If Your Job Interviewer Asks You THIS, BEWARE!
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- čas přidán 6. 06. 2024
- If Your Interviewer Asks These Interview Questions, TREAD CAREFULLY! Some interview questions may seem innocent on the surface but might indicate a cultural issue when you dig deeper. Here's a list of interview questions to which you should pay close attention when looking for a new job.
1. How many unplanned absences did you have in the last year?
2. What's your minimum acceptable salary?
3. Are you willing to commit to [minimum time frame, ex. two years]
4. Have you ever been fired?
5. They accuse you of lying on your resume.
6. What's your greatest failure in your career?
7. Asking for your availability on off-shifts or weekends.
8. How do you deal with rude coworkers or managers?
9. Interviewer doesn't allow you to ask any questions or dismiss your attempt to ask questions.
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What if the interviewer is saying "you will have to pay for training?" Cause to me, that sounds like a scam. Especially for a job that, in any other instance, NEVER requires you to pay for training.
@@fyrelord7826I've never paid for any job training nor should you if it's a legit company.
What if, your biggest work failure was answered: "My higgest work failure was continuing to work for a bad employer." ???
I like how it's not okay to stop working for a couple years and then try to get a job. Slavery is not something you can take or leave as you please. Once you accept it, you have to keep going or they will take away your food benefits.
I went on a job search class and the instructor said she went for a panel interview where she figured out from the questions that it was a messed-up company. She decided she didn't want the job but for fun gave strange answers to questions. They asked her if she was willing to have a drug test and she responded that it would depend on the drugs they wanted her to test 🙂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 love snarky answers, shows quick thinking and creativity, HIRED!!🤣🤣
"Are you willing to take a drug test?" "Sure, though do I have to just identify them from photos or get quizzed after taking them? The latter sounds more fun."
@@JasonFetty In a pharmacy job that may actually be a relevant response 🤣😂
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hell ya man. it's fun to turn the damn tables around. a lot of these damn jobs, think we need them and we'll do anything to get a job.
Red Flag Phrase: "We treat our employees like family."
Time to stand up and leave the interview.
Too many dysfunctional families out there....
@@ibubezi7685, to more fully elaborate from personal experience, the company that claimed to be like a family used that as a manipulation to give piss poor raises, overload people with work, and implement horrible sick day policies that only encourages people to come into work sick. I want a company to treat me with respect as a valued provider of a service that makes the company a better place. And they can show that in how they pay.
thats like 99.999999% of the job market.
I work in a family-owned company started up about 6 years ago- about 35 employees and it's great
That always means a lack of professionalism, gossip, two faced interactions with Jekyl & Hyde personalities and zero boundaries from my previous experiences. No thanks!
The attendance thing... 15 years ago I took over directorship of an organization with 20 employees. The previous director (who passed away - hence the opening) was there 25 years. The employees had to ask permission to leave their station for anything more than 4-5 minutes. If it was longer than that, they had to clock out and clock back in when they returned, etc. They all had PTSD about it. The first day on the job I called them all into our conference room and I said "That bullshit ends TODAY. If you need to go run an errand or something, just go do it. Tell someone you're going so they know to cover for you while you're gone, but you don't have to go come find ME and get permission, or clock in and out. I would much rather you have your HEART in your JOB, than your ASS in your SEAT." Morale went up instantly, and no one abuses it. Treat people like professionals, and they usually won't disappoint you.
Thank you for being one of the good ones 😂
Yes, I've found exactly the same. Staff work harder, and are more reliable, if you treat them well, and trust them.
Simple!
Thank you for your comment here! It brought me to tears and gave me hope like getting access to air to breathe after drowning for so long. I have stuck with self-employment for years considering all employers to be toxic.
Your comment actually caused me to feel like I have discriminated against all employers because of the bad ones. Now I feel like I should apologize and change my way of thinking.
WOW! I can't even imagine the stress of that! I mean what if someone has an upset stomach for a few hours and needs some longer bathroom breaks? People are not automatons!
that sounds so sad, thats absolute micro-managing
My favourites are "can you work in a fast-paced environment", "how good are you with thinking on your feet and adapting to sudden changes" and "can you be flexible with your work shifts".
This tells me that they put their workers under a great deal of stress on a regular basis, that their organizational skills suck to the point where you get ambushed by sudden changes in circumstances repeatedly and that they will require you to stay longer, come in earlier and cover for employees that didn't show up or quit.
That paycheck better be spectacular.
Spot on
No pay cheque would compensate me for a job like that. I’m sooo glad I’m now retired and don’t have to do this anymore. Too much stress in my life has made me very ill.
Some woman told me she hired a babysitter drove in from miles away only for the boss to tell her she wasn't needed that day, why didn't boss tell her that the day before she made the trip?
@@hydrolito Yeah, that sounds like absolute cancer.
You should not think a paycheck can compensate you the amount of stress you have to endure. A paycheck is an indication of seniority of your experience you have in a particular role as well as how rare you are in the market with skills you have. Nothing to do with the level of abuse and harassment you can take as they’re not allowed to do that by employment laws anyways (meaning you can sue them if you are negatively affected like getting sick mentally or physically or both due to their bad behaviors/harassment).
The questions:
1. How many unplanned absences did you have in the last year?
Indicates company culture of hyperfocus on peoples' attendance and trying to extract the max out of their employees time; punitive toward workers that need time off.
2. What's your minimum acceptable salary?
They're not looking for pay equity.
3. Are you willing to commit to [minimum time frame, ex. 2 years]
High turnover.
4. Have you ever been fired?
None. Of. Their. Business! Past performance isn't indicative of future performance. Redirect them to your accomplishments and your future performance.
5. They accuse you of lying on your resume.
Never a good sign for an employer that starts off suspicious of you.
6. What's your greatest failure in your career?
Looking for something to use against you or form a negative bias.
7. (common with hourly roles) Asking for your availability on off-shifts or weekends. Same with if they present a remote job and ask you about your ability to go in to an office.
Exploitative of your time; no work-life balance.
8. How do you deal with rude coworkers or managers?
That's their work environment.
9. Interviewer doesn't give you the opportunity to ask any questions of your own, or dismisses your attempt to ask questions.
One-sided interview, lopsided balance of power.
"5. They accuse you of lying on your resume." - if they have no proof, the interview ends there, all further progress is a waste of my time.
"How do you deal with rude coworkers or managers?"
"Why, is that a skill I will need here?"
Thank you for posting this...I am really tired of content creators making it difficult for me (the viewer) to determine if this video is for me or not. They bury this information, compelling me to watch something I may not want to.
Past performance is often indicative of future performance. People who fu*k up tend to keep fuc*ing up. I try not to hire anyone who job hops but I often have to. With people who have lots of short job tenure, they keep losing their jobs because they don't do good work.
Some of these questions are probably being asked by inexperienced interviewers or ones who lack subtlety or tact.
I would never accuse someone of lying on their resume, but I always ask questions related to what they have out down to determine if they have embellished or if their knowledge is very shallow, because people embellish all the time. I understand why people do it, and as an interviewer you do want to know how accurate their own assessment of their skills are.
Should never have to ask if someone has been fired because they should have provided references that can be verified, and should be verified before an interview.
