"Why should I hire you even though you've had no experience in this type of position?" My answer: "Because I know what I'm doing. I know from the look in your eyes that you've been interviewing about 20 too many people who think a mouse is a foot pedal. This job involves talking to people who are depending on you to know what you're talking about. I do. Even when I don't, as far as the customer knows, I do. I'm that damned confident, it borders on arrogance. You put me on the problem and I WILL solve the problem."
I got the job too, which pissed me off. I was burning the interview because so far every question was establishing that I do indeed have a 3rd grade education. Oh well, got $15.50 an hour out of it for about a year.
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Date: 2008-01-23 08:08 pm (UTC)My answer:
"Because I know what I'm doing. I know from the look in your eyes that you've been interviewing about 20 too many people who think a mouse is a foot pedal. This job involves talking to people who are depending on you to know what you're talking about. I do. Even when I don't, as far as the customer knows, I do. I'm that damned confident, it borders on arrogance. You put me on the problem and I WILL solve the problem."
I got the job too, which pissed me off. I was burning the interview because so far every question was establishing that I do indeed have a 3rd grade education. Oh well, got $15.50 an hour out of it for about a year.