That job interview went too well

[Mokmo418]

Today, i had an interview at the specific office of a big company where my sister works as an industrial engineer. In fact, the interview was with two (female) engineers (civilian and mec.) as this would be a (paid) internship with me being under one of them's orders.

Now here are two issues
-I made them laugh, a lot, and it's not usual with me. The differences with others is that this is in my 30k pop. hometown as opposite to a 3M pop. city where i study, 250 miles apart. You just can't put this on the cultural differences.
-The whole "me being the brother of" issue. The resume they got was left at a job fair last May. But it does seem my sister wanted to remain neutral somehow (if that's even possible). This was mention once or twice in the interview, it seems that they didn't know before they decided to call me, then just asked my sister as she works really really close to their office and we have an uncommon family name.


Is having a family member being a well proven professionnal at a place you're applying raise expectations from people that work there ?
Is having an interview where people react differently from the usual a good or bad thing ?



(And the sister's taken! Even before you guys ask)

 

[Vehemence]

Pics of sister and female engineers, regardless of marital status.

 

[rh71]

A lot of women often are more relaxed and "down to earth" imo in company settings. Deal with them on calls... you'd think they're out to prove they're iron-clad / strong-headed but not in a lot of cases I've seen. Changing times, once again.

 

[ed21x]

if your sib is an amazing worker, they are most likely expecting that level of quality out of you. it is just human nature.

 

[Baked]

Your title made it sound like you had a 3 some w/ the interviewers.

 

[KillerCharlie]

Originally posted by: Mokmo418

Is having a family member being a well proven professionnal at a place you're applying raise expectations from people that work there ?

I believe that if one of them is really good, it makes the other look good as well.

At the huge engineering company I work at, there's an engineer whose father is the manager of the next group over. He's a good engineer, but I think people think a bit more highly of him because his father's a manager.

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: dNor
Pics of sister and female engineers, regardless of marital status.

Did someone say female engineer?

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell

Originally posted by: dNor
Pics of sister and female engineers, regardless of marital status.

Did someone say female engineer?

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