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I got hired right on the spot after bombing an interview for a call center position (in a place that has several call centers) a while back. They pulled me aside, and the conversation went like this:
Them: Hey, we're sorry, but based off of the answers that you gave, I'm not necessarily sure that either of the call center positions that you've applied for would be a good fit for you.
Me: Sorry.
Them: However, the one call center that you didn't apply for has a ton of vacancies right now, and it's a lot easier. Would this be something that interests you?
Me: Yes, it would.
Them: Alright, I'll sign you up for the training class!
They didn't tell me that it was a sales call center during the interview, however! I then realized that they'll hire anybody, so it wasn't that remarkable.
I’m highly critical of myself. So though I don’t think I’ve bombed an interview in the traditional sense, I do feel like I could have performed better at times. And sometimes I’ve been surprised with a job offer when I didn’t think I did that well. And then there are times I felt I did really well and did not receive an offer. That’s how the cookie crumbles sometimes.
Take it for what it is (a paycheck) and try to make the most of it. If nothing else, it is experience to take to the next job.
So, the employer is just in desperate need of employee, basically any kind of employee, anyone who has a brain to do some task. This kind of job is probably not the best job, but at least will get you a paycheck.
]I interviewed for an office position in a department store...it was a clerical position, NOT in sales. I was asked if I "enjoyed people". Not sure what it meant, I repeated, "Enjoy?" I was then asked if I "was a People Person". I said, truthfully, not particularly, I'm an introvert . I'm pleasant with everyone, but I am not an outgoing, gregarious person who enjoys interacting all day. I would NOT have done well in sales or customer service.
I was asked if I was good at gift wrapping. I said, no. Truthfully, I hate wrapping anything and always use gift bags. I had thought the job entailed working at a desk in the basement office, behind the scenes, away from the public. Boy, did I blow that one.
Turns out, I got the job and didn't have to interract at all with the public (except when they tried to teach me to giftwrap, which I purposely botched).
Last edited by Mrs. Skeffington; 10-06-2017 at 12:35 PM..
I’m highly critical of myself. So though I don’t think I’ve bombed an interview in the traditional sense, I do feel like I could have performed better at times. And sometimes I’ve been surprised with a job offer when I didn’t think I did that well. And then there are times I felt I did really well and did not receive an offer. That’s how the cookie crumbles sometimes.
Take it for what it is (a paycheck) and try to make the most of it. If nothing else, it is experience to take to the next job.
Mostly this. The interview was accompanied with a skills test similar to the Wonderlic exam. The combination of my high score on the test and weak interpersonal skills, especially in interviews, got me the job.
I'm tasked with split-second, guttural reaction decisions.
I am pretty good at interviewing (on both sides of the table), so like Left-handed said, I probably haven't "bombed" an interview. I have gotten offers that I didn't expect and failed to get offers that I did expect, but a lot of it boils down to the size and quality of the applicant field. If I had interviewed at different times, I may have been turned down for jobs that I got and gotten jobs that I was declined for. Overall, it has worked out pretty well.
In the situation that the OP mentioned, it seems that the company was desperate for employees at the alternate location. That said, a job is a job. It may be the start of something bigger, or simply a learning experience. Time will tell.
This just happened to me this week. I have social anxiety and it peaks during interviews. I froze up and was so quiet during my last interview. But yesterday I received the offer in writing and this morning I turned in my information to do a credit check (which will be fine because I currently have no credit history).
Odds are that even though I froze and I thought I was quiet, I carried myself well enough to get the job. There was a chance I was too hard on myself. I felt so humiliated after the interview I hid inside for two days. I really wanted the job because there were so FEW jobs that were entry level and paid well, ESPECIALLY in the concentration I studied for.
My first "real" job was somewhat like this, though I didn't exactly "bomb". After the initial interview, my future boss told me I wasn't quite what they were looking for. Three weeks later, I got a call for a second interview during which I was offered the job. You just never know.
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