Availability for off-shifts I actually think is a valid question. Reality is labor is expensive and as an employer you typically can't afford to pad your ranks, so if you have circumstances where you are down some people you need to know if you will have a deep enough roster that can take up a little slack. Also many industries (I work in utilities, power, water, that kind of stuff) have a realistic need to bring people in at off schedule hours, I think the objection to this question would mostly be from people working relatively low-level service jobs.
As far as asking for minimum salary, that's a pretty silly thing to ask. The range should either be published with the job listing or you will negotiate. Asking something this directly to me points to a very inexperienced interviewer who probably doesn't have the required knowledge of prevailing wages for what they are interviewing for.
#2 is interesting. I was asked "What salary do you want?" I gave the interviewer an answer and she then said "Well, I think we can do better than that". And they did, and 10 years later it is still the best job I've ever had.
My answer was always, "My minimum is your maximum."
I told one employer, they calculated my pay then based on shift differential- gave me $4 less an hour. I did work there for 6 mths, got some great experience but didn't stay 1 minute more than I needed to.
I think that's a rare surprise. But definitely glad for you!
@@g0d5m15t4k3 Not common but not uncommon. I work as a mechanic and have gotten offers two-four dollars more than I was asking at the time
Chickfila said the same thing to me and gave me 5 cents extra an hour!
I'm Not joking. I wish I was though.
My red flag is when they say they’re like a family, but they also say they can’t keep anybody.
So they're like a Single Mom family.
@@WorldWalker128 More like a family with narcissistic parents. “Why won’t the kids ever visit us, or talk to us even?”
Very surprising if they admit they can’t keep anybody. These types constantly come up with reasons like”most of our people work out of the office”
We treat you like family. The Manson family.
A big red flag that I have experienced was when I interviewed with a major name brand insurance company. The recruiter spent the entire interview talking about everything under the sun except the position, job duties, and responsibilities. Every 15minutes I would say to her, "That's not what I came here to talk about. I came here to discuss this opportunity. " Every time I said that she would change the subject and start talking about something else, deliberately avoiding the purpose of the interview. At the end of the 2 hours she asked me if I had any questions. I asked her if she took her job seriously because she has spent 2 hours avoiding talking about the job duties and that she has been extremely unprofessional and that she has wasted my time!
You sat through a two hour interview?
@@ASMRyouVEGANyet Yeah I did. Some interviews last that long or even longer.
@@matthewnowell671 There's no way I would have stuck it out for two hours in that situation. The second time she avoided my question, I would have stopped the interview, thanked her for her time, and walked out.
2 hours? That's insane!
A prospective employer has a single 30 minute interview in which to ascertain if I am fit for the role, that's it.
Anything outside of that range is a waste of my time.
@@spankyjeffro5320 I did tell her that! I told her point blank to her face that she wasted the company's time, the company's money, and more importantly she had wasted MY TIME!
Worst failure of my career: failing to advocate for myself when I deserved better
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Love to hear it!
Remember, no bussiness deserve your loyalty. Youre a company, and a company doesnt give anything too his customers for free.
@@cx24venezuelaif the company gave anything to the customer for free, they'd expect more for free until they could take full advantage of the supplier/business.
That actually is one of the best answers to that question that I've heard, especially if you deliver it with an optimistic attitude and frame it in the context of personal growth.
It certainly is less cringeworthy than the stereotypical, "I work too hard" answer that most people give.
That is the best freaking answer to this question in my opinion. 100% going to remember this for future job interviews.
Recently experienced resume embellishment with a low quality employer. Interviewer felt I was lying about one of my bullets points in regards to workload number. The metric in the bullet point was valid. Shortly after, the interviewer pulled out his phone and walked out of the room. Almost considered walking out of interview myself due the disrespect of my time. Can’t work for a employer that doesn’t value my time.
That's obnoxious of the interviewer - hopefully you ended up somewhere more healthy.
@@ALifeAfterLayoff rather be underpaid by my current company than work for them. Sad thing too is I the red flags in the job description and ignored them. The experience was so bad I may post it on Glassdoor to pass along criticism to the leadership team and warn potential candidates
@@Tribout25
You should definitely post, there's a chance it might make them change their behaviour going forward.
@@stevenbeckwith6307 Or if they don't change it's at least a warning to other job candidates to stay away.
@@Tribout25Post about it, for decades in America the workers have been bowing down to this Anti-American internationalist Big Corporations. Expose all their negative nonsense.
The BEST interview question I ever experienced was from my last job (I'm now semi-retired but still work for them part-time as a consultant). The woman who ended up being my immediate supervisor asked me, "What makes YOU happy in a position?"
No one ever asked me that before in an intetview--and I've been working more than 50 years!
I was speechless, and anyone who knows me can attest -- that takes some doing! 🤣 Now you know why I still work with them, they're fabulous! 🥰
One of the single best things you can do is simply ask the interviewer to describe the job. Since most job descriptions are boiler plate, it's a great way to find out what the reporting structure and other aspect of the job look like. *AND* it gives the interviewer a lot of time to accidentally reveal red flags.
I did this at an interview an in the space of 4 minutes, the interviewer referred to the job as "fast paced" about 15-20 times (I stopped actually counting after 10 mentions). She basically was telling me that they're horribly understaffed and I was going to be expected to do the work of 2 people for the pay of 1 person.
Good intuition and detective skills
Honestly, depending on the job I don't mind doing the work of two people so long as I'm being paid the wages of two people. But that's the thing: very few companies are willing to pay you properly for the work you're doing if you're doing extra. Then they wonder why they can't keep people.
I've asked this question at various interviews (as an interviewee): "What was something unexpected that you learned from the job after you started?" and another was "What do you enjoy most about this job that you didn't consider before?" Most companies really enjoy being asked a question like that. I've gotten some interesting and thought-provoking answers when I ask.
As an interviewER, I have asked the question for the purposes of cultural fit (it's not a poison pill question): "If you were given a choice between Star Trek, Star Wars, and Doctor Who, what would your answer be?" Generally speaking almost any combination or answer to that is fine. We only raised our eyebrows when someone said, "I don't like sci-fi at all." That usually is a sign that the person isn't very open-minded. It doesn't stop them from being hired, but it is for awareness they may not necessarily be the most flexible in thinking (no, I don't mean that in terms of hours worked or the job itself).
That said, I'm done with writing/editing resumes or doing interviews. This current job will be my last one working for someone else. My next job is with me as the company owner.
@@IamJustJ. Jenna Coleman as Clara, The impossible girl. Wonderful actress. Beautiful young lady. So pretty, some of us still dream about her. 😊
@@IamJustJ.Of those choices, my first answer would be 'Yes' . The impossible girl would have been very interesting in all of them. 😊
In my experience, 80% of the employers reaching out to you are "bad employers". To work for a "good employer" and a "good job" you usually need to reach out to people, network and apply.
@@TaddDavis so basically don't be born autistic cause in neurotypical society, networking is everything.... .
@@keylanoslokj1806see also: don't get into a relationship, your other half might be an abusive creep who doesn't let you have a job or network with anybody while they get to do everything. Then when you're dumped you have no skills and no friends/network to run to (from experience)
I’ve had a couple very good prospects who approached me. I’m in my current role because of one.
