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- Dundasbro, on 10/16/2007, -2/+61"Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"
*In Head* "Don't say doin your wife, don't say doin your wife, don't say doin your wife"
"Doing your... Son..." - KatherineC, on 10/12/2007, -1/+40The list is great. I once had a guy tell me he didn't have any computer skills but was an awesome mechanic. I said "what?" He then said it was much harder to find a good mechanic and he could learn how to use the computer. I really thought about hiring him (2 sec). It IS really hard to find a good mechanic ;)
- gibsonic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+31but honestly, do you really think you were going to get hired as a dancer at the strip club?
- fretnoize, on 10/16/2007, -0/+28A woman applying for the front desk position where I once worked wrote, "I give good phone." in her resume.
- webcure, on 10/17/2007, -6/+34I took my mom with me to my last interview.
NOW you say it was a mistake.
She got the job instead of me... - Slagged, on 10/16/2007, -0/+19I interviewed a fellow who farted continuously throughout the interview.
- JMZen, on 10/13/2007, -0/+16Obviously a bad resume or interview is going to screw you out of a job pretty well, but a lot of the time your non-verbal communication is what determines if you get hired or not. For instance, I once almost 'lost' at a job interview because i was squinting excessively. It looked like a nervous twitch. It was only when I explained that I was wearing new contact lenses, and that they were irritating my eyes, that I could see my two interviewers' tension evaporate.
- inactive, on 10/15/2007, -0/+15I find I interview best if I smoke a gang of PCP in the parking lot right before the interview.
- aks123, on 10/16/2007, -1/+15That's unfortunate. I would hire him for his honesty alone.
- therealkdog, on 10/15/2007, -0/+13Ahh now I can add to my resume “I USE MS PAINT”
- revjustin2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14What is odd to me is that people even ask this question in interviews. It's like asking "Could you please feed me a line of BS for the next ten minutes?". The fact of the matter is that your answer was truthful and on top of that, in-line with about 98% of job applicants.
- DreKor, on 10/16/2007, -0/+13Really, some of these moves could be ok, depending on the company you're applying to and the position you're looking for. The hat thing in Texas was pretty cool and so was the press release. If these people were looking for a job in PR or marketing, these two ideas could show some real creativity and double as a work sample. Granted, most companies wouldn't go for these, but that's why you have to know your audience ahead of time.
- revjustin2, on 10/16/2007, -1/+12That was me. Sorry.
- subliminalurge, on 10/16/2007, -0/+11When I worked for a large bank, we once had a resume come through our department that listed, under "computer experience", both Quake 2 and Unreal.
- xero69, on 10/17/2007, -0/+10Some of my favorite resume blunders are the email addresses people list. "HAWTKANDY69@IAMAHOE.COM" your resume has been deleted!
- built2spill, on 10/16/2007, -0/+10"... explained that he had no relevant experience for the job he was interviewing for, but his friend did."
That worked for Steve Jobs when he interviewed at Atari, apparently. - PlagueDoctor, on 10/16/2007, -1/+11This reminds me of something that happend to my dad. He is an electrician and recently applied at a college campus for maintenance. However, my dad is not very good with words and brutally direct, so when he was asked why he was applying there, he responded with "Because it's the only job available." Needless to say, they never called him back.
- DocHoliday22, on 10/13/2007, -3/+12He "took him mum in to the interview to answer the questions for him".... Classic mistake we should all try and avoid if we can.
- totallyspotless, on 10/16/2007, -0/+9When asked what animal he would like to be, my mate said: 'A cat. So that I could lie around, sleep and do nothing.'
- revjustin2, on 10/16/2007, -0/+9I would hire him if he was qualified.
- mbaguy4000, on 10/13/2007, -2/+10I had to also check out the Resume Blunders...
10. ... explained an arrest record by stating, "We stole a pig, but it was a really small pig."
I'd hate to hear what they done to it... - carcass350, on 10/15/2007, -0/+8In my first interview out of college I said some really stupid stuff. The HR lady asked me why I applied to the company. I responded : "Because you have a position for someone with my skills". It didn't go over so well.
- greevar, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Who hasn't?
- carlos259, on 10/13/2007, -0/+7This reminded me of the old mitch hedberg joke...
-"where do you see yourself in 5 years?"
-"celebrating the fifth anniversary of you asking me this question!" - cheeze_ballz, on 10/16/2007, -0/+6we had a guy come in for an interview who had obviously left from work for "lunch" -- he was nervous and in a hurry -- our building is about a half hour from time, so he'd already been gone for about 45 minutes -- we get about halfway thru the interview and his phone rings -- he actually checked his phone and said "i've got to answer this" and stepped out of the room -- we were all perplexed and appalled -- we could overhear him and it was actually his boss calling to see where he was. it was a rather uncomfortable situation after that. other than that, his interview was actually pretty good -- and, had we not had a decent internal candidate, we probably would have hired him.
moral of the story is -- tell your work you have a dr. appointment or something and never answer your phone! turn it on vibrate at the very least, but you should turn it off! - bejayel, on 10/14/2007, -0/+6Somebody is a high school drop out. Not naming any names or anything.
- daviejer, on 10/17/2007, -0/+6My friend Ross was once asked in the final stage of an interview "Ok Ross, you've told me some strengths, now, can you tell me one weakness you have?". Ross thought about this and answered, "well, I only really have one weakness". The interviewer responded "and what is that?" to which Ross said:
"Kryptonite"
The best bit was the guy had never seen Superman and asked Ross if he was allergic to an inert gas. Ross did not know Krypon was an inert gas and asked the guy what he was talking about. - subliminalurge, on 10/16/2007, -0/+6Obviously you should always let your employer know that you're going to be late from lunch, and offer them a good reason. Be careful, though. In my company, whenever someone starts having a lot of dr appointments and various other "emergencies" that all take around 2 hours, we know exactly what's up and begin looking for their replacement immediately.
In one case we let the job seeker go before she had found a new job because we had found an ideal replacement and didn't want to miss the opportunity to hire them. - breezyflight, on 10/13/2007, -2/+7They want worship. They don't want to hire you. They want you to worship them.
You probably think I'm kidding. - Enygma42, on 10/16/2007, -0/+5I was actually asked "Do you play Quake 2?" in an interview for my first job! :)
I said I did so I got a workstation with a decent graphics card and we played most days at lunchtime and after finishing time
Ahh the good old bubble days... - DaveMN, on 10/14/2007, -0/+5I get pissed-off at the whole "internal candidate" situation. I've interviewed many times for positions that were obviously slated for internal candidates, but they had to go through the motions of interviewing external people. Candidates are (usually) busy people who don't want to have their time wasted being jerked around and used as pawns. If you're going to hire internally, don't waste my time!
- edstate, on 10/15/2007, -0/+5And about half of these would GUARANTEE you the job if it was in advertising, marketing or TV.
- AndrewJC, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Of course you're absolutely right. This is evidenced by the fact that absolutely nobody in the world has ever been hired by a company, ever.
What the *****, dude? I don't know about you, but when I interviewed for my current job, I got along so well with the people I interviewed with I was there for three hours and when I headed home I got a call from my recruiter telling me that the company wanted to hire me that day. And it wasn't like we're talking about a McDonald's job here—this was for a tech industry job that was pretty competitive.
Interviews absolutely make a difference, especially when you're like me and don't have a degree in the field you work in. You have to be able to show that you know what you're doing and show that you're a critical thinker. - AxeSwinger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Sometimes, it's best to just keep your thoughts in your head....
- xmkatx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Loudly? :)
- AndrewJC, on 10/14/2007, -0/+5You want to talk about *****? You don't think that part of the REASON they liked me was because I was able to ANSWER the technical questions they asked me? It wasn't just personalities working together, it was also about the fact that I listened to them, thought about my answers and gave them honest and detailed reasons why I thought that certain things might work better than others.
"Liking" somebody is about more than what tie they're wearing. - subliminalurge, on 10/14/2007, -0/+4Fraud? No, don't *****' think so. And we didn't go out of our way to "punish" anyone.
We were simply aware that we were losing an employee that held a position that couldn't go unfilled for even a few days, and when a good replacement came along we made the decision that was best for the company. It's not "punishment", it's *****' business. - resplence, on 10/16/2007, -1/+5Hey, that's the reason I work at Microsoft, now. Mom nailed those surreal questions.
- geodescent, on 10/14/2007, -0/+4Ok somebody has a chip on their shoulder. Perhaps that is why you are unemployed breezy?
- farkingvarmint, on 10/14/2007, -0/+4That's ridiculous - how do you propose people get jobs, then?
There are a lot of folks working, and not all of them can count on the old boys club or nepotism to get them in. Assuming there are good interviewers involved, the interview process is very telling about a person's fit within a team.
To scoff at interviewing completely is naive at best, completely idiotic at worst. - Zoshchenko, on 10/13/2007, -0/+4I interviewed a guy once who told me he was tired of working so hard and wanted a job where he could put his feet up on the desk once in a while and take it easy.
- LaGStAr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I don't understand what is wrong with some of these. I mean obviously you should bring a level of seriousness to an interview, but if you've got a sense of humour why not show it a little bit. Who wants to work with someone that has zero personality. (see 1, 2 and 10)
- ronaldinho, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4maybe his Mom did
- Dundasbro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Unless if you are ugly.
- TheDragon, on 10/16/2007, -0/+3OH NOES IT'S A COMEDIC ARTICLE DEALING WITH INTERVIEWING. GET RID OF IT. THERE SHALL BE NO COMEDIES ON THE DIGGS~!
diggtard. What a mindless bury vote. - MOJIRA, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3Employee of the month.
- bejayel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I jot a real gross picture in my head of webcures mom standing on the floor with $1 bills flailing them around frantically while her son dances around in nothing but a sock stuffed thong on stage.
- ronaldinho, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3or OJ's
- breezyflight, on 10/16/2007, -2/+5Because having a job is an automatic disqualification for getting hired anywhere. This is all part of the lying, fraud and dishonesty that employers foist on people who are trying to stay employed. All employers know job candidates are probably employed elsewhere, but they choose to penalize them anyway. And if that candidate is not employed elsehwere, they are penalized for that as well.
Admit it. They are lying cheats who are simply enjoying the fact they can yank someone's chain. If you participate in this fiction, you are an idiot. -
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