Tuesday, March 07, 2006

You know, it's amazing I've ever gotten a job, cause something terrible always happens on my way to interviews. I get lost, I get stuck in traffic, I say the wrong name. But my favorite had to be that at my current job, they told me to be there at 8:30, no one got there until 9 to let me in, then they put me in a cubicle to wait for about an hour until someone REMEMBERED that I was there and then that person had to got a meeting, so I totally wound up being interviewed by a random manager who completley had no idea what job I was there for and basically said, Well, I'm gonna say that I think they should hire you! I'd feel bad, except there have been people who have gotten it so much worse. Someone actually FLEW IN for an interview and then the boss just didn't show up to meet them (I'm told she had a hair appt. but I refused to believe that), and told the secretery to make it up to them with a pen and pencil set. I kid you not. Another time, someone just left a person in a conference room, no one went and got them, and we found them wandering the halls a half an hour later.

Top 5 most hateful interview questions:

* So, where do you see yourself in five years (Why it's hateful: Honestly, how do you answer that without sounding like you read how to answer that on careerbuilder.com?)
* So, what are your weaknesses (Why it's hateful: It's a total sham question. You're not supposed to admit to any weaknesses, but you also can't say crap like, Well, my perfectionist tendencies sometimes make it hard for me not to give 150% and that can be annoying to my less than motivated colleagues.)
* So, what didn't you like about your last boss (Why it's hateful: I have been asked this question and it's awful because you can't say anything that might not get you in trouble later, thus eliminating almost anything that can spontaneously come to your head, so if you're not prepared and hesitate it comes off like, how do I not say that he was a total sexually harassing, incompetent, arrogant ass?)
* So, would you consider yourself a team player? (Why it's hateful: who else besides a mortician would get to answer no and still think that they had a chance in hell?)
* So, who do you know that scored you an interview here (Why it's hateful: Ha, I totally made that one up, but in all those cocky lawyer shows that sexy, smarmy attorney always asks the new kid on the block that one. But I bet you, there are a ton of people who want to ask this one so they need to know if they should kiss your ass or not.)

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