Just had a bad interview

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I don't normally interview so poorly. I don't know what went wrong but I was a wreck. I was so nervous, I was a mess, it was obvious.

Am I U to ask for your interview stories to help me feel better? Does anyone else get that nervous? I'm feeling pretty shit and embarrassed at the moment.

I once was approached to go for an interview for a job. Didn’t really want it, but thought I’d go for the experience. I tore the company to sheds highlighting everywhere they were going wrong based on their last inspection. It was one of those oops I’ve started so have to carry on moments. An hour after I was interviewed I was offered the job, I declined as the pay was what I was currently on. They phoned back again with a 5k increase, then 10k.... upto 38k higher than I was originally offered. I still declined as they offered me no working from home days. So I would be away Monday to Friday so with children it would not have worked for me.

So OP you never know what will happen!

Thank you all for your supportive stories! I can't let it get in my head though that I was bad but will still get it. I got a vibe off them, I just know one of the guys interviewing didn't like me. I have to try and move on I guess and bury my shame, and go back to my shitty job.

I just can't do interviews. I have been at my current employer (several different roles, plenty of progression) for thirteen years now, and god knows how I will ever escape. I haven't actually ever actively been looking for new jobs in that time, but as and when ideal jobs have come up I have applied. I have maybe applied for five jobs in that time and have got interviews every single time, but messed them all up. The most recent one was a few weeks ago, and I was well qualified for the job. But every time they asked me for a specific example of something my mind just went blank. I hate it!

One did 5 in a day. Couldn’t have cared if I got the job or not. Was doing all those “i’ll be doing your job in 5 years” type answers. Told them I would regularly be late for work.

They gave me the best offer of the 5, and yet were bizarrely annoyed when I was regularly late for work 😁

*Once. Not one.

Thank you all for your supportive stories! I can't let it get in my head though that I was bad but will still get it. I got a vibe off them, I just know one of the guys interviewing didn't like me. I have to try and move on I guess and bury my shame, and go back to my shitty job.

I think you probably are right, I've never been offered a job after a bad interview ever.

Some of the examples (eg ripping what they do to shreds) aren't as bad as just going to pieces and saying nothing.

But learn from it, don't let it put you off and make sure you prepare answers for the currently fashionable competence-type questions.

I just read this thread as had an awful interview myself today - mind went totally blank, the more I tried to think of answers / examples the more I couldn't think of anything to the point I actually laughed at myself Good to read I'm not the only one! Oh well... on to the next one! Hope you all found your perfect role in the end

I was once interviewed for a job by my husband's boss. He'd talked me up and it was fantastic opportunity. I was so nervous though, I literally couldn't remember anything about myself other than my name. Really. I had to ask if I could look at the copy of my CV he had and he said 'er, no'^^ . It was excruciating and unlike a normal interview, I had to bloody see him again at social events and my DH was mortified that his boss thought I was a frigging idiot. In my defence, I hadn't long had a baby.

Oh I feel for you, I have one coming up next week. Try to be kind to yourself, sometimes no matter how much you prepare, it just doesn’t go your way. 2 brief ones - first, had been doing a job on a contract basis for 4 years, didn’t get it (effectively my own job). And then another where I completely lost my thread, rambled on in spite of the looks of utter bewilderment from the panel, and finally admitted defeat when an interviewer who looked like Deborah Meade’s stopped writing, put her pen down and started rubbing her temples. Now eventually in the right (completely different) job. If not this one, your ship will come in.

*Meaden. Lucky there wasn’t a written element too, eh?