People Share Their Shocking Job Interview Horror Stories

[@jessicamompoint1849]

The Interviewer asked if I was single and do I have children. As an HR person, I know those questions are illegal. I was freaking shocked.

[@cvleisure]

Wait what did you do? How did you handle that situation? I’m going to start applying this fall and I need pointers on how to dodge these type of questions

[@Ultraius]

@@cvleisure in all honesty, you either say nothing and look uncomfortable. Or you could honestly answer. Then right after the interview is done, you cut off contacts with the company. You only ask work-related questions. No personal stuff at all. With that, I don't think it's a safe environment if those questions are asked and then you "got" the job. Just like that, I don't trust the company. The HR are supposedly the most professional since they're the employers

[@pasc8699]

Maybe it was a test to see if you would follow the basic rules of hr and talk around the question not answering it

[@b1njjj95]

I hope you reported the interviewer to HR. Those questions are completely uncalled for.

[@teleisha249]

@@pasc8699 more often than not their just trying to find out how loyal you're gonna be for the company if youre married full time jobs see you as reliable and stable

[@olzt100]

My most memorable interview was by a man who was retiring from the job. He was around 68 years of age. The interview lasted around 40 minutes. But the man fell asleep three times during the interview. Had I been using my sharper senses when he woke up I should have said "Thanks for the job offer. When do you want me to start? "

[@djjones7039]

Hahaha is this a joke or actually seriously happen? 😂😂😂

[@olzt100]

@@djjones7039 It actually happened. I didn't get the job. I don't think his falling asleep helped any. Complaining to his boss would not have helped much. He was retiring anyway.

[@reeerinn]

@@olzt100 awh to bad.. i thought you get the job!😂

[@ninjaninja9954]

@@olzt100 looked like he was dying rather than sleeping

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

There are three things certain in life: Death, taxes and disastrous job interviews.

[@izumiruki]

I completely forgot to bring my CV to the last job interview. 🙃

[@allisonnish9756]

U again

[@noumiphantom6099]

Dude how do you do this? you are everywhere!

[@RosemaryTurner2002]

@@izumiruki Well done 🙄😑

[@Videokers1234]

Yeah if you’re middle class

[@ArtnHistory]

Real job interview horror stories: okay, thank you for your time. We'll get back to you later" Weeks later and still no phone call about the job.

[@rocklesson86]

yep

[@gorgeeus]

Right.

[@NezumiEfeu]

I was told you should call them back and ask if they forgot you or if they need something else (like a document) from you. It shows your initiative and that you are really interested. Also your name will be stuck in their head if you are really friendly and polite. I am from austria so I don't know if this is a good tip for anyone from another country but we learned this in school and it always worked for me.

[@ArnoldSaysRelax]

My worst interview was when a manager from Del Taco called me in for a interview but I had to reschedule cause of school. Then he told me I was fired over the phone without even getting interviewed or getting the job.

[@sammierose1150]

Dolan Duck welp, glad I’ve never patronized Del Taco - that guy was wack 😟🙅🏽‍♀️

[@aude2sapere]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Johannesburg777]

I once applied for a job at a Barnes & Noble bookstore years ago when I was still in full time student in college. The hiring manager, I believe, called me back to schedule an interview, and the times she gave conflicted with my class schedule, so she sarcastically said, "How about, "I don't want a job?"" and scoffed. Needless to say I didn't go to that interview.

[@kangelangel913]

Nothing is worse than going for an interview and they say "you are overqualified" or "you are underqualified" and use that reason not to hire you.

[@mariafrancescavinci7196]

How is being overqualified a bad thing?

[@kangelangel913]

@@mariafrancescavinci7196 based on my experience, a company once said that I am overqualified for that particular position because they believe that I will have better working opportunities in the future. In a way they were afraid that by hiring me, I will lose those "better opportunities in the future".

[@mariafrancescavinci7196]

@@kangelangel913 i understand, thank you!!

