Re: Linux Expo 2000 (http://www.itevents.co.uk/exhibitions/linux/LinuxRegistration.htm)

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From: Andy Leighton
Date: Sun, 28 May 2000 00:00

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On Sun, 28 May 2000 00:46:50, Paul Grayson <paul.grayson@virgin.net> wrote:
>Alistair Mann wrote:
>> 
>> I occasionally sit on selection boards for choosing new employees. An
>> employee that is capable of lying is an employee capable of tact, of getting
>> his colleagues 'signed up', of putting the best possible light on whichever
>> company I'm with with customers, with suppliers. An employee incapable of
>> lying is of no use in any position above that of janitor.
>
>So in other words, if you're honest, you are a complete waste of space?

Well to put the other side of the argument to Alistair, I have often
helped interview people as well (for developer positions).  If I find 
someone who has outright lied on their CV, I recommend they are not employed.

I am much more likely to recommend someone who seems keen, who can talk
interestingly about the challenges and solutions of a particular project 
(either at a previous employer or open-source at home).  

-- 
Andy Leighton => andyl@azaal.dircon.co.uk
"... January is your third most common month for madness" - _Sarah Canary_

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From: andyl@azaal.dircon.co.uk (Andy Leighton)
Subject: Re: Linux Expo 2000  (http://www.itevents.co.uk/exhibitions/linux/LinuxRegistration.htm)
Date: 2000/05/28
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