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What to do when you know interviewer personally?

  • 20-03-2015 7:55pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,145 ✭✭✭✭


    Not exactly me but I've got an interview next week and my parents used to work with one of the people I'll be meeting. Also her and my dads families would know each other pretty well.
    Should I say nothing about it or go out of my way to get that in? I'm pretty sure she's going to recognise the name as it's not too common. I know it's unlikely to be of much advantage but then it all seems to be who you know these days in the jobs market.


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  • Posts: 5,121 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Smile, some polite small talk, and then down to business.
    Remember it is an interview first and foremost.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,145 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    Smile, some polite small talk, and then down to business.
    Remember it is an interview first and foremost.

    In the unlikely event she doesn't pick up the connection, should point it out?


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Gael23 wrote: »
    In the unlikely event she doesn't pick up the connection, should point it out?

    No it could be construed as canvassing


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 707 ✭✭✭Ilovelucy


    I've been interviewed twice by people who knew me. I didn't allude to it at all in the interview and nor did they. I got the job both times.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,145 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    Im almost certain it will be picked up anyway. Its a small enough area so and an unusual name so if its not our family its someone closely related to us.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,145 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    As I thought, she knew me as soon as she saw me so I didn't have to say anything.


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