Comments on: Interviewing Tips https://thomaslarock.com/2009/02/interviewing-tips/ Thomas LaRock is an author, speaker, data expert, and SQLRockstar. He helps people connect, learn, and share. Along the way he solves data problems, too. Tue, 04 Feb 2014 19:20:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: 5 More Questions For Interviewing a Database Administrator - SQLRockstar https://thomaslarock.com/2009/02/interviewing-tips/#comment-10445 Tue, 04 Feb 2014 19:20:56 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=926#comment-10445 […] always describe the interview process as being a lot like being on a blind date. You shouldn’t be looking to stump someone during an interview. Memorization of obscure […]

]]> By: 10 Things I Hate About Interviewing You | SQLRockstar | Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2009/02/interviewing-tips/#comment-7328 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:56:29 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=926#comment-7328 […] interview should be a conversation between two people. Nothing more, nothing less.In many ways it is like dating: two people sitting together and trying to learn a bit about each other to see if they want to […]

]]> By: Justin Dearing https://thomaslarock.com/2009/02/interviewing-tips/#comment-7327 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:58:00 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=926#comment-7327 I’ve never asked for a card. I’ve never even thought to ask. The idea actually seems a bit presumptuous to me. I’ve always felt that HR or the external recruiter should be my only point of contact with the company outside of the interview process. For everyone else, I would only respond to email, never initiate.

Then again I also rarely send thank your notes after the interview, and I’ve never gotten an offer at a place I’ve sent a thank you note to (but I don’t think I’ve sent five post-interview thank you notes in my life).

Regarding the dress thing, I agree to an extent. Yes wear a suit to a bank. However, in terms of the “interview is a two way street,” if you really hate wearing suits, don’t wear them to interviews, and you won’t end up with a job with strict dress codes. I don’t care either way so I’ll wear a suit to any job that isn’t a startup or in advertising , and a tie to 99% of interviews.

]]> By: Before The Interview: Job Search Techniques | SQLRockstar | Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2009/02/interviewing-tips/#comment-6506 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:23:09 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=926#comment-6506 […] The Interview: Job Search Techniques Previously I wrote a post that covered some very basic interviewing tips. But before you can even get that far in the process […]

]]> By: Questions to Ask During an Interview of Junior DBAs | SQLRockstar | Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2009/02/interviewing-tips/#comment-6481 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:11:57 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=926#comment-6481 […] clear. Yes, this is exactly like dating. You should know that by now. But since I have already explained that to you once, I won’t be doing that again. Instead, we will take a different approach, and give you the […]

]]> By: What Color Are Santa's Pants? | SQLRockstar https://thomaslarock.com/2009/02/interviewing-tips/#comment-330 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:21:48 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=926#comment-330 […] to adapt or apply knowledge in a skillful manner), you could try to do the interview in a “first date” kind of way where you can get a sense if you will want to be working together for an […]

]]> By: Junior DBA Questions | SQLBatman.com https://thomaslarock.com/2009/02/interviewing-tips/#comment-329 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:58:07 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=926#comment-329 […] reminded me about some earlier posts I had done regarding how to do a job search as well as the interview itself. And as great as his post was, I think it was missing one particular detail on the types of […]

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