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Luckily and finally I've reached the last interview for the job I want. I've been in the hiring/interviewing process since April when the written test and the PT test were administered. So possibly come this weekend when I'm at Skyfest, I'll have something to party about or I'll be bummed and in need of a party. Thursday morning 0930, the suit is back on, I'm clean shaven and have a good pair of spit shined shoes on.

Atleast the worst part was over about a month ago...I hate Polygraphers, they're assholes (of course that's their job).
--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

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Thursday morning 0930, the suit is back on, I'm clean shaven and have a good pair of spit shined shoes on.



Shoes? Shoes? Is that proper attire in Texas?

Seriously... good luck!
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

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Shoes? Shoes? Is that proper attire in Texas?



Not really, but it was recommended to me that I shouldn't wear boots to these interviews due to perceptions. Basically since I'm an Aggie I want to downplay "redneck" at these things.

Nevermind that my spitshined shoes are actually my old low-quarters from my days in the Aggie Corps of Cadets. Atleast they're VERY shiney.:D
--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

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Basically since I'm an Aggie I want to downplay "redneck" at these things.



Is that possible for you?? I never knew you were a theatre major:P:P:D:D

Congrats on getting this far and good luck with the last one.B|

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Basically since I'm an Aggie I want to downplay "redneck" at these things.



Is that possible for you?? I never knew you were a theatre major:P:P:D:D

Congrats on getting this far and good luck with the last one.B|



Ditto. Good luck man. You'll knock'em dead - especially if you don't get the job. :D:D

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Thanks guys!

You know, the closer I get to the end of the process the more nervous I get that I won't make it through the process. That is until I'm there and in interviews, then the nervousness is gone...

Basically I guess I'm worried about not getting my career started before the wedding.

Atleast my psych eval came back ok.:D
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Thanks guys!

You know, the closer I get to the end of the process the more nervous I get that I won't make it through the process. That is until I'm there and in interviews, then the nervousness is gone...

Basically I guess I'm worried about not getting my career started before the wedding.

Atleast my psych eval came back ok.:D


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As you're finding out. These things take time. You'll be fine. You'll get the position! Loosen-up a bit.;)


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Good luck Bro!

I'm sure it's in the bag for ya, they don't waste time on pinheads that won't make it....

My guess is YOU'RE IN!

You are definitely the kind of person I would want for that position!










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You'll be fine. You'll get the position! Loosen-up a bit.



Out of context this could be a line from a porn-star training class.:P


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After re-reading it, I see your point. Good luck to ya'!


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Luckily and finally I've reached the last interview for the job I want. I've been in the hiring/interviewing process since April when the written test and the PT test were administered. So possibly come this weekend when I'm at Skyfest, I'll have something to party about or I'll be bummed and in need of a party. Thursday morning 0930, the suit is back on, I'm clean shaven and have a good pair of spit shined shoes on.

Atleast the worst part was over about a month ago...I hate Polygraphers, they're assholes (of course that's their job).



I hope to never have a job where I must suffer through a polygraph.:|

"Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance,
others mean and rueful of the western dream"

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My guess is YOU'RE IN!

You are definitely the kind of person I would want for that position!



good luck aggie


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FLUFFER! Could we please get a FLUFFER over here! Gawd!:D:D


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Ah, Dave, just remember the concept of "escalation of force"

I interviewed hundreds of men and women who wanted to become cops. The wierdest part is you have to ask everybody all the questions, even if they completely blow one.

A favorite "situational" question is that a guy just robbed a bank and escaped on the subway. In scenario questions like these there is never any backup available anywhere, you are the only officer on the scene and are forced to take the lead and make a decision. If you're lucky, it's a common-sense thing that doesn't require specific legal or procedural knowlege.

Anyhow. "The door opens on the train and there is a man standing there who matches the description of the bank robber. What do you do"

Applicant: "I bust a cap in his ass!"

