So today I had an interview at a consulting company. Some people can't stay away from casinos or spas, but in my case, I cannot seem to stay away from interviewing with consulting companies. I am asked on numerous occasions what I like so much about consulting and my answer is always the same. I love the fast paced environment; I love that I am always learning; and I love that I am expected to add value at the client site; and most importantly I genuinely like my clients. It's cheesy but true - even those clients that drive me crazy.
It's such a true statement that I've managed to keep in touch with at least one person from every client that I've worked with. And, I don't keep in touch with them for more business either. I keep in touch with them because after spending anywhere from 3 months to 18 months with them, I genuinely like them. In the time that I've spent with them, I've gotten to know them as people and hopefully they've gotten to know me.
The feedback I got from the interview was that the people I spoke to really liked me. Or, so the recruiter says. I spoke to David and told him about the feedback I received and David said that I was good at interviewing because I had so much practice. When I asked him what he meant by that, he said, "You're good at interviewing because you're so good at talking." Hmmm - now that's an interesting way of looking at it.
It's true--being personable is important in an interview.
Posted by: Asianmommy | September 17, 2008 at 10:09 AM