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Imagine a speed dating event with 100 guys and 20 girls. Except it wasn't guy&girl kinda event. Not exactly guy&guy either.
It was the engineer meet new employers kind. Apparently this HackerX thing is huge. From Edinburgh to Vegas.
Sit in line for an hour and then chat with three companies, 5 minutes each. Free pizza and beer. I cannot quite decide how I felt about the whole thing, but I sure didnt fancy going into the second line. Have you done something similar?
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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Hell, no!
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Beer and job interviews probably don't mix ...
Or should I say
![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif) 'n' shob inc ont intafews tawksh dunt mish ... gimme 'nother yer me bes' mate U R ...
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Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I think that the danger comes more from honesty inarticulate speech patterns,
Sober interview:
"Why do you want to write code for XYZ Co.?"
"Ever since I came across a computer, I've been fascinated by the possibilities of how far we can push this technology - passion, enthusiasm, blah, blah, blah ... and I've always wanted to work for XYZ more than any other firm because they're so innovative and wonderful etc., etc."
Drunk interview:
"Why do you want to write code for XYZ Co.?"
"Coding? Yeah, right. Bad career choice many years ago, I suppose. Too late to change it now - only s**t that people will give me any money for these days. Honestly mate, it's like that Smiths song, really - you know the one where he says 'I know that I'd feel more fulfilled making Christmas cards for the mentally ill' or something like that? That's kind of how I feel, but what can you do? A gig's a gig, I guess, no matter how bleeding soul devouring it is. Gissa job, will you mate? Those bills won't pay themselves. I mean, I don't actually want to spend my life in a corporate hell-hole but yours will do as well as any other. Are the pubs open yet?"
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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That's a sober interview with Michael Martin, isn't it? 
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Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Or imagine interviewing for Telstra. How many beers that would take!
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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From what I've heard how does anyone interview for Telstra with a straight face?
I can see me now:
"Why do you want to work for Telstra?"
"Because with the bunch of chimps you obviously employ, I'm going to stand out as a shining example of how to do a job properly."
"Don't call us ..."
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Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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No.
Why was this event held?
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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I am an advocate of theirs. But you can find HackerX on the interwebs where they might give their answer. For me it wasnt exactly job hunting, but you meet folks from all walks, and discuss technologies you never thought about. It could have been OK if it hadnt been so misdimensioned. ~100 vs 20.
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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I had never heard of it before. I don't think I will be comfortable at such event. I wouldn't even know what (and also how) to talk to random strangers. May be that's why they have beer. For people like me.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Consider yourself luck - what's the ratio, here, at CP. For example - lounge posters?
You had five-to-one . . . if only!
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I had one a month ago in Tel Aviv...
I went to experience this new job hunting thing, but I think it is too on the edge of the first impression...
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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OK - but you left out the important part - about how was the pizza and beer.
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We had no pizza and beer, but more Israeli food...
It was good...
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018
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Humus, Falafel, and wine from the Galil, or was it upscale, with Salat Hazalim with M&H Single Malt?
Please don't say garinim and a spit-cup.
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Got an invitation, but was reluctant to go there ... Now you convinced me not to go 
'Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.'
Benny Hill
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I've received a few invitations in the past. I did not realize it was a speed dating job hunt thingy. If I were unemployed, I might do it.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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Well, 3 hours ago I signed a contract with another company, my second employer ever. Do you want to know how long did it take?
1 hour in November 2017, after a while they said I was interesting but they had no openings for me;
2 hours in February 2018, I renounced the possibility because I did not like the job offered;
1 hour in July 2018 to organize the meeting after my honeymoon, in September;
1 hour in August 2018 to explore the offering with the company;
2 hours in September 2018 to speak to the customer to see if I was ok for them;
3 hours to discuss salary and expenses (I'll have to drive a lot more than now, with car consumptino and expenses I do not meet, it's about 6k/year of new expenses)
1.5 hours today to explore every comma of the contract and iron out the last details.
5 minutes? Pffft.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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den2k88 wrote: I signed
Congrats!
No more weird IT-policies? Absent managers? And whatnot?
You have deserved a bit of pizza & beer!
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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I see you remember quite well the situation at my current (well, former) workplace 
IT policies depend from the customer, some of them are Defense so I wouldn't bet on it, but mostly it should be normal. Managers, they've been exceedingly present up to now, I almost refused them a couple of days ago and two of them, separatedly, called me to change my mind (and I gained some more €€ in the process).
All the people I met who work there are satisfied and relaxed, so it's either a relaxed workplace or they're all Zen masters in disguise as engineers.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Is that in France?
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Nope, but not far I'm in Italy, at 100 km more or less from the French border.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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I'd only be curious to see if the people from the companies are the respective department managers, or (my expectation) some mug from HR with a check list of skills
(... the usual crap, "do you know X?" "yeah I know that, in fact just finished a job in X version 7.1.2." "have you used version 7.1.3?" "No, mine was v 7.1.2, but they are the same." HR person, "OK, sounds really good, we will let you know..." strikes a line through name ... "next please!")
This internet thing is amazing! Letting people use it: worst idea ever!
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It was mostly startups. The interviewers were often the founders. And it was more about the companies showing themselves than checking out tech skills. You can hardly do the latter in a blink.
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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