What was your worst interview answer?
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Re: What was your worst interview answer?Tesco interviewer - 'Name a situation where you've had to work with someone else to teach them something'
Me - 'When I was 14 I helped my sister with her German GCSE revision.'
Tesco interviewer - 'Oh, so are you fluent then? How long have you been learning it?'
Me - (Knowing that made no sense) 'Oh, since I was... uhmm... 14... :/'
Tesco interviewer - 'So how did you teach your sister German for her GCSE if you'd only just started learning it yourself?'
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Re: What was your worst interview answer?(phone interview)
Interviewer: Describe yourself in three words?
(this caught me off guard)
Me: umm errmmm diligent
Interviewer: ok
Me: malleable, and ermm.....ermmmmm..how about err... charming (nervous laugh)
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Re: What was your worst interview answer?My mate was going for a job in warehouse, nothing to intellectually taxing, just donkey work, packing and box shifting.
At the interview, the interviewer asked him "How did you prepare for this interview today?"
His reply - "Well, it's a warehouse job, isn't it? I polished my shoes and ironed my shirt." -
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Re: What was your worst interview answer?Good god...(Original post by Tokyoround)
A consultant once told me to respond to "Describe your best quality"
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"I am like water, I mould to any bowl you put me in and carry people along with my flow"
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Re: What was your worst interview answer?Once I had an interview to become a cocktail waiter at a nightclub.
Interviewer: What's your favorite cocktail?
Me: A crisp, refreshing pint of Carlsberg.
Needless to say, I didn't get the job. I did get some work at a pub though... -
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Re: What was your worst interview answer?Haha, reminds me of this.(Original post by JD17)
Once I had an interview to become a cocktail waiter at a nightclub.
Interviewer: What's your favorite cocktail?
Me: A crisp, refreshing pint of Carlsberg.
Needless to say, I didn't get the job. I did get some work at a pub though... -
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Re: What was your worst interview answer?Care home job:
Interviewer: So why did you apply for this job?
Me: Well I believe the elderly relate to animals quite well
-interviewer laughs- Are you calling OAP's animals?
Me: I mean, they are both dependant on help and support, both need help being changed, feeding etc.
-cringe-
I still got the job
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Re: What was your worst interview answer?sounds like something an apprentice candidate would say(Original post by Tokyoround)
A consultant once told me to respond to "Describe your best quality"
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"I am like water, I mould to any bowl you put me in and carry people along with my flow"
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Re: What was your worst interview answer?I once had a whole interview where my answers were along the lines of "no, but..."
Do you have any experience of giving presentations to large groups?
No, but at work I regularly do to small groups.
And that kind of thing.
Strangely, I was successful, and I think it's because I tried to give relevant examples rather than just saying an outright no. -
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Re: What was your worst interview answer?this is made me lol haha.(Original post by chocolate buttons)
Interview for Iceland customer assistant:
Q: Why do you want to work at Iceland?
A: I just want some money, really.
It was my first interview so I didn't know what to expect!
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Re: What was your worst interview answer?I know someone who used a similar approach to one of her interviews. When asked why she wanted the job she replied "well to be honest, I'm skint". Her managers later told her that she got the job on account of her honesty(Original post by chocolate buttons)
Interview for Iceland customer assistant:
Q: Why do you want to work at Iceland?
A: I just want some money, really.
It was my first interview so I didn't know what to expect!
