Poll of the Day > Have you ever had any job interviews that went terribly?

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CedarPointcp
09/19/19 4:24:24 PM
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like you knew once it ended there was no way
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wwinterj25
09/19/19 4:58:06 PM
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Yep. Group interview for Ant Marketing as a Telesales Agent. I was told to try and sell them a pen. I didn't even know it was a group interview or what to expect so needless to say I shit the bed. That was a experience.
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Dynalo
09/19/19 5:00:42 PM
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Oh yeah.

I had an interview with one of the governing bodies dealing with water, and the first thing they did in the interview was put a map in front of me and tell me to draw all the major lakes and rivers in the country.

I don't know any god damn rivers.
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myghostisdead
09/19/19 5:05:31 PM
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An interview to teach. The principal was fat and his shirt tight. A button had popped off exposing his belly. It was like Austin Powers trying to not stare at the mole. He moved his tie to cover the hole.


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pionear
09/19/19 5:05:58 PM
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Yup back when I was a teen...

Went to an interview at Sears, the lady midway through the interview said it was a 'fire drill' going on and she had to stop the interview (granted, I didn't hear any alarms/sirens/etc)...said she will call me back to finish it, but guess what...
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Dikitain
09/19/19 6:13:28 PM
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My first ever real interview was for a job at Anheuser Busch, and they had advertised that they wanted a Computer Science co-op. However, they were ACTUALLY looking for an IT co-op. Most of the interview was them asking if I had worked in technology ____ and me responding with "no". I didn't even bother waiting for a call back on that one.

I had another interview recently where they had me try out some stuff on a virtual machine remotely, only for me to completely break the entire system I was working on. Surprisingly, they actually wanted to bring me in for a in-person interview after. I ended up canceling that a few days later because I found out the Salary they were offering was way lower then I was making currently (like 30% lower).
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synth_real
09/19/19 7:06:43 PM
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I had gotten sent to a factory through a government job connect service, and I talked to the manager for about 5 minutes before he took me out onto the production floor and had me try out the job I'd be doing to see if I was any good at it. A few minutes in, I ended up accidentally gashing my wrist open on a sharp metal corner. I bled all over the place and had to go to the hospital. Needless to say, I didn't get called back.
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CTLM
09/19/19 7:21:59 PM
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One was particularly memorable

Sat and waited for the Director of Nursing to come interview me. While I was biding my time in the lobby, I listened to several employees talk about how bad it was there and what the conditions were like. For almost an hour.

She called me in, never apologizing for being so late. As soon as I sat down, she asked "so when can you start?" I don't even know her name, let alone anything about the job.

Told her I needed details first. She began to argue with me, telling me it wasn't important and that I needed this job, especially in this economy. Seriously; arguing with me and just refusing to tell me anything pertinent about the job

She offered me 2.50 an hour dollar less an hour than what I was earning at the job I already had, no benefits, etc. I had to say no.

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Firewerx
09/21/19 1:08:40 PM
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Yes, my very first one. They called a halt to the interview and asked me to leave. Being the nave young idiot I was back then, I'd somehow actually managed to delude myself that potential employers would respect you for your honesty and even find it refreshing. It's embarrassing to admit there was a time when I really was that braindead stupid.
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KJ StErOiDs
09/21/19 1:40:29 PM
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Yes; one, probably for the fact that I had no experience in the field, stumbled on some curveball questions, and pronounced IAHCSMM as "ishm".

That was over a decade ago. In a way I'm relieved they rejected me because I ended up landing a position at an oil-refinery a few months later, and I have a good one there today.
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faramir77
09/21/19 1:43:50 PM
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I had an interview for a teaching position on a nearby Canadian Forces base. I was having a stressful day and lost my train of thought halfway through the interview.

In retrospect, the job wouldn't have been ideal for me, and I know the person who got the job. They were much better suited for it than I was. The principal said afterwards that my nervousness in the interview was not a concern for him and that I was a close second choice.

I'm really happy at the job I'm at now, which I interviewed for about a week after that one.
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MrCool812
09/21/19 2:40:00 PM
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1. I made it through the first three rounds of interviews for a manager-in-training position at a Family Video. I was given the wrong name for my interviewer and addressed her as such. She shook her head, told me her correct name, and I could already tell she wasn't going to hire me. I actually showed her the email I was sent with the incorrect name assuming that she'd understand the confusion, but she just ended the interview saying "You're not management material" a minute later.

