My best interview tip - by Angela
My best interview tip? Don’t be afraid to let the interviewer know that you may not have the answer to the question. I see people making mistakes in this area, trying to bluff their way through an answer, while all along knowing that the interviewer asking the question KNOWS the answer! It is best to simply state that you haven’t come across this problem or situation before BUT explain to them how you would go about solving, the research steps you might take, the data you might look at in order to get to a solution.
See more interview tips in our Interviewing category - and stay tuned to hear from the rest of the gang.
- Angela
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You know I like that one. For the longest time I would have tried to bluff myself. (Oh come on, we're only human!)
But It makes sense that a good recruiter might look for that quality. Means to me that if you Bluff, you're unwilling to say "Hey I'm not sure I'll go ask for help".
I've run into too many people in support I get to deal with where they try to convince me they know the answer; bluffing past their bad diagnostic abilities.
You know personally I'd rather hear, "I don't know, I'll go ask." or "I'm not sure, I'll try to find you somebody more suited to this."
Personally if you DON'T have the knowledge and let me know, sometimes as a customer I don't feel so bad. I really hate be lied to. I'm certain it's the same with other people.
I've found somebody willing to say "I don't know." shows they're intelligent enough to yield to a higher power.
I like the other answer. "I don't know but I'm willing to try and find out."
andlommy said:
I was just going through a tech test at Microsoft, and i used all tips posted tirelessly here for years by gretchen & Co. (great thanks for that). I think i've passed it (yay!)...the only problem about thinking aloud is that in my case, the interviewer started to share his opinion along with my thinking process, and we often went off topic, discussing other things, and almost ended up arguing about matters close to technical field, and completely irrelevant to the original question...
Still a great experience :)
Noticias externas said:
My best interview tip is similar to Angela's ... BE HONEST! If an interviewer asks you if you are
said:
Andlommy - That sounds like a good interview to me. Going "off-topic" with the interviewer is sometimes the most interesting type of interview. Good luck!!
Gretchen