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- javier182gt, on 05/13/2008, -1/+59Don't lie?! Everyone lies, how else would you get the job?
Here's the truth: "You can probably find someone better. I may arrive late and call in sick when I am not. Also, I get on Digg a lot..really a lot. It is actually not healthy." - iBlinkalot, on 05/13/2008, -4/+44How are the benefits at Taco Bell?
- Hangly, on 05/13/2008, -1/+30Fw:Fw:Fw:Fw:Fw:Fw:Fw:Re: Hilarious Interview Mistakes (Pass this on!!!)
- RealmDown, on 05/13/2008, -0/+12( reply button )
Just a guess..... - iBlinkalot, on 05/13/2008, -0/+11I was just messing around, taking advantage of the anonymity of the Internet. I meant no offense. True fact: I stock milk at a supermarket every morning for less than $7/hour. So who am I comment, right? (and no benefits)
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -5/+14"During a phone interview the candidate flushed the toilet while talking to hiring manager."
- SavageBlackCat, on 05/13/2008, -0/+9Don't disclose current/previous salary history - it gives them permission to lowball you.
- bassman12593, on 05/13/2008, -1/+10Aren't these all pretty obvious?
- mikebritton, on 05/13/2008, -2/+11Articles like these give idiots a better shot. Why coach them?
- rockefeller2, on 05/13/2008, -0/+9Had someone turn me down because I was too young once. Asked an HR person about it years later and was told that it's legal to discriminate again the young, but not old. Their mindset is that you still have time to "make up for it."
Complete ***** if you ask me. - Heem, on 05/13/2008, -0/+8I totally agree. But this only works if your resume is rock solid.
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -1/+8Back from my interview. I think it went well. And something that might or might not help my chances--by coincidence, the interviewer attended the same high school I did, 20 years earlier. Which was weird, considering we're about 120 miles away from our hometown. So now I have to wait until Friday for the call for a second interview. Hope I get it.
Suggestions for other job candidates--prepare for questions like "why should we hire you/what can you bring to the company?", "what do you like most/least about [this career]?", "what is your greatest strength?", and "what was the greatest accomplishment you've made in your life?".
Good luck to other job seekers. - Quadrophenic, on 05/13/2008, -15/+23Then maybe hiring managers shouldn't interview people in the bathroom.
- skye1924, on 05/13/2008, -0/+93 things that you need to demonstrate at an interview: 1) be on time (or early) 2) dress appropriately 3) be eager!
- SuperVepr308, on 05/13/2008, -0/+6As an IT manager I have to interview people now and again (with the rest of the team to get a group consensus). It never fails to amaze me how the smallest thing you might say can turn the interviewer off. I don't think there is a "right" way to interview. It really depends on the dynamic of personalities at a moment in time. One thing that does seem to work though is to act like you REALLY want the job and be very interested.
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -2/+10Glad to see this article today...as it happens, I have a job interview scheduled for 3 hrs from now. (I'll let you know how I did later today)
- diggopolous, on 05/13/2008, -0/+6Well I've got a bone to pick with you! I'm lactose intolerant!
- colin8651, on 05/13/2008, -0/+6The interviewer should have some knowledge of the process as well. I had a phone interview with one of the largest Hedge funds in the northeast and one of his questions was "How old are you". The guy was just the level 1 tech trying to get check my experience before handing my resume to HR with a thumbs up, but he should know better.
- RealmDown, on 05/13/2008, -1/+5"apparently swmianon actually thinks I care about his job interview"
Fixed that for you. Unless you are right, don;t speak for others. You're not right here. - scout29c, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4I work in a high tech office with a lot of geeks and nerds who are very good at what they do, but have trouble dealing with other people in the office. There are also a lot of purchase agents and contract administrators and they usually make office parties or any casual time lots of fun. I remind management before they interview a prospective employee that when they are looking for another purchase agent or contract administrator, they can expect the items mentioned in this article, because these type of people know how to sale themselves. That’s what they do all the time. However, for the computer geeks and analysts we need, they will not look good and will make the very mistakes mentioned here, but they should try and look pass that and see if they are any good at doing geek stuff. The interviewing manager should keep in mind what abilities they are looking for. If you are looking for a singer do you really care that they are wardrobe disadvantaged when they have an exceptionally beautiful voice?
- lillicat, on 05/13/2008, -6/+10The comment is still funny.
- pwnerofnoobs, on 05/13/2008, -2/+6I didn't know selling furnitureand IT support were tasks assigned to the same person. How are the tacos?
- katiekatekate, on 05/13/2008, -0/+5Agreed. I interviewed once at a small, family run company and the owner/manager asked me first if I had kids and then if I planned to... "because it seems like the mothers call in sick a lot more." I'm pretty sure I could've sued, but I didn't want to see his creepy ass again.
- bjs3171, on 05/13/2008, -0/+5salaried creative jobs don't necessarily require a suit for the interview. Definitely look sharp, and groomed and all, but you also want to look fashionable.
