20+ Job interviews that could not have gone worse: '[I] had a guy take almost every pen in the room'

Why do job candidates apply to be a lifeguard at a pool if they can't swim? Why do other job candidates apply to be coders when they can't fix a single bug? And most importantly, why do these candidates keep showing up in sweatpants, taking phone calls mid-interview, or bringing mom along to the first meeting?! 

If you've interviewed even once, you know how high the pressure is in these situations. Even when you're doing really well, you're still nervous and trying to impress these random people you've never met. The worst is when they ask you a question that you have no answer to. You have to pretend to know it anyway, so you just start blabbering and hoping the answer will come out of your mouth at some point, but you never know if the interviewer will see through this or not. 

Think about your worst interview mistakes before you scroll down to read these stories. Got it? Great! No matter what, I guarantee you these people have done much, much worse during their meetings with hiring managers. 

Up next, read about a 19-year-old retail worker who accidentally uncovered a wild scheme that their manager was secretly pulling off. 

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