Comments on: Yo, where the party at? http://www.tinygigantic.com/2007/03/20/yo-where-the-party-at/ An inspration feed updated daily by the troublemakers at Language in Common Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:36:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: aaron bear chan http://www.tinygigantic.com/2007/03/20/yo-where-the-party-at/#comment-344 aaron bear chan Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:32:27 +0000 http://www.tinygigantic.com/2007/03/20/yo-where-the-party-at/#comment-344 awesome post. Being loose and "having fun" does seem to bring out people's best, and it seems that because of this Managers would want their employees to have fun doing what they are doing. I was thinking about this concept as it pertains to job interviews since I have been going through a few of them lately. Before I went in recently a friend of mine really stressed to be loose. I remember thinking "be loose, be loose. be loose," all the way up the elevator. Luckily the first part of the interview was with a friend of a friend, so I was able to relax a bit before I started talking to the big cheeses, but it made me reflect on all those interviews I had gone into feeling stiff...maybe I should have gone in a little drunk or high, after all isn't that why they invented Altoids? Speaking first to the friend of my friend put me into a mind state where I did feel like I was discussing some giant collaboration with my friends. This got me really excited about wanting to contribute to the process. It was because of this, that the interviewers were able to recognize my brilliance. So, it seems that if you want to find out the real potential behind a prospective job candidate for your organization, it would be best to make them feel as comfortable as possible. I know at least one organization that offers whiskey to its interviewees. awesome post.

Being loose and “having fun” does seem to bring out people’s best, and it seems that because of this Managers would want their employees to have fun doing what they are doing.

I was thinking about this concept as it pertains to job interviews since I have been going through a few of them lately. Before I went in recently a friend of mine really stressed to be loose. I remember thinking “be loose, be loose. be loose,” all the way up the elevator. Luckily the first part of the interview was with a friend of a friend, so I was able to relax a bit before I started talking to the big cheeses, but it made me reflect on all those interviews I had gone into feeling stiff…maybe I should have gone in a little drunk or high, after all isn’t that why they invented Altoids?

Speaking first to the friend of my friend put me into a mind state where I did feel like I was discussing some giant collaboration with my friends. This got me really excited about wanting to contribute to the process. It was because of this, that the interviewers were able to recognize my brilliance.

So, it seems that if you want to find out the real potential behind a prospective job candidate for your organization, it would be best to make them feel as comfortable as possible. I know at least one organization that offers whiskey to its interviewees.

]]> By: Axel Albin http://www.tinygigantic.com/2007/03/20/yo-where-the-party-at/#comment-345 Axel Albin Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:02:36 +0000 http://www.tinygigantic.com/2007/03/20/yo-where-the-party-at/#comment-345 That's good advice, Aaron. My favorite piece of interview advice is to remember that you don't need/want that job if it's not a good fit, and your task is to figure out if the job is any good. The effect is that it turns the interview into a reverse-interview, where you're relaxed and the employer is answering as many questions as you are. And you're right, being relaxed makes all the difference. That’s good advice, Aaron. My favorite piece of interview advice is to remember that you don’t need/want that job if it’s not a good fit, and your task is to figure out if the job is any good. The effect is that it turns the interview into a reverse-interview, where you’re relaxed and the employer is answering as many questions as you are. And you’re right, being relaxed makes all the difference.

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