Yeah, but to be fair, if you pull a random person off the street in
Detroit, there's a better-than-even chance that they've killed or
severely injured somebody.
dude. detroit really isn't that bad.
Yeah, but to be fair, if you pull a random person off the street in
Detroit, there's a better-than-even chance that they've killed or
severely injured somebody.
dude. detroit really isn't that bad.
just interested to know if anyone out there has worked in both commercial industry as a programmer as well as in academia. not necessarily teaching or anything like that, but had a university job (say, doing coding for a particular department). what did you like/dislike about each?
To everyone that responded, I appreciate it. Some good thoughts and responses. Most signs lead to deciding not to really think about it that much and just go about impressing interviewers with answers. Which is what I was hoping!
I've been reading thedailywtf (or rather, Worse Than Failure...) for over a year now, but never have posted anything.
So here goes...
This is really not related to IT in particular, but to me, and interviewing for IT jobs.
I've had this nervous system condition called hyperhidrosis pretty much as long as I can remember.
To find out more about it, check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperhidrosis
But to make a long story short, basically this condition has caused me to hate interviewing (more than a "normal" person would hate them) because the anxiety and stress of interviewing causes my hands and face to begin to sweat. Sometimes fairly profusely. It is not that I am necessarily incredibly nervous or have anything to hide, but the hyperhidrosis causes my face to sweat, which I fear gives the interviewer the impression that I have something to hide, or that I'm not suited to the job. It is a "handicap" in a way, but not a widely recognized one. Most people have no idea that such a condition exists.
Now, I have decent skills (including people skills), and have considered switching jobs lately. I've only had one serious job in the industry, as an all around programmer (I do all manner of web client/server programming) for a company that makes a web app. I've had it for over 3 years, and sometimes I feel like I got the job as a fluke, because I'm not sure HOW I came off in the interview 3 years ago.
Anyway, my question goes a bit like this:
Many of you have interviewed people. How would a condition like this make you react? Would you reject the candidate right away because they seemed too nervous to handle anything? Even if their answers to questions were good? Also, how would you react to a candidate who came into an interview with a handkerchief, and wiped his brow every once in a while during the proceedings? Or had a sweaty handshake?
These are things I wonder about, not being in an interviewer position myself. Sometimes I feel like I can't really move on with my career due to this affliction, but I'm wondering what the general opinion out there is...