How to fail a job interview
Want to make sure you don't get the job? You'll be doing the parting handshake in a matter of seconds if you reply to interview questions as shown below, but for the sake of a laugh let's share them with you. INTERVIEWER: "What interests you about our company?"
APPLICANT: "Um....I heard you were hiring?"
INTERVIEWER: Have you ever brought a lawsuit against an employer?
APPLICANT 1: "I don't think that's an appropriate question" - boring
APPLICANT 2: "No, but I'm always open to new experiences" - very daring
INTERVIEWER: "Can you work under pressure?"
APPLICANT: "If I don't get this job I'll lose my house, my wife, my children and the car. How am I doing so far?"
INTERVIEWER: "If you were a character in the 'Lost' TV series, which one would you be?"
APPLICANT: "Jack"
INTERVIEWER: (Raises eyebrow) "Jack?"
APPLICANT: (Pauses and gazes upward as if in deep thought, and then looks interviewer directly in the eye) "Definitely. Jack. But what does that have to do with being a Junior Accounts Clerk?"
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