Comments on: How to ruin a job interview

By: daniel

daniel — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:01:00 +0000

Just one slip of the spoon can ruin any chance of landing that job.

By: David Airey

David Airey — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:15:14 +0000

What a croc, Ash! Just goes to show the importance of doing your homework.

By: Ash

Ash — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:21:29 +0000

I haven’t had many, but one bad one actually only semi-happened to me. I got called for this one company, agreed to come for an interview, then I went online and googled it. Found nothing, except for a blog that mentioned it. The author, it turns out, was also called for the same position, but ended up going around collection donations posing as a charity organization (this was considered his all day ‘on-the-job’ training).

Needless to say, once I finish the first interview and they told me to clear a whole day for the second one, I said my thanks and ran.

Although, I have to say, the sliding door thing of yours beats that flat. :)

By: David Airey :: Graphic Designer

David Airey :: Graphic Designer — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:34:35 +0000

You’re very welcome, Christopher, and thanks for your email, which I’ve replied to.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:38:54 +0000

Thanks. I got a good laugh out of that one. When I got out of art school ( in the UK) and went to live in New York I didn’t know what to do. I went for an interview with a sign painting company. They had me draw large freehand S’s. I was nervous with all the guys standing around watching. The curves didn’t really come out as well as I had hoped. I didn’t get the job.

Perhaps my nastiest interview was in San Francisco for a well known clothing company. At the time, I was trying to draw story boards. In those days they were done by hand. The guy told me to come back in ten years. Anyway, all this went to show me that illustration wasn’t really the thing for me.

But I do have my most embarrassing first attempt at selling story here.

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 11:55:40 +0000

HAHAHA That’s awesome. My interviews haven’t been that bad, I don’t think….I didn’t think so anyways lol.

By: Lorissa Shepstone

Lorissa Shepstone — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:50:26 +0000

Haha! Fun ad. And a good point.

I’ve had some horrible interviews. Hopefully I won’t experience any more of them, but if anyone ever asks me again “What are your worst qualities?” I’m either going to just get up and leave, or really tell them the hard truth (none of this, spin a negative into a positive). I loathe those stupid questions.

By: Smelly Piggies

Smelly Piggies — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:07:08 +0000

Hysterical video. Thanks

By: Swarovski

Swarovski — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:03:29 +0000

The video is great so funny! The Moral to the story is taking too many drugs can result in strange unexplained experiences at any time ;) Got to watch the video again!!

By: Nicholas Burman

Nicholas Burman — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:14:09 +0000

I can’t say I’ve had this happen at an interview, but I see it happen all the time in presentations, in design, all kinds of places.
In a presentation, if the person has an annoying habit, it just screams at you, you can’t hear what they’re saying!
In a design where one point is distracting it just drowns out the rest. Like bad use of type – it doesn’t matter what it says!
Or in copy, a spelling mistake is all you can see.