Have you ever got angry in a job interview?

py2006

I hate doing job interviews. I do be a nervous wreck and never come across as myself and always tripping over words etc.

Anyway, there have been a couple times were I found the interviewer to be patronising, rude and a bit arrogant. There have been times were I knew they were just going through the motions as they had somebody in mind for the job already.

There are times were I have been tempted to just stand up and walk out mid interview. But my conscience says no because its a small world and word gets around. Especially if its a big organisation.

I think next time, if I feel the interview is going bad or they seem disinterested I am going to stand up and say, 'listen, I have other interviews to go to....you are only waisting my time'!! :P (probably won't though)


Have you ever got angry, walked out or took exception to a question or comment?

Miss Olenska

You're right not to get mad, even if you feel like it, because for all you know, you could be next in line for the job so even if you don't get offered it, you might get offered another. That's happened to a few people I know. So, by getting angry, you could shoot yourself in the foot.

MugMugs

Got asked if I smoked weed once. Bitch didn't like the truth!

PAULWATSON

MugMugs wrote: »

Got asked if I smoked weed once. Bitch didn't like the truth!

that's a surprise, man.

Sea Sharp

Yes, I was given 8 of those 'give us an example of when you ... ' questions in a row.
Fcuk sake, ask me questions that demonstrate my technical ability not questions that show how good I am at fabricating bullsh1t on the spot.

py2006

I remember going to ask a question and I was told, 'We are interviewing YOU'.

kfallon

py2006 wrote: »

I remember going to ask a question and I was told, 'We are interviewing YOU'.

But asking the interviewee what her bra size is was a bit over the top :pac:

py2006

kfallon wrote: »

But asking the interviewee what her bra size is was a bit over the top :pac:

yea, but it had to be done!! They were massive! :P

Mr. Rager

Yes, hate those inquisitive b@stards asking all those personal questions, who they think they are, job interviewers?

Thatnastyboy

MugMugs wrote: »

Got asked if I smoked weed once. Bitch didn't like the truth!

Had a job sorted a few years ago but didn't get it in the end because of weed too, except they didnt ask, they tested my pee.

hbert

I worked in a place where if there was a part time job going they would interview practically everyone who applied. They'd never EVER hire someone with no experience which they would have known from the persons cv. Totally wasting peoples time dragging them there to be interviewed. The girl interviewing them admitted she just liked interviewing people and passing time at work. Awful unfair. Getting peoples hopes up of getting a bit of work. On the bright side though maybe its good to get some interview experience?

peasant

An interview is as much about an employer sussing out a prospective employee as it is for the candidate to get a picture of his/her prospective employers.

I have never gotten (visibly) angry in an interview, but I have very politely and professionally flunked a few when during the inteview it became clear to me that I would never be happy working for that particular clown operation / bullying shop / lot of imbeciles

DonkeyStyle \o/

py2006 wrote: »

Have you ever got angry, walked out or took exception to a question or comment?

One time I dearly wanted to.
At the time I played it cool in case the interviewer was just trying to rattle me. But looking back, I'll never let an employer or interviewer speak to me like that again. If you need to filter candidates by their boiling point or ability to take insults, then it's a shít job and you can have it.
Interestingly, I made it to the second interview, so I must have passed the 'verbal abuse' round.

Biggins

Yes, was asked to an interview for a high job role (which was fine - they were headhunting me, not I seeking them out) and they got to the stage of talking about money. What they offered in wages was rubbish. I was in another role/job at the time and that was paying three times more than the crap they were offering me to leave my current position.

I was insulted (a) they had wasted my time (b) by the absolute schite money I was being offered and (c) that they must have thought somewhere that I would be stupid enough to leave a much higher paid job for their low offer - they clearly hadn't done their research - and that alone was then further indicative of poor management.

I got up and walked out of the interview.

Snowie

mock interviews in college....

