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Amazon folks - need to reschedule an inteview due to an unforeseen work commitment. Wondering if it's going to look bad/impact the interviewing chances if I were to ask for a reschedule? It's taken months of applying to get one so don't want to jeopardize but the current job committment is going to be difficult to get out of (unless I call in sick). Recommendations?
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Have you ever had a dream that you, um, you had, your, you- you could, you’ll do, you- you wants, you, you could do so, you- you’ll do, you could- you, you want, you want him to do you so much you could do anything?
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Recite a Trump question
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I'm always interested in what people are reading.
What do you know now, that you wish you knew before joining xyz company?
Always research the person and ask something thoughtful about their journey...
Never ask a question that can be answered yes/no
Ask something you really care about knowing, not something you think you should ask.
Are you married?
Isn’t this something they don’t have to answer?
Do less. Just be a normal person and see how the conversation flows. If they ask you a lot of questions about yourself, talk about yourself. When they talk about their experiences, listen to what they say and ask follow ups.
What’s more important the beans or the coffee maker?
I wouldn’t like it if potential candidate asks me this question
Ask if they are hiring for their project if you are unstaffed. I once asked a mistake that they made and how they learned from it.
The person SM or Md said they don’t make mistakes and was offended by the question. They make errors but can tweak responses if there is an error. Poor response IMO, not someone I think I would want to work with.
Ask them what brings them joy? Or what do they regret missing because they worked too hard
Yeah asking what mistake they had made us weird to ask someone in a coffee chat. That's an interview question - to be asked of an interviewee. I can see why they were offended.
I’d say just being genuine and approaching it personally, not just professionally.. no matter what our titles are, we all just people. I found others respond to other people just having a genuine conversation over a bunch of prepared, professional questions.
Obviously, it’s finding a good mix of both sides, but just something I’ve found helpful
Here is exactly what you need-
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jsu05_use-chatgpt-to-generate-smart-questions-for-activity-7094663581442404353-D-Ah
In your role: What do you get excited about? What is challenging?
What problems are you solving? What are you trying to build? How can I be helpful?
I probably wouldn’t plan ahead. I’d listen and ask engaging questions that relate to the conversation. It’s typically off putting when people randomly switch topics and ask a super deep question.
There are of course situations that might fall outside of this, but the best coffee chats that stand out to me are ones when it feels like I’m connected with someone on a genuine level.
What projects they have in the pipeline (sold and pending).
My favorite “what’s on your mind these days” or “what have you read recently that made you curious”
I think it depends on the chat purpose. When I am invited to a coffee chat, I like to connect with people versus making it solely about work.
If purpose is to get to know people..... share things about you people don't know: hobbies, books, background, etc. This goes a long way with establishing relationships.
If it's to gain exposure to other capabilities, then share things you are interested in learning more about, ask who else to connect with, ask how you can support BD.
Would you rather have to object loudly during every wedding you go to, or take a selfie with the casket at every funeral you go to?
When researching the person you are going to meet also look for clues for nonwork related things in which they might be interested. And , especially if this was aked for campus recruiting, afterwards write down their name, which office and anything personal you remember. oldest son going to X, daughter does competitive Y, working on a project to redesign xyz. And next time there is a company recruiting do, review what you know on everyone you have met, so that you can comment. Nothing makes an impression like remembering a personal detail someone dropped in conversation.
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