[@PippyLongsqueaking]

I was told I was overqualified, and knew right then I wasn’t going to be hired for the position. So upsetting, as I really needed a job then.

[@kangelangel913]

@@PippyLongsqueaking I know, right. It's like we're looking for a job for experience and surprise-surprise, they need workers with certain amount of experience, otherwise, they won't hire you.

[@Speakinginhues]

Once I told an interviewer that i accepted a position elsewhere and they went on a complete tirade about how I wasnt responsible. They then blocked me and their website disappeared from online. Still very thankful I didn't go to their office.

[@b1njjj95]

Sounds like you dodged a bullet.

[@hazeleclipse5966]

Those MLM companies prey on young kids and it’s really messed up. They almost got me. I see you, CutCo and Mary Kay

[@Strawberryfan123]

Hailee West Cutco is getting real sneaky!!! I remember when I was like 17 and got an interview with them, everyone got the same offer, they really tried to tell the 30 of us in the room that not everyone got it, i was one of 4 who said they had to “think” about it pfft I left so damn fast. They blew up my phone for days until I politely told them that they were operating what is basically a pyramid scheme and I wasn’t interested.

[@rachelrecycles369]

Cutco isn't an MLM, there's no multi layer. You just are a salesperson, you don't have people under you.

[@warriorcatjenn]

And premerica

[@RealMexFoodShouldntGiveUDrrhea]

My cousin was selling insurance and wanted us to join her. When we said no, she left the state without saying goodbye (she lives in the west coast) being that she had to pass by our house to leave. 🤣🤣🤣

[@bubblesbaby37]

Yea I got hit up by CutCo and Primerica while in college, I ran for the hills. So sad to see other people get taken in by that stuff.

[@Lizra66]

The thing we need to realize is that the company or person doing an interview may not be good at interviewing applicants. I had some pretty bad interviews after I graduated where I was laughed at or mocked because I was nervous or I gave an answer they didn't like. That is their problem. You don't want to work for those people. I finally found a place where I used my degree and I loved the work. That interview was relaxed and the Manager was a great person to work for. Know your value. Know you are worth it.

[@nikam4167]

This is so very true

[@ronnieeilert8491]

How do they forget that they were on the other side, as an interviewee once ago?

[@ashleytrills2022]

Top tips for interview Research company and their goals Read the job description and plan how you meet the requirements and talk about this in the interview Like exp, skills etc Last tip is just be confident ! You can do it

[@nikam4167]

I did that exact thing but it backfired. The two chicks that interviewed me took it as me being a showoff. I could tell by their vibes and demeanor that they were the clicky type chicks with a highschool mean girl mentality. I knew a lot about the company from doing weeks of research and got every question right. I even had to take a computer test about the company and scored an A. Smh

[@112233or1]

I had an interview with Starbucks The first thing the lady ask me was if I like coffee, I said no It went downhill from there. I was just trying to be honest but learned a life lesson

[@siralexanderiii5778]

Lying can get you places where the truth cant

[@100Stratusfiedx]

Lmao reminds me of when I applied to under armor and I started talking about how I mostly wear nike and adidas instead. Still managed to get the job

[@justgoodvibez2447]

Hey You theres not ware house jobs you can do, ik you get in fast with them

[@loverrlee]

This exact same thing happened to me! 😂😂😂 Oh well. Honestly I think I dodged a bullet. They said I couldn’t wear nail polish while working in food service.

[@twinkiemp]

When she described "grind time"... I felt that.

[@nicolewilliams6116]

Muriel Palanca me too!! I remember several of those times in my life

[@salijayehinsen2892]

I'm going thru that rn

[@kattelyn92]

Those MLM companies should be disbanded. It's totally disrespectful and unacceptable to waste someone's time like that. Especially someone looking for a legitimate job. Every minute is valuable.

