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Embarrassing Faux Pas' at Interviews 2009

in a job interview once, i had a stomach ache and i farted!! it was silent but it STUNK and i'm sure that the interviewers realised that it was me and were laughing afterwards!!

*embarassed face*

Reply 81

student4562

One guy in our Economics interviews at Oxford sniggered when asked a question involving a pawnbroker - the interviewer apparently sternly said, "not that kind of porn."
Haha, don't know how well that will have gone down.

Reply 82

in_vogue

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~emy~

There was an interview I went to for a job where the man interviewing me was immensely rude. I was really patient at first but then after seeing how unprofessional he was I couldn't keep my mouth closed any longer. I said some really sarcastic comments to him which shut him up pretty fast. Obviously I didn't get the job but I wasn't too bothered. I can't imagine working for someone like that.

Do you realize how stupid that sounds??

Reply 83

dpb23

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in_vogue

Do you realize how stupid that sounds??

beat you there. see above :wink:

Reply 84

crushedfruit

11

areyoucool/symmetrical?

5. Asked someone if they were an international student (he was chinese) - his reply was no :s-smilie:

Absolutely brilliant.

For me it has to be the interview for my latest job as an EFL teacher. I couldn't remember any grammar, nor the textbooks I used for my training. They had to tell and remind me, which ended up as quite a funny interview role reversal. Still got the job though.. :biggrin:

Reply 85

Wren

8

When I had an interview at Cambridge, I came down with flu on day 2, and all of my interviews were late afternoon and early evening so by then I felt like I was dying and I had never had flu before so I wasn't even sure what was wrong with me at that point.

In one of the interviews, I felt so lousy and was sure I was getting all the answers wrong that I just started crying (not sobbing it was like silent tears but equally I could no longer speak) and the interviewer said "I've never made anyone cry before" and he looked so shocked. All I managed to whisper out was "sorry I feel so ill and want to go home, I don't even like this uni".

Which was true after two days actually there I had realised the uni wasn't for me, the course wasn't for me, and no surprises I didn't get in. No doubt that moment will haunt me for decades, so embarrassing.

Reply 86

Wren

8

Oh and in another interview, even later in the day, I had an interview where we had to speak in French for a section, and all I had to do was discuss my recent holiday to France, but I couldn't even manage that. I just said in english "I can't remember the name of the place we went, but it began with 'b'". Another moment to be proud of.

Reply 87

doivid

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Wren

Oh and in another interview, even later in the day, I had an interview where we had to speak in French for a section, and all I had to do was discuss my recent holiday to France, but I couldn't even manage that. I just said in english "I can't remember the name of the place we went, but it began with 'b'". Another moment to be proud of.

I don't think I've heard of a person with a sadder Oxbridge story. :frown:

I've never had flu before, but I heard from my GCSE Chemistry teacher that it can really knock you sideways.

Reply 88

Jennie1987

17

chebanana

Clam fart?? Hahahaha, brilliant. I bet he'll get in.

Lol just went through - Page 11:

"I got in. I CANNOT believe it..

Clam farts for everyone!!!!

Thank you all for your support throughout my meltdown!"

AND

"I don't think that I was accepted BECAUSE of the clam fart... I think I was accepted in spite of it. Maybe they missed it?? I think that my research projects (one of which was published) probably outweighed any harm the clam fart did. Then again, you never know. Yale adcoms may have been sitting there before they started reading applications going, "You know, I really think we need a clam farter this year...." and lo and behold, along I come! And with 17 years of it no less!"

Reply 89

Wren

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doivid

I don't think I've heard of a person with a sadder Oxbridge story. :frown:

I've never had flu before, but I heard from my GCSE Chemistry teacher that it can really knock you sideways.

I know! Mines not even a funny fail, its just a plain ole fail.

I blame my mother, she works in a hospital and brought it home with her on the monday, I left on Tuesday for cambridge, wednesday morning I was feeling terrible and barely had the strength to stay sat up, especially cos I had to sit on sofas in the interviews so I just wanted to curl up and die/sleep lots.

Reply 90

Max Hinks

12

helenjayne

I was asked how depression is treated in the nursing home I volunteer at and said that we have a bar and the majority of residents have a bottle of brandy in their rooms anyway. Whilst it was coming out of my mouth I just wanted to slap myself.

Made me LOL :biggrin:

Reply 91

Chilledice

17

At my last interview I had the question:

"When was a time you realised you said something wrong, and what did you do?"

and the only thing I could think of was "I once said 'BUGGER!' at work, infront of a three year old girl.. Who then asked her mum what bugger meant"

The interviewer's just laughed and waited for me to keep going :frown:

Reply 92

Atrixa

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In one job interview I had (I know this is about uni but I can't resist telling this story!!) I was sitting in the stock room with the manager who sat on a box, which collapsed half way through the interview and me, being nervous, burst out laughing whilst she looked slightly hurt and very embarrassed! I got the job though so all's well that ends well!

Haha! I would have done the same. Classic.

Reply 93

sazzw

At a recent interview nearly the 1st thing the guy said was 'so your from sheffield, a friend of mine used to work there ,he said it was rather a depressing place to live, isthis true?'
not the best of opening question almost said well its lot nicer than round here!

got asked what's my faveourite part of maths and i was so nervous i forgot every form of maths apart from 1 im not really good at n said proofs 'right i've got one for you' gave me something really simple that would have taken me 10 seconds outside of that room but i couldn't do it in there to which he then replied saying i tried this on my 1st years and only 1 could do it to try and make me feel better

and then as i walked out i heard him laughing at me oh well i'd already got the offer before the interview so sucks to be them

Reply 94

kjc_us

14

I sniggered when the interviewer introduced herself. She had a ridiculous name.
Rejected, not surprisingly. She hated me from the beginning.

Reply 95

infernalcradle

15

Max Hinks

Made me LOL :biggrin:

did you really get a 35 point offer from royal holloway? Thats like.....1 A at AS.....

Reply 96

sylarfangirl

10

kjc_us

I sniggered when the interviewer introduced herself. She had a ridiculous name.
Rejected, not surprisingly. She hated me from the beginning.

I think Die Verwandlung's quite funny, at the beginning.
And that bit where he's laid angrily on the settee because his mum's made his room damp. :rolleyes:

EDIT: Oh well. My comment is now not relevant.

Reply 97

thenewromance1234

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infernalcradle

did you really get a 35 point offer from royal holloway? Thats like.....1 A at AS.....

Fail. Seriously.

Reply 98

dawgnut

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Clements-

Fail. Seriously.

harsh

Reply 99

kjc_us

14

sylarfangirl

I think Die Verwandlung's quite funny, at the beginning.
And that bit where he's laid angrily on the settee because his mum's made his room damp. :rolleyes:

EDIT: Oh well. My comment is now not relevant.

Yay someone who agrees! :smile:

I realised I wrote a bit of an essay that nobody would be interested in so I deleted it. :p:

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