2. Had an interview at a private school with the Principal (nun), Assistant Principal (nun), and the school's chaplain. The Principal and Assistant Principal loved me, but the priest kept asking me these really odd questions about Catholicism and was never thrilled with my answers. The three of them eventually started arguing in front of me about wanting to hire me. I actually got up and left the interview eventually since it was so awkward. The principal actually sent me an email later that day with a contract apologizing for the interview and how she really wanted to hire me. I just ignored it.

Best part is I took a job at a nearby private school and the priest was transferred here last year and apologized for how he handled himself in the interview.
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Mead
09/21/19 2:52:26 PM
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Only one.

It was the only time I ever showed up late to an interview. Something went wrong at a traffic light and I was stuck waiting a good 10 minutes to make a left turn, my best guess is that it had something to do with the light being right next to a hospital.

Then on top of that I find out that its a round table panel interview which I just wasnt prepared for at all. Anxiety got the better of me and the whole thing was just a lot of nervous answers and sweating on my part.
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captpackrat
09/21/19 3:09:55 PM
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Recruiter told me the job was for a "wireless technician". Now, I have tons of experience with WiFi, and a lot of experience with cellular, and that's reflected in my resume. But what the company was actually after was someone with general radio experience, I think somewhere in the 900 MHz region.
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rexcrk
09/21/19 3:31:57 PM
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CTLM posted...
One was particularly memorable

Sat and waited for the Director of Nursing to come interview me. While I was biding my time in the lobby, I listened to several employees talk about how bad it was there and what the conditions were like. For almost an hour.

She called me in, never apologizing for being so late. As soon as I sat down, she asked "so when can you start?" I don't even know her name, let alone anything about the job.

Told her I needed details first. She began to argue with me, telling me it wasn't important and that I needed this job, especially in this economy. Seriously; arguing with me and just refusing to tell me anything pertinent about the job

She offered me 2.50 an hour dollar less an hour than what I was earning at the job I already had, no benefits, etc. I had to say no.


Lmao. Wow.

And you know the people running that joint are probably like why does no one want to work for us??
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CedarPointcp
09/21/19 4:07:58 PM
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Firewerx posted...
Yes, my very first one. They called a halt to the interview and asked me to leave. Being the nave young idiot I was back then, I'd somehow actually managed to delude myself that potential employers would respect you for your honesty and even find it refreshing. It's embarrassing to admit there was a time when I really was that braindead stupid.

what? why'd they ask you to leave?
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LinkPizza
09/21/19 4:33:17 PM
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CedarPointcp posted...
Firewerx posted...
Yes, my very first one. They called a halt to the interview and asked me to leave. Being the nave young idiot I was back then, I'd somehow actually managed to delude myself that potential employers would respect you for your honesty and even find it refreshing. It's embarrassing to admit there was a time when I really was that braindead stupid.

what? why'd they ask you to leave?

I was wondering that, too. Sounds like they asked a question and he answered honestly (like saying yes to doing drive or that he didnt have experience or something) so they stopped it. But I would also like to know...
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CTLM
09/21/19 7:37:55 PM
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rexcrk posted...
Lmao. Wow.

And you know the people running that joint are probably like why does no one want to work for us??


Her assistant called me a few days later to make sure I hadn't changed my mind. They offered me 30 cents more to. I told her I'll still pass

There's obvious reasons why they were in the bottom 50 places in the area (12th worst).
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Firewerx
09/22/19 11:54:12 AM
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CedarPointcp posted...
Firewerx posted...
Yes, my very first one. They called a halt to the interview and asked me to leave. Being the nave young idiot I was back then, I'd somehow actually managed to delude myself that potential employers would respect you for your honesty and even find it refreshing. It's embarrassing to admit there was a time when I really was that braindead stupid.

what? why'd they ask you to leave?


They asked me why I wanted the job, and basically I told them it was because of the money. They disapproved of that answer; they felt it showed it wrong attitude, and that I should want the job for other, less materialistic reasons instead. I asked what was the business of business, if not to make a profit for stakeholders -- and I kind of hinted that it was hypocrisy to suddenly treat money as if it was a dirty word when it was in the mouths of employees (or potential employees). That's when they showed me the door.
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argonautweakend
09/22/19 11:56:42 AM
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Not really I wouldn't say, but outside of applying to a few banks I never had a serious job interview that was high stakes.

