Worst. Job. Interview. Ever.

[KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!]

Not sure if it's the worst, but one that sticks in my craw at the moment is one that started with something like:

"Sorry, the interview started late. I was talking to some people. I just love my job."

Needless to say I didn't get the job. ASSHOLE.

[MC Blowfish]

I got really nervous in the middle of the interview and forgot the answer to one simple question and blew the rest of the interview. I got so frustrated that I forgot the answer, I started screwing every other question up too.

I had one where I told the lady that the reason why I was leaving was because I had been there for three years without a raise and she didn't believe me. I repeatedly told her that I asked a few times and was always told we were in a pay freeze and they weren't giving out raises. She just didn't believe it. The company that I was working for is now out of business.

[Confused Mark Wahlberg]

I asked a person this question: "So why do you want to work for a non-profit?"

Answer: "to be honest, I'm not really even sure what you guys do"

~BZZZZZT~ wrong answer

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Had one to work asset protection for a few Target stores. Met the guy, asked a few basic questions, looked over everything and said he liked me and would pass me on to the regional people. Drove the 40 miles home and checked the mail to find a rejection letter sent 2 days earlier.

[Zombie Mod]

interviewer: "Sell me this stapler"

me: "What?"

interviewer: "Sell me this stapler!"

me: "erm, well you can use it to stick bits of paper together.... errr, stick things to the wall, gives you the opportunity to sell staples which this needs... and erm you can use it to stick bits of paper to friends & enemies... that last one may hurt a bit but if its not you getting things stuck to you it doesn't matter also you can throw it at someone to get their attention"

interviewer: "we'll let you know."

had a phone call telling me I got the job before I got home from the interview.

[willywonka666]

Not a bad interview, but one where i noticed the psychology of an interview.

First, I was in a reclining rolling desk chair, which I didn't think about, but I didn't move around or recline in it, which wouldn't have cost me the job, but it would have probably been something they noticed.

The other, I wore a ring, which I might have touched once, and I noticed the interviewer looking at it and I immediately stopped, because that might have been a sign of nervousness, which I wasn't nervous at all to be honest.

I got the job though and it sucked

[Push R Truth]

I always like to ask "Tell me a couple reasons why this position interests you?" right after introductions. I shit you not this is my all time favorite response: "Well, I've known *employee name* all my life. I see his lazy ass driving around a new Hummer and his kid has a new JEEP, I figure if that idiot can make that kind of money I should be able too."


I'm always shocked at how certain people act in job interviews. About 5%-10% of our interviews have people cussing, bitching about random things that have nothing to do with what we asked or just flat out hilarious reactions. I've lost count of the people that stand up and walk out the moment they find out we do random drug testing.

[Square]

I had to do a shapes test for a tech support interview today, f***ing hell was that ridiculous

[Push R Truth]

Jan 16, 2015 10:50:13 GMT -5 Square said:

I had to do a shapes test for a tech support interview today, f***ing hell was that ridiculous

I swear some managers do that just to see the reaction they get when they ask for it to be done.


I'd like to imagine Vince tosses each new wrestling hopeful a Rubik's Cube and tells them "You got 30 seconds to impress me dammit!"

[Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill]

I once had an interview for a job i didn't know I applied for. No idea who theyw were, what they did, or what position i would be doing. Interview was a complete train wreck.

[Unaffiliated]

The first few interviews I had I was completely unprepared for and they were complete wrecks. "Um" was by far the most common word I used. Most questions were behavioral, like "Tell me about a time you worked in a good team and a bad team" and I could not (and till today still cannot) answer such questions.

[Hit Girl]

My interview with TNA was pretty bad.

I explained to Dixie why Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan and Rob Van Dam are not "TNA guys"


She didn't understand.

[KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!]

Jan 16, 2015 10:16:56 GMT -5 Zombie Mod said:

interviewer: "Sell me this stapler"

me: "What?"

interviewer: "Sell me this stapler!"

me: "erm, well you can use it to stick bits of paper together.... errr, stick things to the wall, gives you the opportunity to sell staples which this needs... and erm you can use it to stick bits of paper to friends & enemies... that last one may hurt a bit but if its not you getting things stuck to you it doesn't matter also you can throw it at someone to get their attention"

interviewer: "we'll let you know."

had a phone call telling me I got the job before I got home from the interview.

I had the same, "sell me this" with a pen (just like in The Wolf of Wall Street) in a job interview I had in either 2006 or 2007.

[Deleted]

I had an interview for a part time side gig at a store called Ollies. It's pretty much along the same lines as a Big Lots or Roses, a close out store.

At the end of the interview, the woman asked if I had any questions, and I did not. She asked if I was sure, and I again awkwardly said no. I knew there was something she was waiting for me to ask, but didn't know what it was. When I was driving home I realized that since it was just a part time job on top of my regular job I didnt ask what it paid, because I honestly didn't care, I knew it would probably be around minimum wage so I didn't bother to ask.

I actually did get the job, but I quit the first day because they were treating me like I had no retail experience and talking to me like I was an idiot despite the fact that I had a decade of retail experience and mentioned that several times in the interview.

[Deleted]

I once had a job interview where the guy who was suppose to interview me didn't show up or left too early or something and I got a half assed quick interview from the assistant manager who had no clue I was arriving and dude probably had no clue if he had any hiring powers. I didn't get the job lol.

Outside of that I never really had trainwreck interviews. Like I purposely half assed and acted like a cocky douche because ten minutes before the interview, I got the call from the job that I wanted saying I was hired.

[The Spelunker!]

I had a job interview where the interviewer had not only worked with my abrasive sister, but that she had made him cry on numerous occasions.

Oddly enough, I got the job.

[Deleted]

Always, ALWAYS have two things ready. An answer to "What's your greatest weakness/something you struggle with?" because they want you to show them that you're willing to work to problem solve. My go to is that I used to be super disorganized, but now I make sure to chart everything on my phone and I'm super on the ball now.

and when they ask if you have any questions, have a question. My favorite is: "Why do YOU like working here?"

[RedSmile]

I have rarely had problems with interviews. I loathe orientations full of intelligence insulting videos that should be hosted by Troy McClure. I have walked out of more of those than interviews, by far.

[Mid-Carder]

I love job interviews. My healthy ego is at its best in a job interview - I'm better than everyone here, and here's why. I don't get nervous at all

[Dr. T is an alien]

I do recall one particularly bad interview:


Interviewer: Show me your tits.

Me: I'm a dude.

Interviewer: ..... Then get the hell out of here and cut your hair, you damned hippie!