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I am more suprised by those that don't take notes.................I don't have a perfect memory and when we are talking a lot of numbers, quotas, salaries, territories.........I can't recall all that for so many companies.
I'm surprised, too, Colorado. I'm a paralegal. I've always taken notes at job interviews, and the interviewer was always impressed that I was interested enough in the job to want to learn more about the company and the position and jot down notes as we went along.
I wouldn't take notes on an electronic device, though. I'd bring along a binder as someone else mentioned. It has a paper tablet under a clip on one side and a pocket on the other side for a couple of pens and copies of my CV. I also would bring a checklist of questions I wanted to be sure to ask the interviewer so that I wouldn't forget to ask something important.
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I am more suprised by those that don't take notes.................I don't have a perfect memory and when we are talking a lot of numbers, quotas, salaries, territories.........I can't recall all that for so many companies.
The purpose of a interview is to sell your personality. how can you do that if you are taking notes on a laptop
The purpose of a interview is to sell your personality. how can you do that if you are taking notes on a laptop
Fair point. The other reason I asked, and didn't mention, is doctors do it all the time now, and it's not seen as a barrier between patient and doctor, not to me, it means more accurate data.
Recently, I was interviewed for a job at a high-end, "we only do cool projects" design firm.
My two potential "bosses" -- women in their mid-30s -- took me into the conference room. Both carried printouts of my design samples and resume.
One of the women also brought her laptop -- and kept it open during the entire interview, intermittently gazing and smiling at who-knows-what on the screen. Which I couldn't see.
The other woman spent most of the hour transfixed by her iPhone. Between bursts of texting, she only occasionally bothered to glance at me.
No, I didn't get the job. But after meeting their lovely ADHD selves, I definitely didn't want it.
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Last edited by DillyDilly; 08-29-2013 at 04:19 PM..
I can't recall ever taking notes as an interviewee. I'd think you were either distracted or way too anal retentive and probably move on to someone with some people skills.
I can't recall ever taking notes as an interviewee. I'd think you were either distracted or way too anal retentive and probably move on to someone with some people skills.
Really so is that an acceptable double standard because every prospective employer takes notes on me. I have had a few phone interviewers say I have to pause and input notes.
Basically,yesterday I just jotted down bullet points so I don't break eye contact for an extended period of time.
It makes you look prepared, you can cross your key questions off the list. And put notes on anecdotes to share during the interview.
I'd call it required. I have been since my first job.
I had a job interview shopping list:
interview suit
portfolio for my notepad to hold my resume
nice pen for portfolio
purse big enough to hold the portfolio
My bad, I thought the OP was the interviewee, not interviewer. I work in Finance and it would just be weird to sit and take notes as an interviewee
I just don't get this. It would be weird to jot down every sentence, but a few key points? Sheesh.
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Originally Posted by NLDad
I can't recall ever taking notes as an interviewee. I'd think you were either distracted or way too anal retentive and probably move on to someone with some people skills.
I take notes, and I am super personable. Taking notes =/= being unpersonable.
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