Re: interview critique

["Susan Miles" <http://www.yahoo.com/~s_kilometers>]

Hi Robert - sorry the session got you down. It occurred to me
afterwards that we could have done more balancing the good with the
could-be-improved areas of your mock interview!

As for the "difficult questions", I think it's a good idea to
practice them all, even the ones you feel more comfortable with.
Personally, I like to practice the "strengths and weaknesses" kinds
of questions over and over, as I always trip up on them and it's
good to have a standard answer which could be modified for the
situation as needed. I also think it's important to have two or
three little success stories in your back pocket, to get to those
questions like "tell us about a time when you.... solved a problem,
or were proud of your work, or did something nobody else could do",
scenario types of things.

I hope that helps. For the record, I agree with what Paola said
yesterday about how you are when you're speaking casually with us -
you seem very relaxed and confident. That's also a good thing in an
interview - if there's a way to translate that, go for it!
Interviews are generally nerve-wracking for those of us who really
want to be working - there's a lot at stake.

Stick with it!
Susan