Aspies For Freedom

All about job interviews.  Here is whatever no one ever told us about job interview.  There is no way that I can answer some of these questions and make myself look good such as "What do your co-workers think of you?".  I could answer but it would be better if I lied.

http://www.collegegrad.com/jobsearch/16-0.shtml

And I don't suppose they would be too impressed if one said "oh, I was so busy doing my work that I didn't really notice what my co-workers thought of me".

Personally, I think it is fairly irrelevant what co-workers think of me as long as they are civil and the work gets down. I feel these interview questions try to trap people. One is "list your faults". Never say real faults - they want you to say things such as "I have a very strong drive to get a job finished".

Trap people, yes.  However, if you've gotten to an interview with a real person, they probably are trying to pick the best canidate, not eliminate bad ones.  Trap questions are designed to show how you think and how you deal with co-workers, not just to eliminate outright.  

Remember, this is all from the employer's point of view, not yours.  You want the job, so everything out of the employer other than "You're hired" is not what you want to hear.

Well, they don't always want the job - they might just be going to the interview to meet a quota for unemployment benefits.

Sometimes I think people lose sight of the fact that when they go to the interview it really is a 2-way interview.  You are also deciding if the company is a good fit for you.  It is not always wise to take just any old job just because you got the offer. It is like any other long term relationship -- I wouldn't marry any-old-guy just because he proposed.  Better to take a little time and find the right fit than end up job-hopping, which looks really bad on a resume.

True.  But there is also the risk of ending up unemployed with no spouse to support you.

I bookmarked the link, thanks. But it makes my tummy ache to think about it. I wish you good luck.

I remember one boss I had (a jerk), who was interviewing people for an open position.  I noticed one of the candidates walking to his car. Even though I couldn't see the guy well from so far away (other end of the parking lot), I knew instantly he would be the one hired and told a co-worker so.  I was later asked how I knew.  I knew because the guy was dressed in the style of clothes my boss liked to wear. Yeah, he was that simple.

Been there, done that.
Don't assume that because I am raising three children now that I've led a sheltered life, Silky. I was 39 when I "came home."

Job hopping can be represented in a good light by saying you wished to gain wide and varied experience.

Apologies.  I didn't mean "you" in the literal sense.  I should have said "one". I was reflecting upon my own fears.

No problem. I wasn't ill about it, but I've learned to clarify a possible misconception at it's earliest to avoid future misunderstandings.

Mmm well once one co-worker told me that everyone hated me, whilst
another told me that everyone liked me, confused, there was always a but... they were often concerned about my mental health so basically some hate me, some like me, some think I am darn crazy.