UglyBolloxFace

Biggins wrote: »

Yes, was asked to an interview for a high job role (which was fine - they were headhunting me, not I seeking them out) and they got to the stage of talking about money. What they offered in wages was rubbish. I was in another role/job at the time and that was paying three times more than the crap they were offering me to leave my current position.

I was insulted (a) they had wasted my time (b) by the absolute schite money I was being offered and (c) that they must have thought somewhere that I would be stupid enough to leave a much higher paid job for their low offer - they clearly hadn't dome their research - and that alone was then further indicative of poor management.

I got up and walked out of the interview.

Interesting. Which type of company was this for?

py2006

Biggins wrote: »

I got up and walked out of the interview.

Just like that, without saying anything? What did they say? :eek:

Biggins

py2006 wrote: »

Just like that, without saying anything? What did they say? :eek:

I've no idea - I didn't hang around to find out.
One person a few days later came appologising over the interview. I assume they wanted to keep the door of my possible return open - but there was no way I was going back to work for them.

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

Interesting. Which type of company was this for?

The job was state related.

Stripey Cat

I was interviewed for a job once and there was a senior member of Fianna Fail on the panel. A real Bertie Ahern acolyte, one of the Drumconda Mafia. He was on the board of the company.

About two days before I had been shouting abuse at him when I saw him canvassing on the street.


I don't think he recognised me. But I didn't get the job.

antodeco

-have you ever used a computer before?
Yes, as you can see on my CV I did Computing Multimedia in college aswell as..
-but what about a computer?
Um, yes. Alot on college and the past 4 years in my previous role.
-so would you consider yourself confident on a computer ?
YES...I've been using them for over 8 years.
-Would you be able to type ok?
Yes...
-Use Microsoft Office?
Of course...
-How proficient would you be on Internet Explorer?
As I mentioned earlier, on my CV you can see I've created webpages...
-Oh that's good. Sure we will provide you with 4 weeks training on typing, internet usage and Microsoft word. Would you consider doing some online typing tutorials before the next interview?
.....

Solair

The only time I ever got angry was when a recruitment agent sent my CV to an employer without my permission for a job that I had no interest in and was not qualified to do.

The employer took it upon himself to ring me and give me really nasty, sarcastic and agressive feedback about how my CV was directionless and how my qualifications were useless etc etc in a really nasty and arseholish way. (Long message left on my voicemail!)

My CV is not directionless nor are my qualifications useless, they were just totally inappropriate to the job she'd submitted my CV for!

I absolutely let him have it on the phone! I have never been treated in such a nasty way on the phone by anyone in my entire life.

I also had a situation in a job interview where someone asked me if I had a girlfriend! I told her that was irrelevant to the job.

My other half was also asked if she'd kids or was planning to during a job interview!

The two questions above are pretty much entirely illegal as you'd waltz yourself into a discrimination case by asking them.

Aglomerado

No, but a recruitment agency once sent me to a crappy call centre in Shannon for an interview. Girl interviewing me was gushing "And if you exceed your targets, you win a PIZZA for your team" And I thought fcuk that, I want the pizza for myself!

When the agency called me later to ask me how I got on I told them "the place was a sh!t hole and I wouldn't work there if they offered the job to me on a silver platter." (this was back in pre-recession days when there were lots of jobs out there.)

Snakeblood

I never got angry, but it can be very frustrating.

I was interviewed once, and I didn't understand how the interviewer phrased the question, so I asked him if he could rephrase, but he said it again, actually the same way, so I asked him again, said I still wasn't getting it. Then he repeated himself, so I had to tell him that wasn't rephrasing a question, that was repeating it, and it wasn't being very useful. Didn't get called back.

Another time I went into Microsoft, and I was sort of unsuited for the job, so I sat there, giving bad answers and sweating deeply. At the end of it, they said 'how do you think that went' and I was so miserable, I said 'Terribly'. They said 'What makes you say that?' and I said 'were you there for it?'

