Reasons why you didn't get a job?

freshpopcorn

When I was in college I went for an interview/trial in a hotel on a Saturday. It was basically a given you'd get the job because it was a placement.
So, I went in did it and went home and everything was fine. The following Monday I got a call from the management company of my apartment asking why was I vandalizing cars on the Saturday afternoon and the Gardai wanted to talk to me.
I explained where I was and they had to contact the hotel to verity it.
It turned out that one of the guys I was sharing with let his friend stay and he looked like me.
Needless to say I didn't get the job after the hotel gave me an alibi!


Reasons why you didn't get a job?

Truckermal

I done a interview with Irish Life years ago and during it the guy asked me how was my resilience to which I replied it's grand not a bother! I hadn't a clue what resilience meant...:p

He got sour straight away and told me to go!:D

hairyslug

Interviewer: Why would you like to work for Ulster Bank

Me: I heard the money was good



Lost out on a great job a few years back cause I was colourblind.

Samuel T. Cogley

Not a job per se but wasn't let in the RDF because I have a colour defect (mild colour blindness). Despite having been in the Cadets in the UK and learning to fly, sail and shoot with no issues I was told I could be a danger on a range FFS.

munster87

Once I applied for the wrong position and didn’t realise until I was in the interview. I told them my mistake and that I didn’t want the job. That’s how I didn’t get that job.

corner of hells

I had an apprentice years ago who told us he didn't want be an electrician and only went for the interview cause his mother made him go.

myshirt

They asked me what was my greatest weakness. I told them my greatest weakness was that I was too honest.

Kind of mocking me he said "Hmmmn, I don't really think that's weakness now is it", and I said "Well I don't give a f*ck what you think".

McMurphy

I'm probably not the only one who read the thread title and immediately thought of this scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGEXECLc__0

razorblunt

Completely forgot what I’d covered in a 3rd year course for a Graduate role in 4th year College. I realised outside it was all post grads going for it so my confidence was shot.

Donald Trump

I was too sexy for my shirt
So sexy it hurt

the beer revolu

Didn't apply.

Conservatory

Washing machine salesman - spent the entire interview stumped for anything to say just giggled at every question. To this day I can’t explain it.

Samuel T. Cogley

Conservatory wrote: »

Washing machine salesman - spent the entire interview stumped for anything to say just giggled at every question. To this day I can’t explain it.

For the best, no prospects, you just go round and round and... :pac:

jaxxx

Considering I'm out of work, have done more training courses than I wish to remember, still can't get job, did even more training courses, did mock interviews and was told I did very well..... I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHY!

Conservatory

jaxxx wrote: »

Considering I'm out of work, have done more training courses than I wish to remember, still can't get job, did even more training courses, did mock interviews and was told I did very well..... I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHY!

Are you sure you remembered to let the female interviewers know that you definitly would?

ygolometsipe

I just wouldn't do anal and that ended the interview right there and then.


To be fair to I'm not a proctologist. I'm not a doctor either. From the ad I thought it was a porn shoot.

My acting career will never cum to anything.

worded

Was interviewed for jobs and realised I didn’t want the job

Asked what was my greatest weakness ? I said my front crawl wasn’t the best

In another place the staff looked miserable

What’s your greatest strength ?

I replied juggling

the14thwarrior

in the 1980 s i didn't have a job (who did?) and methodically walked down o connell street going into each shop with my CV. a small cafe said they were looking for someone. the rate of payment with a full week work was less than i was getting on the dole. i went home to do the figures, came back the next day and told her i couldn't afford it. cos i was struggling as it was, the dole was barely allowing me to survive and i couldn't afford to take a job that i would be taking home less money, in a cafe. she told me i was stupid and lazy and i started to cry!!

i ended getting another job, emigrating and going to college etc. years later but i'll never forget her reaction.

Samuel T. Cogley

the14thwarrior wrote: »

in the 1980 s i didn't have a job (who did?) and methodically walked down o connell street going into each shop with my CV. a small cafe said they were looking for someone. the rate of payment with a full week work was less than i was getting on the dole. i went home to do the figures, came back the next day and told her i couldn't afford it. cos i was struggling as it was, the dole was barely allowing me to survive and i couldn't afford to take a job that i would be taking home less money, in a cafe. she told me i was stupid and lazy and i started to cry!!

i ended getting another job, emigrating and going to college etc. years later but i'll never forget her reaction.

Lazy I reserve judgement but stupid you're not.

Interviewed at Google back around 2007. After 6 1 hour telephone interviews, and a 4 hour face to face interview, the feedback they gave me was I wasn't enthusiastic enough about technology.

OK then.

corner of hells

worded wrote: »

Was interviewed for jobs and realised I didn’t want the job

Asked what was my greatest weakness ? I said my front crawl wasn’t the best

In another place the staff looked miserable

What’s your greatest strength ?

I replied juggling

A friend of mine was asked if she had any experience on a team.

Apparently being part of a " gang bang" doesn't count.

fxotoole

myshirt wrote: »

They asked me what was my greatest weakness. I told them my greatest weakness was that I was too honest.

Kind of mocking me he said "Hmmmn, I don't really think that's weakness now is it", and I said "Well I don't give a f*ck what you think".

Pretty much guaranteed this never happened

diomed

Underqualified, inexperienced, bad attitude.

_Kaiser_

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Interviewed at Google back around 2007. After 6 1 hour telephone interviews, and a 4 hour face to face interview, the feedback they gave me was I wasn't enthusiastic enough about technology.

OK then.

That sort of process (and they're not alone) is ridiculous to be fair. Unless it was for a senior leadership role there's no way to justify it.

But yea, I don't understand these big companies expecting people to really be enthusiastic about being there and trying to make out like they live and breathe the job, when the reality is that you're very easily replaced most of the time.

Are you interested in the role and the prospects sure, are you a good fit from an experience and personality standpoint, do you have the skills.. That should be enough, and something they should be able to tell after a second round.

Fanny Wank

Smithers: What would each of you say is your worst quality?
Man 1: Well, I a workaholic.
Man 2: I push myself too hard.
Homer: Well, it takes me a long time to learn anything,
I'm kind of a goof-off...
Smithers: Okay, that'll do.
Homer: ... a little stuff starts disappearing from the workplace...
Smithers: That's enough!

fergus1001

pulled my lad out and done "the helicopter" at the interview *

*may or may not be true

evolving_doors

Welcome Aboard!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urmvYu0jvl8

Robsweezie

''and whats the McMotto?''

''right, take a seat and i'll get you that mcflurry now from the machine which is NOT broke''

'' Ok we'll leave it there. im afraid you're not suitable for this...just get out..''

Ursus Horribilis

I was asked a question about Macros in Excel. I hadn't got a clue what they were. When I got the PFO letter, they didn't even put the right name on it.

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jaxxx

I remember one or two interviews where my mind at the time wasn't on getting the job because my interviewers (separate interviews, different occasions) were faacking sexy as hell and all I could think of was........ stuff.