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[Tiramisu]

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Aren't ya glad ya didn't sleep intil 5:00 pm like usual?

Hey...we don't sleep in past 1pm

I have trouble sleeping lol, plus we didn't get to sleep til after 2am last night

I have a lot of photos to work on right now (I get money for some of them) so I want to get what I can get done fast lol. Ooh I must remember to put photos of the chicks up..I will upload them now and edit this post and put them in...

Ignore the writing

I had fun with my tablet

 

[sammileah]

If looks could kill I'd be so dead.
I checked on our tax return and turned to hubby 'hey should get it just in time for waverly'
Cracked me up.

 

[apbgv]

Just saw a posting at our local Theisen's there is a swap here in Charles City april 9th the day before waverly swap. hmmmm maybe I won't have to make the trip to waverly.

 

[mrandmrschicken]

Quote:
Aren't ya glad ya didn't sleep intil 5:00 pm like usual?

Hey...we don't sleep in past 1pm

I have trouble sleeping lol, plus we didn't get to sleep til after 2am last night

I have a lot of photos to work on right now (I get money for some of them) so I want to get what I can get done fast lol. Ooh I must remember to put photos of the chicks up..I will upload them now and edit this post and put them in...

Ignore the writing

I had fun with my tablet

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They still look like they put on eye liner while driving down a bumpy gravel road!

 

[mrandmrschicken]

Last fall, during a job interview, I was asked, "If you were an animal, what animal would you be"? I thought that was the dumbest thing I'd ever been asked! For Christmas sake, I was not applying for a zookeepers position. It was plain stupid! I should have told them so too. I recall thinking to myself, 'do you want someone to fix your toilets or someone to run up and down the halls making jungle sounds?????'
It was plain dumb! My Sister, the therapist, just chuckled, she knew the purpose of the question, (by the way Steph, no, I was not seeing her on a professional level), but said "I know it's just silly they would ask that question"
She said that only an inexperienced interviewer, would use that questioneer, it's a canned interview sheet, off the rack or shelf purchase. If they wanted to do a profile of me I would have turned sideways!

 

[sammileah]

I didn't get a job due to a 'personality' test. Which I never did understand.

 

[Lilandra]

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What they are doing with these canned off the wall type questions is seeing if you can think on your feet. A creative response usually indicates a well grounded person with a sense of humor - in the workplace that translates into a person who can take a bit of criticism, and be able to adjust to sudden stressful situations with poise. You give an answer like the question is beneath you or act like it is an insult to answer something so canned and stupid, you give the impression that you are hard to work with. Deflect the question and turn it into an opportunity to tell more about your experience in awkward situations or a successful project you were involved in - and you hit a home run.

Personality tests should be outlawed... they are discriminatory and easy to fake. When I come across one on a job site or in an application process, I skip it and send a cover letter and resume instead. If they offer it with the I-9 or W2 paperwork I ask if it is important and why. I find more often than not, the strong union shops and upstart businesses use them as a reason to weed out candidates they don't like but are the best for the job... its kind of a legal dance that should never be used.

Look at the interview process as a sales opportunity and you are selling yourself to the company. Ask questions to see if you would be a good fit, stay away from wage, vacation or other benefit type questions but ask about what are the shifts/hours that people in the position work, ask about projects, goals of the department, how they view overtime and weekend work but don't hint or even suggest you can't work these. Ask about the dress code, safety gear needed, company training programs and any other tangible that would help you decide if the job is worth your time and if you can make a long term commitment to the company.

Its tough out there, don't shoot yourself in the foot by not being aware of the stupid questions the office folks ask the people who actually know what they're doing, and above all - don't sell yourself short

 

[Tiramisu]

Im not sure what I had when I "interviewed". It was experiences I had from a previous job, and since I didn't have one he said use school for examples, but that really does not help and a few times I just sat there for a minute trying to think of a situation similar to it, and just had to say I didn't know or have an answer.

On another note, all 4 chicks hatched.

 

[sammileah]

Congrats on ur hatch

 

[Lilandra]

awesome 4 for 4 baby chickies!