know when I was available for an interview. Apparently they are either desperate or really want to hire me. Not sure which.

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                            A Former User @Carnival Boy
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                            @Carnival-Boy said:

                            @thecreativeone91 said:

                            Seems like I do them regularly I've averaging about 10-15 a month now. I've turned down quite a few job offers for various reasons.

                            Bloody Hell! I'm not sure I've had 15 interviews in my entire life and I'm 43!

                            I get interviews for most jobs I apply for. Though not necessarily job offers. Especially with phone interviews if they do those. I'm not very good at phone interviews.

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                              Carnival Boy
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                              OK, I've just counted. Since I left school in 1990 I've had 18 job interviews, which resulted in 14 job offers, of which I accepted 9. I've applied to loads of jobs that I never got interviews for, though.

                              I haven't been to a job interview since I got the current job in 2003, so I could really do with some practice.

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                              • DashrenderD
                                Dashrender @Carnival Boy
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                                @Carnival-Boy said:

                                OK, I've just counted. Since I left school in 1990 I've had 18 job interviews, which resulted in 14 job offers, of which I accepted 9. I've applied to loads of jobs that I never got interviews for, though.

                                I haven't been to a job interview since I got the current job in 2003, so I could really do with some practice.

                                It's been the same since I've been on an interview (ok a bit longer 2000). My current job was moving from a MSP to this company. The interview was informal and more about salary negotiation.

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                                  A Former User
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                                  Funny thing is they called back again today. I wanted to talk money and somehow they decided the position had already been filed. Looks like they were probably just trying to get a low payed unsuspecting Virginia Tech student.

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