Job Interview Tomorrow!

mole1985

.....and i'm a little nervous. Any advice?

LONGRD

make sure you dress well and your hair is nice.
try to give good answers and don't be nervous or show any nervousness.

*I usually lie and make up stories when I'm nervous about the questions.

Edit:* only if it's a temporarily employment/job and nothing to harm you career-wised.

Phantom Pain

Be yourself.....an lie your ass off

I always BS may way through the interview

Good Luck.......and wear a lot of deodorant

HermanBloom

Don't get drunk

rival.

eye contact.

LONGRD

Phantom Pain wrote:

Be yourself.....an lie your ass off

I always BS may way through the interview

Good Luck.......and wear a lot of deodorant

Do you often find a new job after 15 months or less?

if you do, holyshit, you're just me.

eMMI

good firm handshake, sloppy floppy handshake gives a bad impression!!


you'll be fine, take a few deep breaths and be yourself. and like said, make sure you're dressed appropriately.

norm

don't do any of these....:D

According to several sites on the net (i.e., possibly apocryphal) personnel executives of 100 major American corporations were asked for stories of unusual behavior by job applicants:

* Said he was so well qualified [that] if he didn’t get the job, it would prove that the company’s management was incompetent.

* Stretched out on the floor to fill out the job application.

* Brought her large dog to the interview.

* Chewed bubble gum and constantly blew bubbles.

* Candidate kept giggling through serious interview.

* She wore a Walkman and said she could listen to the music and me at the same time.

* Balding candidate abruptly excused himself. Returned to office a few minutes later wearing a hairpiece.

* Applicant challenged interviewer to arm wrestle.

* Asked to see interviewer’s resume to see if the personnel executive was qualified to judge the candidate.

* Announced she hadn’t had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and French fries in the interviewer’s office.

* Without saying a word, candidate stood up and walked out during the middle of the interview.

* Man wore jogging suit to interview for position as financial vice president.

* Said if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm.

* Interrupted to phone his therapist for advice on answering specific interview questions.

* Wouldn’t get out of the chair until I would hire him. I had to call the police.

* When I asked him about his hobbies, he stood up and started tap dancing around my office.

* Had a little pinball game and challenged me to play with him.

* Bounced up and down on my carpet and told me I must be highly thought of by the company because I was given such a thick carpet.

* Took a brush out of my purse, brushed his hair and left.

* Pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a flash picture of me. Said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed him.

* Candidate asked me if I would put on a suit jacket to insure that the offer was formal.

* Said he wasn’t interested because the position paid too much.

* While I was on a long-distance phone call, the applicant took out a copy of Penthouse, and looked through the photos only, stopping longest at the centerfold.

* During the interview, an alarm clock went off from the candidate’s briefcase. He took it out, shut it off, apologized and said he had to leave for another interview.

* A telephone call came in for the job applicant. It was from his wife. His side of the conversation went like this: “Which company? When do I start? What’s the salary?” I said, “I assume you’re not interested in conducting the interview any further.” He promptly responded, “I am as long as you’ll pay me more.” I didn’t hire him, but later found out there was no other job offer. It was a scam to get a higher offer.

* An applicant came in wearing only one shoe. She explained that the other shoe was stolen off her foot in the bus.

* His attache [case] opened when he picked it up and the contents spilled, revealing ladies’ undergarments and assorted makeup and perfume.

* He came to the interview with a moped and left it in the reception area. He didn’t want it to get stolen, and stated that he would require indoor parking for the moped.

* He took off his right shoe and sock, opened a medicated foot powder and dusted it on the foot and in the shoe. While he was putting back the shoe and sock, he mentioned that he had to use the powder four times a day, and this was the time.

* Candidate said he really didn’t want to get a job, but the unemployment office needed proof that he was looking for one.

* He whistled when the interviewer was talking.

* Asked who the lovely babe was, pointing to the picture on my desk. When I said it was my wife, he asked if she was home now and wanted my phone number. I called security.

* She threw up on my desk, and immediately started asking questions about the job, like nothing had happened.

* Pointing to a black case he carried into my office, he said that if he was not hired, the bomb would go off. Disbelieving, I began to state why he would never be hired and that I was going to call the police. He then reached down to the case, flipped a switch and ran. No one was injured, but I did need to get a new desk.

* Asked if I wanted some cocaine before starting the interview.

http://nothired.com/2008/03/26/397/

JOEJOEJOE

Eye Contact

Display a sense of humor

show that you are insightful

make sure you eat beforehand, and get a good-nights sleep...be on top of your game....be in control of whatever you can.

a5pj

nathanastin wrote:

Don't get drunk

on the contrary, you should do a few shots (8 or 9) before the interview to loosen up.

pjoasisrule

Treat the interview like you would treat a bitch. Pretend that you dont want to the job and you will be much more relaxed and it will go much more smoothly.

Phantom Pain

LongRd. wrote:

Do you often find a new job after 15 months or less?

if you do, holyshit, you're just me.

Funny enough I've been with the same company now for 7 years

But I have had a few promotions here where I BS and tell them what they wanna hear

Not saying I want the job for the Phat pay increase is one of them !

LONGRD

Phantom Pain wrote:

Funny enough I've been with the same company now for 7 years

But I have had a few promotions here where I BS and tell them what they wanna hear

Not saying I want the job for the Phat pay increase is one of them !

the longest jobs I had were one for 2 years and another for 1 year but had sh!t loads of monthly jobs in between or after.

So hard to find stability in my life.

chopitdown

firm handshake, eye contact, let some of your personality through, and have good questions for them to answer...they're interviewing you as much as you should be interviewing them.

mole1985

I Got The Job!!!!!!!!!!

eMMI

mole1985 wrote:

I Got The Job!!!!!!!!!!

yey! congrats.

Phantom Pain

mole1985 wrote:

I Got The Job!!!!!!!!!!

Nice !

You must have taken my advice :cool:

mole1985

Phantom Pain wrote:

Nice !

You must have taken my advice :cool:

The deodrant, yes, the BS, no.

PJ_Saluki

mole1985 wrote:

I Got The Job!!!!!!!!!!

Are you on fries or drive-thru?

Phantom Pain

mole1985 wrote:

The deodrant, yes, the BS, no.

You are the Fuckin man !

I knew the OLD SPICE would work !