[@tyuggs2790]

My worst job interview was when I had a three way call with my mom, me, and the interviewer from Sprint. For the life of both my mom and I, we couldnt comprehend with the fact that he never called my phone number even though I not only said it to him many times but it was also on my job application. He would always call my mom (who I have as a emergency contact on my application) and then let her call me so that he could interview me while my mom was listening quietly on the other line. That wasn't even the worst thing. The worst thing was the 150 personality questionnaire that I had to take and I still didn't even get the job.

[@giuly5992]

Tyuggie i think this is a little creepy

[@SkiesTurnedGrey]

"I was given THREE job interviews when I thought I was only getting one. My potential prospects were literally tripled with no extra effort, on a day I was already prepared and ready for interviewing! HOW AWFUL!"

[@mary9983]

Ty!

[@silvercookies]

Its great that she had more chances to get a job but they could have saved everyone time by just having everyone sit on the same interview than to have her answer the same questions for almost 3 hours.

[@sammierose1150]

This is completely unrelated to the interview stories, but Shiquita’s energy is so beautiful 🌸

[@rmannayr2129]

IKR?

[@-tyrese-7931]

So her whole horror story was that she had three successful interviews in a row?

[@drruffin]

Right? I've been on a few where the interviews basically told me I was complete garbage despite being overqualified. I woulda done anything to have even gotten multiple interviews 8 years ago.

[@humayra0075]

right!!!! if she hadnot got those jobs then it would be scary

[@athelas8191]

Right??! Why would cry over that? Lmao

[@serious7179]

That does sound like a nighmare tho

[@ShadowValleys]

Would you be able to do 3 jobs at once? Now that is a horror story

[@alexismuckerman7939]

My worst interview was when I applied at Subway (I've run a store before, but I had just moved to a different state at the time and needed a job) I had to teach the two 16 year old girls, who were somehow managers, how to interview someone during my interview. Was hired on the spot, still low key surprised they didn't hire me on as manager considering I was coming from a managerial position

[@chriscruse9806]

That makes no sense. Teenagers were interviewing you.

[@hollie_marie]

My worst one was turning up for an interview being sat in a room with people who worked there after 30 mins another person comes in for their interview. The company realises I haven't had mine yet and it turns out the person supposed to be doing them went home five hours earlier on an emergency and it ended with two people telling this guy he was doing the interviews and him saying oh I thought (woman who went home) was doing them. HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW SHE'D LEFT THE BUILDING.

[@soylentcompany5235]

Whats so bad about that lmao

[@hollie_marie]

@@soylentcompany5235 because it was a waste of my time, I was really nervous as is and the guy who got appointed to do the interviews after the woman went home didn't know he was supposed to be doing them, if that other girl hadn't come in idk what I would have done

[@Azumari20]

That’s just ridiculous. It sounds to me like they’re communication skills needed some serious work. If the woman who was supposed to be doing the interviews left 5 hours before then someone had ample time to tell this guy he had to do it.

[@hollie_marie]

@@Azumari20 They rescheduled for the next day in the end so I said sure fine but then called and cancelled it later. I hope it was a one off for the company but I didn't want to work there all the same

[@Azumari20]

Hollie Marie trust me I don’t blame you.

[@kayduff5676]

My worst one was when I could tell the guy didn’t like me and then he started doodling on his paper instead of taking notes.

[@thatsazn]

Was interviewing a guy who seemed normal until he opened a marker with his teeth and proceeded to talk with the cap in his mouth.

[@Smorgasvord]

Doesnt seem that crazy tbh

[@thatsazn]

@@Smorgasvord not too crazy, but it was hella funny 😂

[@Marco.91]

Did u hire him?

[@rmannayr2129]

LOL!

[@thatsazn]

@@Marco.91 no 😂 for other reasons

[@mary9983]

Ive gotten interviews because the hiring person just wanted to hear the gory details about embalming (I went to school for funeral science), but not interested in hiring me. This has happened 3 times now.

[@TheAngie3645]

SAME OMG non-funeral companies always ask me the details and I'm like??? ma'am this is a bank

[@xdjprincess92]

Okay... so why didn't the three employers sit down at the same time for the interview making it into one solid panel style interview? I would have cried too

[@MrFuguDataScience]

Did she go to Primerica? Total Pyramid Scam

[@nicecoolmarsha]

M Musashi I was thinking the same thing!

[@MrFuguDataScience]

@@nicecoolmarsha , I know someone who does that junk and she tried to get me into that cult.

[@a697ag]

I was hiring for an entry level position and a recent college grad brought his mom to the interview with him. He did not get the job. Kids, don't bring your helicopter parents on your job interviews

[@recoil53]

Might not have been his choice.

[@littlestarfox]

Yeah that’s definitely a generational thing then bc my mom definitely wanted to as well. I got away with her driving me there

[@katebattista7400]

@@recoil53 Agreed. R/insaneparents has too many examples.

[@cuculain78]

@@recoil53 It is his choice because he's an adult.

[@radiyhakhatun1041]

Correction: Jassmyne and Shiquita shares their shocking job interview horror stories

[@strangersontheinternet]

I was in an investigation-room with no windows, pitch black dark, with a very bright table lamp directed on my face. That was awful!!! But I got the job 😁

[@miabilinski-sosnowski1114]

what was the position lol

[@BrandiJess]

The first story has happened to me and seeing that it's happened to others makes me feel stabby.

[@mbnick_]

the worst thing i hate ever: job interviews (im serious)

[@cindygiesbrecht3146]

I've been to a few 'marketing' interviews that I totally regretted. It was really obvious that they were more selling ME the job rather than asking me anything. Total scams.

[@Dblowz]

The first question I got asked was if I was here legally.

[@jessicamompoint1849]

I would have reported them the minute I left the interview.

[@gracie1ita]

¿Como? ¿Tu que crees idiota? Would have been my response.

[@kaylak6274]

Deanna that’s horrible:(((

[@journey265]

Sorry they went through this but… Both are pretty lame… Some people would kill to have three interviews and who hasn’t accidentally interviewed for a sleezy company.

[@mengume]

Some people would kill just for fun. They don't need the excuse of an interview to do so

[@cat-aholics]

In a job interview the CEO asked me if I ever noticed one of my eyes closes more than the other. Then asked how long I planned to work there or if I was going to leave like all millennials. It was my first job out of college so I took it but that interview was just a peak into what the entire year working there was like

[@rockerky97]

DA’s where you at? 😂 I just finished dental assisting school a couple months ago- had a couple interviews in January. It’s normal to have “working “interviews - where you go in for a normal day of work with them and they decide if they want you on board. Sometimes it’s paid- sometimes not. I went to an office for- 2 WEEKS AND THEY DIDNT PAY ME AND BY THE END I WAS DONE.

[@FritzAlcindorJr]

#1) When people literally tell you they interviewed you since they wondered if you were related to their favorite basketball player. #2) They say literally wow I really thought you would be Caucasian when reading your name and resume. Then the interview goes south.

[@b1njjj95]

Report them to HR!

[@mary9983]

I've gotten several interviews because the hiring person only wanted to ask about the field I went to school in (not the one i was applying for). Its happened several times now.

[@potatomatop9326]

Mine's the true horror story. She told me "you're fired" before sitting down.

[@RamblingRecruiter]

You mean you got 3 opportunities put in front of you when you only thought it was one? How awful for you....

[@Puppuchy]

The interviewers made it seem like every answer I provided was wrong (even when they asked where I live?!) I was on the verge of tears towards the end and THAT’S when they started easing up and being nicer

[@helenlesczynski3989]

I went on an interview when I was right out of college before law school and it was for like a clerk or aid to a local state rep the whole interview was so uncomfortable and I could not for the life of me understand what was going on so I leave and decide to kind of try to see my reflection in the car window or something to figure out why everyone was so uncomfortable and completely averting looking at me my entire blouse was open - like the top four buttons were open and my bra was just out ... like out OUT in full display - I had a suit jacket on (although unbuttoned) and didn’t notice - And, although the state rep must have really thought I wanted the job LOL I did not even get a call back - maybe I should have worn a better bra 🤦‍♀️

[@b1njjj95]

That's why they say to check yourself in the mirror before going to an interview.

