That sounds like someone who was forced to go to an interview by the dole office and had no intention of getting a jobStasisesque said:
Job interview akward or funny situations.
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Well let's just say that it involves university dorm rooms. Being pared up with fuckers who decided to sell drugs. Me reporting it to the people in charge and the police. Nothing happening. Me lying and moving dorms. Getting "Fag" written on the door. Reporting that. Nothing happening. Then at 3 in the morning one night some fuckers mess with my door and I track them over to their dorm room.arkady said:
Surprise! The police actually do something then.
Maybe, but I highly doubt it as it was a temp position and he was still in school (6th form). It doesn't really matter though, as the instant that came out of his mouth, deliberate or not, he'd lost any chance of securing a position.shootthebandit said:
That was my first experience interviewing someone else, so I hit the ground running.
ROFL!Mr Mystery Guest said:
Did you then piss on his desk and demand he fetch you a coffee before smacking him on his ass to send him on his way?
I love accidental Alpha moves.
That is awesome! I live in the valley as well and I went to an interview for a company that printed Adult DVD covers and magazines but also did the boxes for adult toys and novelties. Sitting in the guys office waiting for him counting all the movies they had on display that I had seen and trying not to look too closely at the 2 foot long dildo shaped like a forearm and a fist was pretty funny. Ended up taking a tour of the place and watching about five thousand gay pron DVD covers roll past as I was trying to keep a straight face with the interviewer was fun. They were testing me to see if I was squeamish about pron and especially gay pron. I didn't really care it was just a surreal kind of moment, ended up getting the job and finding out how crazy some of the things that are made for unusual sexual tastes are. I will always remember the blow up doll that had a Japananime type face on it or meeting a few stars without the heavy make up and airbrushing of their movies and pics.KaneX said:
Nothing really exciting or funny in my job interviews.
Two jobs ago it was very simple, I arrived at the office where I was supposed to have the interview, but the director of the company was a little hungry, so if I would like to have the interview in the nearby pancake house?
At the pancake house I was asked a couple of personal things that basically came down to "can you work, are you willing to work, can you start on monday?" Got that job.
8 months later we ran out of orders, so i had to look for something else.
I got a letter of reccomendation from the director, and went to a job interview I wasn't sure about. Architectural and technical drawing. After a bit of small talk, they showed me around the company. "You think you can do this kind of work?" "I can always try" "Good, start trying next monday" So i stayed with the company for 6.5 years doing just about anything building related.
Two jobs ago it was very simple, I arrived at the office where I was supposed to have the interview, but the director of the company was a little hungry, so if I would like to have the interview in the nearby pancake house?
At the pancake house I was asked a couple of personal things that basically came down to "can you work, are you willing to work, can you start on monday?" Got that job.
8 months later we ran out of orders, so i had to look for something else.
I got a letter of reccomendation from the director, and went to a job interview I wasn't sure about. Architectural and technical drawing. After a bit of small talk, they showed me around the company. "You think you can do this kind of work?" "I can always try" "Good, start trying next monday" So i stayed with the company for 6.5 years doing just about anything building related.
When I was applying for universities I went to an interview for a sound design course at a private university. The interview started off normally, usual question like "Do you know the requirements" and "Do you have work you can show me". Then he asked why I wanted to do this course, and whilst explaining what inspired me I mentioned Skyrim, which the interviewer picked up on.
At first I thought that I messed up and shouldn't have brought up the fact I got inspired by game. Turns out he was playing it all the time and loved the game.
We spent about 30 minuets just talking about games and then when he realized he ran over time in the interview he said "oh shoot, err, do you understand the course? Good, hope you get the grades and I see you next year". Easiest interview I ever had. Sucks that I didn't get the grades though, oh well, got into my preferred choice though.
At first I thought that I messed up and shouldn't have brought up the fact I got inspired by game. Turns out he was playing it all the time and loved the game.
We spent about 30 minuets just talking about games and then when he realized he ran over time in the interview he said "oh shoot, err, do you understand the course? Good, hope you get the grades and I see you next year". Easiest interview I ever had. Sucks that I didn't get the grades though, oh well, got into my preferred choice though.
The first job I ever had was at Taco Bell. The girl interviewing me looked like she was in her early 40's. She was kind of flirting with me a little bit. She kept saying that she really likes guys with shaved heads. She kept staring at my bald head. I wasn't really all that uncomfortable because of the age difference. She basically just gave me the job. She barely asked any questions. She wasn't all that bad looking either. She just reminded me of somebody who was probably alone and hating the fact that she worked at Taco Bell at 40. If I would have played my cards right, I probably could have had sex with her. Lord knows that every time she was throwing a little get together at her house, she would always invite me to come.
Well it looks like on Monday I get the opportunity to make a new interview memory. I am going in for an interview at a dream job. Working from home and making about 12k more a year than I make now and no more working at night! I am so nervous because I hate my current job schedule and I know this job would change my families future immediately. Pressure, pressure!
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Haha, yeah I know that feeling.Dirge Eterna said:
I have a job interview tomorrow (friday). It's for pretty much my dream job. The catch? It's my first "real" job interview ever. if I nail this I'm basically set for the next 30 years or so, unless I decide I really want to make a location/career change. Nerves, they're killing me. Hopefully I don't horribly flub the entire thing, but if I do, at least I'll have a story to tell in this thread.
After collage my internship actually got me an interview with there sister company, they liked how hard I worked and thought I would be a good fit. I went to the interview and was nervous as can be, and ended up in a big conference room with the owner of the company and the head manager.
We talked about my internship and how I did in collage. Then they asked me how much I was looking to getting paid. Then it struck me I never had this "career type" job before. So I answered "Um $7.50?" they looked at each other, looked at me and then laughed. When they finally stopped laughing, they said "Oh no hunny, the job your applying for has the starting pay of $13 and hour. Is that ok with you?" I agreed but my face was bright red.
I did end up getting the job.
We talked about my internship and how I did in collage. Then they asked me how much I was looking to getting paid. Then it struck me I never had this "career type" job before. So I answered "Um $7.50?" they looked at each other, looked at me and then laughed. When they finally stopped laughing, they said "Oh no hunny, the job your applying for has the starting pay of $13 and hour. Is that ok with you?" I agreed but my face was bright red.
I did end up getting the job.
I went for a job as a trolley pusher at IKEA when I'd just finished school. I'm notoriously terrible at interviews, so I decided to be proactive, and when they said "What do you think you would bring to this role that would enrich the work environment?", which is the kind of spiel that really annoys me, I just said "I am an able-bodied, efficient young male, I cycle everywhere and I walk significantly faster than the average person. I would enrich the work environment by ridding it of stray trolleys as fast as could possibly be required." I didn't get the job, but then again, they only hire 16-year-olds anyway (so they can spend their school days aspiring to be Trolley Manager and end up as a 30-year-old Trolley King or some shit), so fuck IKEA.
And a little off-topic, but whenever I see a job advertisement that wants an experienced, outgoing, social butterfly for some unskilled, entry-level job with no prospects, I get absolutely livid. It's like "THIS IS MATTRESS REMOVAL. YOU DO NOT NEED EXPERIENCE AND YOU DO NOT NEED SOCIAL SKILLS. GET OVER YOURSELVES."
And a little off-topic, but whenever I see a job advertisement that wants an experienced, outgoing, social butterfly for some unskilled, entry-level job with no prospects, I get absolutely livid. It's like "THIS IS MATTRESS REMOVAL. YOU DO NOT NEED EXPERIENCE AND YOU DO NOT NEED SOCIAL SKILLS. GET OVER YOURSELVES."
Good luck. I am hoping I can pull it off without looking like a nervous wreck.Dirty Hipsters said:
How did your interview go? Mine went pretty well, I have a friend who already works at the place I want to work at so I know pretty much that I am in the top 3 candidates. I am just waiting for the big boss to come back from vacation for the 2nd interview. I didn't screw up, I think the worst thing was my resume I brought in was slightly changed from the ones they had as I plumped it up with stuff relevant to that position. No exaggerations just more cherry picking my history to show what I have done that they advertised looking for in the job posting.Dirty Hipsters said:
That was your time to shine, group interviews are all about how you work with other people ... should have jumped on the opportunity to bolster her confidence and in turn look like a great candidate for the position. She wouldn't have gotten the job for lacking so much confidence but would have made you look like a superstar.teqrevisited said:
On topic. Never really had a weird thing happen, I went to an interview which wasn't really an interview.
I went in, shook hands, then was asked super basic questions (it was more confirming details than anything), then he said "ok, I'll see you at 8:30 Monday" ... I was lost for words, not 'cos I just got a job but 'cos I was surprised that it was over before it began.