Job InterviewsIf it's not the "where do you see yourself in five years time" question, it's the trick questions they throw at you to make them feel superior. Tell us about your worst job interview and the most unsuited candidates you've seen. BTW: Please don't use the question board to send messages to each other. It makes the whole thing unreadable for everyone else.
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chthonic, Thu 20 Jan 2005, 9:51)
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Job interviewsBack in the day when I was a fresh faced Computer Science graduate I must have gone on about 10 interviews before landing the job I am currently trying to get out of. Anyway, I remember travelling to Glasgow to be interviewed by one of the big London banks. The guy introduced himself as a Systems support manager, and whilst I didn't really like the guy very much, we chatted away quite happily, until he asked me what type of work I prefer, to which I replied that I prefer development work rather than support work, because I find plugging in wires all day extremely tedious and simple. To which he replied rather tersily "So you think my job is simple and tedious?"
Cue some hasty backpeddling. I didn't get the job, funnily enough.
I did discover after I accepted my job that turning down subsequent offers and interviews was a lot of fun, especially if you reply in HR speak, saying that, whilst your company has many positive aspects, I don't think you quite reach my strict employer standards etc.
And, oh, just one more thing, if you are an interviewer, here is a handy tip: Don't interview people by telephone unless you want to give the impression that your company is an unprofessional outfit of tightwads who won't pay a £10 taxi fare to see candidates in person.
(, Thu 20 Jan 2005, 13:08, Reply)
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