Are you good in an interview?

[STRYDG]

Of the 4 interviews I've ever had got all 4 jobs.

Years ago they asked me who if i had anyone i look up to. Dont really but said Randy Couture as he just won the belt in his 40s lol

 

[My name is]

Never really had one. I just walked in knowing I was getting the job. I'm pretty good at first dates though

 

[THE Red Beard]

I'm actually better in interviews that in the real job.

Hahaha selling them a bag of goods! I've done that more than once #workMOBtactics never die.

 

[Threetrees]

Yes I feel like i am.

How where the people bad?

Here I'll give an example

Answering questions very vaguely,
Or answering interview questions with 3 or 4 word answers

Ex:
What is a time you had to work in a tea . How did it go
Answer:
In school we worked in teams all the time, it was fine

That's the kind of answer lots of people give

 

[Brampton_Boy]

I've been in the fortunate position of only ever getting recruited for the jobs that I had, so while I have had interviews, it was mostly to make sure my employer and I were on the same page with respect to expectations, pay etc. Since I know that the company/school already wants me, I tend to be much more relaxed and outgoing during the interview process.

PS #1: I have applied to tonnes of jobs and never even made it to the interview process, so it's not like I'm some sort of elite candidate
PS #2: I have been interviewed for admissions into graduate programs and for certain scholarships. While those have all gone well to the best of my knowledge, I spent weeks preparing and was often so nervous I had to actively concentrate on not speaking too fast (which I do when I'm nervous)

 

[Ballsaque]

Here I'll give an example

Answering questions very vaguely,
Or answering interview questions with 3 or 4 word answers

Ex:
What is a time you had to work in a tea . How did it go
Answer:
In school we worked in teams all the time, it was fine

That's the kind of answer lots of people give

Lol. You american?

 

[Threetrees]

Lol. You american?

No. But I've lived here for the past decade.
And if there is a point to be made about differing interview expectations by culture, that's certainly true - but you play the game in the location you live in.

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

I'm actually better in interviews that in the real job.

Ha ha me too! I've done a lot of interviews, maybe 40, when i was going for grad roles I had a lot. I had no experience then and found it hard to build a compelling case as to why I should get a certain job. Now i have experience and confidence I'm very comfortable, and also know what people want to hear. Executing this is the difficult part.

The job I currently have they were looking for 5 months for someone, the guy before me got rejected after three interviews. I had just one interview and got the job. I have a feeling they were sick of looking and needed someone but my boss is very cerebral about how he interviews, basically he can tell if you're bullshitting and I was very open.

 

[ARW]

Never had an interview yet.

if I did I would ask them why should I come and work for you?

 

[TeTe]

I think I am. I come very prepared. But sometimes I may bullshit too much for a job I may not be entirely qualified for. I have a feeling some can pick up on that or I just might not be what they're looking for. But at the end of the day I can say I did everything possible to sell myself.

But I've only gone on a couple rounds of interviews over the years. Like others said, when don't have a job or are underemployed you can be prone to trying too hard.

It's always easier to get a job when you have one already. Fortunately for my current job I had a recruiter find me and go to bat for me. I hadn't even applied for it.

 

[weed]

you should always drop a hot fart to throw the interviewer off his/her game.

nah, but seriously never forget - you're interviewing them too.

if they ask you stupid questions they should already know the answers to via your resume, that means they didn't prepare properly - that's a huge sign of disrespect & very unprofessional. I've walked out of interviews where they'd be reading my resume right in front of me for the first time, & I've gotten called back after with apologies for their lack of preparation.

remember, it costs a LOT to be interviewing a ton of candidates, because that means downtime. never submit all of your power & never diminish your own value.

 

[Mike]

Exactly. I initially learned from family as well, but what your family teaches you is only as good as their own professional skills. Why are we not preparing our youth with some of the the things they need to function in the professional world? Maybe less of them would be doing the Antifa kind of bullshit if they had more tools to compete in the professional world.

A decent chunk of the counter culture of every generation are just people nobody bothered to raise.

They have no idea what the fuck they're doing and a vague sense of shame that leads to lashing out against "the system"

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Only interview I failed at was one that was in a room with a big couch, a bunch of lights and cameras. Super awkward. They never called back. Guess I didn’t get the job.

 

[Doughbelly]

Never had an interview yet.

if I did I would ask them why should I come and work for you?

Is that a rhetorical question?

 

[Philo-Publius]

A decent chunk of the counter culture of every generation are just people nobody bothered to raise.

They have no idea what the fuck they're doing and a vague sense of shame that leads to lashing out against "the system"

In our case, I think it is often on purpose. "Elites" can maintain their position by also maintaining a permanent poor working class...

We need people in our educational system who really want to teach students how to compete in the workforce instead of these yahoos.

 

[Mike]

In our case, I think it is often on purpose. "Elites" can maintain their position by also maintaining a permanent poor working class...

We need people in our educational system who really want to teach students how to compete in the workforce instead of these yahoos.

Well my generation REALLY got fucked. The word was you didn't HAVE to go to college, you could get in the trades or other blue collar work.

But by the time I was 18 most of the manufacturing and warehouse jobs had dried up. And what was left only wanted experienced workers. All while wages were stagnating in general for the lower class.

By the time I realized people like me HAVE to go to college it was basically too late.

 

[Philo-Publius]

Well my generation REALLY got fucked. The word was you didn't HAVE to go to college, you could get in the trades or other blue collar work.

But by the time I was 18 most of the manufacturing and warehouse jobs had dried up. And what was left only wanted experienced workers. All while wages were stagnating in general for the lower class.

By the time I realized people like me HAVE to go to college it was basically too late.

It was all on purpose. Socialism is preferred by "elites" not because it is a more equitable system, but because it is a less equitable system. When your population is poor and dependent on the government, your population is easily controlled. It's why the Stalin's, Mao's, Castros, and Hitler's of the world like it so much.

 

[Mike]

It was all on purpose. Socialism is preferred by "elites" not because it is a more equitable system but because it is a less equitable system. When your population is poor and dependent on the government, your population is easily controlled. It's why the Stalin's, Mao's, Castros, and Hitler's of the world like it so much.

Tbh they've done an amazing job keeping people gullible, stupid, and complacent.

Despite limitless and instant access to information.

 

[chill doggie]

I’m great, I’ve interviewed my fair share of applicants so I know what interviewers are gonna be rating me on. And I have a bunch of canned answers for the standard questions.
Always got an ace in the hole with my story on how I proactively learned a new language to accommodate a lone deaf employee.

 

[Philo-Publius]

Tbh they've done an amazing job keeping people gullible, stupid, and complacent.

Despite limitless and instant access to information.

They have been molding these people for decades, and now we see them in important roles like school teachers, journalists, and even Congressmen. We need more objective people, who are actually interested educating the public, to pursue jobs as teachers and journalists in order to reverse the tremendous amount of damage that has already been done to our society.