Dealing with bad interviewers
I had an interview the other day with a young(ER) individual. He was obviously good at his job, seeing as how he was interviewing potential candidates and was running a small department.
However, he was extremely awkward, to the point where his voice became shaky and his hands were slightly trembling. I almost felt like I was the person taking charge of the situation and had to make a major effort to try and make him feel comfortable.
It got to the point where I felt uncomfortable being in the room and could barely ask about the position b/c he was so nervously scanning my resume saying ''sooo ummm tell me about this' just trying to avoid even the remotest possibility of having a moment of silence.
Obviously this is a problem for me, because if he is that uncomfortable in that room with me, he is not going to have a good memory of that encounter and is thus not going to give good feedback when he later meets up with the other interviewers.
Anyone had a similar experience / tips for dealing with this in the future.






Another ER weirdo. Don't
Another ER weirdo.
Don't blame yourself, he may be on drugs.
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Did you mean youngER or young
Did you mean youngER or young ER individual ;)) ?
I could imagine the year end
I could imagine the year end review process: he wouldn't be able to give you a mediocre bonus because he'd be afraid of a negative reaction from you. Of course, the guy above him would be telling him to sell the shitty bonuses to you and the other employees and he'd probably capitulate. Until you threw a hissy fit to him and he went back to senior mgt telling them you need a higher bonus. They'd tell him to eat shit. He'd come back to you...
You may never actually receive a bonus from this guy as there would be so much back and forth.
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maybe he really needed to go
maybe he really needed to go take a crap
BeerSaturns: Did you mean
Did you mean youngER or young ER individual ;)) ?
He was a younger individual - not involved in equity research.
MistaBooks: I had an
I had an interview the other day with a young(er) individual. He was obviously good at his job, seeing as how he was interviewing potential candidates and was running a small department.
However, he was extremely awkward, to the point where his voice became shaky and his hands were slightly trembling. I almost felt like I was the person taking charge of the situation and had to make a major effort to try and make him feel comfortable.
It got to the point where I felt uncomfortable being in the room and could barely ask about the position b/c he was so nervously scanning my resume saying ''sooo ummm tell me about this' just trying to avoid even the remotest possibility of having a moment of silence.
Obviously this is a problem for me, because if he is that uncomfortable in that room with me, he is not going to have a good memory of that encounter and is thus not going to give good feedback when he later meets up with the other interviewers.
Anyone had a similar experience / tips for dealing with this in the future.
He's trolling
reverse the role. start
reverse the role. start interviewing him about the job detail and anything you want to know.
The Knicks are back?
stoudemire1: reverse the
reverse the role. start interviewing him about the job detail and anything you want to know.
Exactly. If you find yourself in that position it's a great opportunity to take over the process and squeeze the interviewer for info. Seems like an introvert so he's probably used to being in that situation...might make him stop pissing himself.
SouthernHopeful: MistaBooks
I had an interview the other day with a young(er) individual. He was obviously good at his job, seeing as how he was interviewing potential candidates and was running a small department.
However, he was extremely awkward, to the point where his voice became shaky and his hands were slightly trembling. I almost felt like I was the person taking charge of the situation and had to make a major effort to try and make him feel comfortable.
It got to the point where I felt uncomfortable being in the room and could barely ask about the position b/c he was so nervously scanning my resume saying ''sooo ummm tell me about this' just trying to avoid even the remotest possibility of having a moment of silence.
Obviously this is a problem for me, because if he is that uncomfortable in that room with me, he is not going to have a good memory of that encounter and is thus not going to give good feedback when he later meets up with the other interviewers.
Anyone had a similar experience / tips for dealing with this in the future.
He's trolling
Not trolling - this is a true story.
That would put any anxiety I
That would put any anxiety I had completely at ease....
Id feel like i was in the power position.
Id be thinking if this turd can land the job, I surely can! How can I look bad next to him?
MistaBooks: SouthernHopeful
It got to the point where I felt uncomfortable being in the room and could barely ask about the position b/c he was so nervously scanning my resume saying ''sooo ummm tell me about this' just trying to avoid even the remotest possibility of having a moment of silence.
He's trolling
Not trolling - this is a true story.
no, not you. The interviewer.
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I wanted to bitch slap him -
I wanted to bitch slap him - I got the job offer, but he would have been my supervisor so I declined.
prospie: MistaBooks: Sout
It got to the point where I felt uncomfortable being in the room and could barely ask about the position b/c he was so nervously scanning my resume saying ''sooo ummm tell me about this' just trying to avoid even the remotest possibility of having a moment of silence.
He's trolling
Not trolling - this is a true story.
no, not you. The interviewer.
hahahaha....real life trolls are the best
And I think it's gonna be a long, long, time
MistaBooks: I wanted to bitch
I wanted to bitch slap him - I got the job offer, but he would have been my supervisor so I declined.
If you took the job, you could have bitch slapped him, everyday. That has to be worth something.
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