Have you ever been so nervous in a job interview that you did something stupid and kept thinking of how dumb you must have looked? tell me your stories....
2007-07-10 06:53:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
Well once I was feeling a bit nervous but it was going ok till I sneezed and farted. I turned red real fast but I did get the job. I guess it was an ice breaker.
2007-07-10 08:22:03 · answer #1 · answered by cowboybronco01 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I did something real stupid! I bragged about how I told the owner of a company off. The interview question was what do I do when I get a boss that I don't like. Well, my impulsive answer came out. I tell bosses, and owners off- I don't care. And that well, not only took the interviewer by surprised, the interview was called to an end. I was like- oh well, note to self, don't allow myself to be impulsive in an interview, I need to be thinking about my answers. Not hurry up and wait for the next question.
I've done similar stupid things. I bragged about yelling at customers, kicking them out of my stores. Oh yeah, I did answer some questions without thinking.
Note to myself: I can't drink coffee, or have chocolate the day before an interview, because then I become anxious, annoying and impulsive!
Hopes this helps!!
2007-07-10 14:01:30 · answer #2 · answered by babysteppin2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Definitely. I was at an interview where the person started asking all these really dumb questions like "How would your family describe you" and other questions that are supposed to bring out your personality and show that you are quick on your feet, but really don't show anything other than that the interviewer didn't have enough useful and relevant questions to ask. In any case, the thing I did wrong was to answer those questions openly and honestly, but the truth is that it really embarrassed me. None of that information was any of her business. Had I not been so nervous, I likely would have calmly declined the questions. On the bright side, I don't think I looked any more dumb answering those questions than she did asking them.
2007-07-10 13:58:10 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I moved a plant on the interviewer's desk because it was obstructing my view of the interviewer.
I thought to myself "Oh yah, lemme just rearrange your desk" and I figured that I must have looked silly.
2007-07-10 13:57:46 · answer #4 · answered by csucdartgirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