Posted by Dinah on December 23, 2002, at 20:01:38
In reply to honesty--dinah and » IsoM, posted by BeardedLady on December 23, 2002, at 12:35:08
I was really lucky I think. (Well, in a way.) I started working as an intern while in college for the same company I work for now. I knew someone in the company so I didn't have to send a resume or formally interview. My qualifications were my grades. Over twenty years later I'm still here.
But from what I hear of interview games and the like, I suspect I wouldn't do very well. I'm way too diffident and do not project energy. But that would be their loss. Especially in a small company like mine. People like me are good at their jobs and aren't trying to move up the corporate ladder. If we're reasonably well treated we'll stay forever and save all those training costs. Employers (especially small employers) need to recognize the huge potential of the boring, direct, low key but quietly productive employee. :)
(And if I were to try to appear high energy and ambitious I would be lying in a far more fundamental way than leaving something out of my resume. My employer and I would both end up unhappy.)
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