lying about poker.....

[RED-DOG]

Mantis.

[outragous76]

^^^^

had to look it up 

[DMorgan]

Haha, please nobody post it and ruin the sweat for anyone

wp Tom

[Junior Senior]

is this you?

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=180271

happy to help either way. We've played together before... you definately should get a proper job! :-)

[DMorgan]

happy to help either way. We've played together before... you definately should get a proper job! :-)

zzzzzzzzinnnnnnnnnggggggg

[WPIL]

People that interview in this style are twats

"ps. The interview went terrible and when i mentioned that i travelled to South Dakota, the sour faced women in the corner chirped up for the first time.... with her extended knowledge on "Mount Rushmore........." 

They need to remember to set aside personal preferences (Rugby, Sewing or whatever) and remember their job is to hire the best talent for their company/for the specific role and also to remember they are also there to sell the company to good candidates (who I assume they are interviewing if not why get them in)

Have to rember good people are hard to fine and sometimes good people have FLAGS

[Doobs]

People that interview in this style are twats

"ps. The interview went terrible and when i mentioned that i travelled to South Dakota, the sour faced women in the corner chirped up for the first time.... with her extended knowledge on "Mount Rushmore........." 

I have got to ask why?  It isn't like they brought up South Dakota.  If you don't want people to ask questions about South Dakota in an interview, don't introduce the topic. 

I am not sure travelling is much better than poker as an explanation for a gap on a CV.  Just as poker suggests degenerate gambler to many, travelling suggests waster to quite a few others.  If you are in the lying camp, then I think you should lie about something that is  more positive. 

FWIW I am in the truth will out camp.  The questions on the travelling won't just stop at the interview.  I expect your new colleagues will be far more interested in that than your time you spent working for your uncle.  I don't know about anybody else, but in my field quite a cottage industry has grown up in investigating people's past.

Good luck

[WPIL]

South Dakota is a standard interview question

[gatso]

if you're planning to lie in your next interview as well you should probably edit the post where you tell us your name just in case the interviewer has one of those computers with google on it

[MANTIS01]

I don't think putting on a 'cheeky grin' is the best approach to have in an interview. And referring to a member of the panel as 'the sour faced woman in the corner' isn't the best attitude to relationship building either. If the woman conducting the interview is sour faced it was a fail long before South Dakota imo. Getting people to like you is far and away the most important achievement in an interview room. Saying the sour faced one chirped up with a question is a funny way of looking at an interview and is a mentality that prob wont bring much success. It's not like the sour face was ever turning into big smiles if you mentioned the gambling on cards instead. Yeah man seriously think about losing the cheeky grin. And nice firm handshake not this limp lettuce variety which seems to be creeping in.

[th777]

is this you?

http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=180271

happy to help either way. We've played together before... you definately should get a proper job! :-)

Wpwp...... and based on this.....

if you're planning to lie in your next interview as well you should probably edit the post where you tell us your name just in case the interviewer has one of those computers with google on it

I will simply say that beautifull, 18 year old, olive skinned, strawberry blonde, Brad Pitt lookalike is a fine looking gentleman.

I don't think putting on a 'cheeky grin' is the best approach to have in an interview. And referring to a member of the panel as 'the sour faced woman in the corner' isn't the best attitude to relationship building either. If the woman conducting the interview is sour faced it was a fail long before South Dakota imo. Getting people to like you is far and away the most important achievement in an interview room. Saying the sour faced one chirped up with a question is a funny way of looking at an interview and is a mentality that prob wont bring much success. It's not like the sour face was ever turning into big smiles if you mentioned the gambling on cards instead. Yeah man seriously think about losing the cheeky grin. And nice firm handshake not this limp lettuce variety which seems to be creeping in.

A cheeky grin/smile is just who i am, and i wouldnt change the way i am with people for any job/money. obv the sour face comment was just light jest and a reaction to say that basically she caught me off guard and i would have much preferred a question on Florida/California/Vegas. Also, a firm handshake with 2 Lovely, Smart, 5ft 3 Intelligent Marketting Managers and 1 'sour faced woman' would have been more insulting imo than  one of the 'limp lettuce' variety.

[Claw75]

Also, a firm handshake with 2 Lovely, Smart, 5ft 3 Intelligent Marketting Managers and 1 'sour faced woman' would have been more insulting imo than  one of the 'limp lettuce' variety.

eh? why?

[th777]

Also, a firm handshake with 2 Lovely, Smart, 5ft 3 Intelligent Marketting Managers and 1 'sour faced woman' would have been more insulting imo than one of the 'limp lettuce' variety.

eh? why?

Because I'm considerate, and how i shake hands is dependant on who i shake hands with, if this really matters......an example would be if i was to shake my mums hand, not that i would, but if i did, it would be 'limp lettuce' like......because she is fragile and small, and i am big. If i was to shake 'Tony Bedford's hand, i would shake it 'firm' because he is also big.

[Claw75]

No need to get your knickers in a twist - just found it odd that you thought it might be somehow insulting to shake a woman's hand properly in a business setting. I can't stand those limp lettuces and there is a big difference between firm and bone-crushing. And what if those women - god forbid - then thought you might be gay?

[th777]

No need to get your knickers in a twist - just found it odd that you thought it might be somehow insulting to shake a woman's hand properly in a business setting. I can't stand those limp lettuces and there is a big difference between firm and bone-crushing. And what if those women - god forbid - then thought you might be gay?

oops, I'm really sorry, I didn't realise you're a lady....... and yes there is a big difference between firm and bone crushing, i was just a bit miffed when mantis mentioned about my mentality which prob wont lead to much success, becasue i was obviously thinking about her being 'sour faced' at the time, and gave her no respect.  :/ Anyway i've had a really long day topped off with a Badminton session and a match for over 3 hours then afew beers so i'm going to bed now........apologies again claw