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Finally found THE one, after over a year of searching and trying out at least 5 different ones!
A nice comfortable office chair.
https://ergochair.co/collections/chairs/products/ergonomics-mesh-chair-w-adjustable-headrest-and-armrest?variant=32511617597491
My criteria: mesh seat and back, arms, headrest
I tried cheap ones from Amazon. Expensive, second hand gaming chairs. Tried HM Aeron (second hand) and while I didn't like the bulk and the general design, I was sold on the mesh seating. I wanted to get the ErgoChair 2 from autonomous, but it doesn't have mesh seat.
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Got a random email from a supposed Amazon recruiter for a SDE position (which is not at all a fit). The email is amazon.com domain and there are no red flags in the body but it doesn't feel like an Amazon recruiter due to the tacky signature, etc. Has anyone seen this kind of cold-calling from FAANG recruiter?
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Agreed I get visibly annoyed if I get asked a lazy hr question and certainly makes me less likely to want to join. Best interviews I had didn’t feel like interviews at all but still managed to capture skills and experiences
So what sort of questions are you expecting...? Feel like I am missing something- here’s why...
For me, interviews are a two way conversation, to determine if you fit the role and have the necessary skills to be successful in the team/firm you are interviewing with.
Surely assuming that someone you haven’t met before knows how great you are because you claim to have communicated this is lazy at best and arrogant at worst?
Having emotional intelligence, the ability to self-reflect on your strengths and weaknesses, and clearly communicate what these are adapted to your audience are all core skills that I see questions mentioned above testing, irrespective of #years experience.
So, what am I missing? Genuinely curious as I have used those questions in past interviews, though hadn’t seen the perspective of them being poor choices until reading this thread