But one of those bank interviews I was at, went through, answered all the questions, etc. They asked me if I had any questions, and i asked one, then they said "okay, bye"

not like "okay bye, we'll let you know how you did" or anything like that. Just "okay bye"

made me feel like they were shooing me out. I didnt get the job, though I am not acting like I did so bad their response was GTFO. but it was very abrupt.
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gloBal enemy
09/22/19 12:58:05 PM
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I still remember my first ever job interview for a mid-tier accounting firm when I was asked what my weakness was... I said "I can't stand stupid or lazy people". The interviewer then asked me to elaborate and I dug myself deeper as I gave examples of people who didn't contribute in group work and leeched off everyone, and people who were too stupid to be helped.

Fortunately I got a job at a different firm and now I do the interviews. There have been plenty of shockers though.


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gguirao
09/22/19 1:20:36 PM
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No.
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LinkPizza
09/22/19 1:21:43 PM
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argonautweakend posted...
Not really I wouldn't say, but outside of applying to a few banks I never had a serious job interview that was high stakes.

But one of those bank interviews I was at, went through, answered all the questions, etc. They asked me if I had any questions, and i asked one, then they said "okay, bye"

not like "okay bye, we'll let you know how you did" or anything like that. Just "okay bye"

made me feel like they were shooing me out. I didnt get the job, though I am not acting like I did so bad their response was GTFO. but it was very abrupt.

What did you ask them?
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Blighboy
09/22/19 1:22:18 PM
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I've had a bunch, I went a longish period of being unemployed recently while managing to get a bunch of interviews.

The only one that stands out was one of the last interviews I did. Called in on very short notice (like "we're doing interviews in two days and so you need to come in then or we won't interview you", interviewed by the company owner's daughter who didn't appear to have read my CV and also seemed to make a decision the moment she actually read my CV (I wasn't experienced in the techniques they were using and she also told me she didn't like how I'd only worked my last job for six months).

Just felt like a massively disrespectful waste of my time. The woman didnt even pretend to be polite though and pretty much told me they wouldn't call back, which is nice. So many HR reps will lie to your face and tell you they'll get back either way.
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argonautweakend
09/22/19 1:23:48 PM
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I asked them why they liked working for the company.

their response was basically you are treated like a person and not just a number
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Yellow
09/22/19 1:28:02 PM
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I had an interview where I said there's no point in going above and beyond for the job, and the interviewer was dumbfounded by my response. She gave me a lecture on why my answer was bad and let me "try again", but I never heard back.

I got hired by the same company at a different store and ended up being one of their best employees, but brutal honesty is definitely not what they want.

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gloBal enemy
09/22/19 1:54:46 PM
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argonautweakend posted...
I asked them why they liked working for the company.

their response was basically you are treated like a person and not just a number


I get asked that nearly 9 times out of 10.

A better question would be why they should want to join our company. Not saying its guaranteed but everyone so far (only a few) who has asked me something along those lines Ive hired.

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TheWitchMorgana
09/22/19 3:13:49 PM
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i interviewed at a senior living facility as a support worker and it was really weird. the lady was around 15 minutes late, then took me into an area where there was some kind of event going on, so there was a bunch of people talking and i could barely even hear anything. she hardly made eye contact and spoke quietly so i kept having to ask her to repeat it. after a few vague questions some of which were irrelevant (i literally live a 5 minute walk away so why would having a car matter) she was like okay well have someone call you

they never did surprise surprise. but i got a better gig at a group home for special needs adults not long after
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LinkPizza
09/22/19 3:16:20 PM
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TheWitchMorgana posted...
i interviewed at a senior living facility as a support worker and it was really weird. the lady was around 15 minutes late, then took me into an area where there was some kind of event going on, so there was a bunch of people talking and i could barely even hear anything. she hardly made eye contact and spoke quietly so i kept having to ask her to repeat it. after a few vague questions some of which were irrelevant (i literally live a 5 minute walk away so why would having a car matter) she was like okay well have someone call you

they never did surprise surprise. but i got a better gig at a group home for special needs adults not long after

Maybe they wanted you to have a car so they could have you run errands or take someone somewhere...
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TheWitchMorgana
09/22/19 3:19:34 PM
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LinkPizza posted...
TheWitchMorgana posted...
i interviewed at a senior living facility as a support worker and it was really weird. the lady was around 15 minutes late, then took me into an area where there was some kind of event going on, so there was a bunch of people talking and i could barely even hear anything. she hardly made eye contact and spoke quietly so i kept having to ask her to repeat it. after a few vague questions some of which were irrelevant (i literally live a 5 minute walk away so why would having a car matter) she was like okay well have someone call you

they never did surprise surprise. but i got a better gig at a group home for special needs adults not long after

Maybe they wanted you to have a car so they could have you run errands or take someone somewhere...

would not have been part of my job, they have a dedicated shuttle service
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CTLM
09/22/19 3:28:01 PM
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LinkPizza posted...
Maybe they wanted you to have a car so they could have you run errands or take someone somewhere...


