Almostgotit gets caught (Hi, Guys!)
November 06, 2008 By: almostgotit Category: Uncategorized, dooced, humor, interview, interviewing, interviews, online tracking, web metrics|
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When interviewing with a bunch of folk who make their living looking people up on the internet, it’s a good idea to remember that they’ll probably look you up on the internet, too.
And discover that you’ve been blogging about them.
Not the most kosher career move on my part, perhaps, but I have been giggling about it ever since, anyway.
It was my own online people-tracking skills that enabled me to catch them at it, too, so we’ve sort of got a “Spy V Spy” scenario going on here. And Damn, We’re Good!
November 6th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
An uncomfortable situation, dear Almost. It IS funny, and I congratulate you that you can giggle about it. I lie in bed after this sort of event (done by yours truly without the aid of a computer!) and cringe inwardly. The job you interviewed for was wrong anyway, so, like your entry about the boo-boos you and Mr. Almost recently were a party to, the shrug and giggle you employ is a good model for me. I can remember and cringe at embarrassing moments from GRADE school. I must learn to move on like you!
November 6th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Thank you very kindly, dear friend Kathy. The job certainly wasn’t a good fit, but this wasn’t the best way to tell the folks so (if they couldn’t tell already, during our very friendly but illuminating interview!!)
Mostly, I hate offending anyone or hurting feelings. That’s the part I feel bad about, in case I have done either of those things here. The joke was entirely on me yesterday for being such a bad fit, and I hope that came across. The people I met with yesterday impressed me very much, and are very good at what they do. I’m only *MORE* impressed, now! And I wish them very well.
November 6th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Dear AlmostGotIt,
Really their assessment was detatched one-sided psycho-babble. Uh, oh, shields up and no one will ever be able to tell! I can understand it but, come on, it really lacked graciousness, and the reality that interviews are an exchange of thoughts, feelings, impressions, and evaluations. The internet is a public forum.
November 7th, 2008 at 11:30 am
Oops! The funny thing is, a while back my wife got a mailing from our college listing “missing” alumni, and I was on it. I was like, obviously these people don’t know how to use Google …
Spy vs. Spy? Watch out for vending machines with spring-loaded boxing gloves inside!