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By *NawtyCpl OP Couple
over a year ago

Around and about

So I have been interviewing for some new company positions this week and honestly, some people either don't prepare or don't care!

Got me thinking, what clangers and disasters have you all had during an interview?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Was talking to someone in my last company this week and she said as she was doing a zoom interview the lady being interviewed asked to be excused for a minutes...

At which point my friend and the other lad doing the interview heard the kettle going on and sat in silence as it started to boil.

Needless to say the interview didn't last long after she returned with a cuppa

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

Probably the most interesting one was when I was interviewing a woman for a position in my office running the accounts dept.

She turned up with a baby a few months old as her husband was due to meet her but was delayed in work

She fed the baby in my office and who then proceeded to puke all over her suit

She needed to clean up,then she had to show my business partner that she could run the accounts package so I took the baby for a walk around the industrial estate in her buggy while everyone stopped to chat to me and make funny noises about " my" baby

She got the job

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By *eanbelfastMan
over a year ago

Belfast

I was going interviewing a. Umber of years ago and was asking a follow up question, “How do you deal with problems?” The answer sticks with me today and still makes me smile. He said “I don’t look for problems and problems don’t find me”

He didn’t pass the interview.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sitting in on a few interviews with my former manager (I was a supervisor) for entry level position to a small team. One guy shows up like he was dragged out of bed wearing a tracksuit

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By *ickheadcuntCouple
over a year ago

Cork Ireland

"So I have been interviewing for some new company positions this week and honestly, some people either don't prepare or don't care!

Got me thinking, what clangers and disasters have you all had during an interview?

Spent 30min talking about one line of work and after 30mins realised I was on to the wrong job

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By *ondalingerMan
over a year ago

City center

Not an interview

But i gave evidence at a coroners court about a man i found dead. I tripped getting into the witness box

Then 2 mins later i sneezed outta nowhere and sent snot out me nose

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By *ondalingerMan
over a year ago

City center

"Probably the most interesting one was when I was interviewing a woman for a position in my office running the accounts dept.

She turned up with a baby a few months old as her husband was due to meet her but was delayed in work

She fed the baby in my office and who then proceeded to puke all over her suit

She got the job

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thats just amazing

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By *ouble Trouble 1000Couple
over a year ago

ireland

"Probably the most interesting one was when I was interviewing a woman for a position in my office running the accounts dept.

She turned up with a baby a few months old as her husband was due to meet her but was delayed in work

She fed the baby in my office and who then proceeded to puke all over her suit

She got the job

Great story, well done that mama !

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"Not an interview

But i gave evidence at a coroners court about a man i found dead. I tripped getting into the witness box

Then 2 mins later i sneezed outta nowhere and sent snot out me nose"

Roaring here...brilliant

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By *organ DeanWoman
over a year ago

Belfast

"Probably the most interesting one was when I was interviewing a woman for a position in my office running the accounts dept.

She turned up with a baby a few months old as her husband was due to meet her but was delayed in work

She fed the baby in my office and who then proceeded to puke all over her suit

She got the job

Its great that your company was accommodating to allow her to show her strengths

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Interviewing for an order picker in a warehouse a couple of years ago. First guy turned up dressed in a gold paisley patterned jacket and proceeded to tell me what changes he would make if he got the job. He didn't get it.

Next guy was high as a kite and all he could say was ye and no.

Third one in was the receptionists son who claimed to have years of experience in warehouses but had no references to back it up.

When asked if he had a forklift licence he said yes and I asked to see it. He said he didn't have it with him so I pressed him on it and he admitted he didn't actually have one but his mate could get him one by the next day.

The MD told me to employ him anyway because of his mother so against my better judgement I did.

He lasted 2 days, caused £3k worth of damage when using the forklift without permission when I wasn't there and refused every direct order given to him by his supervisor.

His mother never spoke to me after that because she blamed me for not giving him a chance

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

Its the only way to keep good staff..the core staff have an average of 24 years here...Im here 36 years ..once kids come along they're more important than work for mum or dad

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Its the only way to keep good staff..the core staff have an average of 24 years here...Im here 36 years ..once kids come along they're more important than work for mum or dad "

Tbh I'd just not hire someone that handed oer their baby to me without knowing me

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By *ondalingerMan
over a year ago

City center

"Its the only way to keep good staff..the core staff have an average of 24 years here...Im here 36 years ..once kids come along they're more important than work for mum or dad

Tbh I'd just not hire someone that handed oer their baby to me without knowing me

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why not?

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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago

somewhere

"Its the only way to keep good staff..the core staff have an average of 24 years here...Im here 36 years ..once kids come along they're more important than work for mum or dad

Tbh I'd just not hire someone that handed oer their baby to me without knowing me

Its not as she said here...it's yours

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Its the only way to keep good staff..the core staff have an average of 24 years here...Im here 36 years ..once kids come along they're more important than work for mum or dad

Tbh I'd just not hire someone that handed oer their baby to me without knowing me

Its not as she said here...it's yours

Maybe I should rethink this...

I wouldnt hire anyone that handed me over there baby that did know me

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By *umpingJackFlashMan
over a year ago

Anywhere

"Probably the most interesting one was when I was interviewing a woman for a position in my office running the accounts dept.

She turned up with a baby a few months old as her husband was due to meet her but was delayed in work

She fed the baby in my office and who then proceeded to puke all over her suit

She got the job

Great story, well done that mama !"
And well done BM for hiring her

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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago

Newry Down

I went for an interview for a position that I wanted, and was extremely well prepared withe the very latest research from around the planet.

However, when I saw the atmosphere in the front office, the staff looked cowed into submission.

I was taken upstairs to meet the three owners, and one woman was a real bully.

I decided to have some fun, and repeatedly insulted the bully by suggesting that even she might learn something from my the research I had done, which I handed over.

I then got up and walked out; the bully looked stunned, as if no-one had ever stood up to her.

Mercifully, I never heard from them; I had dodged a bullet, job-wise!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I went for an interview for a position that I wanted, and was extremely well prepared withe the very latest research from around the planet.

However, when I saw the atmosphere in the front office, the staff looked cowed into submission.

I was taken upstairs to meet the three owners, and one woman was a real bully.

I decided to have some fun, and repeatedly insulted the bully by suggesting that even she might learn something from my the research I had done, which I handed over.

I then got up and walked out; the bully looked stunned, as if no-one had ever stood up to her.

Mercifully, I never heard from them; I had dodged a bullet, job-wise!

Excellent

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By *asual777Man
over a year ago

i travel all over

So at college I won a prize for a sketch I did

But it was about STIs

I did an interview and wasn’t doing great

They asked me if there was anymore to me that wasn’t on my CV

In desperation I mentioned the sketch . Couldn’t for the life expand on this . There was this horrible silence for ages

Didn’t get the job

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By *enguin1Man
over a year ago

The sticks

Remote Interviewing for a position on our team in Manila and the candidate claimed her camera wasn't working, it was start of lockdown#1 so we all had issues

We started to ask her questions about her background which was straight forward but when we got into the technical site of the role the issues started.......as soon as we'd ask a question she'd pause and we'd hear her furiously typing on the keyboard......she was obviously trying to Google her way thru the interview

it was car crash stuff

She obviously didn't get the job but the next guy we interviewed I knew within 2mins he'd be great for the role, one of the shortest interviews ever, 20mths later I couldn't survive with this lad who has his laptop set up on an ironing board under his stairs in the Philippines

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