Curious about the dumbest things you've ever said in an interview that make for a funny story.
I had a coffee meet with associate/vp today (family friend). I have f'd up couliflower ears from wrestling/mma. The associate was a wrestler and commented something along the lines of "I see wrestling did a number on your ear" (or something like that don't really remember). For some retarded reason, I thought it'd be appropriate to joke, "nah my girlfriend just has really strong thighs..."
Associate cracked a smile, vp dead stare. One of the most awkward moments I've had in a long time...
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"That's a really cute necklace." She liked it and didn't mind but yeah probably my dumbest or flirty one? Lol
~83% sure she took it as a compliment from someone batting for the other team
Actually, know a kid who managed to grab a date with his interviewer by flirting with her at the interview. Apparently they hooked up a couple times and it got real awkward when he started working there.
For reference: the guy is a very attractive rower, so not saying all of you kids should try this. Good way to get blacklisted 99% of the time
i cant survive if you dont finish this story
Confusius say: One must hustle in all aspects of life.
haha. sb'd.
Never Happened.
Plot twist: He was the VP making fun of them
Had a phone informational, which went smoothly for the most part. At the very end there was a big disconnect between my brain and what came out of my mouth - meant to say "It was nice chatting with you, thanks" or something of the sort and what came out of my mouth was "well, it was nice knowing you, thanks"... to which he replied "..ok.." *hung up. The stupid shit you say sometimes...
It wasn't something I said, but the way I behaved. When I finished answering each question, I stared down at the ground for some time, then looked back up, sorta smiled at the interviewer and then looked back down again. It made me feel like I was at one of those psychological evaluations as a kid when they ask you to rate from 1 to 10 how comfortable you are in social interactions.
I can't find my car
It takes 20 bucks and a desire for adderall to get a script tbh. Doctors these days will give you ADD drugs for legit like any reason
They suggested Ritalin.
Fuckin love this
One of my friends asked a director during the last interview of his superday "What keeps you up at night?" and the guy laughed, thanked him for coming, and walked out
Unbelievable! I can imagine the director's face reacting to this. LOL
I saw this question in a 'what to ask your interviewer' recommendation guide. Good to know it's as awkward as it sounds.
Dumbest thing I said was in response to the dumbest question I ever received.
"What song best describes your work style?" "Work by Rihanna" "And why is that?" "Because of its consistent lyricism. I feel that it represents my work ethic and perseverance."
Interview for Centerview Partners, if you're wondering.
lol wtf
Why's this a dumb answer? They should have bumped you to associate on the spot.
In '87, Huey released this, Fore!, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself.
"What do you do in your free time?"
"I'm usually returning some videotapes."
Hey Paul!
lmfaooo
ROFL!!!
Any time someone ends a long list of responsibilities with:
"...uhhh and stuff like that."
I can't think of anything that I personally did, but I was once at a superday dinner where some kid spit out food. There was this one kid who embodied every single Asian stereotype who decided to sit in the corner of the dinner table with all the MDs. We get drinks, appetizers, and then the entree comes and the kid loses it. I guess he didn't like his steak because all of a sudden, he spits it out. Not into a napkin or anything, but the middle of his plate. The MD sitting next to him just pauses and stares at the kid. Wish I remember the kid's name so that I could see where he's working now.
Ironically, at the same superday as above, another kid decided to be Mr. Cool and not stand up while the firm's CEO was giving a speech. So, we're getting drinks when and networking before the superday dinner, when the CEO walks in and asks for a moment. As he's thanking us for coming in, I notice two people sitting: the vice chairman of IB and this one kid. I did remember his name and looked him up on LinkedIn a few months ago. Never broke into IB. Ironically, this kid had a 4.0 at HSW and knew (not exaggerating) close to half of the firm's bankers through family connections. Goes to show you can't always get away with being a douche.
The spitting out food thing reminds me of a kid I knew in middle school who pulled that. Totally disgusted me. Can't believe this guy did it as an adult at something so formal and crucial to his own career.
Where is that last guy at now?
Your posts all need a TLDR section, by god man
Fair critique. Thanks.
Whoa fck that, I very much enjoy reading Sil's stories. Sil, you're welcome for jerking you off there
Can you PM me name?
The steak and ceo giving a speech remind me of Stephens' superday which was awesome even though I did not get the offer right away.
lmao pulled out my mugshot on my phone during a superday ... question was "what's one of your biggest mistakes?" .. it was a 2v1, with an Analyst and VP. The VP thought I was a savage from his response, but stupid shit like that is what leaves young savages unemployed. gotta minimize the retarded comments during this upcoming recruiting season
pretty badass, but to be fair you didn't say anything stupid
yeah you're right .. i followed it up by saying what i learned from it, how it helped me develop perspective/character (not take things for granted), and how I'm glad to have been able to overcome it. i've definitely said some retarded shit though haha you get better over time fortunately
props
I use to work at an auto manufacturer and in one of the interviews a manager asked the candidate what he knew about the company, and he replied that a lot of lesbians buy their vehicles. Lol savage.
def Subaru
more like volvo
Subaru Legacy: The good ol' Lesbian Limousine
If it was Subaru he's not wrong, and if I were the interviewer I'd be impressed by that insight.
True. Subaru made a conscious effort in the 90s to basically chase the lesbian market. They've moved away from that a little but there's all kinds of coded shit in those older ads if you pay attention.
SAVAGE
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Not something that I said, but something that I did. Last year Fall when I was doing OCR for Deloitte Advisory, I made a pretty rookie mistake. I did not have a clear plan of what I wanted to do in the future back then and I was not really familiar with job hunting/interview skills and tips. I remember vaguely that I read from somewhere to "take notes" for your interview.
Everyone knows that it means to take down notes of what your interviewer says while doing your interview, not take some written notes with you and look at it while talking to a team manager/my future boss...
I had two 30-minute interviews back to back with two managers. I spent a pretty good time with one of them. By the end of our interview, she told me that she'd probably hire me based on my qualifications/the interview, but one mistake that I made was to bring written notes. Even if she was okay with that, that would probably not okay with another manager.
Interview was going pretty well, was from 1:30 to 2:00 or something, I looked up at the clock saw 2:00 and for some stupid reason just sighed really loud and said well okay, and that ended it.
This one made me laugh my ass off, just cutting the interview short like that on your own terms
I use a vague version of this when I was doing a ton of informational calls back in the day. IF I was starting to run out of questions or felt bored, "Hey, I just realized it is 1:56, and I don't want to take up too much of your time. Do you have any questions I can quickly answer?" - Worked every time when I couldn't think of something.
First internship interview ever - had been preparing the classic technicals and memorizing every day where the S&P, 10 year treasury, oil prices, etc. were at, but for some reason I never looked at the DOW.
In the middle of the interview and the guy goes, "could you tell me where the DOW is right now?" and I just blacked out and responded, "I don't follow the DOW..." I followed up with the S&P price and it went fine from there, but it's absolutely unreal that I told some dude I don't follow the DOW like it was a personal preference of mine.
Weirdly ended up getting the 2nd round, but blew it there. I was not very well prepared early on.
is this for s&t?
This one is hilarious! Can't believe you made it past that, but I guess you knew enough of the other things!