Job interviews are often awful–even when we do well. Sometimes, though, we torpedo our own chances by opening our own mouths. Here are 20 true stories of interviews gone wrong:
When honesty is not the best policy
1. I once interviewed for a job as a diversity trainer. “Why do you want the job?” they asked. “Well, I’ve hated every diversity training I’ve ever been to.” I went on to explain why that was relevant, but I had already talked myself out of a job.
2. The first interview I ever had was at McDonald’s when I was 16. When asked, “Can you work under pressure?” I answered, “No.” I didn’t realize until later that that was a mistake.
To keep reading, click here: 15 True Tales of Job Interview Embarrassment
This is article 2 or 3 based on your stories. I’d love more stories, if you have them.
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Thank you, Suzanne. Someday, it might be interesting to crowdsource a book of crazy employee relations stories . . . come to think of it, it would be a multi-volume endeavor because I’m more than sure we all have hair-straightening, toe-curling stories to astound!
In a similar vein, there are Kerry’s wonderful Tales of the Clue Free, about her interviewing and hiring experiences, at The Clue Wagon–here’s the URL to the posts under that tag:
http://www.cluewagon.com/category/tales-of-the-cluefree/
Love it, thanks!
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In general, everyone learn from experiences and mistakes. But before wasting a job interview opportunity, think twice, whether you are doing big mistake of life. You are providing some important points to get rid from job interview embarrassment and win the job.