When preparing for a job interview, one expects to be bombarded with various questions. These queries usually help employers determine if the person is right for the job and get a better insight into their personality. However, answering them might be tricky for some, especially if they’re meant to push the interviewee off their tracks.
The poor people in this online thread were recently sharing the questions that led them to fail their job interview seconds into it. Scroll down to find the most unfortunate stories that serve as cautionary tales for anyone preparing for an interview.
While you're at it, don't forget to check out a conversation with hiring consultant and owner of Hire Possibilities Carolyn Illman, who kindly agreed to give some pointers on how to recover from fumbling a job interview question.
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Not sure if it's "messed up" but after about 7 minutes in, it became quite clear the job was not what was advertised and I bluntly told them not to waste any more of my time if they weren't interested in what I was actually here to interview for. I've also "failed" an interview before it even started, went down to London to interview for a new client (contract position) I signed myself in 30 minutes early, was told where everything would be. 45 minutes after the interview was supposed to start, I still hadn't been called in, despite the fact that I could see the two interviewers sat in a glass office together for the duration. I dropped my expenses invoice with the receptionist and left, went to the cafe downstairs and got myself a coffee. Phone rang 5 minutes later and I told them they could either come downstairs and join me for coffee or put the phone down. I dragged the director of engineering down 8 floors, let him buy me another coffee and then told him I was no longer interested. I've had an argument in an interview before, which I'm fairly certain cost me the job. The "technical specialist" made a point that was demonstrably wrong, I thought it might be an attempt to catch me out, so I told him he was wrong, articulated why, and it descended into an argument from there. Didn't get the job, but wasn't too upset about it as I'd have been working for a weapons grade lemon. Worst in terms of time to failure was probably when I was 17 and was voluntold to go and interview for the local Waitrose. Told them I was only here because my mum nagged me into it, I had no interest in working for them and customer facing work was not my forte. Two and a half hours of group interview nonsense later I got to leave. If you ever get the opportunity, interview for some jobs you're not interested in and see how far you can push being useless before they actually close the interview and tell you to go away. It's quite entertaining. Every now and then you'll still get a job offer, which is even more confusing.
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