'We're looking for someone age 22-26 with 30 years of experience': 20+ Memeable Interview Fails

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Apr 10, 2023 4:00 PM EDT

Is there anything more humbling and potentially humiliating than a job interview? It doesn't matter if you're interviewing for an internship or if you've been working for 20 years. Interviews are always nerve-wracking, anxiety-inducing, and just all-around scary. 

 

Keep scrolling below for these interview memes, tweets, and fails. For more content like this, here's a story about someone who got "fired" 2 years after they resigned. 

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  • 01

    Me every week on LinkedIn

    Font - lucy,, @curledbitch jobs: NOW HIRING!!!!! me: *applies* jobs: not u tho lol
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  • 02

    How about "tired?"

    Clothing - Interviewer: describe yourself in one word Me: hired Interviewer: (under breath) holy can he do that?
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  • 03

    I want to see that dance

    Smile - Interviewer: how would you describe yourself? Me: verbally, but I've also prepared a dance
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  • 04

    I'd say that seems accurate

    Gesture - SO WHERE SEE YOURSELF DO YOU IN 5 YEARS? I'D SAY MY BIGGEST WEAKNESS IS LISTENING
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  • 05

    Spelling skills on point!

    Clothing - What's your name? But there's no "F" in Peter. EATLIVER.COM Peter without an "F". That's what I said.
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  • 06

    Omg imagine having no exoskeleton...

    Product - Pistol Pete @_Peter Thompson me: my greatest weakness is having no rigid exoskeleton. It means I can be easily stabbed interviewer: Follow me: oh you mean like on the job
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    Nice answers, Yonathan!

    Rectangle - Víkrám; fas; fedh; -9 @gvicks Interviewer: How do you explain this 4 year gap on your resume? Me: That's when I went to Yale. Interviewer: That's impressive. You are hired. Me: Thanks. I really need this Yob.
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  • 08

    Mind blown

    Coat - [interview] Employer: So why do you think you'd be a good waiter? Me: you could say I.. Bring a lot to the table Employer: *whispers* holy shi
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  • 09

    That's the existential question on your mind? Dinosaurs?

    Jaw - Paul E @PaulieMiked Me: "How is it we assume that Dinosaurs just roared, they could have talked like us, right?" Interviewer: "I meant questions about the job"
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  • 10

    Wise decision

    Coat - Interviewer: So tell me about yourself Me: I'd rather not I kinda need this job @dudewheresmymeme An
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  • 11

    An '80s kid's dream hire!

    Font - Joel Jeffrey @joeljeffrey [At job interview] Interviewer: Do you have a police record? Me: No. But I do have a few of their albums on cassette *hires me instantly
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  • 12

    Time to MOVE ON.ORG

    Organism - Cole Buer @colehearted It's been 4 years since my job interview. I'm beginning to suspect they chose someone else
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  • 13

    Man's best interview!

    Dog - Kristen Arnett @Kristen_Arnett everything is terrible so i googled "dogs being interviewed" and it helped BOUNCE Dog BBC NEWS Twitter: @kristen_arnett ague $89.3
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  • 14

    I have experience... with myself?

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  • 15

    Like sarcasm, this conversation went nowhere!

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  • 16

    Ok, Rami Malek!

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  • 17

    That adds up!

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  • 18

    There's a fine line between honesty and rudeness!

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  • 19

    Talk about credentials!

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  • 20

    Boom, roasted!

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