[@PorcheGardener]

I once responded to a craigslist ad for a receptionist type job. Scheduled an interview, took the bus there. This is before google street view had everything covered, this matters because I ended up in a residential area. When I called to confirm I was in the right area they said "Yes, it's a home office. You have to come around to the back door." Something started telling me to GTFO NOW so I booked it out. Human trafficking is an issue here....

[@AdrianGarcia-zm8xv]

Kinda sucks that I just got fired about a few days ago and I see this video in my feed since I’m looking for a job (Don’t know what I did wrong besides stand up for myself)

[@komatsusakura]

thats why they say if you interview with the people you are not going to work under . dont take . see ign people keep on resigning or plan to . run away

[@SkiesTurnedGrey]

If it was a retail job... yeah, standing up for yourself and retail don't mix. "The customer is always right," even if they're completely wrong and basically stealing from the company you're trying to help.

[@pinkkisses3043]

Zip it, next time don't say a thing, the company doesn't care about feelings or opinions

[@SciFactsYT118]

Random fact: Armadillo shells are bulletproof.

[@gourdman8140]

They aren't tireproof though, I done seen too many pancaked on the road 😥

[@asmrduna2389]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@H5chi]

Oh @@gourdman8140 i wasn't ready for that😧

[@carlosescandono]

Gourd Man hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@kylezmcgee455]

Random fact: armadillos carry leprosy but don't get the disease themselves

[@rachey003]

Is anyone else annoyed by the crooked top right frame?

[@baldybaldwin2825]

rachey003 no but I’m not OCD either.

[@Quartzcoffin]

I AM NOW 😥

[@OfftheWallTales]

God damn you. Why did you point that out? I can't stop staring now.

[@hannahtorell353]

How did that girl get an internship? That's what I wanna know

[@brooklyngirl89]

Hannah Torell you apply, submit a resume, and references. Then you wait for a possible interview and go from there.

[@recoil53]

It's just like applying for a job. At this point in BF, it helps to already have some KZbinr skills.

[@b1njjj95]

I wish I could get an internship in my field as easily as Jazz did. Majority of the postings require you to be a student looking for school credit or they want you to have at least 1 year of experience. How am I going to gain experience if I need experience to gain experience??? 😑😑😑😑😑

[@loverrlee]

She had money to live off her parents while she wasn’t getting paid...

[@recoil53]

@@loverrlee Actually BF does pay their interns - and Jaz was working at Sephora the same time she was interning at BF.

[@teleisha249]

thought I was applying for a full-time job turns out they were trying to get me to join a job search company (it was written with the job and everything they were just full out liars)

[@shermurr9566]

Yep, some of these agencies try to be tricky and post jobs but they don’t actually have a opening. It’s just a way to lure people to join the agency. SMH

[@theletterk]

“I didn’t get the job”

[@mujtabaawan8562]

When you have an interview this Friday and this video comes up...

[@Nicreb]

Mister Af I had an interview this morning 💀

[@justgoodvibez2447]

Mister Af good luck 👍 wish the best for you 🙂

[@justgoodvibez2447]

nicole O. Hopefully you got the job, wish the best of luck for you 😊

[@Nicreb]

Arpril 24th thank you 🙏🏼

[@Nicreb]

Arpril 24th same for you♥️

[@mangotango1252]

These aren’t even bad.

[@recoil53]

It isn't - much longer than expected interview and a pyramid scheme. Not great, not horror.

