The other thread about job interviews brought back some memories of job interviews gone horribly awry - I'm sure we've all had these. What are some of your stories?
My toughest - right out of university for a large international consulting firm. It was an empty room with three chairs in it, no table. There were two interviewers, and they sat a few feet apart facing me. They proceeded to take turns asking me rapid fire questions, first one, then the other. This went on for about 45 minutes. The whole thing was designed to rattle you - it was more like an interrogation.
Another bad one - I had applied for a position while I was a student. I had taken a few years of French Immersion during high school, but really hadn't had the chance to use it in the past five years or so. I went in for the interview, not realizing that I had indicated that I was bilingual on the application form - big mistake! Half way through they switched to French. I could understand it, but it took me a while to process the questions, and my answers were mostly one-word answers. I'll never make that mistake again! :lol:
My toughest - right out of university for a large international consulting firm. It was an empty room with three chairs in it, no table. There were two interviewers, and they sat a few feet apart facing me. They proceeded to take turns asking me rapid fire questions, first one, then the other. This went on for about 45 minutes. The whole thing was designed to rattle you - it was more like an interrogation.
Another bad one - I had applied for a position while I was a student. I had taken a few years of French Immersion during high school, but really hadn't had the chance to use it in the past five years or so. I went in for the interview, not realizing that I had indicated that I was bilingual on the application form - big mistake! Half way through they switched to French. I could understand it, but it took me a while to process the questions, and my answers were mostly one-word answers. I'll never make that mistake again! :lol: