tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post7004447068459634020..comments2023-06-05T09:22:52.912+01:00Comments on Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Open: When London Transport and Interviews AttackPlease Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-59475499864256508362011-05-31T16:31:04.215+01:002011-05-31T16:31:04.215+01:00364 days to go.... ;) ?!364 days to go.... ;) ?!modelofamodernmajorgeneralnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-82180861266491945512011-05-31T16:06:49.138+01:002011-05-31T16:06:49.138+01:00BEST TRICK EVER!!!! We don't learn that in ele...BEST TRICK EVER!!!! We don't learn that in elementary schools in the states. (We don't learn much).Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09130776138284979286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-47617670454983101332011-05-31T15:15:07.941+01:002011-05-31T15:15:07.941+01:00Cue me, sitting in my office staring at my ten wig...Cue me, sitting in my office staring at my ten wiggling fingers.<br /><br />But TEEHEE! IT WORKS GOD DAMMIT, IT WORKS!<br /><br />Ask me anything!!!!Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-89672286553359065632011-05-31T14:44:38.860+01:002011-05-31T14:44:38.860+01:00bugger. you need an edit function!
delete 4b.
r...bugger. you need an edit function!<br /><br />delete 4b.<br /><br />replace with:<br /><br />4b. you now have 4 fingers raised to the <b>left</b> of the dropped finger, and 5 raised to the <b>right</b>. <br /><br />That'll teach me to try and do two things at once....modelofamodernmajorgeneralnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-83649991932866520842011-05-31T14:41:56.717+01:002011-05-31T14:41:56.717+01:00J
it's ok, I don't hold being an Arts Gra...J<br /><br />it's ok, I don't hold being an Arts Grad against anyone ;)<br /><br />Right, 9x trick:<br /><br />1. hands out in front, palms towards you, little fingers next to one another.<br /><br />2. number your fingers, thumb on left hand is one, thumb on right hand is 10, left little finger 5 etc etc.<br /><br />3. decide which multiple of 9 you want to find out.<br /><br />4. as an example we're going to find out 5 x 9....<br /><br />4a. drop your fifth finger (in this case your little finger on your left hand). [the finger to be dropped corresponds to the number you wish to multiply by 9]<br /><br />4b. you now have 4 fingers raised to the right of the dropped finger, and 5 raised to the left. <br /><br />5. The number of fingers raised to the left is your 10's, the number to the right your units.<br /><br />5a. for our example, we have 4 x 10's (represented to the left of your dropped finger) and 5 x units (to the right), i.e. 45.<br /><br />6. The result of 5 x 9 is 45.<br /><br />7. This works all the way upto 10 x 9.<br /><br />8. If you're not sure of your result, add the 2 figures together (i.e. 4 + 5 in our current example), they should add up to 9.modelofamodernmajorgeneralnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-22751182944082683442011-05-31T12:55:28.457+01:002011-05-31T12:55:28.457+01:00That sounds almost as bad the the Psychometric tes...That sounds almost as bad the the Psychometric tests some companies like to do.<br /><br />Worst case at least we got a blog post of out it :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-3132340777799883312011-05-31T10:58:34.688+01:002011-05-31T10:58:34.688+01:00punctuation - Is there a blog award for 'best ...punctuation - Is there a blog award for 'best comment'? Nail on head, and also made me feel a lot better about the situation. Thank you. The "examination" and generic interview questions were so at odds with the job description (they asked for someone lively, energetic and brimming with ideas) that they actually ended up giving <i>me</i> a bad impression of <i>them</i>. <br /><br />model - Mate, I've been taught that damn finger trick at least ten times, but I can never remember it. If you manage to write it in words and then test me in like a year to see if I remember, then you'll get a prize.<br /><br />Londonlass - I think you're right. And 6x6? Bloody hell. Off the top of my head, no idea. True story.<br /><br />Anon - Someone at work said that had happened to them, the employer came out with all these weird questions and they just thought "WTF?"<br /><br />Ellie - That's how I look at most bad situations these days, "ah well, another one for the blog". Waste not, want not.<br /><br />j - It was traumatic. I got flashbacks to mental arithmetic tests back when I was 9, although at least then I had the times tables on the back of my ruler. THE TERROR.<br /><br />model - We are the damned.Please Don't Eat With Your Mouth Openhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246896544080806179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-35953706726864951252011-05-30T09:36:11.138+01:002011-05-30T09:36:11.138+01:00Perhaps it's all because you're Arts Gradu...Perhaps it's all because you're Arts Graduates ;)modelofamodernmajorgeneralnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-16054200274893241202011-05-30T03:15:28.222+01:002011-05-30T03:15:28.222+01:00Ditto what punctuation said. A math test? Really?...Ditto what punctuation said. A math test? Really?jhttp://propertyofj.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-3792517279005409352011-05-29T08:08:46.936+01:002011-05-29T08:08:46.936+01:00You got a post out of it. Who knows, maybe you...You got a post out of it. Who knows, maybe you'll get a job out of it too. Punctuation's comment is spot on. Nothing more to add.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09130776138284979286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-2483230610417611462011-05-28T20:47:41.369+01:002011-05-28T20:47:41.369+01:00Oh dear. I hate when interviewers ask irrelevant q...Oh dear. I hate when interviewers ask irrelevant questions. The worst is when they try to come across as quirky/fun - I once went for a project management role where, at the end of the interview (which had been recorded on a video camera in the corner of the room), I was asked a quick-fire round of questions by way of "Spice Girls or All Saints? Oranges or Apples? Hot or Cold? etc, etc. I wouldn't have taken the job if it wasn't for my absolute desperation...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-60422437275781642882011-05-28T15:19:34.080+01:002011-05-28T15:19:34.080+01:00Quick Jo - 6 x 6? :)
Sorry that the interview was...Quick Jo - 6 x 6? :)<br /><br />Sorry that the interview was poo. And, less a case of you not being right for them, just them not being right for you.London Lass Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05585548733858304214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-59606915231683560262011-05-28T14:30:16.916+01:002011-05-28T14:30:16.916+01:00That does sound pretty arse. Hopefully you'll...That does sound pretty arse. Hopefully you'll find a job that's worth your time and effort.<br /><br />ps - do you actually want to know that 9 times table trick with your hands? Or am I being all engineer geeky and literal on you?modelofamodernmajorgeneralnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30034378.post-79789131622812822382011-05-28T14:26:39.893+01:002011-05-28T14:26:39.893+01:00The biggest advantage to me of being both a self-e...The biggest advantage to me of being both a self-employed computer programmer and a fairly well-published poet is that I avoid such stupidity as having to complete such activities as random math tests.<br /><br />The HR people like giving out these sorts of parametric examinations because it allows them to quantify the unquantifiable: human beings and their foibles, so that they can judge whether or not a square peg really can fit into a round hole.<br /><br />A simple rule of thumb is; if the company are afraid to tell you the salary range until the interview then they're probably hoping to either get you as cheaply as they can or the pay is below the market rate for the job - both of which are flawed policies since it results in a workforce which are, or feel they are undervalued and a likely atmosphere of everyone treading water until they can find a job that makes them happier and pays them better.<br /><br />You deserve better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com