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If 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.

(, Thu 20 Jan 2005, 9:51)
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Early 90s video
I've never had a particularly bad interview myself, but remembering way back to my PSE classes, I remember having to watch an extremely amateurish video showcasing three (ficticious) people going for a interview for a secretary placement in Leeds. There was one 19 year old interviewee called "Nina" who was like the "Murphy's Law example" of all interviewees. Every single question she answered got her deeper and deeper into the shit, and despite the stern looks from Mrs. Bretton the entire class could not help but piss themselves laughing... let's see (please be aware that Nina has a thick nothern accent and has what looks like a dead cat on her head)....

Interview Lady: Come in Nina
Nina: (comes in and drops banana skin on desk) Hi, I'm Nina (sits down and props feet up on other chair)
Interview Lady: You won't believe this, we used to go to the same school!
Nina: Oh really, was it a complete dump in your day too?
Interview lady: Didn't I tell you I was a governer there?....
Nina: Oops.

(Later)

Interview Lady: What would happen if someone came in, claiming to be selling the best thing since sliced bread, but I wasn't available?
Nina: I'd tell him to "P" off!
Interview lady: You don't really mean that, do you?
Nina: Of course I don't, I'd arrange an appointment at a suitable time... and "then" I'd tell him to "P" off!

(Later)

Interview lady: Why do you want this job?
Nina: I suppose there are more chances of making advancements! (ie, I'll have your job one day, bitch!)

(Later)

Interview lady: Let me tell you about our teleph-
Nina: No need, I've dealt with all kinds of systems!
Interview lady: (evil stare for the interruption, which lasts about 10 seconds for all the school kids watching to "get the message")

(Mrs Bretton stops the cassette)

Mrs. B: Right, how was Nina's interview technique? Notice anything??
(, Sat 22 Jan 2005, 2:03, Reply)

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