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Dirtybird12

07-25-2006, 06:07 AM

I dunno about you guys - but this job interview stuff really blows.  Any horror stories relating to a job interviews? I actually make myself sick before and after...It's the weirdest thing.  Im a pretty nervous guy as is .... but job interviews take "being nervous" to a whole other level.

Jujubees2

07-25-2006, 06:11 AM

I actually enjoy job interviews, though I haven't been on one in about ten years.  My worst was when I went into the person's office who was interviewing me and as we start he takes out his lunch and starts eating it as he's talking to me.  Very disconcerting.

Sleeves

07-25-2006, 06:14 AM

I used to ride my bike a lot. I was jobless for a little while and finally got an interview at some downtown Boston Skyscraper.  I wore my one suit, my one white shirt, my one tie.  I had on my special black shoes. The interview was with 4 people over the course of about a half a day.I thought it went pretty well.At the end of the day, I got on the elevator.  It had a kind of dull gold mirror paneling all around.I almost vomited when I saw the my pantlegs were still both tucked into my businessman's black socks.Don't ride your bike to a big job interview!(Didn't get the job.)

aceofspades7

07-25-2006, 06:18 AM

right after college i interviewed at philip morris in richmond.  they seated me in at a desk with 6 people on the other side and each one asked me questions one after another.  it went on for an hour.  some of the people asked normal questions while others would ask bs thinking they were psychologists.  i literally started blacking out towards the end...  all i wanted was the free cigs and to discover the secret smoking monkey lab.  i didn't get the job.

Dirtybird12

07-25-2006, 06:20 AM

Sleeves wrote: I used to ride my bike a lot. I was jobless for a little while and finally got an interview at some downtown Boston Skyscraper.  I wore my one suit, my one white shirt, my one tie.  I had on my special black shoes. The interview was with 4 people over the course of about a half a day.I thought it went pretty well.At the end of the day, I got on the elevator.  It had a kind of dull gold mirror paneling all around.I almost vomited when I saw the my pantlegs were still both tucked into my businessman's black socks.Don't ride your bike to a big job interview!(Didn't get the job.)ya know? Im reading this - but Im hearing Sleeves voice.  Funny. Sorry you didn't get the job. JuJu - something like a guy breaking out his lunch during an interview would send me into hysteria. I'd run out of there like the cowardly lion did while meeting oz. - jump out the window. ugh. 

This message was edited by CircusFreak on 7-25-06 @ 10:27 AM

Tenbatsuzen

07-25-2006, 06:23 AM

I've now had four interviewers tell me directly to my face that they hate the company I work for.

reeshy

07-25-2006, 06:25 AM

Never had a problem with an interview....got almost every job I ever applied for....guess I'm that good!!!!

Jujubees2

07-25-2006, 06:36 AM

JuJu - something like a guy breaking out his lunch during an interview would send me into hysteria. I'd run out of there like the cowardly lion did while meeting oz. - jump out the window. ugh. This message was edited by CircusFreak on 7-25-06 @ 10:27 AM The worst part was he was eating a sandwich and chips.  He would ask a question then put a chip in his mouth and start crunching.Didn't get the job (but wasn't too upset).

crb1

07-25-2006, 06:42 AM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: I've now had four interviewers tell me directly to my face that they hate the company I work for.I have to ask...what company do you work for that it's so hated?  Or, if you'd rather not say the company's name, what do they do/make?When I was in college, I interviewed for a bunch of jobs via our on-campus recruiting program.  What stands out is one of the rejections.  The fat midget that interviewed me was asking me bizarre "tell me about a specific experience when..." and I couldn't come up with an answer for any of them.  Needless to say, I never heard back from them.

This message was edited by crb1 on 7-25-06 @ 10:43 AM

JustJon

07-25-2006, 06:50 AM

Jujubees2 wrote: I actually enjoy job interviews, though I haven't been on one in about ten years. My worst was when I went into the person's office who was interviewing me and as we start he takes out his lunch and starts eating it as he's talking to me. Very disconcerting.  I've been on enough job interviews, and ran them, and hate being on both sides of the table.  But the worst is being disrespected by someone interviewing you.  I had the courtesy to show up on time and in a suit, the least you can do is show me respect in return.