Oddly, didn't get that one either.

jester77

I was once angry but I kept it inside and did the interview. The guy I was interviewing turned up in a luminous green/black hoody and shorts for the interview. You either have to be sh*t hot or a moron to turn up like that... and he wasn't the former!

smash

Recruitment agency: Would you be able to type this for us so we can see how many words per minute you have?

Me: No I wouldn't. Because quite frankly I'm not applying for a position as a secretary. I have over 10 years development experience with a proven track record and I'm fairly confident I can type. You do know what position I'm here to talk to you about, right?

Recruitment agency: ehhh.

Me: Ok, see you later. Bye...

bnt

I haven't gotten angry, but there was one years ago in which I almost burst out laughing, and the interviewer could tell. He was an accountant in London who ran his office like something out of Dickens, and he was getting quite rude about a gap in my CV. He'd obviously read something that told him to look out for gaps, and he didn't want to accept my explanation, so I knew straight away that I wasn't going to get the job.

Which was fine by me, because he was making his office sound like a hellhole to work in - he made no attempt to make it sound interesting or attractive. Apparently, I was supposed to be simply grateful for the interview and desperate enough to accept anything, and I didn't do enough boot-licking. The office was a mess already, and this accountant was interviewing me with the office curtains closed, so I could hardly see him anyway. The whole experience was so surreal, I just found it amusing, which didn't amuse him.

chalkie 501

went to an interview a few months back....was asked straight away if my CV was a "work of fiction",when i replied that it was all true he said "we'll soon find out". I knew then i wasnt going to get that job,even though i was well qualified and had 15yrs experience with a rival company.
the interviewer was possibly the single most arrogant pri*k i've ever met, thinking back i reckon he was trying to make me mad,he didnt make me mad,but just make me realise i didnt want the job

Snakeblood

chalkie 501 wrote: »

went to an interview a few months back....was asked straight away if my CV was a "work of fiction",when i replied that it was all true he said "we'll soon find out". I knew then i wasnt going to get that job,even though i was well qualified and had 15yrs experience with a rival company.
the interviewer was possibly the single most arrogant pri*k i've ever met, thinking back i reckon he was trying to make me mad,he didnt make me mad,but just make me realise i didnt want the job

I'd have had to swallow an inclination to shout 'It's a fair cop guv, but societies to blame' and jump out the window.

quaalude

I had an interview for a college work placement job, and the guy interviewing me - the boss of the (small) company - asked me "what's your favourite film?" and then took exception to my answer.
Total weirdo.

inurface

a few months ago I went to Dublin for an interview (5 hour round trip). the guy interviewing me turned up an hour late. about three minutes into the interview the guy looked at my CV and said 'I dont know why I arranged to meet you':mad:, anyway he carried on with it.

the position I applied for was supposed to be in Limerick but he said that it was actually for a new office they were planning on opening on the outskirts of London. :eek:

I dont know how or why I didnt give him some abuse for wasting my time, think i was justed shocked at the complete disrespect and arrogance of the ass*ole interviewing me.

Big wheel! - what goes around comes around, and he's top of my list.:cool:

Azureus

Never had one that made me mad, but haven't done too many to be honest...
I don't think I'd ever let on that I was pissed off though-a friend of mine did when he didnt get the job that Im currently in now, and left the management an angry voicemail. Theyve never forgotten it a few years on, and he certainly wont be getting work with them in the future. Burned bridges out of temper-never a good idea.

Malari

I was asked one of those "what would you do in this situation" type questions. There was no clear wrong or right answer, maybe only certain points they wanted to hear. I was asked the SAME question about 5 times in a row, starting with "yes but...". I either wasn't giving them the answer they wanted to hear, or they wanted to know if I was going to stick with my suggested solution. It was seriously irritating. Move on!

