Hi,
Was it a bad idea to talk about world firsting a encounter with a guild in an MMO? The interviewer really seemed into it and it was the honest answer.
Thanks.
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It shows that I can wake up at 4:00 AM to pull a contested while others are asleep so we don't have noob ganking the main tank when are block force let the alliance through!
let the dick swinging begin!
Guitar tech'd for a currently border-line mainstream metal band back in high school.
I'd make a guess whether the HR person is techie or not, they're paid to look enthusiastic and bounce their head up and down.
T
I made Monkey in only 3 days and looking to make Senior Monkey soon.
Critical miss!
I don't feel like I've achieved anything
Very good work blastiose. Well done sir.
blastoise, I'm a pro MT, if you ever need a ringer hit me up
Some of your best work yet blastoise. Carry on.
I've used the following a few times:
My greatest achievement was demonstrating leadership and quick thinking among my peers in a time of critical situation. Our group, Pals for Life, had been hard at work detailing the approach to a severe problem that literally threatened our lives. I had missed the majority of the plan due to a prior commitment but displayed great poise, quick thinking, and sound analysis of the situation in confronting the problem head on. As a result, my abilities and practice have successfully spread into a global phenomenon.
Did a backflip once.
Once I sawr a blimp!
Good job, blastoise. Reminded me of this...
http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/08/12/biggest-eve-online-scam-ever-re…
Imagine if you whipped that out in an interview...
Shit is weak guys. I came back hoping to find some exaggerated 10v1 fight stories, tales of tagging an entire sorority, earning 400k upon graduation, etc.
so disappointed
Met a chick at an airport bar, banged her and still made my flight
or
banged twins in hs though not at the same time sadly
It's all about knowing WHEN to have stamina. It's key to be able to get off when you want to, especially when you're on a schedule.
greatest accomplishment (Originally Posted: 08/10/2009)
What is everyone's answer to the "what is your greatest accomplishment question"? Just want to see what the ppl on this board has done before FT
Reaching the summit of Kilimanjaro.
Summiting Kilimanjaro is pretty cool. In general, you want to pick something that showcases skills that are important for the job. Anything that shows you're resilient (overcoming a major setback or serious adversity) or exceptionally talented (Olympic athlete or major award in something highly competitive or specialized) would be suitable.
Questions like why should we hire you, what is your greatest weakness, tell me about yourself can really throw people in an interview. For some ideas on how to answer these questions, check this link out - http://bit.ly/1iBQeV
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two chicks at the same time, man
Biggest achievement so far (Originally Posted: 11/03/2014)
What is the biggest achievement you've made in your life so far? Lets hear them!
boned an ethnic
Most things that probably look like achievements to others have just been good luck on my part.
Not being divorced yet is probably my biggest achievement.
Still a virgin at 20.
Won the race to the egg.
didn't get a slampiece pregnant
douchey lingo aside, also high on my list of achievements.
Like others have stated, most of my accomplishments are more what I've avoided: not having multiple children out of wedlock, not getting divorced, not dying in my 20's because I partied too much, not having a heart attack in my 30's, not committing homicide (yet)...
Finding the TV remote, almost held a wake for the damn thing.
yep, mine is the same as a bunch of the other guys in here, proud i didn't knock up one of my war pigs by now (i have a ton of sex)
"war pigs"...so that's what you call them?
Sub 1.5 hr Tinder first time meet, smash and dash.
All of my shoes have mink oil applied to them.
Not really an "accomplishment" per se, but the thing that I'm most proud of having done in my life was when I was able to stay calm enough to take control of a bad situation overseas and lead my buddies out of a mined area in Afghanistan while bleeding all over the place myself.
It wasn't a good day, and I don't feel like I did anything unusually heroic.....it was just chance that I was the highest ranking survivor......but the honest truth is that in spite of the survivor's guilt I take some pride in the fact that when I was tested it turned out that I had it what it took to step up to the plate.
The other thing I'm proud of is that I've got a fantastic, very open, very trusting, and very supportive marriage. Again it doesn't sound like much but it's a small minority of 20-somethings that have a relationship that functions this well.
Banged every type of race except Asian. I have yet to bang my first Asian girl (Asian as in Japanese, not Indian. I already boned an Indian chick. B*tch was a freak.).
2 chicks at the same time
Close to 600k first year out of college.
