how to best answer 'what is your ideal work environment'?

[jingramm]

This is for a high-tech company located in the Silicon Valley area.
I really enjoy high-pressure work environments where I get to see tangible results for the company and users.

 

[DesiPower]

and you expect to get it here... two rows down we have a topic about someones itching nipples...

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I expect to be told what the goal is, the deadline and, any special considerations and then, turned loose to do the job. I don't need anyone looking over my shoulder or questioning how I get there. Don't you have an office to go to?

 

[nonameo]

Huh? ideally I'd get paid to do what I want, when I want to do it. Totally on my terms. I'd get paid LOTS of money to do it, too.

 

[rudeguy]

"no pants'

 

[Jumpem]

Casual dress code and flex time.

 

[Mo0o]

Someone actively dying at all times

 

[Leros]

Casual dress code.

Relaxed office hours.

Personal offices. No cubicals or this no-wall cubical crap some companies have (e.g. google)

Challenging work.

Smart coworkers.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Interesting work, the tools I need to do it, only as much process as is needed, and being able to listen to my music collection while I work.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Naked Fridays....

 

[jingramm]

this is for an interview so I am trying to say what I really enjoy but at the same time not get carried away. How is this below?

I excel in a fast-paced work environment where I feel challenged and my work hours are filled with productivity. I enjoy working closely with co-workers from diverse backgrounds where we share a passion for technology. An environment where I can see tangible and quantifiable results provided through my work to the company and the users is ideal.

 

[Heller]

just tell them you need the job or big philly the goomba from up the stret is gonna break ya legss. They rappin' everybody in huh!

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

this is for an interview so I am trying to say what I really enjoy but at the same time not get carried away. How is this below?

I excel in a fast-paced work environment where I feel challenged and my work hours are filled with productivity. I enjoy working closely with co-workers from diverse backgrounds where we share a passion for technology. An environment where I can see tangible and quantifiable results provided through my work to the company and the users is ideal.

Sounds like the perfect corporate drone to me. Did you copy that from someones resume?

 

[jingramm]

Sounds like the perfect corporate drone to me. Did you copy that from someones resume?

The fast-paced part where I feel challenged and do actual work = 100% true
This is important to me. I've been in positions where I sat around and I hated it.

The second part about working closely with other co-workers from diverse backgrounds = 100% true

Should I just use these two?

 

[Heller]

The fast-paced part where I feel challenged and do actual work = 100% true
This is important to me. I've been in positions where I sat around and I hated it.

The second part about working closely with other co-workers from diverse backgrounds = 100% true

Should I just use these two?

what did i tell you


atot begs for my advice and i give it to you free of charge, smarten up tell them str8 up you need the money for crack.

 

[gar3555]

Casual dress code.

Relaxed office hours.

Personal offices. No cubicals or this no-wall cubical crap some companies have (e.g. google)

Challenging work.

Smart coworkers.

sounds exactly like where I work, except the last one.

 

[Kirby]

naked with beer in hand

 

[Leros]

sounds exactly like where I work, except the last one.

The company I worked at last summer had average quality engineers for the most part. Although it made me look better, it was a dull place to work. I didn't feel like I was learning as much as I could be.

 

[NinjaTech]

this is for an interview so I am trying to say what I really enjoy but at the same time not get carried away. How is this below?

I excel in a fast-paced work environment where I feel challenged and my work hours are filled with productivity. I enjoy working closely with co-workers from diverse backgrounds where we share a passion for technology. An environment where I can see tangible and quantifiable results provided through my work to the company and the users is ideal.

IMHO it's too contrived but you are on the right track. The biggest complaint about IT people is that they relate better to computers than they do people. I hired over 200 engineers and technical people when I was a recruiter.

Try something like this:

I enjoy working with all types of people. (You could probably stop right there and get the job. It also speaks to diversity.)I get along well with others and like working on a team. (translation: I'm not a know-it-all a$$hat like a lot of IT people.) I like to keep busy and feel a sense of accomplishment even when completing simple tasks. (This says I am a person that likes to get things done so you are not going to have to follow me around like a 3 year old and I'm not going to whine if you assign me some of the less important projects.)I think with my education and experience in (insert specific experience) would make me an ideal fit for this position. (I really want this position, I am very interested and I am the only candidate worth hiring.) Thank you for your time. I enjoyed speaking with you. (I realize your time is valuable and that hiring for a new position is probably the least enjoyable part of your entire day.)

Promptly send him a hand written thank you note immediately after interviewing. He will get it in the mail the next day and if the position comes down to you or another candidate you will definitely be the one to get the job.

~NT

 

[mmntech]

Ah, I hate it when interviewers ask these BS questions. You're going to put me wherever anyway so what difference does it make.

 

[iGas]

One that promote challenges and creativities, and well as individualism & team work.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I hate to say it but, NinjaTech is probably spot on. I just have to say I would never work for any company that put any type of consideration on a question like that beyond, did he fill it in. Fortunately, I haven't had to speak to anyone but principals for a number of years. I have gotten more politic as I've aged though.

 

[NinjaTech]

I hate to say it but, NinjaTech is probably spot on. I just have to say I would never work for any company that put any type of consideration on a question like that beyond, did he fill it in. Fortunately, I haven't had to speak to anyone but principals for a number of years. I have gotten more politic as I've aged though.

"PROBABLY"???

Actually, I wish someone gave me that advise for my first IT position. Like most self absorbed young know-it-alls I thought the interview was going to be about how much more I knew than everyone else. Yes, I was an a$$hat. However, you eventually come to the realization that like anything you do in life that there is always going to be someone that knows more than you do and that 60% of the interview is always going to be whether they like you or not.

~NT

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

The fast-paced part where I feel challenged and do actual work = 100% true
This is important to me. I've been in positions where I sat around and I hated it.

The second part about working closely with other co-workers from diverse backgrounds = 100% true

Should I just use these two?

If I'd see such a description I'd say the applicant memorized it.

Saying you want a challenging work environment with friendly co-workers with whom you form a team sounds a bit less like you are copying and pasting it from a site with PC answers.

 

[Zebo]

Casual dress code and flex time.

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