@@keylanoslokj1806guides like these are for autistic people like myself who don't have the ability to get into networking or despise talking to others for networking
@@keylanoslokj1806yes. Just don't be born the wrong way.
Years ago, a company I worked for went out of business all around the world. It was a computer company and I worked in the logistics department. In one interview, the manager of the department I was applying for and I hit it off real well. He was impressed by my resume and the only step was to talk to HR. The person came in, she was young enough to be my daughter. She looked at my resume and asked me about my previous job. I told her the company went bankrupt and went out of business. She asked me why I was let go. I told her everyone in the entire company was let go. I had my former boss as a reference. She said I don't need that, I need the companies phone number. Why didn't you put it on your application. I said here it is but the number no longer works, here is a reference number from my boss. No, I don't need that, only the companies number so I can verify your employment. I thought to myself, good luck...thank goodness I am retired...
Anyone remember Archie calling sweet Edith a “dingbat”? This is an actual one.
I think you should have asked her back if she knows what a company going bankrupt means and then pulled up a google definition.
She should've gone back to school if she doesn't even know what going bankrupt means
gsmith1213, working for children can be a real problem.
Have always found HR people to be the most utterly useless, low IQ employees of any company - wouldn't give 'em the time of day even if my life depended on it !
A question I hated was "where do you plan to be in 5 years" as if my plans for 5 years out are immutable, fixed in stone.
*Interviewer:* "Where do you see yourself in five years?"
*Interviewee:* "Sitting in *_your_* chair."
*Interviewer, feeling threatened:* "Erm...well, I think I have all I need. Don't call us, we'll call you. Goodbye!"
That's the only reason *_I_* can think why they ask that question: weeding out the overly ambitious ones. Just a thought, though.
Interviewer: "Where do you see yourself in five years?
Me: I have ADHD. It is physically impossible for me to plan anything that far out!
In 5 years hopefully I'm not looking for a better job.
In five years I expect to be your boss. 😂
@@BloodyBay had a young guy say that exact thing to me when he was interviewing. That was the end of that.
"Where do you see yourself in 10 years?"
"Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of you asking me this question."
- Mitch Hedberg
For the question "Are you committed to staying at least 2 years?", I would reply, "Do you mean a 2 year contract?" and then they will likely say "No, not contract" and then you reply "Do you mean be an at-will employee for 2 years?" and then they say "Yes", then you can honestly say "Yes" because the definition of "at-will" is you can leave any time you want to!!!
They are playing themselves if you still are at-will employment status. There is nothing they can do if you quit sooner than 2 years since you were an at-will employee anyway.
also the 2 year contract should be guaranteed payable regardless of whether they keep you or not. then a new boss fires you a few months later without knowing your contract and you make bank.
@@asadb1990 The only time that an employer actually issues that kind of contract is like a C-suit executive and foot ball head coaches. Nobody else gets that kind of contract.
@smithrr6 so true which is why this is more of a way to decline jobs that don't feel right without coming off as outright rude. I have had a few employers try to pull exclusivity contracts that only benefit the employer. For example one employer tried to hire with burrying my relocation money into a multi payment installment that would be refundable if i was to leave within 6 months. But if they let me go earlier i would lose out on the remainder and have to pay back what i got paid. This was for a move from Toronto to las vegas and i needed that money asap. Second was during an interview where prior to hiring they wanted to let the candidate know its a limited contract not permanent full time and we don't know when the contract will end. However, they want employee to pay 10000 to leave earlier than 1yr but when i asked if i will get that if im let go earlier and they scoffed and they said yeah its gonna be a hassle for employer to find replacement while employee can quickly find another job." Seriously out of touch. Plus they wanted me to tell them my salary and when i told them their range was 2/3 of my salary.
Exactly, companies can't even guarantee job security for even a couple of years, but they expect us to stay. And the hiring managers themselves will leave when they have better options out there anyway
At-will cuts both ways, friend.
If the interview seems hostile or the company asks any questions that make you second guess working for them, it's totally okay to end the interview saying "This isn't going to be a good fit for either one of us".
Fortunately, not a frequent thing, but I did interview with a CFO once who acted like I was an annoyance from the very get-go. He came out into the waiting area and and called me back to his room with a "I can't believe I have to do this" attitude. I guess I could have been forthright and asked "Should we bother continuing?", but I just tolerated it.
It happened to me with Amazon. Their s3 senior manager was so hostile and arrogant beyond belief
I've definitely ended an interview incredibly early. The first words out of this recruitment firm's interviewer was "I expected a male candidate." I made up an excuse about how I had double booked interview times and I needed to hurry up and leave for the other one.
I interviewed with two jobs where the interviewers were assholes. Came off cold and uninterested. Were really trying to intimidate me. The first, I should have walked out on. So glad I didn't get hired for that one. The second was a surprise, since it was a two round interview the same day, but I didn't know. The first guy was relaxed, but the second was really putting on the bad cop act. They wanted to move forward, but I decided not to.
I went for an interview as a school librarian. In the UK, school librarians used to have to be a Chartered Librarian. This is no longer a requirement. You don't even have to be a qualified librarian in most cases, which I am. The opening question was, "Why aren't you chartered?" which I thought was really passive-aggressive. The interview focused mostly on maintaining discipline in the library rather than my skills as a librarian. I had checked out the school online and it was one of the worst in that London Borough. No shade about that but I didn't think they had the right to be so high and mighty with their opening question especially as they seemed to want a security guard rather than a professional librarian. 🤔
You literally just described every single job in my area. There's not one of these topics that you've brought up that I haven't been through with just about every single job in my area and I'm pushing 50 years old and have been working for over 30 years. This is why we have a country full of people who don't want to work it's not that they're lazy and don't want to work we're just tired of being slaved out for minimum wage while our bosses are out playing golf on the weekends. Every single red flag you talked about I have seen on every single job I have ever applied for in my area every single one and that is the problem with this capitalistic crap country. I mean yeah we got some lazy people out there but the biggest problem is greedy corporations
This is reassuring. I'm a hiring manager, and I avoid all these questions. When I see that the applicant is very quiet and one word answer, I try to get them to open up. I always ask if they have a question, and if they dont, I encourage them to think of one. Even if it's silly or simple. I never force them. I'm always looking for those with passion. Either for growth or just doing the job right. To me, passion involves respectfully questioning your boss. Not, "why do I have to do this" but "why do we do it like this"
Well I questioned my boss and tried in a positive way push them to set goals for growth. It was not taken well by the “upper management” and was told to stay in my lane.
@christopherpayne8760 That's because they're full of themselves. They think they know best when they dont. Any good teacher can learn from a student. If they tell you that, then they're not worth working for. They don't care about your growth. A good company, no matter how big or small, always cares about the growth of their people, even at the bottom level, because that helps the company grow
My expectation for hiring is: can the person read/write, can they speak understandably and actually answer the question asked, can they articulate how they are going to travel to work and their backup plan for travel, do they understand the most basic duties of the job, do they understand the type of contract offered and the pay offered, and the expected hours. Only then does the actual standardised questions start: Can they plan their tasks/do basic prioritisation without the need for micromanagement, are they willing to report/be honest if they see someone at work committing a crime or will they cover it up, do they know how/when to ask for assistance if they don't know something/get a Karen without being rude, can they count. Then there's maybe half a question regarding technical knowledge if relevant.
An interview is basically just determining if the person being interviewed is capable of acting like a reasonable adult, everything else can be taught.
Usually, about 3/4 of people being interviewed don't seem capable of looking after a pet without a lot of help for two weeks and thus fail before the real part of the interview starts and don't get to proceed.
Some people have learned not to question authority.
I was always told, “ask questions in the interview to at least appear to care”.
So the last interview I had they finished up and of course asked the big, “do you have any questions”. These people were very professional and did any excellent job with everything. I knew I had to ask something, instead I said. “Quite honestly, no. You two did an excellent job explaining in great detail everything I wanted to know”
They smiled and thanked me.
Been there nearly 20 years.
The worst interview I ever had was a surprise group interview. I was scheduled to have an interview over Zoom with what I thought was one person. I joined the meeting and saw that there were about ten other people and one host. Everyone was asked one by one to introduce themselves and provide a bit of information on their background. It was bizarre and you could tell that others were confused. I listened to a few people speak and decided to just exit out of the meeting. It was chaos and disorganized with people talking over each other and it appeared that the host did not even know how to mute everyone. What a joke.
That sounds like some full-blown narcissist of a manager going on a power trip. The message they are trying to send is "you are competing with all these other people and I'm in charge, you are lucky I'm even talking to you" without realizing that the only people who would be willing to put up with that bullshit are desperate low quality candidates that can't do any better.
Amazon tried to pull that surprise panel interview on me. I declined since I had not even talked to a recruiter about the job so I really didn’t know any details about the job.
@@picklerix6162It's like arriving home and seeing a bunch of strangers having a no-clothes party in your bed.
I had one of these once. Within five minutes I was able to figure out that they were pitching for a high-turnover, commission sales position. I left the zoom call almost immediately.
that is a leak the invite link moment
Red flag to me is when the employer requires you to sign a arbitration agreement during or prior to the interview. If they can't even have a conversation with you without being concerned about being sued, I am assuming they have been successfully (and likely repeatedly) sued in the past based on their bad behavior.
Bruh, if this happens walk out IMMEADIATLY!
Another red flag for me, is grinding for a society that constantly wants to take advantage of me and offer nothing in return or hope in any acceptable future. Tent mode is far more preferable. Can’t imagine being married or having kids. Might as well just wear a crown of thorns.
@@greenflamingoentertainment8613 Victim mentality.
Yikes.
@@same5952 Whatever. Labor should mean more. The dollar should mean more. If it doesnt, thats not my fault and im not running faster and faster on the ever growing hamster wheel just to break even because a bunch of crooks that got voted in want to make sure nobody finds out about Epsteins replacement Fed Funded "fun zone."
I see too many people I love, hollowed out working to the bones doing Blue collar things men like biden cant even comprehend. Barely getting by. While twitch thots party with presidential coke heads in dresden. No thanks, ill get my own before im got.
My first "real" job interview started with, "Have a seat. Let me tell you about our benefits."
I was still in college, studying computer science. My resume was specific that I wanted second or third shift (to not interfere with school) and computer operations (would now be IT) and/or programming. The recruiter knew a manager who had EXACTLY that job open.
32 years later, I retired from that company with a pension that is reinvested and will make me more than I made working. And I'm continuing to work on the project I retired from as a part-time contractor.
Lucky you. Jobs like that no longer exist.
@@Ingrid-sb6my Jobs like this exist. The pension and lifetime commitment are mostly long gone though. I was fortunate in some opportunities I was offered, but I worked hard to be ready for when they came. I also "pounded the street" for a new job at one point. I got one lead on an opening, called and got the secretary. I left a message that I would drop off a resume at (time), and if he was available to talk, that would be great. And just showed up at that time. We talked, and I got the job.
I know a lot of things have changed, but some things haven't. Job fairs are still a thing too. It's a great way to get around the impersonality of the online process.
Wonderful--I am happy for you.
My current employer didn't ask me if I plan on staying for 2 years, but within a couple months of starting, two separate coworkers came up to me and basically said "you're going to work for us forever right?" and I remember internally saying to myself wtf? 3 years later, oh yeah, I'm back into the job search and on the verge of submitting my two weeks notice even though I don't have a new job lined up yet. It's that bad.
A fun response to "minimum acceptable salary" is always the salary you're looking for to a tight number of digits, like $127,750/year. Make them think you did calculate the "minimum" and to a very specific precision. Take them off-guard.
😂 $157,751.77
Like this is The Price Is Right and you wanna be super close without going over. But add the change in there just to flabbergast them.
More fun to make it a number not divisible by 365 or your total working hours.
The late, great, Bob Barker, would be proud! 😢
"In my trading my skills and talents, as well as work ethic, for compensation, I of course want to have the kind of offer from you that would incentivize me to come aboard. What would be the highest you could pay me to begin, and at what point in my service could I expect a raise?"
@@jazz4asahel Excellent comment! 👍
Establish dominance quickly by showing off how many digits you know.
The attendance question is creepy for many reasons, but it may also be a way to try to get info on underlying health conditions that they cannot directly ask during the interview.
If they are trying to get info on health conditions that makes it even worse.
@@James-fc5tj Yes and some naive candidates reactively describe their health issue in their responses.
How is attendence question is weird? Do you expect employers to employ someone without ascertaining if they will show up for work regularly?
@@trira1171 The candidate can only lose by answering this question, either by looking too good to be true perfect or inviting more questions that will create a permanent defensive position negating the positives already covered.
@cturdo, excellent point! My first thought with the unplanned absence question was the interviewer fishing to see if the candidate has children (what parent hasn’t needed an emergency day off for a sick kid???) or is possibly the caretaker of an aging parent or unwell family member. Not only could disclosure of that information make you a less desirable candidate, but it could potentially open the company up to litigation under the FMLA act if they ever become difficult about needed time off.
I was once asked if i was married, if i had kids exc...
When I answered no to all and that i was single and planed to stay that way for the foreseeable future, they denied me the job.
Their reasoning was that they figured my lack of family, was an indicator that I had "commitment" trouble and wouldn't be "committed" to the job.
I got the opposite. I had just finished my masters. During my masters, I had emailed a company about getting a demo of their software to test out as it did something similar to what my thesis was about. About a month after I graduated, I got an email from them asking if I would be interested in interviewing for a job. So I sent them a copy of my CV and went to the interview. They started asking how old I was (I did my masters at 40), was I married, did I have kids? I knew this was a no-no for me to answer, but I could see that this was not going to go anywhere. I said that I was married, and I did have kids. One of the interviewers said that his wife stayed at home with the kids because he worked long hours, and this job would require long hours as well as international travel. I said that my husband and I share child care, and it's not a problem. I ended the interview and left. I always regret not turning them into the government. I'm in Belgium, and they probably would have been investigated and fined.
It is unlawful to ask your marital status
I have had my current job for 10 years, and I’ll likely retire from it. I’m therefore not “in the market”, as it were, but I still love these videos, because I’m an interviewer for my department, and although it’s not currently toxic I’d like to keep it that way. These really help.
HR always has careful notes on how they can terminate you starting with your interview.
Damn! 😮
really?!
HR are my enemy and not my friend.
😂 Good one @TimHunold! Funny but not funny.
True
I've worked in call centers where they asked ALL these questions in the interview. I had low expectations for these jobs but I was just there for the paycheck until something better came along. In fact, it's common for many call center jobs. This makes sense since many call centers have high turnover, absenteeism issues, toxic work environments, and sweatshop working conditions.
I once had an interview in a call center place. It turned out to be some kind of group interview. During a bit of a break I walked into the actual room where callers were working. It was a windowless, filthy, roach infested dive of a place. I just up and walked out. I then called the employment agency that sent me there and asked them what the heck they were doing sending me to a dump to interview for a job for which I had zero experience.
Yes you’re 100% correct. I’ve worked in telecommunications before it’s soul destroying to say the least it’s a highly toxic environment where everyone is out for blood and there’s plenty of backstabbing going on trust me I’ve been a victim of it for the crime of taking the next call from a highly irate customer who was promised the world from a previous CSR but that CSR wasn’t 100% truthful and yet because I just happened to get the call next it was all my fault apparently and somehow the original CSR wasn’t called up for lying or deliberately trying to mislead a customer. Managers are the worst they were the most laziest and incompetent I’ve ever seen always on coffee and smoke breaks nowhere to be found on the floor for assistance. I ended up leaving after 2 years and left the county to start a new life with my now wife and new family. You’re 100% right about it’s just a job to get a pay cheque not worth investing your feelings into they don’t care about you so don’t care about them either.
Call centers are absolute meat grinders. There were only three positive aspects of the one I worked at.
1. It was a steady paycheck. I never had to argue about the accuracy of my checks or wonder if I was going to get paid on time.
2. It was climate controlled. My previous job was in a restaurant where it was hotter than blue Hell no matter the time of year.
3. The absentee line was automated. Press "1" for being late, press "2" for no show. I didn't have to call an actual person if I didn't feel like showing up...which was frequent.
Call centers stink I worked a seasonal one that wasn't bad. But they all treat the employees like they are small children. I was let go from one because I stood up for my break time and for refusing to check my work email (a work activity) BEFORE clocking in. They even tried take my bathroom run time off my break time. Nope, I am granted reasonable bathroom breaks by state law. I reported those assholes to the labour board.
Call center jobs are soul-crushing.
As a retired manager that has conducted far more interviews than I would have liked, I think these are all excellent points. That last one, about not giving the interviewee a chance to ask questions is a great point if only because it may just make-or-break the entire interview process! It’s arguably one of the most important parts to an interview, and failing to give the candidate such an opportunity may also indicate the lack of interest in said candidate. They may only be trying to hasten the interview to a close. Either way, a HUGE cause for concern!
When it comes to the weakness question I always say that my greatest strength is my greatest weakness. I want to make sure that all of my customers are taken care of but inevitably when something happens and a customer is let down I take that home. HR folks love that answer for whatever reason.
I recently had an interview for dental sterilization tech. The Dr interviewed me and since I am a dental assistant (in a career transition) I told him I just want to do sterilization. He proceeded to tack on all kinds of dental assisting tasks. I said, I just want to do what the job posting was-sterilization. 😂He tried to get me to do assistant tasks…”In the future.” Nope. I needed a job, but I knew he would keep trying to get me to do more work for less…And he wanted me to come in for the interview the same day he called. That screams desperate to me….
ALWAYS look for Red Flags in any relationship especially Jobs or Romantic relationships. Immediately walk away when you see the Red Flag as it is always much worse than what they accidentally showed you.
If it wasn't out of the way you should have went.
For the question of "How do you deal with rude co-workers?" maybe a decent response to that question would be "I see rudeness as opportunities to remain professional but also as opportunities to respond with satirical wittiness at the same time"
I usually give an honest answer that I would see if it's a one-off issue or repeated. If repeated, I make plans to diplomatically converse with that person. If the issue persists, I'll begin the process of escalating it up the ladder. I actually have had to do this with a job...then I moved to the overnight shift for the extra pay and never had to see that person again, lol.
For me, rudeness doesn't bother me. We're all here to do a job, and if people are rude, it usually means they're frustrated and just want to focus on what they want/need to do. And that's fine by me, I don't want to monopolize their time anymore than I want someone monopolizing mine. Don't get me wrong, I'm not rude in my own dealings with people (at least, that I know of), but I've had to deal with rude co-workers in the past and it just doesn't bother me.
lmao
break bones drink their blood would be a perfect answer. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I teach manners and might put them in tears in the process
My brother that had been working in and out Freelance of the same company for years producing award winning designs. A HR girl new to the company decided that everyone needed to be interviewed on the basis of if they could do their job etc. He saw her (even though freelance) to give her a bit of respect being new. Everything was obviously all over her head, he showed her work he had produced for that company and others that had all taken awards etc., at the end she asked a few ridiculous questions along with what else can you do for the company when he said he thought what he did was enough she still persisted on wanting to know ‘what else he can do’, so he told her he was practising playing the violin whilst hanging upside down.
Good thing I'm not in the job market at my age! I'm at the stage in my life where I have zero tolerance for bureaucratic BS. I call things as I see them, and I don't use euphemisms. As my late husband used to say, "I call a spade a spade, and not a 'garden implement.' " Unplanned absences? I'd say, "Sorry, but illnesses don't make appointments. It happens sometimes." My answer to "how I'd deal with rude co-workers" would be, "I don't." My answer to "lowest acceptable salary" would no doubt be something snarky, in the 6-figure range. (Or else, ask them "Why? What number did you have in mind?") My failures? "How about we discuss my successes? After all, the only real failure is to not try again." And for the "embellishing the resume" question, I'd straight out call them out on it, and directly ask, "Are you calling me a liar?!" (In other words, I'd never get hired.) LOL
Always approach a job interview as if you are interviewing the employer. Give the impression that you are too good for them. I always end an interview with asking this simple question, "Give me a reason why I, or anyone else, should work for you." You'd be surprised at how that question may work in your favor, even if your interview didn't go well. It gives the employer the impression that they may have faults that they need to defend. It's a reverse ego trick. They may even hire you out of spite for asking that question. It has always worked for me.
If they ask you if you're presently employed or unemployed, kindly decline answering that question. Just tell them that you aren't sure whether or not you are even interested in working for them, thus you prefer to remain neutral in answering that question until you made up your mind. And tell them that you don't make spontaneous decisions. If they decide to hire you, you will still need time to think about it. Sell yourself. If they don't care to give you a reasonable time to make your decision it exposes how little they think of you. Remember, the present job market is on our side now. Use that to your advantage. Many employers are unable to even find people nowadays.
They have trouble finding people because they were taught to run businesses with unsustainable models.
Aside from the fact that when I see positions posted on LinkedIn I normally see at minimum 30 to 50 people have already applied.
@@verumbear4836usually that just means have your resume get run through chat GPT a little and some tweaking the numbers here and there and boom. You have the STRONGEST resume out of the bunch and you call them every couple of days to ensure you show persistence
Depends on your education level and what the job is about, you can only do this if you're not easily replaced.
That's honestly my favorite question to ask an interviewer.
Why should I work here?
Why do you like working here?
What attracted you to this company?
The biggest interview red flag starts with simply scheduling it.
If the hiring manager pitches a date and time to you, say you're busy that day and give a counter offer. This shows if they respect your time and are actually interested in you. If doing something as simple as scheduling an interview is a giant hassle, you may want to steer clear of this company. Imagine what it would be like negotiating pay or even asking for time off.
I once made the mistake of interviewing with a company literally the day after they called and of course it turned out to be a super low quality employer.
Experiencing right now, HR just sent me an email to ask me to go for an interview at stated date and time and cc the hiring managers. I didn't even agree to the date and time. 3 days passed and we still didn't agree on a date and time 🤦
Red flag@@rejectwokeness1314
I agree that this is a red flag, First, maybe the hiring manager is extremely busy and this means workload is unreasonable for him and his team and he may not be present and available enough as a manager. Or second, He is not flexible which is a red flag too@@rejectwokeness1314
I encountered that last year. Big internet provider. Interview for a Sr. Accountant position. Recruiter said there will be three rounds and total of 4 people to meet. I said fine, let's do one interview this week and the rest the following week. Don't know if they really tried to work it out, but they ended up pushing all three interviews on that Friday, one right after another. 30 minutes each. I again asked them if we can rearrange that, they said it's the only time all the interviewers are available. I had two days to prepare while also working full time. Their reasoning was "they were looking to make a decision by the end of year". Of course I did not get the job.
Couldnt agree more... had this happening recently... HR firstly answered my email asking for my phone number to contact me, they werent even able to find it in my cv... second, we just scheduled smth after 3 days exchanging msgs... that coz they never finished the talk n left me speaking to myself for 3 days, had to call them to actually schedule it n when it was finally done they changed the date... during the interview, wasnt even listened up, had questions towards answers I've just giving in the previous minute... they promised to pass me to the management n contact me to schedule it, yesterday I found out they reposted the position a couple of days after talking to me 🙃
NEVER tell a company your salary history even when they ask. How much I made 10 years ago is not important. What I am willing to accept to take this job is what they need to know.
I've had employers state straight up in interviews that they assume every CV they see is 20-25% embellished. And yes, I noped straight out of those.
Any employer that even hinted that regular overtime was a thing would chase me out too. IMO, if overtime is a regular occurrence, or mandatory, it means they're not staffing properly.
Or maybe they can't afford to hire any more people, which indicates a problem with revenue (are their products or services that crappy, or do they not manage their finances well?), which gives the candidate another reason to back off.
I just had the worst interview of my life this morning. I’m 50, and the interviewer/hiring manager was around 37. She was rude, scoffed at my well-researched questions, and asked irrelevant questions regarding the type of car I wanted to be and what fruit is my favorite. After the interview, the recruiter emailed me a couple of more relevant questions that I’m expected to answer tonight. I’ll answer them, but I plan to decline any offers.
Yikes! So what is your favorite fruit?
@@ALifeAfterLayoff Lol. Plums
@@theofficialnikkisnews That answer shows that you're a high through-put person. 😝
@@ALifeAfterLayoff 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I like you so much ♥️
I had an interviewer ask my what animal I would be. I said elephant and he literally sat back in his chair a bit shocked. Apparently, no one had ever said elephant.
Thank you for the tips! I want to add “cult-y” behavior questions to this. One of the weirdest interviews I’ve ever had was for a retail clothing store that was for 8 hrs/week/10$ hr. I went into the interview expecting general questions but what I got was playing 20 questions and an emphasis that they are being careful because they’re “close-knit.” I had my first interview with what was supposed to be the hiring manager, but then I was asked to come in for a second interview with a second manager asking the same questions with an emphasis on my private life. I tried to steer it carefully but she told me they have a loyal customer base and need the proper people who can fit in with the culture. It gave weird vibes to the point I scrapped it. For so little work and compensation, the interviews don’t need to go down into blind-date territory 😅. Probably would have been a nightmare of a place to work.
Oh, god; your story reminds me of the time I was invited to this creepy-ass "hiring event" for an Apple Store. It was at a mall I was already working in, somewhere 'round 2010. They made us (about 100 people, or so; everybody there looked like college freshmen who spent their high-school years taking honors classes, but never did a day's work at a real job, if that makes any sense) watch this 20-minute promotional music video for the company. Then the organizers had the crowd do jumping-jacks and cheerleading chants-- which I refused to do.
I walked right outta the event, and told a couple of the corporate HR people standing by the door, "this is cult-type bullshit, and I ain't drinkin' the kool-aid." To this day, I refuse to buy any Apple product, after such a weird experience.
I have respectfully declined and walked out of a few interviews because the interviewer kept bringing up that "Here at 'large corporation', we're a family!"
@@pcdm43145 What the actual ****?! What if you physically can’t do jumping jacks?! I’m a disabled vet and this would have beyond pissed me off!
I once worked for a company like that and ended up quickly becoming a GM. It wasn’t until after I left the company and saw how they turned their back on me for moving, yes for moving states, that I saw the cult-like mentality for what it was really worth!!! I think that I wasted almost four years of my life in total working there!
@@sinisin2000"That's Bubba-Joe, that there is Sally Mae, this 'ere is Paw, and the preg'nant women over yonder is my sister-wife! We nor'mally keep busy-nass in the family, but wee're lookin' fer some new blud!"
With my current employer, there is an option for people who have certain conditions that may result in random call-offs. The trouble is though, they "don't like people like that" and will actually prevent that person from having any opportunity for potential advancement. Having reliable people is one thing, preventing people from advancement because they have a condition is actually illegal. There are laws with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) along with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), that are supposed to hold employers accountable for violating these specific laws.
The time commitment question did pop up in an interview at my last job. While there was some turnover (it was a customer support role), the great majority of us stayed on the team. Unfortunately our contracts for every single teammate including team managers was terminated after 6 months when the client of our company outsourced the support line to another country with far cheaper wages and therefore lesser operating costs.
Since then I assumed the question given in interviews is a way of easing a candidate into assuming the company wants them for the long haul and not for a temporary contract.
I always get the minimum salary one! I also always get the "HAVE YOU BEEN FIRED BEFORE?" one...if you doubt me that much then don't hire me.
What an awful way to ask your salary requirements.
My advice: lie, if you're really desperate and need the job, if not, pass.
@@ForgottenKnight1 I ALWAYS lie on that question...but what baffles me is do they really think I am going to tell the truth? I usually get so stunned by the question I take a second to reply.
I tell the truth because Florida is an at Will state and I’ve been let go without an explanation twice. My replacement didn’t last as long as I did. 😂😂😂
Watching this 30min before my interview 😅
Good luck!
Good luck
Best wishes
Fingers crossed!
Any updates? How did it go? Hope you smashed it ?
Every time I have ever run into a good interview, I sincerely thank the person giving the interview for such a great experience. I let them know what I have enjoyed the most, because a bad interview can really discourage you. 🙏🏼🙏🏼
"Will you be committed to staying at least 2 years?" This is crazy because I didn't watch this video until now, and I had this question asked during my second stage of the interview. It raised concern for me. On top of it, they milked the position, but when I asked if we could negotiate the pay (because it was not competitive on the market), they said unfortunately it was fixed. I felt like they were desperate to get someone to stay in the position and not willing to compensate them enough. I hate being miserable, so my anxiety kicked in, and I said, "Thank you for the opportunity, but I'm good, dawg."
One of the worst interviews I had was for a position as an ESE teacher years ago. I met with the lead teacher who would be the direct supervisor for the position and that went well. I was told the next step was to meet with the principal. I went to that interview with sample lesson plans and ready to answer questions about the federal regulations and ADA issues. When I went into the conference room there was a panel of every principal in the district. I was allowed to answer maybe one question and then they began talking over each other and arguing with each other. I was never allowed to speak further or present any of the material I had prepared. On my way out I told the school secretary to withdraw my application. She sighed like this had happened before I was more confused than angry about the situation but it was definitely one of the more bizarre interviews I have ever been on
My condolences. What a mess. My husband worked in education for years, was depressed, discriminated against regularly, and poorly paid. He's a plumber now.
The worst part of this interview was that their own internal bickering was most likely counting as a black mark against the job candidate (OP), even before finding out that the application had been withdrawn. People like this can never accept that their disorganization was their own fault.
Utterly bizarre, maybe they were trying to gauge your reaction to being in a room of argumentive children, cuz that's what they were acting like.
Wow! I had same experience when I applied to a community college non-teaching position (IT Support). I felt like I went to a dysfunctional family’s Thanksgiving gathering and was in the way of the bickering.
@@sitcomchristian6886 poo smells like money to plumbers.
The worst two interviews I had as an engineer were 1) an interview where they only had me solve math equations; and 2) one company asked how much furniture I owned, since they were allegedly paying to move me to another city. As a law student, my worst interview was a low paid internship interview, in which they asked me if I had an MBA in addition to 2 years of law school and an engineering degree.
No talk about nuclear fusion and light travel? 😀
I hate the math equations. Sometimes it’s got nothing to do with the job itself. When you do get a job there are so many reference items available and it’s easier. Testing someone who finished degree 10 years ago is just so dumb. I might solve them if I am in a test setting but just don’t throw anything at me without telling me there will be a test. I don’t like surprises lol.
I would be eliminated by that second question. I am not willing to leave my library behind.
Hell yeah! How many 6 foot (182.5cm) tall bookshelves of books do you have?@@kevinlieby2798
@@jasminekaur4254 agreed. Not an engineer, but equations without any sort of time or tools to actually solve it. It is such a weird thing to ask an engineer, and the worst part it doesn’t actually simulate a work environment in any way.
It is far more telling to ask specific questions related to the day to day work that would be expected of them, and ask them to walk through their experience with those tasks, or if they feel they aren’t as experienced in that task, how they would approach the task.
It works, because it allows the applicant to be honest. Sometimes, it is far more important to understand how a potential employee will act facing a task they aren’t as comfortable with, even if it includes strategies to seek out training, then knowing they have a ton of experience doing that exact thing over and over again in the exact same way.
I think people struggle with that. We all (myself included) tend to purposefully omit places where they might be weaker, or downplay events where they were faced with challenging circumstances.
I have been on a number of interview panels, and it’s not uncommon that the person who is the most technically experience is passed over for someone with a bit less experienced who can show they can deal with adversity and has strategies for addressing issues that come up.
Yes, it is half experience and technical knowledge, but it is also about hiring an employee, and an employee should be able to grow and advance.
"How do you feel about working under stress?" That question ought to end an interview, mid-steam.
I'm a retired teacher. Interviewed for office job. She asked for me to describe a data sorting task....that was "IMPORTANT"
People have no idea what teachers do!
Years ago, i was asked if i planned to have children. I explained to the young doctors, who seemed to be mostly nice fellows, they could NOT ask that question - and that they needed to get a strong business manager with HR experience FIRST 👀 Thanked em for their time & OUTTA THERE.
You made a good choice!
In Alberta, Canada that question is flat out illegal for them to ask. Kudos for your response.
@ST-ff1zd my friend got TOLD she wouldnt be considered for the job because she was only going to get married and leave or have children. She said she wanted neither. The 20 year old male they hired quit in 2 months to go on overseas travel. She's now mid 40s and never married, never boyfriend or children.
I had a lady tell me that she & another girl were asked if they were going to have kids the lady said she was & she was never chosen the other girl said no & she got the job. Later on though she did end up getting pregnant.
@@catspaw3092 We know what causes that now. 😊 ( boink-boink ). 😂
Never disclose your marital status/marriage planning and family background/family planning when they ask you those questions. It's illegal because that information is not their business. They'll think you're not gonna be long term and that you can't be relied on.
It's illegal for a prospective employer to ask about if you have kids or planning to. And yeah, don't answer or discuss your personal life in the interview. You never know what they could hold against you.
Wow I didn't know
Having been an interviewer many times, family planning questions like that are not permissible, however people typically offer up this information anyway, so only a very inexperienced interviewer would ask directly.
Also the implications for this knowledge are not universally bad. I know that a call center doesn't want you to have a life and be available 100% of the time, but in the fields where I interview we view having a family as a sign of maturity and stability, not as a downside.
I had one employer ask me flat how old I was. Dude, you can't ask that. Hire me or don't, but my age has zero to do with this position.
Most companies i know, if you answer that you plan on having kids, they won't hire you, they only want single and forever alone people because they think that a person being single means they don't have a life outside of work and will be prone to do overtime and accept calls to work on off days.
I love how the first question was turned around to “what are your expectations for unexpected absences?” So smart and quick, great video!
I had a panel interview with Asurion. Doing a quick read of the room, I noticed the HR person did not know what the job was or anything about it. I was asked by the HR professional what my greatest failure was. I replied; "I took 3 strippers to Las Vegas and failed to get laid."
The other panel members, while shocked, had a good laugh.
I got the job.
I was hired on the spot for a management role. It was somewhere I wanted to work and I was so excited, at first. Then I learned how difficult of a work environment I ended up in. It was pure mayhem.
I had an hourly job advertised with a range. I found out after accepting an offer without discussing money that everyone started at the lowest amount advertised and the "range" was what people could expect to earn after 5 years. That's not what people expect when they see a wage range.
The job I'm currently in, every single one of the 7 rounds of interview mentioned something about 'chaotic environment' and/or 'department going through developmental growth'. I was six months into unemployment after a full team layoff at the time though, so I figured I couldn't be that picky. It's pretty dang chaotic. The team I'm on has literally doubled in the past year, and they have little concrete idea of what they want me to be doing on a daily basis. I'm at least hanging around for now though, because structure chaos aside, at least it's not a bad group of people to work with, and the pay is good enough. But yeah, it was very obvious in the interviews that they were warning people
Excellent points and a great reminder that a job interview is for the benefit of both the employer and the job-seeker. It's an opportunity for both to learn about each other, not simply a mechanism for employers to make job-seekers jump through hoops and endure uncomfortable questions.
1. How many unplanned absences did you have in the last year?
Substantially less than average.
2. What's your minimum acceptable salary?
Well, that depends one what I'll be doing here. We haven't quite gotten to the point where I know enough about the job to say.
