Big red flag. An interviewer asked me tell them about myself. All she wanted to know what I did in my last job. Then spent into a half hour talking about her career and the company. Someone needs to get a life. Let's get this straight my job is not who a I am, it's what I do. If a company doesn't care to get to know anything about you, run, don't walk. They don't care who you are, you are bot there to do the work and forget about work life balance. No thanks, I'll pass.

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I get what you're saying, but I'm somewhere in the middle on that. If a company wants to know nothing about me as a person, that can be a red flag. But I've been wary of interviewers who seem overly nosey about my life. In some instances it seemed weirdly intrusive, I mean, you'd be getting me during work hours, that would be enough.

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I see both sides. I understand where you are coming from because I don't necessarily need to know her life story, but at the same time, it could be a good sign that they are telling you more about them. I also see it as well I came for a job interview, so why don't we focus on how what I have done in the past will help me be successful here. Even if it is just an overview of the job.

Yea honestly I kind of understand where she was coming from because she was getting to know you. And I would rather talk about myself then be asked question after question. She was probably trying to make you comfortable as well and build rapport with you.

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