[@ursula3904]

I had a job interview before that lasted fot 30-40mins or so. I answered all the questions and almost told my life story then she told me I didn't passed because I'm lack of experience for the job. To be honest, I feel terrified during job interviews up until this day. Hahaha

[@animls4evr]

My first job interview after college was similar to the first girl's. This was a place I drove (with my older brother) 6 hours away from home. They gave me a tour of their plant, but then I had SIX back-to-back interviews with different individuals like supervisors/managers of different departments (I was applying for a Quality position). They walked me to each person's office, I'd sit down and answer the same questions, every one of them took notes about my answers. They said they were interviewing a couple other candidates anyway so I had to wait to hear back. By the end of that whole day, I met up with my brother and I had the worst stress-induced migraine (and he was such a trooper driving us all the way back home). I called the HR person for the next few weeks to hear about the status about the position. She told me they interviewed too many candidates for this ONE job, that they were starting the search from scratch. She encouraged me to re-apply, but I politely declined and went "GOD. F**KING. DAMN IT!!! All that for nothing?! I got student loans to pay!"

[@presley8336]

and this is when i decided to never get a job and become poor 💅💅

[@AFluffyDragon]

Lol these seem fine compared to my interview history 🤷‍♀️ I would talk about them but like 5 horrid interviews would take up a whole essay.

[@taywall97]

So this isn't so much an interview horror story but an interview, training, and first week of working at this place horror story. So I needed a part time job while I was in nursing school because I had already completed the general courses and was only taking nursing classes. I liked makeup and the beauty world so I applied to Ulta. Got an interview and told them up front I was in school and that this job would have to work with my school schedule. One of the interviewers was pissed at this but the other lady who was higher up than her loves my knowledge of makeup application and beauty influencers and so I was hired. Come to find out the lady that was pissed about my availability was my direct boss and scheduled me only on the days I said I had classes and told me if I couldn't work those days then they didn't really need me. So I had turned down another job offer, wasted time training at this job, and was harrassed by my boss because I wasn't "fully committed to the job".

[@fieonshakespearenut]

A "grind period"? Soooo many people will take any job that pays the bills....

[@jessicamompoint1849]

The bills don't stop coming just because you're unemployed.

[@Abbatoir98]

I was in a similar situation broke and looking for a job during a lull in school. I got a interview for a marketing job that was located right in the heart of the suit & tie area of downtown. I show up to the address and enter a conference room filled with rows of chairs. There was probably about 50 people all waiting to be interviewed. We all start talking because no one really knew any details about the job. Eventually a lady comes to the front of the room and starts giving this demonstration on knives. She cuts cans in half ect ect. This is a company that sells knives door to door😑......and you have to buy a set yourself($275) as your demo set. After her demonstration she goes to a office in the back and starts " interviewing " people in groups of 3. The questions might as well of been " what's your favorite color & do you like money?" At the end she was like " I think you three are going to really fit with the company and I would like to bring you aboard..you have the job" Surprise surprise leaving the building people are hanging around talking like "WTF kind of scam was that" and EVERYONE interviewed was hired. 100% they just rented the interview space to make it seem more legit.

[@onions2569]

These are pretty tame. I was expecting some hardcore embarrassing or messed up moments

[@gojosgirl6487]

That first one sounded like a police interrogation

[@germimejia7205]

Ok but for my current job I had to interview for 3 hours. 3 bosses and 1 hour each. Same question over and over again. Got the job tho so it was worth it

[@katieakin1091]

I’ve had one job, and I’ve not had to do any job interviews. The only “interview” I sort of had was for a family I babysat a couple times. I work as a preschool teacher aide, and do before-school care and after-school care all at my church (it’s a private school too)

[@asadb1990]

i get the reason for job interview. but it sucks when employers are interviewing you to just waste your time. i have had a few interviews where i was never in the running. or the ones where the job didn't really exist. if the employer isn't serious, i could sense it right away. which is why i never get excited for interviews. i always go in letting the employer know i have several offers and this is more of a courtesy. i usually end up getting offered a job.

[@livmarlin4259]

Send me the light, i need it bad!

[@brookes2610]

It's very common in the two industries I've worked in in the past decade to have half day interviews, full day interviews, and interviews with several different groups within the company back-to-back on the same day.

