Interview Diasters

Specialun · 04-02-2014 04:21PM #1

I am doing interviews for 2 positions we have open.

to cut a long story short I had an interview earler. The guy turned up in jeans and a shirt with runners..My team lead proceeded to ask him the basic interview questions and then I stepped in to ask him few more. When i asked him the first question he replied " who are you"..i replied that they guy asking him the questions was my team lead to which he replies " Why are you asking me questions when you report to him"..I quickly informed him that I meant me as in he reports to me and I do the hiring and firing

Thus this guy hope of landing the job was fooked

So AH have you messed up in interviews before..have you interview horror stories..have you put your foot in it

emmabrighton · 04-02-2014 04:24PM

Specialun wrote: »

I quickly informed him that I meant me as in he reports to me and I do the hiring and firing

I'm the Boss Man, so I am.

IK09 · 04-02-2014 04:27PM

im the gaffer

Beruthiel · 04-02-2014 04:27PM

Specialun wrote: »

I quickly informed him that I meant me as in he reports to me and I do the hiring and firing

The guy handled things very badly.

However, was it not extremely rude of you not to introduce yourself before asking him questions?

Specialun · 04-02-2014 04:30PM

Beruthiel wrote: »

The guy handled things very badly.

However, was it not extremely rude of you not to introduce yourself before asking him questions?

I did at the very start and he was informed prior to the interview by HR

westcoast66 · 04-02-2014 04:31PM

So many but the best was I was interviewing a girl once and I had to leave in the middle of the interview. I tripped up as I was passing her and landed on top of her on the couch.

MadsL · 04-02-2014 04:31PM

I interviewed with a company that produced legal compliance e-learning for Irish companies, including interview procedures and legal considerations.

One of the first questions I was asked "So, are you married?"

*facepalm*

calanus · 04-02-2014 04:32PM

My ability to conduct a good interview is almost non-existent. I can talk about the work I'd be hired to do all day in a relaxed setting but put me in a room opposite a panel of three people and I enter a blind panic where I think... Fcuk the job, just let me get out of this room with some of dignity left intact. My most recent interview slip up had me accidentally say "data suppositories" instead of "data repositories" and rather than correct myself I continued like I had said nothing out of the ordinary (The interviewers noticed).

Specialun · 04-02-2014 04:33PM

westcoast66 wrote: »

So many but the best was I was interviewing a girl once and I had to leave in the middle of the interview. I tripped up as I was passing her and landed on top of her on the couch.

ah yeah and your pants fell down too im sure

jimgoose · 04-02-2014 04:34PM

calanus wrote: »

..."data suppositories" instead of "data repositories" and rather than correct myself I continued like I had said nothing out of the ordinary (The interviewers noticed).

Sounds perfectly cromulent to me!

Alf Veedersane · 04-02-2014 04:35PM

westcoast66 wrote: »

So many but the best was I was interviewing a girl once and I had to leave in the middle of the interview. I tripped up as I was passing her and landed on top of her on the couch.

Are you shamelessly taking a scene from a Mr Bean show and passing it off as something that happened to you?

Mint Sauce · 04-02-2014 04:35PM

They actually offered me the job.

:eek:

keith16 · 04-02-2014 04:36PM

I heard of a story of a girl going for an interview.

The interview didn't go well at all. When she was leaving she went to open the door and saw what she thought was a door release switch.

She hit it, and the lights in the room went off. She left anyway leaving the two interviewers sitting there in the (relative) darkness.

neckedit · 04-02-2014 04:36PM

Specialun wrote: »

I am doing interviews for 2 positions we have open.

to cut a long story short I had an interview earler. The guy turned up in jeans and a shirt with runners..My team lead proceeded to ask him the basic interview questions and then I stepped in to ask him few more. When i asked him the first question he replied " who are you"..i replied that they guy asking him the questions was my team lead to which he replies " Why are you asking me questions when you report to him"..I quickly informed him that I meant me as in he reports to me and I do the hiring and firing

Thus this guy hope of landing the job was fooked

So AH have you messed up in interviews before..have you interview horror stories..have you put your foot in it

Did ya not introduce yourselves at the start?

Had the same guy turn up twice for jobs with 2 different companies I was hiring for......Same grey Nike tracksuit!!!!

RoboRat · 04-02-2014 04:38PM

I interviewed a guy a few years ago with a female colleague. She was Polish and extremely pleasant on the eye and liked to wear clothes that I would consider appropriate for going out in.

Anyhow, when the meeting concluded the poor bloke clearly had been somewhat excited by the prospect of working with my fair colleague and as much as he tried to hide it, well, it was quite obvious.

Very awkward handshakes at the end but thankfully he left and didn't ask to use the facilities.

o1s1n · 04-02-2014 04:39PM

I was walking into an office building on a very wet day for an interview and proceeded to strolling across a wet marble floor without giving much consideration to the possibilities of slipping.

I didn't just slip, but somehow managed to do the splits in the middle of the reception area.

Managed to rip my suit trousers but proceeded with the interview anyway :pac:

SCOOP 64 · 04-02-2014 04:39PM

Op, Would the fact that he "The guy turned up in jeans and a shirt with runners.." would that had put you off him from the start?

Merkin · 04-02-2014 04:41PM

I remember interviewing for a job years ago, did a really good interview, shook the guys hand and then walked into the stationary cupboard instead of out the door.

Scarlet for myself.

Tombo2001 · 04-02-2014 04:42PM

Specialun wrote: »

I am doing interviews for 2 positions we have open.

to cut a long story short I had an interview earler. The guy turned up in jeans and a shirt with runners..My team lead proceeded to ask him the basic interview questions and then I stepped in to ask him few more. When i asked him the first question he replied " who are you"..i replied that they guy asking him the questions was my team lead to which he replies " Why are you asking me questions when you report to him"..I quickly informed him that I meant me as in he reports to me and I do the hiring and firing

Thus this guy hope of landing the job was fooked

So AH have you messed up in interviews before..have you interview horror stories..have you put your foot in it

Me a BOSS MAN......who you.....