I had to leave the room.

Since this was his "final" answer, and we aren't allowed to go back and get them to maybe see if the guy was armed, or maybe ID him before busting a cap in his ass, we had to go on.

"Would you give your mother a speeding ticket?"

"Hell Yeah! My mama left me to be raised by my grandma! She got NOTHING coming from me!"

And on, and on.

Avoid the busting of the cap into the ass until the bustee is more of a threat to the public than your cap busting self.

Good luck.

God. Found this one of my first day on the job.

Don't look as goofy.

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Just breathe. You'll be fine. You're a very intelligent, engaging guy. Besides, I seriously doubt they would drag you along this long if they weren't sure you were right for the job.

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For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.
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At least the worst part was over about a month ago...I hate Polygraphers, they're assholes (of course that's their job).



The polygraph is 20th-century witchcraft. The only use for it is if you are interviewing some poor fool who is guilty and believes it actually works, then maybe you can coerce a confession.

I had a good friend in college who was was working for "the company", and was completing his PhD, on an educational leave. The company expected him to return, but as soon as he got the sheepskin, he told them to take a hike. Why? Because he was sick a and tired of their idiotic polygraph tests.

Every damn time he came back from an educational leave, they would put him on the machine, and every damn time they would pretend it was telling them he was guilty of something new. The last time they had tried to get him to admit to being gay. He was smart enough to contain his anger, and take advantage of the pay and insurance benefits until he had his PhD, and then he could tell them to take a flying leap.

So thanks to our govt's dependency on discredited artifacts like the polygraph, they alienated a brilliant federal employee, and lost all the money they had put into training him.
"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

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Handcuffs. legirons, a neato thing called a rip-tie which looked like calf roping but with the calf yelling about "you are oppressing me!"

Um, zip-ties, and most important for any soiree involving lots of angry invitees to a function: seasoning! No really good violent get-together is complete without that tasty treat, Oleoresincapsicum.

Nummy! Season, tenderize, set in a cool cement container to cool, and release.

It's what's for dinner!

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At least the worst part was over about a month ago...I hate Polygraphers, they're assholes (of course that's their job).



The polygraph is 20th-century witchcraft. The only use for it is if you are interviewing some poor fool who is guilty and believes it actually works, then maybe you can coerce a confession.

I had a good friend in college who was was working for "the company", and was completing his PhD, on an educational leave. The company expected him to return, but as soon as he got the sheepskin, he told them to take a hike. Why? Because he was sick a and tired of their idiotic polygraph tests.

Every damn time he came back from an educational leave, they would put him on the machine, and every damn time they would pretend it was telling them he was guilty of something new. The last time they had tried to get him to admit to being gay. He was smart enough to contain his anger, and take advantage of the pay and insurance benefits until he had his PhD, and then he could tell them to take a flying leap.

So thanks to our govt's dependency on discredited artifacts like the polygraph, they alienated a brilliant federal employee, and lost all the money they had put into training him.



What kinda job did he have? I can see it now........Tell us the truth, you ARE a homo and we know it!!!!!!!!:D:D:D

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others mean and rueful of the western dream"

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What kinda job did he have? I can see it now........Tell us the truth, you ARE a homo and we know it!!!!!!!!:D:D:D



Obviously he couldn't tell me what he did, but since his degrees were in EE, I can only assume he was involved in SigInt.

If they really thought he was in the closet, I'm sure they would have booted him out. The "polygraph results" were of course just a bluff. If you don't confess, they have nothing.

Another guy I know was in the USAF, and they were trying to force him to confess via 12+ hour interrogations for days. He wasn't guilty of the charges, and refused to confess to anything. He even volunteered to take a polygraph, but they weren't interested. Obviously the USAF either:

a) Didn't believe the polygraph worked.
b) Believed it work, but didn't want it interfering with their frame-up.

Once they realized he wasn't going to confess, they finally dropped the charges.
"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

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