Embarrassing Mistakes People Made In Their First Job Interviews

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Oct 17, 2021 9:00 PM EDT

The job interview process can push people to the brink of madness itself. It could be the natural manifestation of all those nerves making themselves known, but fails will oftentimes present themselves. Even with all the preparation in the world, one of the parts about being human is being prone toward spontaneous fits of failure where your brain gets all jumbled up, and your senses seem to leave you for a while. Hopefully, this AskReddit thread where people describe their unforgettable failures during the job interview process, makes you feel a bit better about any times you ended up wiping out during the job interview process. 

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  • 01
    Font - geeses · 4y "Why should we hire you instead of anyone else?" "I don't even know who else you are interviewing with, how could I know that I'm better than them?" Led to a really awkward silence. 642 ...
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    Font - NotCleverNamesTaken · 4y Showed up in person to a phone interview. 3.2k
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    Font - 77remix • 4y Responding with "I don't know" to a few questions 1 545 ...
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    Font - [deleted] · 4y Interviewing for a part time job at Kmart as a summer gig in college. HR Director: "So everything looks good. If you ever need a job reference or a letter of recommendation, come see me at the end of your employment here and we'all see what we can do!" Me: "Oh that won't be necessary, I have references from real jobs already."
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    Rectangle - touchthestars · 4y Interviewer: "Do you think you're capable of doing this kind of work?" Me: "Yeah, I guess. Yes, yes I am." I saw how the interviewer was trying to hide his laughter. 1 364 ...
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    Font - bajsnoah · 4y I had had several jobs before my first actual interview but my first interview was for a job selling hot dogs. I was asked what my biggest weaknesses were and stupid teenage me listed actual weaknesses like being lazy and not really caring about anything. I wasn't very smart back then. I didn't get the job but found an article in some magazine(this was before the internet was used by regular people) shortly after that that gave me the right answers to that question. 3.9k ...
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    Rectangle - _freethinker_·4y First time I was honest about why I was leaving my old job and the reason was negative. Next time I had a story about how -while I loved my current job- the new job gave an additional positive push to my career path. You have to bend the truth for sure. 2.9k ...
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    Product - Packrat1010•4y The guy asked me where I saw myself in 5 years back in 2015. I said "I don't know, I don't have 2020 vision," then followed up with an actual answer. Never got called back. 4 235 ...
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    Font - Blackfire2x • 4y I kept saying etcetera after every question... 4 1k ...
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    Rectangle - Kaiyote · 4y Asked about a time I had to make a compromise and, not drawing on any past experiences beyond an hour ago, I cited the time I had to give the last blue Jolly Rancher to my girlfriend even though it's my favorite flavor. Still got the job but wow. 5.3k ...
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    Font - kjerstih · 4y Phone sales job. They asked me if I thought it would be easier or more difficult to sell over the phone than in person. My answer was that phone would be easier. Judging by their facial expressions that was the wrong answer. 595 ...
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    Font - Nik_Tesla · 4y The interviewer asked if I had any convictions. I sat there and thought for a moment and said, "Well I guess l'm passionate about saving the environment." He was very confused and said, "What are your talking about? I'm asking if you have been convicted of any crimes..." I did not get that job. 4 150 ...
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    Product - Gonzo1888 · 4y I went to a job interview that was basically a front for hiring pyramid salesmen. My mistake, not leaving early enough. Strangely I spent 6 hours there, what a waste of a day. 991 ...
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    Font - moneymay195• 4y Not for a job but for a position for the student government at my university. "So why are you interested in this position?" lists legitimate good answers to the question, then "....and cause it looks good on my resume" Didn't get the position 381 ... +
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    Rectangle - BorderLove89 · 4y Once I went to an interview and I had to bring with me my curriculum. It was raining and it got wet. I tried to explain but they never called me again. 337
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    Rectangle - BoiledForYourSins · 4y After not being able to answer one of my questions, I had an interviewee lay her head down on the conference table and announce "I'm failing!"...well, thank you for coming in. 569 ...
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    Rectangle - roostar9000•4y when asked why I wanted to work for McDonald's, I said that I wanted money mainly I didn't get the job + 1k ...
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    Font - looks_at_lines · 4y Was honest and said I was using it as a temporary stepstone to a better job. 503 ...
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    Font - cakeisgrape · 4y It was at a popular craft store. They asked what crafts I like to do and I have zero craft talent. I lied and said I liked making jewelry because I did so in school once. They hired me and whenever a customer had a jewelry question they always asked me. I eventually learned the ropes though. 2.6k ...
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    Font - cookiebasket2· 4y Not my first interview, but this one always stands out to me. I was in the Army at the time, and was looking to get a part time job after work to help out with the bills. Little Ceaser's was doing open interviews so right after work I rush over for the interview. The hiring manager is looking my resume. Before joining the Army I was a manager at Dominos. So resume shows that I was a manager at Dominos, and then a month later I join the Army. He looks up at me wearing my
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    Font - JenRedmond · 4y Interviewer: "So why do you want this job?" Me: "You took my CV..." Interviewer: ... Mе: ... 642 ...
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