Except this kind of demand for a prepared 5-minute self-pitch really tests how much you are confident and good at bullshitting, and not really anything about your skill with anything.
A person is not worthless and incapable just because they aren't huge salesmen.
No wonder women have trouble getting into this industry and getting ahead, with this kind of macho superior attitude from interviewers
> No wonder women have trouble getting into this industry and getting ahead, with this kind of macho superior attitude from interviewers
Calm down, no on one is having any kind of "macho superior attitude" :)
All I said was many interviewers start the interview this way so the interviewee has a softball question that they can use to clam themselves and make a point of anything they want the interviewer to know.
And I stand behind what I said, where if a person has a question perfectly teed up for them and they can't tell you why they should be hired then they probably won't do well with any kind of technical interview.
A person is not worthless and incapable just because they aren't huge salesmen.
No wonder women have trouble getting into this industry and getting ahead, with this kind of macho superior attitude from interviewers