Interview Questions You Dislike (fired, resumes, hired, office)

[mismary207]

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[MSchemist80]

I just wish companies would actually start thinking about what they are selecting for when conducting interviews.

Most of these stupid questions select for good BSers who can memorize answers and smile and give long winded sales pitches about themselves. That might be good for sales positions but I've seen it turn disastrous when they are looking for employees to do a specialized function particularly technical.

Also the more pointless hoops employers put out the more they are selecting for extremely desperate job seekers willing to put up with it rather than highly skilled employees who have tons of options and can easily get fed up and give the potential employer the finger and walkout.

I posted on how I watched my company turn hiring in the a ridiculous job interview talent contest rather than a search for the most qualified candidate that can function reasonably. They nit pick the answers, try to psychoanalyze people based on the HR book of jumping to retarded and baseless conclusions based on nonsense, hire the best BSer and are shocked when it causes $10k's in damage and a mess.

[statisticsnerd]

I once went to an interview with 27 other people lol. They had us split up into three rooms and two managers and one partner did the interviewing. The interviewer would pose a question and anyone could raise their hand to answer it, then there was a Q&A session at the end.

Whoever they liked was invited to a second round of interviews. Very strange...

[Huckleberry3911948]

why do u have a PhD @ 50 years old, and have never held a position above clerk?

[jasper12]

"Have you ever had a problem with a co-worker? And how did you handle it?"

Okay...maybe it is me...but has ANYONE NOT had a "problem" with a co-worker?

Sure, I think I will answer that one truthfully from now on, and see how that works for me...

"Yes, I worked with a borderline, sociopath bully who was going thru menopause, and had early on set dementia, she would scream at people on minute, and expect cooperation a minute later on a project, then completely forget what she said a moment earlier, she would put the office thermostat at 55, and wonder why people wore hats, gloves, and sweaters to work in July. How did I deal with it? I confronted management, who knew the problems, but continued moving her around to avoid dealing with her. I went to the union, and had a stipulated agreement, in order to get any work at all done, and finally, I decided to look for other work, so here I am"

Do you think I will get the job?!

[WestPhillyDude75]

Originally Posted by Huckleberry3911948

why do u have a PhD @ 50 years old, and have never held a position above clerk?

I would like to know too LOL

[WestPhillyDude75]

Originally Posted by 1hbadger

many of the questions are meant to see how you think or how well you prepared. If you are well prepared and try to control the interview a little bit (by asking questions) you can ensure a pretty good outcome. In terms of salary, you can state what you currently make but that you are "looking for a base from x to y (always give a range) but that you need to consider the whole compensation package as a whole. If you are currently making x, then i would definitely say you are looking to make x + at least 10% as the bottom of your range - since you should see yourself moving up!

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[swgirl926]

This isn't a specific question, per se, but I hate it when the interviewer asks me questions that I've already answered in the resume. I'm not talking about someone who asks me to elaborate by saying, "I see you did XYZ, tell me more about that." I'm talking about questions that clearly indicate that the person interviewing me didn't bother to read the resume. I wouldn't ask someone a question to which the answer can be found on the company website, so is it too much to ask that the interviewer be prepared as well?

Also, I hate it when interviewers jump on to these silly HR/management fads. This one didn't happen to me, but a friend that was interviewing for a promotion. One of the questions that they asked her was, "How do you make a peanut butter sandwich?" Apparently, they wanted her to explain every single minute step of making this stupid sandwich. Another thing that gets on my nerves is the computerized pseudo-psychological test that has yes/no answers to double-bind statements such as "My drug use doesn't affect my performance."

The worst part is that companies will spend all kinds of money on these interviewing techniques and computer programs and still overlook glaring discrepancies, like the girl who was going to school in one state, but has a full-time job in a different state listed on the resume, during the same time period. This is but one of the many examples of what was handed to me by our HR recruiters when I used to interview people.

[WestPhillyDude75]

Originally Posted by swgirl926

This isn't a specific question, per se, but I hate it when the interviewer asks me questions that I've already answered in the resume. I'm not talking about someone who asks me to elaborate by saying, "I see you did XYZ, tell me more about that." I'm talking about questions that clearly indicate that the person interviewing me didn't bother to read the resume. I wouldn't ask someone a question to which the answer can be found on the company website, so is it too much to ask that the interviewer be prepared as well?

Also, I hate it when interviewers jump on to these silly HR/management fads. This one didn't happen to me, but a friend that was interviewing for a promotion. One of the questions that they asked her was, "How do you make a peanut butter sandwich?" Apparently, they wanted her to explain every single minute step of making this stupid sandwich. Another thing that gets on my nerves is the computerized pseudo-psychological test that has yes/no answers to double-bind statements such as "My drug use doesn't affect my performance."

The worst part is that companies will spend all kinds of money on these interviewing techniques and computer programs and still overlook glaring discrepancies, like the girl who was going to school in one state, but has a full-time job in a different state listed on the resume, during the same time period. This is but one of the many examples of what was handed to me by our HR recruiters when I used to interview people.

Resumes are not read until you get to the interview.

[Miss Crabcakes]

What are your weaknesses?

Like I'm going to tell you the truth. No, I'm going to BS something so we can move on.