I should really video my job interviews and then sell them to Comedy Central. The following are actual questions and responses from my interview today.
"What drives you to do your best at work?"
"The satisfaction of a job well done and having a positive impact. And coffee."
"Do you prefer to work on your own or with others?"
"Depends on the others."
"When do you find communication to be difficult?"
"Um, I tend to be non-confrontational, so if there's a situation... uh ... I find it stressful if I have to... have confrontations. And apparently in job interviews, because I can't nail down a sentence right now to save my own life."
"What are three words that describe you?"
*silence*
"This is the part where you answer the question."
"Yes, I'm sorry, I'm trying to think. I hate this question, although thank you for giving me three and not just one, because that really sucks. I guess I'd have to go with compassionate, helpful, and loyal. Yeah, loyal. Because if staying with a job that you hate for six years isn't loyalty, I don't know what is."
"Why should we hire you?"
"Because if you don't, who will? I have five cats to feed!"
Surprisingly enough, I think it went rather well. The interviewer laughed a lot and really seemed to like me. I honestly wasn't trying to be a smartass or anything, stuff just kept falling out of my mouth. I must have left my BTMF at home. Good thing the guy had a sense of humor!
"What drives you to do your best at work?"
"The satisfaction of a job well done and having a positive impact. And coffee."
"Do you prefer to work on your own or with others?"
"Depends on the others."
"When do you find communication to be difficult?"
"Um, I tend to be non-confrontational, so if there's a situation... uh ... I find it stressful if I have to... have confrontations. And apparently in job interviews, because I can't nail down a sentence right now to save my own life."
"What are three words that describe you?"
*silence*
"This is the part where you answer the question."
"Yes, I'm sorry, I'm trying to think. I hate this question, although thank you for giving me three and not just one, because that really sucks. I guess I'd have to go with compassionate, helpful, and loyal. Yeah, loyal. Because if staying with a job that you hate for six years isn't loyalty, I don't know what is."
"Why should we hire you?"
"Because if you don't, who will? I have five cats to feed!"
Surprisingly enough, I think it went rather well. The interviewer laughed a lot and really seemed to like me. I honestly wasn't trying to be a smartass or anything, stuff just kept falling out of my mouth. I must have left my BTMF at home. Good thing the guy had a sense of humor!
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