How did the computer geeks at Fortune 500 companies get through their interviews?

My conception of them is that they are introverted and lack people skills, but please correct me on this.





Do you believe that resumes get you the interviews and interviews get you the job?





By what standard are computer geeks and techies admitted into large companies making hefty salaries?





Is it based on the behavioral interview or based on something completely different?

How did the computer geeks at Fortune 500 companies get through their interviews?
Microsoft never hires people on permanent - everyone must start out as a 'temp' which involves minimal interviewing. Sometimes the employees are temps for years prior to being hired on permanently - therefore proving themselves by performance not social skills.
Reply:Andre, foremost, your assumption is flawed.





"Computer geeks" no longer exist, at least, not in the light you put them. Given today's work environment, many people with technical aptitude have pursued technology oriented careers who might have otherwise pursued different fields. This is largely due to the stability of computer science type positions in the workforce and it's growing demand. As such, a significant portion of large companies "geeks" are not really geeks at all. Rather, they are educated individuals that possess more than merely technical skills.





Most companies today prefer well rounded individuals doing their "geek" work since those geeks have to be able to convey information to non-geeks. In addition, those same companies are making their geeks more customer facing and therefore require them to posses a certain level of communication ability as well as business acumen.





Granted, there are still those whom are extremely introverted and can't communicate if their life depended upon it. However, tech jobs are increasingly requiring a broader skill set.





Yes, I'm a software engineer and one of my greatest attributes is my ability to communicate with any audience, at least so I'm told.
Reply:There is a company who for a fee will have a person learn about you and you can send that confident, good looking person on your interview. When you get the job, just act like it was you all along. The interviewer will be to embarssed to actually say "that's not the person I hired." Everybody would think he is crazy.
Reply:In some parts i do but on the other hand you as a person has to make a impression also