Things not to say during interview

Duckjob

I remember an awkward interview from many years back where the interviewer asked me what I knew about their company and I realised in that moment that while I had looked up their website I must have been very distracted at the time as I hadnt taken anything in and didn't have a bogs notion what they did. Still I must have done something right because they offered me the job and even ended up getting into something of a bidding war with my current employer who wanted to hang on to me. I eventually ended up staying put with a nice big boost on my salary.

Kermit.de.frog

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo0KjdDJr1c

I love interview threads 😃

Sorry I'm late

Strumms

“So, do you come here often ?”

”do you know who drives the grey 201 BMW… I might have scratched it with my door, but it was an accident”

” my last place had a …bring your pet to work day, might be worth thinking about that ? “

” can I have a microwave on my desk ? I noticed the walk to the canteen was long, what about a small fridge ? “

Ray Palmer

Interviewed a guy who very proudly told a story how he humiliated the CEO of his company at a huge event because he hid reports from his bosses. He then tried to sit in on the next interview of the next person because he knew them and reckoned they needed to help him because his English wasn't very good. He was right the guys English was practically non existent and he had been working in Ireland 4 years. It was a multi-lingual job of English and German.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119059893#Comment_119059893

why so? Its a thread about questions you dont ask at interview, and someone asking about who is up for it in the office as a prelude to interoffice romance or one night stands.

You ever work in an office where someone has gotten off with someone else? Its never fun. Or even go through a breakup.

griffin100

I interviewed someone for a very senior role last week. I asked them how they manage competing work priorities and projects - a usual question for a senior manager - their response was that they were unmarried and had no kids and they would give all of their time including evenings and weekends to the job. Not an idea answer but also sad in a way.

I remember once for a much more junior role asking a candidate to take us through their CV and how their career had progressed to date. A nice easy question. They proceeded to read their entire CV word for word, it took ages a s was excruciating. We tried to divert him but he was insistent.

ablelocks

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119058093#Comment_119058093

weaknesses? they read like they were copied from a job spec for senior manager roles

I have my annual holidays booked from tomorrow - 2 weeks. Can I take them?

Interviewee wearing head gear / hat wear at an office interview

LollipopJimmy

I interviewed for a role in a private medical facility, I work in HR and Recruitment, they asked me what I thought of their recruitment process having gone through it, by the look on their faces they weren't expecting me to say 'not a lot really'

They had invited me to interview without telling me the name or job title of those interviewing, they were straight into formalities, no rapport, no attempt to get me to 'buy in'

However they seemed to appreciate it, I was offered the role but turned it down, I'd accepted another I preferred

SunnySundays

I interview people regularly and two responses that I've always remembered were...

1. I hope the questions get a lot easier when I'm working for you! (We hired him, he was real, seemed like a grafter, likeable guy. He was with us 3 years & he was a work horse before unfortunately we had to let him go for an act of insanity!)

2. What do you guys and your company bring to the table? I can work anywhere & am in demand. I got 600 points in my leaving without any grinds, have a first class honours degree & graduated top of my class. Why should I give you the benefit of all that? (Astounded by the arrogance & naivety, my colleague & I struggled not to laugh)

SunnySundays

Oh another another guy who called me "doll" and my male colleague "sir" all the way through the interview!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119082221#Comment_119082221

2) He's now doing his PhD.

Andrea B.

https://twitter.com/geravoin/status/1527175219433025536?t=SchkfLtyy2pbZFo1e_3d0A&s=19

A.

vixdname

When interviewing a candidate for a job in an warehouse where the applicant had stated on his CV that he was proficient in most types of warehousing software I asked him what packages he had used mostly, he declared he mostly used wooden and card boxes.

donegal_man

Interviewing someone for an international support role where he had been fairly impressive throughout I asked did he have any questions for us.

"Would I have to talk to any of the foreigners? Can be wild hard to know what they're saying."

hayse

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119100583#Comment_119100583

Could be worse he could have whipped out his own package

lawred2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119059776#Comment_119059776

While I don't see a lot wrong with anyone consulting a line manager or co worker for advice.. it's usually the case in an interview that you might like to see the candidate game out their response to the situation. It shows problem solving and intuition. It's a bit of a flag if that is someone's go to place in an interview.

L.Dsallday

'I think'

Ray Palmer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119061484#Comment_119061484

Such lazy "humour"