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you sound like a terribly unsocial person if you were that worried about a phone interview. what is wrong with you?
by hydralist 13y ago
you sound like a terribly unsocial person if you were that worried about a phone interview. what is wrong with you?
- dkuntz2 13y agoSocial anxiety != unsocial. Plus, it was a technical phone interview, where your abilities are relevant, as opposed to a "is this an okay person" phone interview with HR.
- packetslave 13y agoYou sound like a terribly rude person. What is wrong with you?
- pmelendez 13y agoI hate those phone interview too. Not being a native English speaker myself it is terrifying the thought of screwing things over just because you don't understand the questions over the phone.
- BlackDeath3 13y agoI guess there must be something wrong with me too. Don't bother interviewing me.
- throwaway420 13y agoInterviewing on the phone isn't always easy. You have no way to express or see the other person's body language which is a major part of how people communicate. Any audio glitches can cause a miscommunication. Any pauses on phone calls are awkward, but yet in technical work you usually have to spend more time thinking than actually writing code, so a technical interview is kind of awkward. Phone calls are a good basic filtering mechanism, but not really a great system overall. Plus, while many people in technology are very friendly and nice people, some folks have a bit of social anxiety or are shy or any number of things.