... and there are five people individually asking questions in turn but your mouth is SO dry that your tongue keeps getting stuck to the roof of your mouth (it was very dry in the room) - Whaddya do?

Had an interview today and it went fair, did not need to answer much by way of technical questions - and I was a little suprised by that. Instead, I stumbled when the moisturability factor inside my mouth went to zero. Felt like I was talking like that kid with his tounge stuck to the fence in my favorite Xmas movie :doh:

hard candy???????????///

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Small Bottle of water... I carry water anywhere I think I'm going to have to talk a fair amount... never seemed to be unacceptable... but havent done many interviews :huh:

Well we now know that you are not a redneck.. what was that old Jeff Foxworthy line?... "You know you are a redneck, if you bring a beer into a job interview"... ;)

All kidding aside, would it be unprofessional to ask for a glass of water? I don't think so.. might even break the ice in the room :huh:

Best of luck in the hunt, John.

-John

Were you with Tim? I was over to see him last week and he said you may be going in?

Wish you well in your search. I was out for a Lonnnnngggg time. Just my luck I started back to work memorial day.....geez.

-RL

5 is tough. Just look them in the eye and answer the questions.
Even if you don't know the answer to a tech question show some type of problem solving logic.

John I am sure you did fine. YOu are intellegent, and well spoken. Don't sweat it.

When will you know the result from the interview?

John, sure you did fine. On interviews, it is not unusual for someone to offer you water. I think it would be perfectly acceptable to bring your own bottled water.

-WW

I don't think it is unprofessional to ask for a glass of water if you didn't have your own. people expect you to be a little nervous in an interview. I think the people giving the interview want to feel a sense of authority and that only strengthens it for them seeing you being a little nervous there in front of them but it also shows that you are confident being in the interview as well.

i wish you luck john.

Good luck.big tounge.I hate goin on estimates its a process where i have to sell myself like a mini interview all while tryin to asses the job at hand I feel ur pain.

John, I used to be able to solve this by spittin on the floor. When I was a red neck...OK still am a redneck just don't chew tabacci anymore. :tooth: No all seriousness aside I think it would be perfectly acceptable to ask for, or bring a bottle of water. You are articulate and your mannerism is great so as stated above you should be fine. The slight nervousness is kind of expected now especially in your field. So I guess what I am saying is "don't sweat the small stuff" and GOOD LUCK ... NIB I hear you on that...

Hey Everybody knows sometimes are naturally a little nervous. Especially an interview. I would love to watch one of those hidden camera shows about interviews. I'm sure yours went well. There are ways to get off the hot seat for a minute or so by asking a question like: "How Old is the company?" or "How specific is the products line?" etc.. give you a minute to listen and build up spit. :)

Good Luck John, We're praying for you.

Please may I have some water....I`m a little nervous and my mouth is dry.

Thank you ~~~~~~~~~~~

Good luck on the job John!


Mike

I found that when I break the ice with a fart my tounge is fine.hope this helps.

just lift up your shirt and scratch your stomach . then spit on the floor and open your beer . man newelly I thought your were a red neck . you should have known that !

asking for water is the proffesional way of going about cotton mouth .

Oh and John its never a good idea to smoke one before going in to an interview . Im surprised you werent looking to eat too !

After After !

NIB I agree a good loud smelly one will always break the wind . oops I mean ice . might melt it too !

Just picture in your mind Playmate of the month standing in front of you naked, if you are a normal male you will start to salivate. Just my .02.:D

I once had a Guy interviewing me ask me " If I were to call your wife right now, what do you think she would say about you"

Now if that wasn't a loaded question.......Anybody here think about what THEIR wife might say about them :D

I usually find it better to just be yourself. When you get hired that way your usually going to be happy at that company. Where as when you try to be something your not and get hired it usually ends up s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g.

Flap, I have to disagree. The classic physiological human male response to the aforementioned stimulus is for all vital bodily fluids to drain to a ... err, tumescent portion of the anatomy. That could exacerbate cotton mouth.

Now, if you instead visualize in front of you there is a juicy porterhouse steak with some lovely caramelized onions and creamed spinach on the side, with a nice glass of Italian Barolo wine, now THAT will get me :drool:

(Always thinking with me stomach...)