[@cristianzamora462]

I live in Houston and it is crowded with jobs like this. Nasty.

[@meowkitty15849]

aw man i shouldn't be watching this when i have an interview today im so nervous lol

[@reelfeelz348]

In an interview, the owner asked me if my son's father and I were together and if he paid me child support. I was so caught off guard.

[@l.e.6615]

Just wanted to add to this, its totally okay to (politely, or not depending on situation) tell someone you're not interested and leave an interview. I promise, it will not come back to haunt you and they will not care. I have done this.

[@brittneyihrig4270]

For someone who really wanted a job badly, she sure wasn't willing to work hard for it, in the slightest. Referring to Jasmin.

[@NataliaAndrea]

It’s crazy that she said her worst interview was to do door to door sales... I do door to door sales for a telecom company and it’s not a pyramid scheme I don’t have to convince people to sell for us and make money off of people who sell for us, my commission for one sale is higher than some people make a week... I’m just trying to say that it’s not all that bad and it doesn’t sound like she had a bad interview, she didn’t have a bad experience, just wasn’t the right thing for her, and that’s okay.

[@NataliaAndrea]

I’m just saying that not all door to door jobs are sketchy, and some are for actual reputable companies that everyone knows. They’re not all pyramid schemes or MLM

[@TheExvangelicalCat]

So I have ADHD and have a job coach. I'm really good at holding down a job, but I have difficulty finding a job. So I interviewed at a place and my job coach asked the interviewer went: "yeah I know what a job coach does. I fired the last person who had a job coach." Super unprofessional. I did not get a call back.

[@CalligraphyGems]

I had an interview where the interviewer was surprised by how "geeky" I was because I'd done fairly well in an on-the-spot maths exam, but I apparently wasn't "geeky" enough. The way he said geeky, you could tell he was implying the word smart. Ht was incredibly patronising and he wouldn't let me see me results. The worst part though, is that he interrogated me about my partner and whether I would move wiith him when he got another job. The worst interview I've had by a longshot.

[@stephaniemarie2074]

Wait..people go on interviews for jobs they want no need..?!?

[@a35362]

5:32 You shouldn't be thinking about "This isn't the safest job for a woman, going door to door..." You shouldn't think it through that far. As soon as your brain gets to "pyramid scheme" you're on your feet, saying thank you and heading for the door!

[@ninjaninja9954]

My job horror story was my faults. I dunno how i started talking about aliens and ufo in an interview

[@sonata7885]

One time I showed up to a job interview and the manager got the day wrong so me and 2 other people who showed up had to leave.

[@singingsiren82]

I don't have a horror story per se, but I did have a weird interview for a data entry job at a televangelist. She ended up asking me if I speak in tongues, and told me that they pray every day and end up speaking in tongues while praying 🤷

[@maddiemarshall5572]

The insurance company definitely sounded like primerica, they tried to recruit me when I was 19. Complete pyramid scheme 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@KHobbies_cina]

My success is to play your skills lower than the head of department, eventhough you know the skill set or the job, that way they don't feel threatened by your skills. Worked for my current and pass jobs

[@ELP1125]

Jobs that you're under qualified for, and you don't know what you're doing, but you just need money. Story of my life. 😭

[@amandahorne6506]

A full day of interviews are completely normal for many jobs. I had 11 30 minute interviews for my current role. Yes, you will get asked the same questions a million times, but you can’t blame every interviewer for not knowing everything you said to the last one.

[@zerobatsu]

That’s really not bad at all. Seems kinda normal actually.

[@tc47440]

When I graduated and was broke and desperate, I met a woman at a job fair. She invited me to an interview an hour away from home. I get there and realize they are trying to sell vacations, and are not hiring for jobs at all.

[@whisperasmr6983]

I got offered a job once, provided I took a personality test. They looked at the results of my personality test and revoked the offer....

[@rmannayr2129]

THAT WAS STRESSFUL!

