Interviews
Well, for the past week or so I've been interviewing my butt off. While not as bad as playing soccer or raining down fire and brimstone, it's pretty tiring. You have to be "on" all the time. Be charming, be witty, be knowledgable, etc... That plus driving all over Nashville wears you out. The Headhunters have been really helpful though. What's a Headhunter? Well, I'm glad you asked.
You see, in the IT world, it is often the case that the management has no idea what you're doing. Try explaining relational databases, Winform vs Webform, Stringbuilder, or Mod (remainder) functions to a guy who only has good hair and a great golf score. I have neither, btw.
So, these people hire what are affectionetly referred to as "Headhunters." These folks go out, find IT folks, give them tests to make sure they actually know what they say they know, and then pimp out the applicants to their clients. They basically get 10-15% from the company for whatever your salary will be (purely commission, no salary for them). So they've been really helpful. Since I'm in touch with three headhunters, I have interviews ever day. My suit has gotten more use in the last week than it has in the year before it.
But apparently I look pretty good in it. A guy commented the other day "Wow, you look sharp! Normally IT guys aren't much on suits." I replied that I try to distance myself from the majority of IT guys: "I also have decent personal hygene and possess more than the minimum in interpersonal skills." That was good for a laugh.
You see, in the IT world, it is often the case that the management has no idea what you're doing. Try explaining relational databases, Winform vs Webform, Stringbuilder, or Mod (remainder) functions to a guy who only has good hair and a great golf score. I have neither, btw.
So, these people hire what are affectionetly referred to as "Headhunters." These folks go out, find IT folks, give them tests to make sure they actually know what they say they know, and then pimp out the applicants to their clients. They basically get 10-15% from the company for whatever your salary will be (purely commission, no salary for them). So they've been really helpful. Since I'm in touch with three headhunters, I have interviews ever day. My suit has gotten more use in the last week than it has in the year before it.
But apparently I look pretty good in it. A guy commented the other day "Wow, you look sharp! Normally IT guys aren't much on suits." I replied that I try to distance myself from the majority of IT guys: "I also have decent personal hygene and possess more than the minimum in interpersonal skills." That was good for a laugh.