Originally posted by fishweewee
Now, if you instead visualize in front of you there is a juicy porterhouse steak with some lovely caramelized onions and creamed spinach on the side, with a nice glass of Italian Barolo wine, now THAT will get me :drool: what if you envisioned flap's suggestion delivering said dish...... :uhuh:

total liquid traffic jam in your body . which way do I go ? which way do I go ? its easy for platelets to get confused .

ahh, panel interviews. i used to be intimidated by them, but after going thru a few i look forward to the challenge now. it's just another interview, but with more people at once.

as far as the dry mouth, i would have asked for a cup of water. perfectly acceptable. i'm surprised they didn't ask you when you first walked in. most companies do that now. candy or gum is not a good idea.

if you missed anything or forgot to add something in the interview, just add it in to the follow up/thank you email(s).

good luck

Politely ask for a drink of water. Since you are human, the interviewer will understand and as a host will be happy to get you one.

Good luck with it!
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the easiest way to restore normal saliva production in your mouth
is with a quick blast of binaca peppermint spray. The container is quite small (not much bigger than a bic lighter) and makes a dry mouth continuosly salivate for up to 15 or 20 minutes enabling articulate speech and providing fresh breath simutaneously. It costs $2.50 and you can spray and put away in under five seconds without having to ask for water. It demonstates that the applicant is considerate enough to ensure that his breath is ultimately civilized. :D

as for the fart:( and scratching yourself :( and can of beer :( unless your applying for a job as a rodeo clown. than it's ok:laughs:

You know that fishing accessory FW has for pee pee,,,, fill it up with juice, tape it to your back run the hose out your collar, every once in a while tie your shoe take a sip.

I hate them, but I went to my HR department on this and was told that asking for water would be a sign to them that you felt comfortable enough with them to ask- - -this is a good sign as they are feeling you out, it shows that you are comfortable them as well. Let's face it, the resume tells the story, the interview is pretty much a game to see if the personality fits the company. Otherwise bring a small bottle with you to future interviews and if you get dry just come up with an excuse like, "Excuse me, something I ate this morning must have left me a little dry...gulp, gulp...ok thanks, now where were we?" Unless you're showing obvious signs of not handling the interview well, a little drymouth probably won't be a factor they even detect. But keep good eye contact, too. Hope it turned out well.

its the faucet under the arm pits that will kill an interview . sniff sniff

aren't you glad I use dial? :hihi:

I think you might have dressed too warm. Next time, show up in a tank top and shorts, but make sure you bring a picture of yourself in a suit. Present the picture, and inform the interviewers that that's what you look like in a suit if they're thinking about hiring you.

Vodka?

Yer all a bunch of funny guys :hihi:

Yeh, should have asked for water but I had just had a cup 5 minutes before going in to the interview room. It was one of those old buildings (more like a house) that has the extra dry heat coupled with an extra dry, cold day...

I was a little dissapointed in the questions being asked as I had little to no opportunity to impress upon them my techinical prowess. I'm by no means a newbie in the interview process and actually consider myself good at it. Yesterday wasn't my best performance and I wish I could have it over - but that just is not possible.

But next time I'll remember to let one lose and then when I don't get the job, send Chris my mortgage payments :rollem: :smash:

Hmmm, maybe I should have all of you phone the places I interview with and you can speak of my charachter :hihi: (then again, probably shouldn't do that :doh: - we'll all get locked up)

JohnR, don't sweat it. Your resume will speak for itself as far as your talent. I used to do alot of interviews and sometime they are just trying to see what your personality is like, not just your work as they already have that from your resume. DOn't worry about it. When ts meant to happen it will, put a little faith in the guy upstairs he will take good care of you.

We are all praying for ya bud. Your a great guy and good things will soon come your way. Enjoy the time you have right now with your family as when you go back to work that gets alot harder to do. Just remember everything happens for a reason!!!!!:)

John with a resume like yours, I am sure they did'nt need to ask questions. I showed it to my wife , hoping she could do some networking for you, she said you had aan excellent resume. They probably saw that, and said this guy knows his stuff, lets not waste time with the techie stuff...

everyone can send me their mortgage payments . just keep the bills cause If I get them I will have a way of starting a fire and they will never see the cash .

John, I think you probably wouldn't have gotten the meeting if the screeners didn't feel you weren't qualified.

Screeners figure out if you CAN do the work. Your resume did that I think.