[@peachykeen565]

i haven’t had experiences like these yet so i can’t relate but these are all terrifying

[@pansyflower9697]

I have a horror story. The first one I went to this place sat for an hour than was taken into this room given a pretest of about 50 questions and was told I had 20 minutes to do the entire thing. No sweat they were all very easy for me things I knew because I had been in that industry for years. After finishing I was taken into another room and sat for another half hour then I was given a different test. This test was about 100 questions long.. No time limit but the dumbest questions you have ever heard in your life that required you to practically write an essay to answer them. After I finished that I went into another office with a lady who asked me questions like- If you were a box what kind of box would you be.. A round box a circle box, a hat box a square box, a cardboard box. Then she asked me if I was able to work alone for long periods of time. Then I left and 2 weeks later she called and said I got the job but I would have to take another test before I was officially hired. I came in and it was exactly the same test I took the first time. I tried to explain that to her but she said it wasn't possible. So then I finished that test again had to take a drug screen, that I had to drive to and be there in 45 min or I would have to reschedule for another day. I got there with 5 min to spare. Took the drug sceen… 2 days later the lady at the office called and said I didn't pass. I was like uh... That's not possible I don't do drugs, and I never have. And she said.. Oh wait I have the wrong person... Then she said why do I have two different tests from you for the same thing. (head plant)

[@ros9378]

Am I the only one that think Tequita (sorry if I spelled that wrong) has really pretty hair?

[@joshuabaclayo3752]

I wish to have a request internship at BuzzFeed tho, I would really like to work at BuzzFeed

[@christinac.5092]

Can’t believe the pyramid schemes story!! My worst interview involved a fake phone call with an angry customer and I had to help them. It was super weird....looking back, I thankfully did not get the job lol

[@DrDaniOT]

I needed a Jazzmyn moment..thank you Buzzfeed xx

[@hunniedelite]

In a sample lesson for a kindergarten position, the newly hired principal sat amongst the students. Lesson is going great! Passed out scissors and glue so the students can start on a quick worksheet. The student SITTING NEXT TO THE PRINCIPAL took the scissors and SNIPPS the front of his hair😳

[@brittslayton8525]

My last job had me do 4 separate interviews in one sitting and that didn’t seem odd to me at all..

[@hollie_marie]

Another one I had was they gave me a dialogue to use on a customer as a test. After a lifetime of me looking at the products and no customers one of the staff pretends by which time I was SO nervous I fucked it up and when they let me go I like ran from the store got to my boyfriends house and burst into shaky tears in front of his brother it was horrible.

[@rosexpandax]

5:39 “it’s not the safest thing for a woman to be walking on the streets going door to door” brooo especially for a black woman. Omg

[@buildtherobots]

My job interview horror story was actually not a real job interview... it was a phishing scam.

[@AleRu483]

I would think that when uber already existed, Jazz was already at buzzfeed 🤔

[@kiannagriffin6631]

Well uber has technically been around since 2009, it just wasn't that popular yet and we have no idea when she started being an intern and how long she was one before she started actually appearing in videos.🤔

[@megg6591]

There is nothing outrageous about that interviewing for multiple different positions. If they made you do the same interview 3 times in a row for the same job that would be different

[@cate01a]

I wouldnt mind dedicating >2 hours at interviews for a job that would become full time. I mean 2 hours is relatively nothing when you work full time.

[@k.embers]

Just what I needed before my interview today :D

[@lydiaann5261]

Good luck!!

[@ShadowRose1622]

#1: I had an experience once where there were 3 interviews. Not in a row thankfully, you need to eat. But I didn't know the next person was going to ask -the exact same questions-. It really weirded me out and I wondered why the employees didn't communicate with each other. Now I know to just be consistent, but still a lame method. #2: This is why I prefer a phone interview first.

[@Mina-ny5fx]

Recently just did my first legit interview for a program I really want. I think I totally jacked it up, I’m so embarrassed and results and going to come in the next week or two, wish me good luck😬