Random Announcements

[Giles]

Anyone out there who has an Android phone.  I got the swiftkey app at the weekend, Makes the standard keyboard that comes with Android look like a chisel and a stone tablet…................

[hectic]

ta G, will get that right now

[Finn666]

not really an announcement more a question (dunno where to put this though!)

this,that or none? - traineeship-interview edition!

o/course will shave!

[Beatle]

white t, you look more open , friendlier, what are you applying for (field)

[Finn666]

applying for a traineeship as bachelor of engineering in Köniz (switzerland, near Bern!) for the next 6months…

[Beatle]

engineering, maybe you should wear a dress shirt ?

[Finn666]

^was my thoughts as well…

white as well in shirt eh?

[Beatle]

I love light blue oxford / dress shirts..doesn't scream, more relaxed than white..

[Finn666]

^hmmmmmm…any pics?`

[Max Power]

^see mn: wear a dress shirt in any case and maybe rethink the jeans. Hard to write this, but job is conservative and serious business.

What I wore for most of my job interviews: black suit (pinestripe) with turquoise shirt (+tie). Nothing I would even touch in my spare time, but you gotta bite the bullet.

[DougNg]

I'm more of the conservative type when it comes to interviews…both interviewing someone and interviewing for a job

Shirt, trousers, tie/suit optional

I use attire as a meterstick for common sense, and if you're going to interview with me, you better not be dressed casual. After I hire you, whatever, but for the interview, I expect a pressed shirt and trousers, and a tie

[Finn666]

^well put there and def. insightful!…

will come up with a better try later on :)...thanks y'all!

[jacoavlu]

Better to be overdressed than the alternative.

[DougNg]

Exactly

You never know who you're going to meet on an interview

Those who are more old school will expect shirt/tie/trousers, and those who are more new school…probably won't care too much (although if you're interviewing to be a bartender, a suit would probably turn them off)

[Finn666]

^well in this case i'm going to meet a more "newschool" kinda woman which is just a few years older as me and which sounded pretty cool on our first phone-interview so that's why i thought the jeans were a thumbs up!…?

[Giles]

Unless you're interviewing here, don't do jeans…..........

[Finn666]

^the Lord has spoken :)…

thanks G.

[Max Power]

@Finn666:

^well in this case i'm going to meet a more "newschool" kinda woman which is just a few years older as me and which sounded pretty cool on our first phone-interview so that's why i thought the jeans were a thumbs up!…?

Some friends of mine are female, 27 and cool, but would send you back home, if you came in jeans.

[bertoni]

I gotta say I stayed faithful to the tried and tested shirt and tie for an interview (social worker) here in France and never heard the end of it! I did get the job, and maybe in part because of the suit…the boss just took the piss relentlessly for the 3 years we worked together! It seems some jobs require a suit while others most definitely do not At least I stood out from the crowd. I'd definitely don the suit to be on the safe side.

[Giles]

Mrs G is away, so I'm off down the pubs.  Beatle, I'll have one of those 20 Gallons I owe you…..G