Comments on: How to prepare for an interview http://www.mypunchbowl.com/blog/2007/10/17/how-to-prepare-for-an-interview/ Party Planning and Online Invitations with MyPunchbowl Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:48:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: mdouglas http://www.mypunchbowl.com/blog/2007/10/17/how-to-prepare-for-an-interview/#comment-267 mdouglas Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:54:56 +0000 http://www.mypunchbowl.com/blog/2007/10/17/how-to-prepare-for-an-interview/#comment-267 Jim, Yes, it is a paid internship-- if I come across as harsh/arrogant, well so be it. She had over a week to prepare for the interview. I encouraged her to look at the site so that we could have discussion. Is it harsh to expect that a young, professional woman in college would spend a few minutes preparing for an interview? Is it arrogant to think that this intelligent woman should spend a few minutes doing the basics to learn WHO she is interviewing with? Come on -- this person is not a child. She's a grown woman with an impressive resume. She should have been prepared. To respect her privacy, I won't post the email I got from her after she read this blog post. She most definitely would not agree with you. Oh, but thanks for writing :-) - MjD Jim,
Yes, it is a paid internship– if I come across as harsh/arrogant, well so be it. She had over a week to prepare for the interview. I encouraged her to look at the site so that we could have discussion. Is it harsh to expect that a young, professional woman in college would spend a few minutes preparing for an interview? Is it arrogant to think that this intelligent woman should spend a few minutes doing the basics to learn WHO she is interviewing with? Come on — this person is not a child. She’s a grown woman with an impressive resume. She should have been prepared.

To respect her privacy, I won’t post the email I got from her after she read this blog post. She most definitely would not agree with you.

Oh, but thanks for writing :-)
- MjD

]]> By: Jim Dandy http://www.mypunchbowl.com/blog/2007/10/17/how-to-prepare-for-an-interview/#comment-268 Jim Dandy Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:44:35 +0000 http://www.mypunchbowl.com/blog/2007/10/17/how-to-prepare-for-an-interview/#comment-268 A little harsh with the college intern, aren't you? Even if it is a paid internship, you come across as arrogant. A little harsh with the college intern, aren’t you? Even if it is a paid internship, you come across as arrogant.

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