'Your Task is to Blow a Job Interview in the First 30 Seconds': 25 People Give Their Methods
This task was given to the prolific minds of Ask Reddit. These are some of their best, and most creative ideas to blow an interview in the first 30 seconds.
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When he goes for the handshake, step in for the hug. Refuse to move until he reciprocates, and throw in a "mmm," in his ear.
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Ask the interviewer how qualified they are to be taking your interview, and as a bonus, ask for their salary.
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"I want this job, but I don’t want to work with any of 'these' people," and point at all of the employees.
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"First things first, I don't really like work so I'll only be coming in every so often. That said, how much are we talking salary-wise?"
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Once they are seated, point to the interviewer's chair and say, "excuse me, can I sit there?"
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Bring a starter kit from each of my five MLMs in, and "answer" every question by weakly tying the content to at least 3 of the "great opportunities" I have. If called out, admit cheerily that I never wanted the job, I just want to help the interviewer quit theirs, or would they like to host a party for free product?
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Start by asking if they're "one of those super up-tight companies with all that harassment stuff.”
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"So to be clear, you have someone in mind already and you're just interviewing to make it look like you're conducting a search?"
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I'd use the old trick I learned from Tom Hanks when he was drunk Uncle Ned on Family Ties. He was asked a question in an interview and said "I can tell that story best in song," and whipped out a clarinet.
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You can do what my brother did and have a hip flask of whisky in your jacket pocket and let it fall on the floor as you take your jacket off.
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Walk in wearing a "Black Lives Matter" shirt and a "Make America Great Again" hat. Pretty much anyone who is OK with one of them, will have a problem with the other.
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Chug a can of Coke, wipe my mouth on my sleeve, belch loudly, and say “alright, now I’m ready.”
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Pick your nose and wipe your booger on the interviewer’s desk. Bonus points for saying, “Mind if I park this here?”
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