What NOT to do on a job interview. - Democratic Underground

UdoKier

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Tue Apr-05-05 03:42 PM
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What NOT to do on a job interview.

http://www.gradview.com/careers/big_mistake.html

How Not to Act in a Job Interview

You would think that any normal person would know better, but apparently not. Here are some examples of hilariously bad behavior interviewers report as actually happening during interviews with potential job candidates.

This list came to us as a survey of top personnel executives from 100 major US corporations--the question was about unusual behavior by job applicants. Whether they're real or not, it's a fun way to illustrate how not to behave.

Applicant claimed to be so well qualified that if he didn't get the job, it would prove the company's management was incompetent.

Applicant stretched out on the floor to fill out the job application.

Applicant brought her large dog to the interview.

Applicant chewed bubble gum and constantly blew bubbles.

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silverweb

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Tue Apr-05-05 03:50 PM
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1. Wow...

That's hilarious and pathetic all at the same time.

:wow:

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coloradodem2005

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Tue Apr-05-05 03:50 PM
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2. People do this?

Jeez. I don't do any of this and people still won't hire me.

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purr

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Tue Apr-05-05 03:53 PM
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4. Same here...

sad isnt it?

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kmla

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Tue Apr-05-05 03:52 PM
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3. How about.....

...Looking at a picture on the interviewer's desk and remarking, "Who's that bitch? She looks like she put on her makeup with a trowel! And those are some fugly kids next to her! Are they yours? Don't look a thing like you - maybe they look like the postman."

Would that be out of line? Just askin'.

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KamaAina

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Tue Apr-05-05 03:55 PM
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5. My boss brings her large dog to the office every day

she would have brought him to the interview except he was still on the mainland.

He is a service dog, a large Lab who helps her with her mobility disability.

Could the unnamed "large dog" above have been a service dog, too? If so, comparing him to the guy stretching out on the floor could be discrimination.

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Rainbowreflect

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Tue Apr-05-05 04:06 PM
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6. And some people wonder why they cannot find a good job.

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