What's the worst interview you've ever had?

[kal]

Hi all

Change of perspective: I am about to leave my job and since I am in very good terms with the client, I have been asked to help them find my replacement and I'll have to interview some people in the next couple of weeks.

Can you guys suggest any questions to mess around/have fun with my interviewees?

Needless to say I will hire the hot chick (I any applies), I've decided that already.

I only hope that the person who interviews you treats you with the same contempt...

[MattZani]

I only hope that the person who interviews you treats you with the same contempt...

sometimes they did and they made me stronger so what's the problem

[MattZani]

Have you been a moron your whole life or did you have an accident? What is your excuse?

No excuse, I just don't take such things so seriously and want to have some fun, that is all.

But I'm sorry if you had bad experiences...it still hurts, doesn't it? Don't worry, it will pass

[MojoDog]

No excuse, I just don't take such things so seriously and want to have some fun, that is all.

But I'm sorry if you had bad experiences...it still hurts, doesn't it? Don't worry, it will pass

So basically you're happy to act unprofessionally and treat someone with contempt, someone who might need the role they're applying for and will probably have had a couple of sleepness nights preparing for it?

Am I allowed to say scumbag on this forum...?

[pkm]

My worst one was with Google a while back. I had plenty of practical experience and I thought I was pretty good. They brought be down to earth by asking deep questions about fundamentals which you lose touch with over the years. That interview knocked me out and it took me while for me to recover from that. Basically they treat everyone the same i.e. they don't care about your "practical" experience - you must be good with masters/phd style questions including algorithms and data structures, unix internals etc.

I hated myself after that interview ..

[MojoDog]

No excuse, I just don't take such things so seriously and want to have some fun, that is all.

But I'm sorry if you had bad experiences...it still hurts, doesn't it? Don't worry, it will pass

Actually, here's a question you could try out as part of your 'hilarious' prank on the unsuspecting candidate:

You discover that the interviewer has decided to have some fun at your expense in order to try and make you look stupid - "because it's a laugh"

You are given 5 minutes with a blunt instrument of your choice. Whereabouts and how hard would you smack the childish tw@ in order to gain most effective retribution...?

[Sausage Surprise]

Quickest interview ever...
Interviewer first question "I thought you were a contractor, why do you want to go back to permanent?"
Agent paid my train fare...

Another stupid question for a different contract role "Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?"
Replied "Not here" and got up and walked out.

[MattZani]

Actually, here's a question you could try out as part of your 'hilarious' prank on the unsuspecting candidate:

You discover that the interviewer has decided to have some fun at your expense in order to try and make you look stupid - "because it's a laugh"

You are given 5 minutes with a blunt instrument of your choice. Whereabouts and how hard would you smack the childish tw@ in order to gain most effective retribution...?

Haha thanks, this goes on my maybe list

[FGB]

Quickest interview ever...

Made it too the lift when escort (IBM) asked "Come far?", "Newcastle" I replied, "Oh!", interview over. Bloody agents.

[realityhack]

No excuse, I just don't take such things so seriously and want to have some fun, that is all.

But I'm sorry if you had bad experiences...it still hurts, doesn't it? Don't worry, it will pass

Cease... no trolling here. That is all.