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From: gordo_ala_moore
Date: Tue Oct 22, 2002 1:41pm
Subject: Re: job interview pattern.
Polymorphic Substitution !!, always good for an "object-oriented"
interview, lets swap parrots.
Cheers, Gordon
--- In a previous message ozric wrote:
>
>
> hi
> what you need to do for your job interview is use
> presupposition .
>
> a treble presupposition is apparently , unresistable .
>
> you have to have the mindset of you have the job
> already .
>
> and use a presuppostion like this
>
> " will you interview more people before you come back
> and give me the job "
>
> this is obviously a basic level presupposition.
>
> heres a pattern i found online .
>
> tell me if this works please !!!!
>
> ""You know, one of the big things I know everyone's
> looking for is good rapport, and I'm looking for it
> too, because while someone might look good on paper,
> you WANT TO HIRE A PERSON* that can be a strong and
> contributing member of the team. I mean, how nice it
> is to be able to WORK WITH SOMEONE* that challenges
> you, is creative, fun, dependable, and enthusiastic?
> Have you ever known an employee or co-worker like
> that, and really felt good working with them? As you
> REMEMBER WHAT THAT WAS LIKE, NOW, isn't it good to
> know how with some potential employees you just KNOW
> THAT YOU AND THAT PERSON* WOULD GET ALONG GREAT? I
> think when you FIND THAT SENSE OF RAPPORT AND
> TRUST...NOW, WITH ME, I think that's one of the most
> valuable things to find in a candidate, so that when
> you FEEL THE BEGINNINGS OF A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP
> WITH SOMEONE*, and HEAR HOW WHAT THEY SAY JUST MAKES
> REALLY GOOD SENSE, you might even SAY TO YOURSELF,
> 'Now this is someone that I'd really like to work
> with,' isn't it?"
>
> Then if they are agreeing with you and seeming
> pleased, you could continue on with more, like this:
>
> "And what's really great is how, when you FIND THE
> RIGHT PERSON* for the job, it's like this window of
> opportunity to succeed in what you're looking for. I'm
> sure you've made at least a few great hires in the
> past, or at least imagined how satisfied you'd feel
> after finding the perfect candidate and bringing them
> onboard. And I'll bet that after the interview, you
> know, and when you THINK THE NEXT DAY ABOUT THIS
> CANDIDATE*, when you were DECIDING TO HIRE THIS
> PERSON*, how excited you were as you LOOK FORWARD TO
> HAVING THIS PERSON IN THE COMPANY, and maybe said to
> yourself, 'Wow, that's the person I need for this
> position.' But what's neat, and I don't know if many
> people realize this, is how after you HIRE THIS
> PERSON*, that feeling of satisfaction and rapport
> continues on, of course, and how sometimes six months
> down the road you can be looking back on the moment
> when you decide YOU WANT THIS PERSON* TO WORK FOR YOU,
> still glad that you finally found the kind of job
> candidate you needed. Being an interviewer like
> yourself, isn't that the kind of hiring that keeps you
> going? I know I stay driven by knowing that YOU CAN
> HAVE A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE RIGHT
> PERSON*, and with the whole team, ideally."
>
> (* - point to yourself)
>
> I didn't say it exactly like that, but you get the
> idea. I added the emphasis and pointing for extra use.
> I just kinda blurbed out a whole bunch for you, above,
> so feel free to use just pieces of it. Practice a bit
> to get the feel for the flow, and REALIZE HOW MANY OF
> THE PATTERNS AND TECHNIQUES HAVE THE SAME STRUCTURE,
> JUST DIFFERENT TARGET EMOTIONS AND IMAGERY (heh heh,
> just playing with ya). This "pattern" basically gets
> them to (hopefully) remember someone they really
> enjoyed working with, and then associating those
> feelings with you. The generic technique of getting
> someone to remember something positive that you want
> them to feel about you, and then linking it to you,
> can be used in many situations. And hey, if they say,
> "Oh no, I've NEVER enjoyed working with anyone like
> that," well, do you really want to work for a company
> like that? I sure wouldn't... I'd be miserable.
>
> Notice how I used a number of things: time distortion,
> ambiguity (punctuation ambiguity? the "feel
> that...now, with me" thing), past experiences, verb
> tense shifts, command to think something the next day,
> different modes (FEEL, HEAR, and SEE), and generally a
> lot of embedded commands. Also, when you "point to
> yourself," do it very casually. I haven't seen anyone
> do it, but I just use a casual flip of the hand.
>
> Also, be sure to listen for words the interviewer
> leans on heavily. For example, in my field (computer
> programming/consulting) I hear people say the words
> "team," "object-oriented," and "excited" a lot. Makes
> me want to barf, sometimes, hearing those same words
> over and over and over....but anyhow, so I use those
> words when talking with people who could hire me. I'm
> sure your field probably has some human resources
> buzzwords that you can use, too. __________________________________________________
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