Comments on: Going to a Job Interview?

By: Matt Wrye

Matt Wrye — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:43:03 +0000

I do some of the same things that Shawne mentions. I also ask questions during the interview to try and determine what they know about lean, are they dedicated to implementing lean or just want kaizen event facilitators, and what my role would be in implementing lean in the company. I wanted to find a place where they were serious about lean so even on those frustrating days I knew I had the support of the organization……and not just for a short while until the new fad.

By: leancqia

leancqia — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:18:59 +0000

Thanks for the SOP, I have a phone interview at 1:30. I will put it into action and try it out!

By: Don Nelson

Don Nelson — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:17:07 +0000

Jamie,
I found The Job Hunter’s Survival Guide by Richard Bolles to be very helpful. In it he notes that the most successful method of finding a job is to “Do homework on yourself, taking inventory in detail of all you have to offer and what you are looking for.” Vision, he says, is everything. Sound familiar? Interestingly, he says the least effective method is the one most job hunters use – mailing out resumes on employer websites, on job boards, or by snail mail!

By: Shawne Van Deusen-Jeffries

Shawne Van Deusen-Jeffries — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:30:40 +0000

Jamie,
As part of my interview prep, I research the company via the web. I look at their website to get an idea of the values the company claims then I search for them on Google and Twitter. After researching the company, I research the interviewer(s) on LinkedIn and Google. If I have connections that work there or know the interviewer, I ask them about the culture and/or the interviewer.