Bad job interview

[Almahart]

I’m waiting to hear that I haven’t got a second interview after an interview yesterday in which I completely failed to demonstrate that I had the skills to do the job.

Basically I had done the wrong kind of prep, though in my defence there was a day’s notice and I was told it was a one on one conversation- when I got there it was a formal interview with two people

Anyway I am boring myself with going over it in my head and am waiting for the email putting me out of my misery.

Anyone want to share job hunting misery?

“I am very team” is exactly the kind of thing I say in interviews. Normally I’ve very articulate but nerves take away my ability to form even simple sentences!

I had an interview recently for a job and I was bricking it, absolutely bricking it.
Didn’t get the job and the email telling me this also somehow attached the interview feedback form, which I assume wasn’t meant to go to candidates as my notes said ‘candidate was over confident and arrogant’.
So.... don’t fake it til you make it, clearly.

I feel your pain @Almahart I once went to what I thought was a one on one interview. It turned out to be one of those hideous group interviews with a problem solving exercise, ‘gaining a rapport with a patient’ WTAF 🤦‍♀️ and doing activities such as playing Connect 4 with the interviewers. To top things off my ex-Fuck buddy was there applying for the same job. I honestly wish i’d walked out when I realised as I had so much prepared to say and didn’t get a chance to say it. Who bloody cares what three items would be most useful if you were stranded on a desert island?!!

There was someone on here recently that smashed the interview but when leaving the room with the interviewer saw a bit of an office birthday party going on.
The birthday girl looked delighted so she (the interviewee) said to the interviewer...”ahh look, she looks like the cat who licked its balls”
Meaning to say ..”the cat that got the cream” !
I was screaming with laughter at this for ages.

The most bizarre interview I have had was for my current job. It was all about me fitting into the team (which obviously I didn't know) and nothing about ability to do the job.

Luckily I fitted- but honestly I walked out being totally deflated as I didn't know what they really wanted from me!!

I went for an interview

They kept me waiting and were disorganized.

First question was ‘Do you want to work here?’

I said no - noone was more surprised than me that this left my mouth! Interview ended!

Still makes me laugh!

I'm horrible at interviews. I've worked at the same place for fifteen years partly due to this! But I've been to a number of internal interviews, the last one they asked me to explain a subject I'd been teaching to contractors for years in two sentences. I explained it wrongly. I was a bit worried about keeping the job I had after that. But somehow they gave me the promotion, think they realised I had a brain melt due to nerves but my track record showed I did actually know what I was doing.

My friend got told about ten minutes into an interview 'hmm this really isn't going very well is it.' She agreed and left. Mortifyingly that was also an internal interview so she had to see the interviewer on a regular basis!

Internal interview yesterday, 2nd person there is bosom buddies with my current boss...did not go well.

The inference was not to bother applying for any progressional roles as I won't get them.

Asked why I hadn't applied or gone on training... Had to explain I had requested it but it hasn't been arranged yet (my boss has zero interest in me or my role, and focus only on the other half of our team and has openly admitted as much) but clearly I couldn't say that could I! Sat like a fucking fish mouth open trying to think of a legitimate reason I could use that didn't involve the truth.

Had a second stage telephone interview yesterday over Skype- first thing interviewer said was Hello Sally...

My name is not sally ....

I then has to answer competency based questions over the phone and I waffled a lot.

It's also difficult not to interrupt when on conf call and trying to sell yourself so I'm pretty convinced that I am going to get a call next week that I have not been taken forward to assessment centre and to top it all off I find out in Tuesday if am to be made redundant

Happy days

@tinyhumansurvivalist that sounds grim

I had an interview last Friday and I realised quickly that I’d spent far too much time on my presentation and hadn’t prepped enough for the questions. It was for a PhD studentship and for some reason it just hadn’t occurred to me that they would ask ‘tell me about a time...’ questions, like a job interview somehow I winged it because they phoned on Wednesday to say I was successful! I’d spent every day kicking myself so it was a shock.

However about a year ago I interviewed for a promotion at work and it was AWFUL. Two questions in I realised I was out of my depth, I could see on the faces of the panel that they had realised it too, and frankly I was tempted to just thank them for their time and leave so cringey - I couldn’t seem to stop myself waffling and going off on irrelevant tangents. Terrible.

I am very team!

I'm still fuming about the job I didn't get because of "lack of demonstrating writing skills".

I even spoke to the interviewer afterwards and she said, "I was surprised you didn't emphasise your published articles in your interview, I mean your CV showed an impressive publication history".

What?

@almahart it was! To top it all it's been a shit week from a personal perspective and my relationship is currently in the toilet. I am behininoto wish I wasn't tee total!! My boss knows so little about me she bought me wine for Christmas! I haven't had an alcoholic drink in 20 years, it is well known at work as it is frequently the butt of jokes

I came out of my last interview absolutely certain that I’d messed up , not only did I get offered the job I was promoted within a couple of weeks of joining when my boss left. Don’t beat yourself up until you know the outcome

I had a interview , after being out of work for 6 years due to being a stay at home parent . First interview I was very nervous .

The two people interviewing me were a lot younger than me, and quiet rightly asked why there was a gap in my employment, so I explained about staying at home with two children .

The conversation turned to how old I was , not entirely sure why, but anyway. I told them I had just turned 40, she said that I didn't look 40 , it must have been the "holiday " I had with my children for 6 years .... yep being a stay at home parent with 2 children with 15 months apart was a "holiday".

When I left , I knew that I wouldn't get the job, but also I didn't bloody want to work with those people either .