High kill count of chicks i met on WSO. Bwahaha.
Eat that, Tinder.
Rubbed a Latin girls clit through her leggings at a WSO happy hour while twenty twenty year old Asians stared me down giggling wildly .
On a more serious note I'd say its being the child of two teenage high school drop out parents yet getting a job trading from a non target and helping launch a startup I. An emerging economy thats backed from one of the biggest startup incubators now
90 percent of you are virgins still at 30. To quote TNA "Lord of the Flies virgin army"
Big Kudos to Easy C
Greatest Achievement?? (Originally Posted: 02/09/2008)
When filling in the application form the Greatest Achievement section, what kind of experience can impress employers? Does it have to be winning a competition? Any opinion will be appreciated. Thx!
2 girls at the same time.
For some essays that use that question, I say that I lost 40 pounds which gave me self-motivation, dedication, etc..
Travel through Europe on your own..
Went to a little village in middle of no where to help..
Sky diving first time on day 1 with instructor, on your own the second day,
went to north pole for exploration...
Ling~
Agree with ling.. make it interesting and personal.
Climbed K7 Ran a marathon Mentored someone and made a difference in their life etc etc
thx for ur opinions guys~ i know what kind of answer should i go for now
oh, how about this one---you could tell the truth and actually say what you think your greatest achievement has been, which is what they're after anyway
If you haven't done what I had mentioned before, don't say you did..
It definitely has to be something you done but fun (not like, "I got all A's.. I am the best in my class.. .. blah.."
Ling~
of course:)~ i just wanna know what among my experiences(national competitions or travelling alone in tibet etc.) will most impress employers
really appreciate ur opinions!Thx
I will go with Tibet as its something not many ppl done.. I am pretty sure a lot of qualified candidates has done national competitions..
You could put it like, "traveling to tibet alone, seeing it the culture, interacting with the locals was more fulfilling than when I won the nation competition.. this is the best feeling because blah blah.. "
Note.. above is IMO...
Ling~
What's your largest professional accomplishment? (Originally Posted: 01/24/2017)
I was curious what everyone viewed as their largest professional accomplishment?
I'm nearing 30 years of age and I have developed a wholistic understanding of what drives the business I work for. I've cut a couple of million in annual operating expense for our parent company recently and I'm not going to lie, I loved it. It was like crack to me and I'm ready for my next fix. It has definitely caught the eye of our executives too and they're strongly encouraging me to keep going.
I have very strong OCD tendencies so when I get ideas I have trouble sleeping/not thinking about them. I'm damn near giddy to get to work in the morning because I have another idea that will likely save $200k - $1 million for our company per year.
I'm suspecting there's a lot of other people on here that feel like I do so I want to hear about what you guys /gals have achieved in the name of soulless capitalism.
......
Nice! Good work.
You're right there are controllables and uncontrollables. The market is (for the most part) uncontrollable, but SALES definitely are not. Sales will clearly be influenced by the market, but if a business is just sitting back and letting the market be the whole driver of sales, they're going to run into trouble.
Your examples are great, but judging by them you seem to be in Supply Chain/Operations. Your mentality on costs is perfect, but if you're ever looking to move into an executive position or out of Operations, you're going to want to expand your thinking on growth.
It's really not the ridiculous amounts you guys dropped above but I felt I could just add my contribution on that.
It was my freshman summer internship at a big italian semiconductor firm as an internal auditor. At first the assignement seemed boring AF and it was the only internship I could nail given the circumstances. I began going through all the freight billing processes and reviewing their evolution.
About a week later, by analyzing the records and confronting each supplier's invoicing data, it hits me : this firm had been misled on their freight costs for about a decade by a supplier cartel and obscure calculation methods.
We corrected everything and were able to file a lawsuit for more than €10MM with the help of other interns which they staffed to review the other worldwide locations. Great international teamwork by the way.
I know I got lucky on that one but it really was the first time I ever felt I made a difference at work !
I'm interested in to know (as much as you possibly can divulge) on how you cut costs by a couple of million. Also why were you able to achieve this and not others. Thanks!!!
I'm pretty interested in this as well OP.
Would you also mind telling us how much the parent company annually earns for us to get an idea of proportion? If you don't want to share, just give us a range (eg the company earns USD 200-250 M yearly).
Sorry double post. The post is also for the OP
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