A lot of places do not allow for private transportation from staff. If staff is required to transport, they have to use the company vehicle
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LinkPizza
09/22/19 4:30:05 PM
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Im not saying it was the rules or anything. I know places that have made people do stuff definitely not in the job description, and with their personal vehicles. Just saying what I thought, is all...
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captpackrat
09/22/19 5:52:14 PM
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I always hate it when they ask "Why do you want to work for us?"

One of these days I'm just going to answer, "Money can be exchanged for goods and services."
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Aaantlion
09/22/19 7:08:39 PM
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I had some where I knew I wasn't getting the job within the first five minutes. There was one interview I had where the interviewer (a director at the company) didn't even make eye contact while shaking my hand when greeting me. Whole interview they barely ever made eye contact.

Another interview, midway through I learned that the entire department -- maybe 10 or 12 workers -- were women. I knew that wasn't happening. (Although it was less brazen than when I was in high school and prospective employers would flat-out tell me tell me that they didn't hire males.)

Then there have been times when the job listing was put together by HR who didn't actually understand what the hiring manager was actually looking for. I had the qualifications either way, but I was playing up the side of my work that wasn't doing me any good and, when the manager clarified the role, it was hard to recover since he still had that other picture in mind. Even worse is first-round interviews with HR where they give you feedback on the wrong things. HR in general is always a mess.

Not to mention the times when the person with whom I was supposed to interview was fired and somebody else -- who didn't have much clue -- stepped in to take their place. Or an interview where they had already hired somebody but decided to go ahead with my interview anyway as a back-up candidate.
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gloBal enemy
09/22/19 9:29:41 PM
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captpackrat posted...
I always hate it when they ask "Why do you want to work for us?"

One of these days I'm just going to answer, "Money can be exchanged for goods and services."


I think theyre looking to see if you actually care about the role/work or will you leave the moment someone offers you an extra dollar or the going gets tough.

When I ask this its to get a sense of whether the candidate even researched what we do and has a bit of commitment to the career path, or just applied for the sake of it.

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LinkPizza
09/22/19 10:17:52 PM
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captpackrat posted...
I always hate it when they ask "Why do you want to work for us?"

One of these days I'm just going to answer, "Money can be exchanged for goods and services."

According to Firewerx, thats not a good idea...
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LinkPizza
09/22/19 10:48:49 PM
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Aaantlion posted...
Another interview, midway through I learned that the entire department -- maybe 10 or 12 workers -- were women. I knew that wasn't happening. (Although it was less brazen than when I was in high school and prospective employers would flat-out tell me tell me that they didn't hire males.)

One time, I worked at a store where I was the only males. But I was already friends with all the girls working there. Including my best friend...

Was it just that they interviewed everyone, but only hired females? Or is your name kind of androgynous, so they called you in? Just asking cause it seems weird to call people in if youre not going to hire them...
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rexcrk
09/22/19 10:53:53 PM
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captpackrat posted...
I always hate it when they ask "Why do you want to work for us?"

One of these days I'm just going to answer, "Money can be exchanged for goods and services."

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Aaantlion
09/23/19 12:34:22 AM
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LinkPizza posted...
captpackrat posted...
I always hate it when they ask "Why do you want to work for us?"

One of these days I'm just going to answer, "Money can be exchanged for goods and services."

According to Firewerx, thats not a good idea...


Apparently "Because Satan spoke to me in a dream" is also a bad answer.

LinkPizza posted...
Aaantlion posted...
Another interview, midway through I learned that the entire department -- maybe 10 or 12 workers -- were women. I knew that wasn't happening. (Although it was less brazen than when I was in high school and prospective employers would flat-out tell me tell me that they didn't hire males.)

One time, I worked at a store where I was the only males. But I was already friends with all the girls working there. Including my best friend...

Was it just that they interviewed everyone, but only hired females? Or is your name kind of androgynous, so they called you in? Just asking cause it seems weird to call people in if youre not going to hire them...