Aodan83

I have twice. Once I'm pretty sure he was giving me a hard time just to see how I'd handle it. Smiled along and did my best but didn't get the job.
The second time the guy was just a prick. Had to meet 3 guys from the same company on the day, each on their own. The first two were grand, although I was nervous and didn't do a great interview anyway. The third guy was a bit of a dick though. Spent the whole time asking questions that were designed to make you feel bad about what was on your CV, even though I had a grand CV. Generally just under-mining everything I said and making snide remarks. Could tell it wasn't just to see how I would handle it either, he was just being a dick. Didn't get the job and was glad of it. It was only a small company and I didn't want to have to work so closely with him.

d1975

I remember going for an interview (it was a uk based company they had office in industrial estate on northside and was given uk contact number, anyway tried finding it couldn't so tried ringing the number but it wasn't activated after 10 minutes searching I managed to find it got speaking to the 3 guys, when it came to the what wages I would be on I said what I'm on (added few few quid) anyway he said well the offer we have is way lower, I felt like walkign out as one of my pet hates is when employers don't put what wage they are offering it was waste of my morning

Mike 1972

posted this on R&R a while back

Mike 1972 wrote: »

A few years ago went for an interview with a local plant (now defunct) of a certain multinational (not sure If Im allowed name them here).

While I was sitting in reception waiting for the interview I was given a form with some medical questions. "handy enough" I thought "they must have a meeting with the company doctor/nurse scheduled just after the main interview for the pre-employment medical" Basically it was a few standard questions and a brief/rough synopsis of my medical history. Nothing out of the ordinary but my answers did include some things which most people would regard as rather personal and not stuff to be discussed with just anybody.

Then I get called in for the interview (HR type person along with an Engineering manager type who I assumed would be my immediate boss should I have got the job)

Imagine my suprise when the HR bint pulls out this form in the middle of the interview and starts asking me various questions about it (presumably this person has no medical qualifications) To my eternal regreat I didnt bollick them out of it there and then, grab the form back off her and storm out threatening to return with a team of lawyers to burn her village and enslave her children but I was too -well gobsmacked.

A few days later I actually got a job offer in the post which not suprisingly went straight in the bin.

u_c_thesecond

i hate interviews!i have had a few bad ones

One i went to was in a supermarket. when i got the call about the interview i asked "Do i need to being anything with me" and was told no. So the day of the interview arrived and when i went in to meet the interviewer he asked for my CV. Long story short he had lost it and said he had been calling me all day to tell me to bring in one but that i kept cutting off his calls. Now he had not been calling me at all, and after he relayed off my "phone number" turns out it wasnt mine. When he discovered that he just said "Well theres no point doing the interview now anyway , your obviously not smart enough to bring in a spare cv" . I just walked out saying "Says the guy who lost a piece of paper and cant remeber a phone number"

Another one the manager knew me from an incident in his shop beforehand. About a month before i got an interview i bought a sandwich in a well known chain, After biting the sandwich a felt a pain and it turns out there was a small bit of wood in the sandwich and it had pierced the roof of my month. I went back in with the sandwich, the bloody bit of wood and showed them my mouth. The manager was an ignorant ****er and accused me basically of doing it to mysel (huh?) So after about 10 minutes of his dragging his heels i got a refund and a reluctant apoligy. So a month later when i got an interview there he was pure ignorant to me and made a snide remark about my mouth has healed nicley. Creep!

macman2010

py2006 wrote: »

Have you ever got angry, walked out or took exception to a question or comment?

yes, walked out and turned the lights off on my way out.
Left them in the dark as the room had no windows.

G-Money

Two occasions stick out in my mind. One was where this guy was interviewing me and he came across as a bit of a c***. He asked me this question that was completely stupid and I felt like saying "What sort of a f*****g question is that?" But of course in these situations you have to bite your tongue and say nothing.

One other time I was being interviewed for a role by two guys. One of them seemed sound enough but the other was a complete w*****r. He was really ignorant and rude and I felt like either knocking him out or telling him to f*** off, or both. To this day I can still remember sitting there, looking out through the door during the interview and thinking "This is a waste of time, I should just leave now". There was no way I wanted to work with that guy.