- ArielMT, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4This achieves the two-fold goal of saving money otherwise spent printing resumes and saving time otherwise spent filling out applications. While this technique will require saving money to become top priority, this technique will also result in a wealth of free time.
- Stochio, on 05/13/2008, -0/+5A friend was asked in an interview, "If you could be any animal, which one would you be?" His response: "A dog, so I could lick myself in public without offending anyone." He got the job.
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -1/+5Thats exactly what I was thinking...apparently aaabatteries didn't think before posting.
- rmah, on 05/13/2008, -0/+5wow, the so-called "journalist" Rosemary Haefner of CarearBuilder.com stole this list from TheDailyWTF (http://thedailywtf.com/)! And then they have the audacity to copyright it!?!?! She plagiarized it and then presented in such a way as to imply original research. Boo.
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4Flip side, I had a casual interview with a small high tech company. Very informal, very friendly. He asked how old I was, I responded without hesitation. He remarked that older employees were more stable, less likely to job-hop.
And it's not like you can ciper out someones age to within a year or two just by looking at the resume. College graduation dates, employment dates, etc, etc. - inactive, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3I think eager might imply knowledgeable about the company. Understand what they make, how they make it. How long have they been in business. Is their stock publicly traded? What's the outlook for the industry.
Go to a job interview without knowledge of the actual job doesn't leave you looking very good. - chanop, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3Kohls is not just in the lower states. We have them in NY. They have very good prices and good stuff there
- darny, on 05/13/2008, -1/+4Digg, I thought we were past this.
- RealmDown, on 05/13/2008, -1/+5"Be eager" can put people off a bit. Confident and looking forward to the future would be how I am, but again, that is just personal style. Your first two though are spot on. If a salaried position, always wear a suit. Even if you never wear it again in their employ. #1 rule of most anything employment related, "10 minutes early is ON TIME."
- Speed, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3Not sure how it works in the States, but in Canada it's illegal to discriminate based on age altogether unless it's a bonafide occupational requirement, such as minimum age to work, requiring a drivers license for a driver (meaning, requiring the person be 16), requiring a mechanic to be 18 due to insurance, etc.
Besides, you don't necessarily have time to make up for it, you could get hit by a drunk driver when crossing the street and die right there. - RealmDown, on 05/13/2008, -1/+4Only if they are already obvious to you.
- o0joshua0o, on 05/13/2008, -0/+4Agreed. Many hiring managers seem to have the unfounded assumption that extroverts are automatically more qualified.
Solution: Pretend to be an extrovert for about 30 minutes. It's not too hard. - inactive, on 05/13/2008, -1/+4I do. If he doesn't get it maybe I got a shot.
- monalisaa, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3Don't flush that Big Job right down the pan.
/obvious - inactive, on 05/13/2008, -1/+5I hate stupid open ended questions. On a previous interview (where I knew the hiring manager was looking for someone else, but insisted that the interview was worth while), he asked "What is your biggest weakness?" Honestly, at this point, I knew I wasn't a great fit and I understood that they needed more of a network guy than a sys admin guy (I explained that to them).
Anyway, my answer: "My spoon is too big."
His response was: "I'm a banana."
(For the diggers that don't get that, you really need to get out more). Anyway, the hiring manager and I became buddies because I didn't screw him over and I pointed him in the right direction of getting a network guy....He actually (without my knowledge) hired a student of mine that was top notch...Funny how things like that work out. - scott182, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3They're all over the Midwest. You've never seen them around the Chicago area?
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3A nice suit is always fashionable
- thingnumber2, on 05/13/2008, -0/+3I know a guy who was interviewing for an IT position at the company I work for. All he did was memorize random information, and when the time came for the interview, when they asked him questions, he simply stated that he didn't know the answer, but he did know (insert random fact here) . He actually got the job, so the moral of the story is, regardless of how much of an idiot you are, a good interview is important. (on a side note, the man is a complete fool and doesn't know a thing about his job, and will more than likely be fired...but still)
- grimward, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2If you know it's something that will never get tested or used in a general way during your workdays, it's something you should be lying about.
- inactive, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2It's more about being relaxed and confident.
Simply thinking in terms of your considering employers to work for vs employers screen perspective employees can make a difference. - frankingeneral, on 05/13/2008, -1/+3Yeah, to second chanop, we have Kohl's here in NY, and they are phenomenal...everytime i go in there i get some sort of buy 1 get 1 free deal. Since I'm broke and about to be a law student, i need the cheap clothes.
- buckrogers1965, on 05/13/2008, -0/+2I think they asked her for any writing sample at all, even ones she had done on her own. Typically writers like to write and do a lot of it, even classified ones usually write a little bit on the side for fun.
- chazza125, on 05/13/2008, -3/+6and this achieves....
- imikedaman, on 05/13/2008, -1/+3Hold on, let me see if I understand what you're getting at: you landed a job at a department store with an unusually cool manager, and therefore you think your advice applies to all companies with any interviewer and any manager? Are you really that clueless? Your advice is exactly the type of thing that tends to show up on these "what NOT to do" lists.
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