qotd: keywords

[aroraborealis]

What thing did you say that you think is the key to you getting a great job (either your current one or one in the past)?

Comments

One word?

[drwex]

Yes.

That is, when asked can I do X, yes. Do I know how to solve Y? Yes. Can I handle Z? Yes.

My view is that people hire folk to solve problems that aren't presently being solved. I want to be that person's problem-solver.

This requires somewhat careful selection of where I go to interview, in that I ought to understand their problems before I go in, and I ought to be damned truthful about when I say "yes". Usually after I say "yes" I try to back it up with a concrete example from my past where I did in fact do something reasonably close to what they're looking for.