Job Interviews Suck

TheClash603 · 03/31/2010, 06:24 PM

I had an interview today, and as the subject says, it sucked. It is crappy to be in a position of weakness, knowing the interviewers are just snickering at your discomfort when you leave...

No wonder people try become lifers are jobs they hate. The only thing worse than a shitty job, is a shitty job interview!

RoyVegas · 03/31/2010, 06:28 PM

Well if you wore that Superman suit in your avatar no wonder they snickered.

On a serious note, all job interviews are uncomfortable. Both for you and the interviewer. The best thing is you can do is say something funny to loosen things up. If you can make them laugh, it loosens them up and sets you apart from every other stiff that walked in the door that day.

_Paul · 03/31/2010, 06:31 PM

If you go into the interview nude then you get all the discomfort over with in the first five minutes, leaving the rest of the interview with a more relaxed feeling.

Ceti Alpha · 03/31/2010, 06:37 PM

I go into interviews with the idea that I'm also interviewing the interviewer. That way I don't feel so helpless and vulnerable.

TheClash603 · 03/31/2010, 07:19 PM

Well, I will have to see if I get a response... now I have the excruciating waiting period. Blah.

Who wants to be a financial analyst anyway?

RoyVegas · 03/31/2010, 07:24 PM

Quote from: TheClash603 on 03/31/2010, 07:19 PMWho wants to be a financial analyst anyway?

Anyone that makes less money than a financial analyst.

Ceti Alpha · 03/31/2010, 07:41 PM

Quote from: TheClash603 on 03/31/2010, 07:19 PMWho wants to be a financial analyst anyway?

I'm guessing that, and other career choices, were dancing through Nicholas Cage's head as he was trying on that Superman outfit.

Sparky · 03/31/2010, 08:32 PM

Quote from: RoyVegas on 03/31/2010, 06:28 PMWell if you wore that Superman suit in your avatar no wonder they snickered. On a serious note, all job interviews are uncomfortable. Both for you and the interviewer. The best thing is you can do is say something funny to loosen things up. If you can make them laugh, it loosens them up and sets you apart from every other stiff that walked in the door that day.

or tell her if she is hot that she has great ass?

but ya i think i found something i agree with Roy on... humor does help in times or dread!!!

turbogrfxfan · 03/31/2010, 08:47 PM

Ug Ive been in the same situation now for six months and it really bites. To top it off my insurance runs out this week. I have another interview tomorrow and I hope for the best. I do think it does help to laugh and break the ice w a joke. Treat them as anyone else

RoyVegas · 03/31/2010, 09:57 PM

Quote from: guest on 03/31/2010, 08:32 PMor tell her if she is hot that she has great ass?

Damnit Sparky, were you not listening in shoutbox when I was teaching? Telling a chick she has a great ass is only good for places like the super market. Times like this would require a more gentile approach. If the interviewer was a woman he could maybe give her a "wow, thats a nice rack!" or if its a guy he could go with "is that a banana in your pocket?"

Vecanti · 03/31/2010, 10:13 PM

Quote from: turbogrfxfan on 03/31/2010, 08:47 PMTreat them as anyone else.

I usually go in there and sit down. Then right away a lift to one side of the chair and fart. Then I belch a little as I pat my stomach. "Chocolate Fish taco isn't sitting to well. Anyway, where were we?"

Let's them know you are really comfortable in tough situations.

TheClash603 · 03/31/2010, 11:20 PM

Well good luck to you turbogrfxfan, let me know how it goes.

I am sending out a thank you letter tomorrow. Both interviewers were men, so I suppose I will put compliment their penises, per Roy's advice.

esteban · 04/01/2010, 12:37 AM

Good luck, Clash

RoyVegas · 04/01/2010, 01:37 AM

Quote from: TheClash603 on 03/31/2010, 11:20 PMBoth interviewers were men, so I suppose I will put compliment their penises, per Roy's advice.

Excellent choice! I look forward to hearing what the results are. My thoughts are that you will either end up with a job and a new boyfriend or you'll continue to be jobless...

Arkhan Asylum · 04/01/2010, 02:32 AM

or hell just end up with a sore ass and no job.

Nazi NecroPhile · 04/01/2010, 09:48 AM

Good luck with the job hunt. Were you asked any of the really inane interview questions, such as - if you were a can of soup, what kind would you be? Those'll make you wonder if you really want to work for such a dim bulb organization, or would you be better off staying unemployed.

Quote from: Psycho Arkhan on 04/01/2010, 02:32 AMor hell just end up with a sore ass and no job.

The voice of experience?

Ceti Alpha · 04/01/2010, 10:12 AM

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Quote from: guest on 04/01/2010, 09:48 AMGood luck with the job hunt. Were you asked any of the really inane interview questions, such as - if you were a can of soup, what kind would you be? Those'll make you wonder if you really want to work for such a dim bulb organization, or would you be better off staying unemployed.

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Quote from: guest on 04/01/2010, 02:32 AMor hell just end up with a sore ass and no job.
The voice of experience?

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So true. And if they follow up with the classic "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?".

Answer: "Obviously not here."

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TheClash603 · 04/01/2010, 05:53 PM

It was actually pretty straight forward, all business, no play.

I had some interviews in the past that inquired such things as "do you like reality tv" and "how many marbles would it take to fill this room."