Anyway once it was over, I don't think I'd ever left an interview with such a bad impression of a person or a team as I did then, and I had no interest in the job. Amazingly enough I got offered it a few days later and even though I was unemployed at the time, I turned it down. There was simply no way I could stand being near that guy who interviewed me, nevermind working with him.

ems_12

I work in the construction industry and had an internal interview in my company for a position on a new site;

(half way through the interview, after talking about the details of the job in question and what role I would take on)
Interviewer: so, you know that this is a construction site in the middle of nowhere, on the top of a mountain...?
Me: uh, yeh....
Interviewer: you're not going to turn up in heels and stockings are you...?
Me (female btw, and sitting with our female HR manager who did sweet fa about the question, some help she was!): :eek:....Are you telling me the lads all turn up for work in heels and stockings?! :cool: :pac:
Interviewer: uh, right, I suppose that was a bit sexist alright
Me: yeh, you're right, *HR manager* here will happily give you our company's equality and diversity policy after the interview.

...no doubt she said nothing to him. I got the job, and got stupid comments most days from the same guy :mad:

Orando Broom

I burst out laughing in an interview one time when I was told what the 'remuneration package' was. It was slightly above indentured servant. Big company too. They told me they'd call etc. I told them unless they were considering at least trebling the money on offer, not to bother.

They were indignant at my suggestion. I turned back into the interview room to lay out the few basic facts of living in Dublin, rent, bills etc and how much I would have to live on at the end of the month. Their answer, stay with my parents, to which I pointed out that I was hardly going to commute a round trip of two hundred and twenty miles a day at that inherent cost for the pittance they offered.

The job could only be taken by someone who lived at home. The hours you'd be asked to work would prevent you taking a second job. Funny thing is I would have liked the work, I think.

Anyways it was different times, work was a bit more plentiful, not Celtic Tiger plentiful but better than now. I'm not so sure I'd be as cock-sure today as I was then.

I could never fathom how that company could attract any talent with the pittance they offered.

hinault

py2006 wrote: »

I hate doing job interviews. I do be a nervous wreck and never come across as myself and always tripping over words etc.

Anyway, there have been a couple times were I found the interviewer to be patronising, rude and a bit arrogant. There have been times were I knew they were just going through the motions as they had somebody in mind for the job already.

There are times were I have been tempted to just stand up and walk out mid interview. But my conscience says no because its a small world and word gets around. Especially if its a big organisation.

I think next time, if I feel the interview is going bad or they seem disinterested I am going to stand up and say, 'listen, I have other interviews to go to....you are only waisting my time'!! :P (probably won't though)


Have you ever got angry, walked out or took exception to a question or comment?

As far as I'm concerned interviews are a 2-way process.

The candidate is there to see what the job is like, what the culture of the company is etc.
The employer is there to see if the candidate has the experience and personality to do the job.

First impressions are usually correct impressions I think.

If you're pissed off during an interview - the best thing to do is to terminate the interview as quickly as possible in my opinion.
No point in wasting your time.

Elba101

I went for an interview at a supermarket during college a few years back. The woman asked me what time I finished college each day. I said: "4pm is the latest". She said: "You won't get here ontime so you can't have the job".

What?!! Didn't start until 6 and it wasn't even an hour away on the bus :eek:

Mickey H

Worst one I've had is multiple interviewers finishing with the phrase: "X Y Z will be in contact with you next week/in the near future/in due course/etc. and then they never call you back.

A simple phone call saying you were unsuccessful would suffice and then you could scratch that job off the list.

ToxicPaddy

Had an interview once where the guy interviewing me had gone through all the motions and seemed happy with my answers so far, then he starts off..

"now if you do this.. you will be fired.."
"now if you do that.. you will be fired.."
"now if you do the other.. you will be fired.."

This went on for about 2-3 mins, listing more and more things. I just kinda sat there and didnt know what to say. Afterwards the more I thought about it, the angrier I got, so I called the recruitment agency who organised the interview and informed them that I wouldn't work for the guy if he was the last employer on the planet. I explained why and the guy sounded very shocked.

