Posted on 05/22/2011 1:48:29 PM PDT by george76
When interviewing for a job, we all want to put our best foot forward, but sometimes we end up putting it in our mouths instead. Even though you may feel comfortable chatting and making small talk with your interviewer, it’s best to leave some things unsaid.
We checked in with experts to find seven things you should never say during an interview.
1.) Don't Compliment the Interviewer's Appearance in Any Way.
Don’t say: “I love your skirt!”.
2.) Don’t Cry.
Don’t say: “It was the hardest thing I ever went through, and I still break down just thinking about it.”
Crying the first time you meet might lead the interviewer to think you’re unstable.
3.) Don't Talk About Illnesses Unless They’re Relevant.
Don’t say: “My back is killing me, and this time of year is rough on my asthma.”
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7.) Don’t Say You Were Fired.
Don’t say: “At my last job, I got canned.”
“Even if you were fired you just don’t want to use that word,”
(Excerpt) Read more at foxbusiness.com ...
“My old boss thought I slept with his daughter! He was crazy! She wouldn’t even let me get to 3rd base, the little tease! Plus she looked way older than 15!”
Friend stood up, said thanks very much, and walked out.
The next to the last interview I had, I showed up exactly on time and the interviewer indicated that I was late. I showed him the paper on which I had written down his name and the time and then I told him, "If you can't even keep track of when you tell someone to come to an interview, I certainly don't want to work for your company", and I walked out.
I thought then and still think now, he had already decided to hire someone else and was trying to make it look like I was late for the interview so he could use it as an excuse not to hire me.
“it wasn’t actually porn. And I was not doing what they said I was. I happen to suffer from jock itch.”
“how often can I be late before I get put on probation?”
LOL!
Reminds me of a Cheers episode with Norm Peterson
How does your company feel about embezzelment?
“I work well with a hangover, which is a something not many people can do.”
“That kinda sets me apart from the crowd.”
That response is my favorite so far. Facebook is totally known as a marriage-wrecker.
I got an application once from a guy who wrote the reason for leaving his last job was “I was fried”
Point at the picture on the interviewer’s desk and say “Who’s the c#nt?”
-George Carlin
After seeing a photo of his teenaged son on the interviewer’s desk, say “Oh, WHEW, you’re gay too! I was so afraid you were one of those uptight BREEDERS! Your partner is HOTTTT!”
...or president of the IMF, 1992-2011.
LOL!
Ouch!!!! I think I’ve only had two people interview me at once, but depending on what else is going on, I could see more than that getting a little tense!
A real no-no is “when would the first paycheck be coming out?”
So how much do you get paid for doing these interviews?
Question 12 here where it says “Felonies”. You just mean convicted - right?
Towards the end of a day long interview, my interviewer took a pinch of Copenhagen and offered me some. I accepted and got the job.
The next week I was packed and ready for the move to another town. I called in to report to the guy and was informed that he had died two days prior...he was to be my boss and had not been replaced. I had no one to report to and hence no job.
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