If you're talking about the first example, probably an EOE thing or to placate some internal policy against discrimination. Who knows? While I'm not entirely sure men are actually protected under EOE (since things like EOE and affirmative action are alternatively called "positive discrimination" policies and exist to advance non-men, non-whites), office jobs tend to play it safe. In the case of the brazen individuals I met with in high school, that was usually more a matter of just meeting the owner (or sometimes manager) on the spot. And, honestly, they had no need to worry because it's not like a high schooler is going to bother trying to contact a lawyer over something like that and, even if they did, most lawyers wouldn't bother with a case that small and, even if they did, ultimately they know that it come down to one person's word against another so they didn't give a fuck.
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gloBal enemy
09/23/19 8:32:28 AM
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I know in larger companies however, they have policies and procedures in place for those doing interviews to thoroughly document each step and consideration to be able to demonstrate why someone did or didn't get through and evidence it was not based on an illegal discrimination.

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EvilMegas
09/23/19 9:05:17 AM
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When i was 18, six flags wanted to hire me as security. I got so nervous during the piss test I dropped the cup into the toilet. I tried to explain but they weren't having it.

Needless to say they thought I was trying to tamper with my urine and I didn't get the job.

The funniest part is: I have never done drugs, I was just nervous af because I've never done a pee test before. The thought of someone holding my piss was so farfetched to me I was thrown off.
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BUMPED2002
09/23/19 11:46:59 AM
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I have done poorly in interviews but the bright side was when I left out I knew I had another opportunity waiting somewhere and all I had to do was find it because let's be honest no matter what being White in America gives us an advantage over non-Whites and we should be honest about that.

Most of us have never been out of work for more than a week or two and at most maybe a month because somewhere someone White in an HR dept is going to pull our card and give us a job.
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Archgoat
09/23/19 1:13:37 PM
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I had a guy get on to me about my age when I graduated college (late 20s) and how I should of been done much younger. I knew that one was going no where, wouldn't want to work for him anyways.
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CTLM
09/23/19 1:50:22 PM
#46:


Archgoat posted...
I had a guy get on to me about my age when I graduated college (late 20s) and how I should of been done much younger. I knew that one was going no where, wouldn't want to work for him anyways.


I never understood that philosophy. You get your degree when you can. I have an uncle that got his bachelor's degree in his late 40's after he retired from the Army.

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Dikitain
09/28/19 6:42:24 AM
#47:


captpackrat posted...
I always hate it when they ask "Why do you want to work for us?"

One of these days I'm just going to answer, "Money can be exchanged for goods and services."


The whole idea is they want to make sure you actually care about the job and did some research into the company before the interview. That is actually a great question that can tell if someone is going to actually put the effort in to succeed or just do the bare minimum to get a paycheck.

Archgoat posted...
I had a guy get on to me about my age when I graduated college (late 20s) and how I should of been done much younger. I knew that one was going no where, wouldn't want to work for him anyways.


Honestly you could have probably had a discrimination suit on your hands if you wanted to pursue it, since that is basically age discrimination. I mean I have turned down candidates because they had more experience for a job then we wanted (Like, someone worked in the industry for 20 years and is applying for an entry level job), but someone interviewing you shouldn't use your age as a reason to not hire you.
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LinkPizza
09/28/19 9:00:25 AM
#48:


Dikitain posted...
The whole idea is they want to make sure you actually care about the job and did some research into the company before the interview. That is actually a great question that can tell if someone is going to actually put the effort in to succeed or just do the bare minimum to get a paycheck.

I feel like you can still easily put in the work without reading up on the company. Just like how someone can read up on the company to get past the interview and then hope to skate by. I personally don't see how it's a good question...
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gloBal enemy
09/28/19 9:17:17 AM
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LinkPizza posted...
I feel like you can still easily put in the work without reading up on the company. Just like how someone can read up on the company to get past the interview and then hope to skate by. I personally don't see how it's a good question...


As an interviewer, it's blindingly obvious if someone has actually put any thought into this whatsoever. The interviewer usually probes and delves a bit deeper to see what substance there is behind an answer. Bonus points if they can not only answer the superficial obvious answer (eg you're a big firm with lots of big client and lots of great experience) but also link our values (which are well known and publicised) with why that matters or how it connects to them as an individual.

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InfestedAdam
09/28/19 7:43:02 PM
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I had an interview several years ago for an engineer associate position with a city. Public works job with good pay, benefits, close to home, etc. I mentioned one of my short-to-long term goals was to get my Professional Engineer license.

At the end of the interview when asked if I have questions I stumbled and asked if I need a PE license to work there. Almost immediately I knew I blew the interview. To say that is one of my goals only to ask if it is required was stupid.
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