Job search
16/08/2006
We just interviewed another candidate today. This time I was lukewarm about the candidate. Spoke better than the previous one (I’m completely superficial, I’ll admit it) but the dud was that he candidly told us he knew nothing about that product we were hiring him for, and doesn’t use it.
Great. You can get away saying it if the job description didn’t state it and it’s your first interview. But barely. I expect anyone I interview to have used some if not all our products. If you don’t, please apply elsewhere.
The other thing is: if you apply for an internet job, please please please be at least interested in the internet. It’s fun, it’s fascinating, and there are things that we build for you that extends outside of work. Telling me you do mind-numbing things on the weekends and free time just to get away might sound great for any other company or industry, but not the internet. We’re always open. Always online. 24/7 365. If you can’t handle it, apply somewhere else.
Anyway. This is a really fantastic read. Guy Kawasaki’s entry on Everything You Wanted to Know About Getting a Job in Silicon Valley But Didn’t Know Who to Ask. Pearls of wisdom, for a job in the internet industry.