2 days later they called me to say I had a job offer on the table from this guy, to which I reminded them of what happened and informed them I would not under any circumstances take that job. The interview guy came back 2 more times each time increasing the pay to try and get me to take the job.. not a chance!!

Idiot!! :rolleyes:

Sam Vimes

I was asked a question that I answered to the best of my ability but he said it wasn't what he was looking for. We went back and forth for about 5 minutes with him trying to get the magic phrase out of me until I finally said "I don't know how else to answer that question".

He then told me what he was looking for and it was identical in meaning to the first thing I had said. I even used the same words, just not in the same order. Apparently he put it more "generally" than me

leggo

hbert wrote: »

I worked in a place where if there was a part time job going they would interview practically everyone who applied. They'd never EVER hire someone with no experience which they would have known from the persons cv. Totally wasting peoples time dragging them there to be interviewed. The girl interviewing them admitted she just liked interviewing people and passing time at work. Awful unfair. Getting peoples hopes up of getting a bit of work. On the bright side though maybe its good to get some interview experience?

That's not a bad thing, to be honest, even though the boss' intentions were time-wasting. As you said yourself, the interviewee is getting experience that they will need and, as any good interviewee or salesperson will know, once you have their ear then you can convince them. I'm sure plenty of people on the dole these days would be happy just to have the opportunity to fight for a job.

talla10

I just tell them 'You're making me angry. You wouldn't like me when i'm angry....

Nah i've only ever had one serious job interview, got the job and i'm still here today.


Wish i got angry and fcuked it up

4zn76tysfajdxp

Biggins wrote: »

I got up and walked out of the interview.

Did you say something like "Thank you for wasting my time, gentlemen?" Or did you just walk out wordlessly?

Ruu_Old

antodeco wrote: »

-have you ever used a computer before?
Yes, as you can see on my CV I did Computing Multimedia in college aswell as..
-but what about a computer?
Um, yes. Alot on college and the past 4 years in my previous role.
-so would you consider yourself confident on a computer ?
YES...I've been using them for over 8 years.
-Would you be able to type ok?
Yes...
-Use Microsoft Office?
Of course...
-How proficient would you be on Internet Explorer?
As I mentioned earlier, on my CV you can see I've created webpages...
-Oh that's good. Sure we will provide you with 4 weeks training on typing, internet usage and Microsoft word. Would you consider doing some online typing tutorials before the next interview?
.....

Ah, did they ask you if you had the ECDL? It is better than most college degrees at some places!

Jess16

I cried a little once Not big, fat sobs but just quietly welling up when talking to people who were already doing the job that I'd wanted all my life.

I didn't mean to, of course but it was pretty much last chance saloon for me to get into this career and I was so confident in my abilities to deliver within this profession that I didnt go in with any agenda or gameplan and just spoke honestly and from the heart instead.Obviously I didn't intend it to be that much from the heart but when you really care about something and want it so much, I guess it's hard to keep a lid on that.

Anyway, whilst I was busy mentally berating myself and biting back tears, they were offering me the position and even started sharing stories and getting emotional themselves!!
It ended up like a double bill of Oprah and when I got home, I was so drained from the intensity that I could barely summon the energy to celebrate!

talla10

Jess16 wrote: »

I cried a little once Not big, fat sobs but just quietly welling up when talking to people who were already doing the job that I'd wanted all my life.

I didn't mean to, of course but it was pretty much last chance saloon for me to get into this career and I was so confident in my abilities to deliver within this profession that I didnt go in with any agenda or gameplan and just spoke honestly and from the heart instead.Obviously I didn't intend it to be that much from the heart but when you really care about something and want it so much, I guess it's hard to keep a lid on that.

Anyway, whilst I was busy mentally berating myself and biting back tears, they were offering me the position and even started sharing stories and getting emotional themselves!!
It ended up like a double bill of Oprah and when I got home, I was so drained from the intensity that I could barely summon the energy to celebrate!

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