UnknownPD

07-25-2006, 10:02 AM

Never had a problem with an interview....got almost every job I ever applied for....guess I'm that good!!!!Or you're applying at McDonald's

Tenbatsuzen

07-25-2006, 10:10 AM

Here are the things I hate about job interviews... Those tests that say "It's OK to take office supplies once in a while" or "Hard work never pays off in the end."  Those things are SO NOT CENTERED IN THE REAL WORLD it's not even funny.  The worst part about it, sometimes, they score them LIKE the real world, so if you lie, they red flag you, but sometimes they DON'T score it like the real world, and you'll get red flagged. The worst job interview I ever had was a phone interview that the HR Director told me that I should prepare for 30-45 minutes for.  The company was based in Seattle.  The HR person called me up, and it was SO OBVIOUS he was reading from a script asking me these questions.   He was so stilted and disjointed, and it sounded like he didn't know what he was doing.  He asked me three questions and ended the interview.  I was like, "What the fuck?"

angrymissy

07-25-2006, 10:19 AM

My favorite one was when I interviewed for a subsidiary of Lloyds of London, that company that insures like, celeberties legs and shit.  The division I interviewed for gave out ransom insurance to rich people.  In case their children got kidnapped.  That was strange enough... first some wierd old man interviews me in a huge conference room with like 8 ashtrays... telling me to have a cigarette (this was in like 1998... smoking in the workplace???).  Then my 2nd interviewer comes in and starts babbling about how I have to have a thick skin, everyone talks behind your back, her coworkers are plotting to get her fired...The kicker was when the 3rd woman came in and said "Melissa, thats such a pretty name, I was going to name my daughter Melissa.............. before God decided to take her away from me".At a fucking interview!  Talk about akward.  I used to get interviews through an agency, and this was one of the few that I actually called the agency right afterwards and said "ABSOLUTELY NOT"... the other one was a guy interviewer looking me up and down and saying "you're as ripe as a peach, I could just eat you up"...  GROSSOn the flip side, I used to be a recruiter for a temp agency and would have to gently explain to people that they need to shower and use deodarant before an interview.  We even had a "hygeine kit" that I was supposed to give out.  Horrible.

This message was edited by angrymissy on 7-25-06 @ 2:19 PM

Tenbatsuzen

07-25-2006, 10:22 AM

One of the strangest interview processes I ever had was waiting TWO MONTHS from receipt of resume to decision. That just annoyed the hell out of me.  After the interview, I'm kind of glad I didn't get the job - their competitor is kicking their ass and there's no way they'd survive in the market.

FUNKMAN

07-25-2006, 10:23 AM

reeshy wrote: Never had a problem with an interview....got almost every job I ever applied for....guess I'm that good!!!! i'm sure it helps that you swallow...<img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" />what are buddays for...

SinA

07-25-2006, 10:35 AM

Although I've always had good experiences with interviews, I get really nervous leading up to them.  Once it starts though, I relax pretty quickly and do alright.  I can shoot the shit and tell people what they want to hear, in a good way.  I'm introverted, but I do well when I meet new people.Once though, I went to the dentist a few hours before an interview.  My face was still numb and I drooled on my chin through the interview, but I still got the job.  It was a shitty job.In one job I had to interview people for low-level postions, about 1 or 2 interviews a month.  I quickly realized how bad it was from that side too.  I'd forget to read the resume until 20 mins before (if at all), and I'd always ask the same stupid questions.  (straight from the web, all the trite ones).  It's about 50% bullshit, if you google "interview questions" and have your answers ready you'll do fine.

JustJon

07-25-2006, 10:42 AM

SinA wrote: I'd forget to read the resume until 20 mins before (if at all), and I'd always ask the same stupid questions. (straight from the web, all the trite ones). It's about 50% bullshit, if you google "interview questions" and have your answers ready you'll do fine.  20 min?  When I used to run interviews, I'd read the resume when it came in and decide whether or not to bring them in.  I wouldn't look at it again until I was in the room with the person, sometimes I'd forget to print the resume until they got there.  I would then ask questions straight out of the resume, ask about their tech background and other bullshit questions, then give them a small logic puzzle to solve.The one thing I learned quickly running interviews is that tech schools suck ass.  If you went to DeVry, you were automatically rejected.  I don't know how they taught those people to code, but they couldn't answer basic tech questions or do anything with the logic puzzle.  It was ridiculous.