Denis Levchuk, Senior SEO Specialist, shared a selection of real interview stories on LinkedIn, heard from colleagues. His list was supplemented by other IT professionals. So, here are 10 strange interview stories that should cheer you up. Or vice versa.
Denis Levchuk, Senior SEO Specialist, shared a selection of real interview stories on LinkedIn, heard from colleagues. His list was supplemented by other IT professionals. So, here are 10 strange interview stories that should cheer you up. Or vice versa.
I’ve been looking for a job for almost a year. The only company sends me an offer after a bunch of interview stages. I agree. Within an hour, I get an offer and an apology from a recruiter from the company I applied to in the first month of my search and really wanted to work there. Now, I’m sitting here asking Captain Morgan for advice.
My friend is not so annoyed by the question «Who do you see yourself in 5 years?» anymore. It was replaced by «Why have you been looking for so long?» And when I asked in one interview in response «Why hasn’t the vacancy been filled in six months?» they got offended and completely interrupted the conversation.
The final stage. The recruiter, HR, team lead, head of department, COO, CEO and candidate connect to ZOOM. The comrade got nervous and disconnected. He logged back in, explained everything, they laughed and rejected the candidacy.
I felt the advantages of the office format. I went to my first working day and arrived at VLK. The irony is that the job involved booking.
The recruiter asked about conflict situations and how they were resolved. A friend told about a conflict with a team lead at a company where he worked many years ago. The conflict ended in swearing, a scandal, and the lead’s dismissal. Any guesses as to who conducted the technical interview?
A friend came for an interview at a coworking space. The recruiter is late. After 15 minutes, he writes: «Are you sure you’re the right person for this vacancy?» After 30 minutes, he writes: «We seem to have already closed the position, but since you’re already here, can we chat?» After the conversation: «You’re a perfect fit for us, but we’re not looking for anyone else.»
One friend made a test presentation with 15 slides, wrote down campaign ideas, adapted them for 3 platforms. He received a response: «You’re great, but we decided not to open this position at all.» A month later, he sees his idea implemented on their Instagram.
Once, a recruiter, seeing on my resume that I had a year off, asked, «Whose money did I live on for the whole year?» To which I couldn’t help but reply that the main thing was that it wasn’t hers. I was offended.
They refused the job when they heard that I had my own apartment, because, to quote, «you won’t be patient, and you can quit at any time, because you don’t have to pay rent.»
Once, at the final stage, the manager asked a lot about my previous field of work, and when he heard that I worked as an operating room nurse, he said in disappointment that they couldn’t hire me because I was used to working under significant pressure and stress, and I would be bored with them…
