What was your worst interview answer?

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Interview for English at Oxford University:
'So what do you enjoy in terms of poetry?'
'Um...nothing...in...particular...'
Everything I'd ever read turned into a bottomless pit of BLANK.

Oh dear. A similar thing happened to me in my law interview.

I was given something to read 30 minutes before my interview. Went in and the interviewer asked me, "so can you give me a brief summary of the text you were reading?"

Despite being perfectly clear before the interview what the text was about:
Me: "Uhmm.... I... don't..... No, I can't. Sorry." (Shall I go now?!)

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Reply 81

Linzikins

Right at the end of a very long interview with very random questions and the interviewer was looking at my First Aid certificates

"When giving CPR, how many chest compressions?"

My mind went completely blank and I muttered 10. Then wanted to punch myself in the face.

Honestly no one stop breathing near me!

Reply 82

KyraBloke

Original post by Hackett

Question: So where else will you be working - "Oh (Insert company name here)"

Interviewer - "So you will be working with Spencer from Made in Chelsea, that guy is the biggest w4nker you will ever come across"

Me - "umm can we get back to the interview please"

haha

i guess that only makes sense to you

Reply 83

AlexejKir

Interview 1.

HR: What is your least favourite subject at Uni??
Me: uh, to be completely honest, I hate HR modules... they are so boring!
.....

Interview 2.

HR: What do you know about our company?
Me: not much... nothing at all tbh.
HR: oh, ok. So why do you want to work with us?
Me: Because I need a placement..

:colondollar:

Reply 84

username853479

Original post by Lintu93

Interview at Nandos. Question 1.

Interviewer: "So have you ever been to Nandos?"

Me: "No..."

*Awkward pause*

I also had an interview at Nandos even though I'd never been before:

Interviewer: How many times have you eaten at Nandos in the past 3 months?
Me: I dont know.. About 50 times?

Reply 85

golddust&lipgloss

my university interview at st. george's just over a week ago;

interviewer - 'what societies would you create then?'
me - 'the spongebob squarepants society'

:lolwut:

not sure what made me say that.

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Reply 86

Top Gear is gay

Original post by Rascacielos

My Mum's going to an interview for a new job today and I've been helping her prepare for it. It got me thinking about my own interviews and what not to say. I remember applying for a job as a lifeguard and I was naively expecting the interview to be quite casual. So I go into the interview room and am met by a panel of two people, both dressed in suits and looking very serious. After a couple of introductory questions, they asked me: "so what drives you?" 'What, like petrol?' Was my initial thought? Anyway, after a load of babble and really crappy/cheesy answer, I finished with the ultimate cheese: "so yeah, I generally love life really." :facepalm2:

What was I thinking?!

So, despite TSR being full of clever and talented people, everyone who has done a few interviews has produced a cringe-worthy answer to a question and I'd like to hear them. Also post whether you ended up getting the job or not. Needless to say, I didn't!

You spaz

Reply 87

veeless

At an assessment centre for a graduate job "So, do you have any last comments that you would like to add in support of your application?" My answer... "Well, I really really would love a place on the scheme"

I actually got a place too :biggrin:

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Earth Science interview at Oxford:

"Ok. What is gravity?"
"....Um, its a... force?"

"Can you expand on that?"
"...A force of attraction?"

"What is the unit of gravity?"
"****.. [I said **** in an Oxford interview :O] ...Is it Newton.. newton-metres?"

"Can you tell me how far away the earth is from the sun?"
"No."

Gaaaawd. The rejection wasn't a big surprise </3

Reply 90

IzzyAnne

Original post by Rascacielos

Oh dear! xD They must realise we're not that stupid/ that we'd actually read books ever as we'd actually managed to get to the interview stage...I keep telling myself xD Damned nerves...

Reply 91

Georgiahoneybee

For my current SALT job I had a written interview in the morning, a tour and then an individual interview so had been there about 6 hours. At the end of the 1:1 interview, after I'd asked all my intelligent/important questions.
Interviewer: "Is there anything else you'd like to ask us?"
Me: "Err there is actually, it's about my car. My parking ticket says maximum stay 4 hours, I've been here nearly 6. I'm just a bit worried I won't be able to get out of the carpark?"
Interviewer (deadly serious): "Oh did you not read the sign? They arrange for your car to be towed if you outstay the maximum time allowed. You can get a bus from the front of the hospital though"
Me: (blushing, panicked): "Oh right, ok!"
Turns out they were joking- shame I'm so gullible haha. Got the job though :smile: