Comments on: Not (Quite) Having a Meltdown http://www.catehuston.com/blog/2010/02/19/too-important-to-fail/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Cate extends Human implements Programmer Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Guest Post: Finding Your Cognitive Surplus in Grad School http://www.catehuston.com/blog/2010/02/19/too-important-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-1238 Guest Post: Finding Your Cognitive Surplus in Grad School Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:54:41 +0000 http://catehuston.com/blog/?p=1642#comment-1238 [...] self-perpetuating – self-discipline in one area of your life will flow to other areas. I keep over-committing myself, but it does tend to work [...] [...] self-perpetuating – self-discipline in one area of your life will flow to other areas. I keep over-committing myself, but it does tend to work [...]

]]> By: Accidentally in Code » The Ultimate Productivity Boost http://www.catehuston.com/blog/2010/02/19/too-important-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-542 Accidentally in Code » The Ultimate Productivity Boost Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:50:55 +0000 http://catehuston.com/blog/?p=1642#comment-542 [...] I thought about how it was that I’d achieved this, how far I’d come since I wrote this post. Had I scheduled better? Been more realistic? Said [...] [...] I thought about how it was that I’d achieved this, how far I’d come since I wrote this post. Had I scheduled better? Been more realistic? Said [...]

]]> By: Accidentally in Code » The Roles We Play http://www.catehuston.com/blog/2010/02/19/too-important-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-539 Accidentally in Code » The Roles We Play Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:08:13 +0000 http://catehuston.com/blog/?p=1642#comment-539 [...] I look at this list, and think, no wonder I’m feeling overwhelmed lately. Case in point – last week was reading week, so I should get to relax a little. However, on [...] [...] I look at this list, and think, no wonder I’m feeling overwhelmed lately. Case in point – last week was reading week, so I should get to relax a little. However, on [...]

]]> By: kittenthebad http://www.catehuston.com/blog/2010/02/19/too-important-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-646 kittenthebad Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:33:42 +0000 http://catehuston.com/blog/?p=1642#comment-646 Thanks Dig, nice to have the perspective from the other side :-) Thanks Dig, nice to have the perspective from the other side :-)

]]> By: kittenthebad http://www.catehuston.com/blog/2010/02/19/too-important-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-538 kittenthebad Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:33:42 +0000 http://catehuston.com/blog/?p=1642#comment-538 Thanks Dig, nice to have the perspective from the other side :-) Thanks Dig, nice to have the perspective from the other side :-)

]]> By: douglasgresham http://www.catehuston.com/blog/2010/02/19/too-important-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-524 douglasgresham Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:55:27 +0000 http://catehuston.com/blog/?p=1642#comment-524 On the subject of interviews, I think a comparison to dating is apt. There might be a process and rules and whatnot, but what you're really doing as an interviewer - regardless of the size of the company - is assessing whether you would want to work with someone, and strangely that's most true at successful and innovative companies simply because they err on the side of caution if they're not sure, rather than getting hung up on The Process. "Chemistry" isn't quite the right word, but there has to be a connection and a feeling that you'd fit in well - and that's not just about ability, will vary from place to place, and can be thrown off by the interviewer as much as you - especially since, lest we forget, you're always able to turn an offer down.<br><br>Don't believe that interviewers don't get nervous they'll screw it up, by the way - there's obviously a balance of power you don't really get when dating, but it's not totally one-sided. On the subject of interviews, I think a comparison to dating is apt. There might be a process and rules and whatnot, but what you're really doing as an interviewer – regardless of the size of the company – is assessing whether you would want to work with someone, and strangely that's most true at successful and innovative companies simply because they err on the side of caution if they're not sure, rather than getting hung up on The Process. “Chemistry” isn't quite the right word, but there has to be a connection and a feeling that you'd fit in well – and that's not just about ability, will vary from place to place, and can be thrown off by the interviewer as much as you – especially since, lest we forget, you're always able to turn an offer down.

Don't believe that interviewers don't get nervous they'll screw it up, by the way – there's obviously a balance of power you don't really get when dating, but it's not totally one-sided.

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