Wouldnt call that a horror story by any means.

He has every right to ask questions.

The biggest problem with the interview process is that its all one way. The interviewers grill the interviewees. The interviewees dont want to appear 'unenthusiastic' so they dont ask any questions about the employer.

They then end up taking a job that they didnt learn enough about, they dont enjoy it and then they leave.

Its absolute necessary for the employer to answer any questions the interviewee asks.

...............

But to answer the question:

My interview horror was where the lady who was interviewing me showed up 60 minutes late, after a christmas lunch, absolutely stinking of booze, and not in a nice way, hiccuping her way through the interview.

04-02-2014 04:43PM

Tombo2001 wrote: »

The interviewees dont want to appear 'unenthusiastic' so they dont ask any questions about the employer.
.

I always ask if they like working there

The Diabolical Monocle · 04-02-2014 04:44PM

Me - asks interviewer for details on what the day to day entails.

Interviewer - lengthy description, so any questions ?

Me - (having drifted off to magic land and now just returned back) Sooo, em, yes, what does the day to day work involve.

Interviewer - yeeeeaaaah, well, I think we're done here.

Me - (activates everythings normal face) Yes.

(awkward goodbye follows)

RoboRat · 04-02-2014 04:46PM

The biggest problem with the interview process is that its all one way. The interviewers grill the interviewees. The interviewees dont want to appear 'unenthusiastic' so they dont ask any questions about the employer.

I always grill my potential employers as I feel that its a 2 way process and I rate myself as an employee so I think that they should be suitable for me as well as vice versa. Its never been an issue and employers seem to like that I have showed an interest and not just a 'yes man'

Tombo2001 · 04-02-2014 04:48PM

bluewolf wrote: »

I always ask if they like working there

Its a good question.

Personally, my biggest interview disasters have generally involved accepting the job afterwards.

The interviews go great, then you start the job and its a completely different kettle of slippery eels.

tigger123 · 04-02-2014 04:49PM

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Me a BOSS MAN......who you.....

Wouldnt call that a horror story by any means.

He has every right to ask questions.

The biggest problem with the interview process is that its all one way. The interviewers grill the interviewees. The interviewees dont want to appear 'unenthusiastic' so they dont ask any questions about the employer.

They then end up taking a job that they didnt learn enough about, they dont enjoy it and then they leave.

Its absolute necessary for the employer to answer any questions the interviewee asks.

...............

But to answer the question:

My interview horror was where the lady who was interviewing me showed up 60 minutes late, after a christmas lunch, absolutely stinking of booze, and not in a nice way, hiccuping her way through the interview.

Dunno if I'd agree with that, I've always asked questions as an interviewee, it shows you're interested in the company and you find out more about the role.

Tombo2001 · 04-02-2014 04:49PM

RoboRat wrote: »

I always grill my potential employers as I feel that its a 2 way process and I rate myself as an employee so I think that they should be suitable for me as well as vice versa. Its never been an issue and employers seem to like that I have showed an interest and not just a 'yes man'

Yep, its the right approach.

The Backwards Man · 04-02-2014 04:53PM

Alf Veedersane wrote: »

Are you shamelessly taking a scene from a Mr Bean show and passing it off as something that happened to you?

All the stories are quite funny if you imagine the posters as Mr. Bean actually.

Never really had many job interviews meself, once I was at an all day thing for bar managers for a chain in England when I was young and foolish. When they asked for how you would improve the profitability of a pub within one month of taking over, they were none to impressed with my suggestions of filling the gin, vodka and port bottles with cheap alternatives to the brands and getting the brewery to sell a few kegs out the back door for cash.

Needless to say they went bankrupt a year or two later.:pac:

Alf Veedersane · 04-02-2014 04:55PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

All the stories are quite funny if you imagine the posters as Mr. Bean actually.

"I walked in for the interview and the interviewer was there...with a turkey on his head"

Duckjob · 04-02-2014 04:55PM

Tombo2001 wrote: »

My interview horror was where the lady who was interviewing me showed up 60 minutes late, after a christmas lunch, absolutely stinking of booze, and not in a nice way, hiccuping her way through the interview.

What a cúnt. That is one interview I would have no problems walking out on then following up with a letter of complaint to her boss/HR.

--Kaiser-- · 04-02-2014 04:56PM

BTW, it's just as possible to be an awful interviewer as an awful interviewee. I'm not going to blame all my poor interviews on bad interviewers, but all my good interviews were in front of sound people who made me feel relaxed and didn't ask retarded questions

Penny Tration · 04-02-2014 04:57PM

Last time I interviewed somebody, she had her mobile in her hand, and spent half of the interview texting.

Needless to say, she did not get the job.

Specialun · 04-02-2014 04:58PM

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Me a BOSS MAN......who you.....

Wouldnt call that a horror story by any means.

He has every right to ask questions.

The biggest problem with the interview process is that its all one way. The interviewers grill the interviewees. The interviewees dont want to appear 'unenthusiastic' so they dont ask any questions about the employer.

They then end up taking a job that they didnt learn enough about, they dont enjoy it and then they leave.

Its absolute necessary for the employer to answer any questions the interviewee asks.

...............

But to answer the question:

My interview horror was where the lady who was interviewing me showed up 60 minutes late, after a christmas lunch, absolutely stinking of booze, and not in a nice way, hiccuping her way through the interview.

of course there allowed ask questions..but not to be so rude.. i dont think " Why are you asking me questions" is very polite

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