Posted: 4/28/2011 5:51:48 AM EDT
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If you are in an interview and it is clear that you are smarter and more knowledgeable about the field than those who are interviewing you to be their subordinate, do you?
1. Play cool and dumb it down not to scare them off. Then take the job with the plan to be a leader in the organization. 2. Turn down the job and look for a place where the people are smarter and more knowledgeable in order to allow you to rise to their level and be better off long term. |
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Quoted: I had a instance where I did not do #1.If you are in an interview and it is clear that you are smarter and more knowledgeable about the field than those who are interviewing you to be their subordinate, do you? 1. Play cool and dumb it down not to scare them off. Then take the job with the plan to be a leader in the organization. 2. Turn down the job and look for a place where the people are smarter and more knowledgeable in order to allow you to rise to their level and be better off long term. I did not get the job; however, in hindsight I am glad that I did not. |
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If you are in an interview and it is clear that you are smarter and more knowledgeable about the field than those who are interviewing you to be their subordinate, do you? 1. Play cool and dumb it down not to scare them off. Then take the job with the plan to be a leader in the organization. 2. Turn down the job and look for a place where the people are smarter and more knowledgeable in order to allow you to rise to their level and be better off long term. Obviously, you've not interviewed much. Folks in management are not generally smarter than others. Don't know why... it's just the way things are. Option 1 is part of the answer. |
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If you are in an interview and it is clear that you are smarter and more knowledgeable about the field than those who are interviewing you to be their subordinate, do you? 1. Play cool and dumb it down not to scare them off. Then take the job with the plan to be a leader in the organization. 2. Turn down the job and look for a place where the people are smarter and more knowledgeable in order to allow you to rise to their level and be better off long term. I would hope that someone is hiring me because they recognize they can't do the job themselves and need a good, knowledgeable expert to help them out. |
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Do what you can to obtain an offer, take the job, and then fire the idiots when the opportunity comes. "those who are interviewing you to be their subordinate" That could be 5 years away. 5 years having to answer to someone with less experience/intelligence will drive you absolutely bonkers. Trust me. |
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Quoted: How fitting, I have an interview in 6 minutes. Nervous as hell.  Upward move and interview practice.  I've had many job interviews in the last few months. It wasn't until I stopped caring, started being myself and stopped stressing over the interviews that I got job offers. You kind of have to be like Red at his parole hearing in The Shawshank Redemption.  |
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Quoted: Okay, I am unqualified. Got the practice anyway...and some good advice. Quoted: How fitting, I have an interview in 6 minutes. Nervous as hell. Upward move and interview practice. I've had many job interviews in the last few months. It wasn't until I stopped caring, started being myself and stopped stressing over the interviews that I got job offers. You kind of have to be like Red at his parole hearing in The Shawshank Redemption.  |