> but still, I can not comprehend a level of arrogance that would get you shot down in a job interview.
It must depend on the company. Where I work, we have a "no assholes" policy and acting like one would make it very very hard to get past the interviewers.
Moreover they took me in spite of my Ph.D., and I didn't even know any programming languages they used. There is definitely more to this than the number of trendy bullet points on your resume.
>It must depend on the company. Where I work, we have a "no assholes" policy and acting like one would make it very very hard to get past the interviewers.
Everyone says that. Even people who end up hiring me over my shorter and less loud compatriots. Maybe I just don't make it to "asshole"? but there is a huge advantage to being tall and loud over being short and quiet.
It must depend on the company. Where I work, we have a "no assholes" policy and acting like one would make it very very hard to get past the interviewers.
Moreover they took me in spite of my Ph.D., and I didn't even know any programming languages they used. There is definitely more to this than the number of trendy bullet points on your resume.