[Jewelry making - Article 00104] - Re: [Orchid] Employment frustration

[Jay Gaelen]

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>     Daniel you bring up some great points. I didn't think about the
>     whole issue of laying out everything you know right away, and you
>     are absolutely correct in that it could be a major 'threat' to
>     someone.""Another thing is if they are asking the old 'where do
>     you see your self in 2, 5, or 10 years'? We used to ask this and
>     always got strange answers like "I want to manage a department" or
>     "I want to be a manager somewhere", etc.. this always invoked the
>     'they want my job' mentality in the person hiring.

    Speaking of threatening the interviewer with one's answers; I have
    some specific questions about what answers would NOT threaten them.
    The jewelry stores that I have interviewed for are frequently owned
    and operated by the person interviewing and there is no 'team'. 

    What should this answer be? If you said, "I just want to stay a
    bench jeweler all my life". Then he wouldn't hire you because you
    had no drive. If you said "I want to hone my skills and be the best
    jeweler I can be" then he'd think "Yeah, and THEN leave taking all
    my skills (investment) somewhere else". I have trouble with the
    'team' answer too because it seems like you are putting yourself in
    'equal partnership' with the 'boss'. 

    I must get it right sometimes because I have remained steadily
    employed when I needed to. I moved to WA from TX where I had a young
    store-one month before 9/11. 

    What would one tell a prospective employer if they were trying to
    get a job after having opened and then closed their own store? When
    in their mind, all you say about the threat levels is true.
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