Comments on: Sometimes It’s Good To Fail an Interview http://blog.james-carr.org/2010/02/07/sometimes-its-good-to-fail-an-interview/ Rants and Musings of an Agile Developer Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:54:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Blog harvest, March/Easter 2010 « Schneide Blog http://blog.james-carr.org/2010/02/07/sometimes-its-good-to-fail-an-interview/#comment-133000 Blog harvest, March/Easter 2010 « Schneide Blog Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:33:06 +0000 http://blog.james-carr.org/?p=676#comment-133000 [...] Sometimes It’s Good To Fail an Interview – There seem to be exceptions to the rule that good hiring practices lead to great teams, as proven by this story. [...] [...] Sometimes It’s Good To Fail an Interview – There seem to be exceptions to the rule that good hiring practices lead to great teams, as proven by this story. [...]

]]> By: Sometimes It’s Good To Fail an Interview | Mainframe COBOL http://blog.james-carr.org/2010/02/07/sometimes-its-good-to-fail-an-interview/#comment-126834 Sometimes It’s Good To Fail an Interview | Mainframe COBOL Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:36:50 +0000 http://blog.james-carr.org/?p=676#comment-126834 [...] Then came the bad news…. the interviewer smiled as he mulled over my resume, and he said he noticed that I didn’t have any COBOL experience. He asked me if I had ever taken any COBOL classes at the college, and I told him no… as far as .. MORE [...] [...] Then came the bad news…. the interviewer smiled as he mulled over my resume, and he said he noticed that I didn’t have any COBOL experience. He asked me if I had ever taken any COBOL classes at the college, and I told him no… as far as .. MORE [...]

]]> By: leypascua http://blog.james-carr.org/2010/02/07/sometimes-its-good-to-fail-an-interview/#comment-126754 leypascua Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:46:53 +0000 http://blog.james-carr.org/?p=676#comment-126754 We pretty have the same experience with regards to this! I didn't have a high enough GPA and large companies I dreamed of working at would simply ignore my job application. I found myself working with a startup and was all by myself learning everything from basic coding to design to sound programming practices. We pretty have the same experience with regards to this!

I didn’t have a high enough GPA and large companies I dreamed of working at would simply ignore my job application. I found myself working with a startup and was all by myself learning everything from basic coding to design to sound programming practices.

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