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- poomoo
i had a chat with a massive agency in town last night. the chat turned out to be more of a formal interview which i was totally unprepared for.
needless to say, i totally, totally screwed it up.
i blanked, i mumbled, i fumbled, i ranted and generally did not communicate in any way what i did, who i was and what i could do.
i feel like a total fucktard. i have never had a bad interview in my life until that one.
there's always next time... i suppose.
crapola.
- k0na_an0k0
keep your chin up.
at least you have a great ass.
- emecks0
naeluck ya cunt.
- Jaline0
Better job will be coming your way.
- OSFA0
sorry mate, but why wouldn't you be prepared to talk about you, your work and what you can do...?
- Llyod0
what agency? maybe I can pull some strings for you.
- Jaline0
sorry mate, but why wouldn't you be prepared to talk about you, your work and what you can do...?
OSFA
(Jul 11 07, 08:47)i was wondering this as well.
Basic premise of interview, whether or not its formal.
- poomoo0
easy questions, i know.
i was just a total and utter cock. i coudlnt string together anything of any sense, went blank and couldnt even utter any influences or heroes...
i was such a fucking dick. it was the single most embarrassing situation i have ever found myself in.
my fault - fuck knows what went wrong. one of those things that happen in life.
take it and move on. nothing more i can do.
crapola.
- madirish0
write them asking when they want you to start.
seriously.
- Crouwel0
sorry mate, but why wouldn't you be prepared to talk about you, your work and what you can do...?
OSFA
(Jul 11 07, 08:47)i was wondering this as well.
Basic premise of interview, whether or not its formal.
Jaline
(Jul 11 07, 08:48)i can relate to this. i was once pulled into an unexpected unprepared interview as well. and messed up. but you know, in private i like to wear women's clothing and that may have had its influence...
- CALLES0
yes you are a fuck up... JK
- Llyod0
I once traveled from denver to seattle for a job interview. the interview was early in the morning, I was groggy, out of place, and ill prepared. The interview was a disaster. They asked me who my mentor was, I said "the internet". They asked who inspired me, I said "I don't know where to begin". They asked me a bunch of bullshit questions and I couldn't answer any of them. At a couple points I had trouble talking. Afterwards I emailed the lead guy with "Train Wreck" as the subject. It was an experience but not a learning experience.
- morilla0
man, f--k it. Don't get all bent from something that trivial.
- k0na_an0k0
lol llyod!
i had a similar experience when interviewing for my last job.
90% of the interview went absolutely fantastic, i killed it! then via video conference they sat me down with this guy from california and he just ripped me to shreds.
he literally had me sweating bullets. thank god it was a video conference so he couldn't really see.
he asked me to explain why windows put the toolbar in the window, and mac put the toolbar on the screen and give him 3 pros and cons of each. i fell flat on my face. i started to think WAY to hard about the analytical, human factors shit and usability shit and bombed the question. he was kind enough to give me the answer after i told him 'ya know what... i just don't know'.
if he had asked 'why do you like the toolbar on the screen with macs as opposed to in the window with pcs' and i would have known exactly what he was talking about.
i got the job anyways but i felt like a complete dolt.
i did like llyod did though. when the guy came back in the room to get me he asked how it went, i told him horrible and why. that helped me out so much.
good luck man!
- Llyod0
well it is a small world. people move from agency to agency and people talk.
- TheBlueOne0
Hey, you never know man. Maybe fucking up that interview, in retrospect, might turn out to be one of the best things that ever happened in your life, you know where you say "Damn, I'm glad I fucked that one up or else I would've missed on all the wonderful stuff that came after!"
And to quote Chuck D., "don't let a win go to your head or a loss to your heart."
Word.
- poomoo0
at least i will always have you guys...
- jamble0
I went to an interview once and they asked me where my book of work was.
I told them I was a web designer so why on earth would I want to cart a book around?
I didn't get the job.
- TheBlueOne0
I went on a job interview once and the lame ass "human resource guy" asks "OK, quick, I give you two hundred dollars and you have to get rid of it by the end of the day - what do you do with it?"
I said "I'd most likely buy a pair of comfortable shoes and then take my girlfriend out to dinner."
And then lame-ass HR guy chews on his pencil for a minute and then says to both me and the other interviewer - "Oh good - see, he's not an ass kisser. I hate when people say they'd buy me dinner with it or lie about how they'd give it to some stupid charity."
I just cut the interview short cause I will not work for a company that hires stupid ass pop-psychology specialist HR people to ask "irrelevant gotcha" questions during interviews.
I hate those guys.
- morilla0
you should here the culture interviews that go on, done by the council of elders... Mind blowing.
- dkmb0
"I went to an interview once and they asked me where my book of work was.
I told them I was a web designer so why on earth would I want to cart a book around?
I didn't get the job."
I had the exact same experience, i thought they might be joking, they weren't.
crapola