[Novalug] Job interview "stuff"
Bryan J. Smith
b.j.smith@ieee.org
Tue Dec 8 18:08:07 EST 2009
On Tue, Dec 08, 2009 at 08:59:34AM -0500, William Sutton wrote:
> I'll reiterate this: Never lie. Never. I don't want people who lie, and
> I don't want people who shade the truth. If you're willing to lie in an
> interview, I can't trust you on anything else.
I have a much bigger issue. I'm transparent. As a consultant, some
people react very poorly to this. In reality, it actually works best.
It's because I started in aerospace, and at a small, but prime, contractor.
We don't CYA, we don't hide things, we are pro-active and forward.
That still causes me issues today in the client-vendor relationship. But
it's just how I am. And if someone doesn't appreciate it, I know others
out there will.
Doesn't mean I expose issues when I should not. Doesn't mean I don't
know how to walk on eggshells. Doesn't mean I don't keep other people
or corporate details private.
It just means that with regards to myself, I am transparent. I have no
agendas. And after a good year-plus of knowing me, most people see
that and appreciate it.
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