An interview is to find out if you WILL do the work and if you FIT IN.

-WW

What if you just show up for the job tomorrow morning?

You could probably get the W-4, automatic deposit form and orientation well underway before they notice you are there.

FWW - How can I check to see if there are any screemers reviewing resumes in my company. It's usually pretty quiet over there, maybe we don't utilize resume screemers. Is it to my advantage to get a screemer involved everytime I update it?

I once had a screemer. My neighbors called and complained to my landlord the next day. I felt very competant that day none the less.

tiny bubbles

Best of luck to ya cottonmouth :D

Originally posted by Jimbo
FWW - How can I check to see if there are any screemers reviewing resumes in my company. It's usually pretty quiet over there, maybe we don't utilize resume screemers. Is it to my advantage to get a screemer involved everytime I update it?

Jimbo, in larger companies it's usually an HR guy/gal.

This person will filter the pile and send in prospects to the hiring managers.

Been through two good ones, today I get the call to meet with the personel manager, before we meet again. I think I hear the door opening, can't be soon enough, it will be nice to be paid to think again as the brain is starting to grow some cob webs:).

the best way to avoid the drymouth would be to wait till after the interview before firing up the bonggggggggggg:D

Don't bring a bottle of water! Your going to an interview not a picnic!
It is though perfectly acceptable to say ," Excuse me, my mouth is awful dry, would it be posible for me to get a drink of water?"

Good Luck in your search. What do you do for a living? How long have you been doing it?
Pete

You would be good for this growing company John....bridges still open?

Best,
Mike

Good luck John!
I've never really had a job interview. Most of my job hunting has taken place on docks standing around barrels of skate and flounder racks.

But i do get nervous and anxious and my palms have sweated like an ebbing tide at the narrow river; and I'm not saying that you were nervous, only parched, dry-lipped.
I'm the one with a nervous disposition--a gale I can handle, but a job interview is something that is somehow different: five guys hovering, asking questions............
Good to meet you at plugfest, and again good luck with the search.

OK I lied--I hated and got frightened whenever a gale sprang up offshore. Eight day trips: Nov., Dec., Jan., Feb., its no wonder I'm skinny.

Hey Goosefish, let me know how those jigs I gave you work when you try them. I've been catching cod on them this winter. One thing is you should dip them in some eurothane or something or I found they get oxidized after a while. but for the price:) :) not bad.

Nice meeting you the other day.

Your only concern should be that you are overqualified John...

That can be just as budensome as lacking technical prowess in today's job market...

Employers won't hire those of whom they feel they are under-compensating.

Just my 2cents...

Hey JOHN,
If they don't hire you, with your exceptional qualifications,and the sincere kind of person you are,you wouldn't want to work for that kind of company anyway.

Dude, my first interview out of college was 3 people. Its a bit unnerving to be so outnumbered... I had the dry mouth 'cause I was nervous. 5 is kinda ridiculous. Set up a couple of interviews, no need to barrage prospective employees like that.

Bottle of water definitely.

Hope it went well.

I'd suggest a halls cough drop.

Most career counselors you will run into will tell you not to have anything in your mouth at the time of the interview (gum, mints, etc) as it will be interpreted as a sign of disrespect.

Nothing wrong with asking for water or bringing your own. In fact, the interviewers should be asking you if you need water...

Originally posted by CustomMarineProducts
Don't bring a bottle of water! Your going to an interview not a picnic!
It is though perfectly acceptable to say ," Excuse me, my mouth is awful dry, would it be posible for me to get a drink of water?"




I dunno, I am in technology, have been on plenty of interviews and almost always bring a bottle of water with me in my bag. If the interviewers bring water with them, and dont offer any I'll put it on the table before we get going.
There have been rare occasions that the I/V'ers dont have water with them, then I would not pull out a bottle. (we're talking a small 10oz bottle, nothing bigger)

It's not like you would be s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g it down like it's the last water you would ever have. I wouldn't bring a coffee or soda with me. But Water should be fine.

And as far as asking for water in an interview, it may look like you are trying to buy time to answer or come up with something to say. Which can be read as cannot think on feet.

Good Luck John.

C :gu: :gu: :gu:

Actually during an interview asking for a glass of water is a good thing to do even if you don't need it. It shows that you are not afraid to ask and it gives your interviewer a shot at "charity" toward you....just a psychological perspective:)