PlatKat.com: The 411 on the 512

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

The 411 on the 512

Last night, Daniel and I had dinner at Zax on Congress and Barton Springs before picking up Jenny from the airport. The food was good, and the ambience was relaxing.

While we dined, Daniel asked me what had become of my interview at 512 Magazine. Needless to say, it did not go well, or you would have heard about it by now. The owner of the magazine, Tre, seemed to have forgotten that we planned to meet and did not really have much to say or ask of me.

Soon, I will be signing up for an interviewing course through National Instruments, and as I read through the booklet today, the following excerpt caught my eye and pretty much sums up my interview with Tre.

Candidates are put off by interviewers who:

Dominate the talking time

Over- or under-structure the interview

Ask irrelevant or stressful questions

Don't read their resumes

Are unable to speak specifically about the job

Have poor verbal fluency

Are poorly prepared

Do not follow up promptly

So, that was time that could have been better spent. In addition, he had said multiple times that he wanted to "pick my brain", which I found sort of creepy. I think it's all for the best. As I mentioned in the music blog, working for 512 seems like it would be all of the pain of Feedback and none of the music.

posted by platkat @ 11:41 AM