3. Are you willing to commit to [minimum time frame, ex. two years]
Probably. If we work out a decent salary and benefits, I could see myself staying here for at least [time frame]. (Note that you haven't said yes, you've just said its a possibility but in a way that sounds like a yes.)
4. Have you ever been fired?
"Is that something I should be concerned about here? What is the turnover rate? And why is it that?"
5. They accuse you of lying on your resume.
"I'm sorry. Do you EXPECT people to lie on their resume? If yes, why?"
6. What's your greatest failure in your career?
"Oh, goodness, I'd need a moment to think about that. In the meantime, why you tell me you greatest failure."
7. Asking for your availability on off-shifts or weekends.
"If the money is right, I'd be happy to do it." (Again, this sounds like you're saying yes, but you're actually making it contingent on your salary. When they say, "You agreed to work on weekends," you can remind them that you did so only if the money was right and it isn't.)
8. How do you deal with rude coworkers or managers?
"I've not had to do that too often in past jobs. Is that an issue here?"
9. Interviewer doesn't allow you to ask any questions or dismiss your attempt to ask questions.
"I have questions that haven't been answered yet. In order for me to know if this is a good fit, I'd like to have them answered."
I'm a big fan of giving nonsense answers that SEEM to make sense to nonsense questions. I also enjoy answering nonsense questions with questions.
@@user-fk3eu2qt1b that's fine. I'm not about to take a job with that much nonsense.
They're professional and reasonable responses, as well.
I interviewed for a position as an attorney in a law firm.
The senior manager asked me, point blank, if I was married, because associates were expected to work Saturdays and every other Sunday.
He was a bit miffed that I had listed the committee asignments I had at my church.
Clearly, he wanted someone with no children or spouse, and someone who didn't attend church regularly.
He then talked about how law should be like medicine, where you do a residency for little pay, but very, very long hours.
He also mentioned the salary, which was lower than entey level in the county prosecutor's office.
I wrote the letter the next day, thanking the partner for his time and saying I didn't think the firm was the right fit.
GOOD FOR YOU !!!
Saved you a lot of headaches and time!
You gave such an obnoxious asshole a thank you letter ? Respect.
This is the correct approach. You are interviewing them as much or more than they are you. I've never failed to get an offer out of an interview, but I have turned down multiple offers for reasons like you describe.
Classy (which is good for your career), but I think a more honest, "Yeah, no. I can make more at the county prosecutor's office with better hours," is what he deserved.
I was asked on an interview to list my greatest weakness. I truly couldn't think of any. The interview kept pressing me for one. So I finally said, "I guess my greatest weakness is that I can't think of any weakness!" -- which really p*ssed him off.
Thank you. Wow, this opened my eyes, no wonder I ended up at toxic places, just could not read between the lines.
The one time I took a hob with the "how do you handle difficult coworkers" question I ended up under the worst coworker I ever had without risking lives or commiting felononies.
Hello, I'm from India, I follow you for over a year now. We have very different culture in India but still I have found your videos relevant for corporate culture in India too. It helped me even here in India.
One question which I have seen as a red flag here in India is the recruiter wants to know about our family background and our current financial situation. If they find out that you are in dire straits financially and desperately need the job and can't afford to lose it, then they will hire you, while if they find that you are not in dire straits then they will reject you. They do this because they want a candidate whose back is against the wall and no matter how much they abuse that person he/she won't quit. This kind of manager who knows they will be abusive from get go and don't care to change themselves are better not being around. If you are really desperate then you need to tell them that you are married have a kid and have old sick parents to take care of and you wife is a stay at home mom. This way you can trick them into thinking that you are a fit candidate (in case the situation is very desperate).
People do that in the US, too. Some employers specifically try to find people just recently out of college that have thousands in looming tuition debt, because they know they can't afford to bail even if the situation is terrible.
It's not uncommon, they love to grab newlyweds fresh out of college, single mothers and guys on probation that go back to jail if they don't have a job.
Yes! At 64 in USA I have 25% of an average salary from government so I am not desperate. I would like to continue driving semis.
Think about that: over-the-road trucks are driven mostly by desperate people, and dispatched by heartless despots?
Great points in this video! What employers routinely fail to realize is that it is an employees' market. No one is willing to put up with the same issues that they formerly put up with even five years ago. Employers need to do better! The sooner they wake up to this, the better off they'll be, IMHO. The pandemic had a lot to do with this shift.
Thank you so much for putting each point in the show notes! It's easier for me to follow along with the verbal words when I have the written words in front of me.
Best interview I ever had, we discussed terms for each aspect of the job I was supposed to do and I gave them salary bands dependent on how much responsibility they wanted to give me. Blew the manager's mind that I was setting terms, but as I told him at the time, I was interviewing him, just as much as he was interviewing me. Of course, it helped that their client told them to hire me! Seldom do we get that lucky! Good luck out there, tough market these days.
This - interviewing them. I said to one that it's a negotiation. Inthinkmit blew them away, that they are used to dictating everything. Well, don't complain - employer- when you have no candidates or can't retain employees. Part time only work, that they want 100% employee availability for all shifts, but think they need to not be flexible. They wonder why they have revolving door of employees
@@markjones1184
That's a valuable insight, thanks for sharing your experience.
It's ALWAYS a two way street. Any other scenario is toxic.
@@markjones1184exactly then they wonder why they ALSO lose customers when existing overworked employees are not able to provide good service.
@@jacobstones809 Nice place to be! I always advise buy a house young and do what it takes to pay it off. Once there, it all seems to fall into place for people who don't go crazy trying to act rich. Good for you guys! Happy for you.
Had a 2nd interview scheduled. The vice-principal emailed me just before the interview that she didn't have my resume (she'd lost it), then I did the interview with the principal and a district admin with her. She implied I didn't send it. They all asked intrusive questions. I was disturbed at the lack of professionalism.
😂They accused you of not sending the resume...
That's an interview I would have gotten up and walked out of after reprimanding them for their lack of professionalism and personal accountability.
If they can't find your resume... that's a pretty big red flag.
"The dog ate your resume"
@@andreavantzet1962 Ha!
How does one get an interview for a position without submitting a resume? 🤔
Your mention of the question about what to do about rude peers, that's so true. I was asked that, and I moved on from it. Was asked again, I turned it a bit by saying 'I come to work to work, not defend myself, I hope others do the same and so also don't start things.' and the interviewer said she'd get back to it. She did. I said 'Go to the supervisor.' The male in the room attending the interview was the supervisor and the only employee at the time, who I'd be working with. They both cheered like I won a game prize. Nope. I got a job elsewhere without that question and the new manager was taught to do interviews in the same room I was in, not attending but working almost above the two, one of them a manager from a different location. So I realized there that this is one of the taught questions interviewers are given among other sketchy questions I heard being taught for getting new employees in there. And you got some of those right on too from what I heard. You really put the spotlight on what you said in this video.
wooh same I should have known better tch I was so focused on getting a job fast because I'm not prepared to be laid off T, T
In HR, these questions are always asked… as the HR director, I’ve always wanted to change the interview process and questions being asked but… owners who are narcissistic and don’t enjoy giving any sort of autonomy will ruin your career and turnover will always happen.
My favorite response ever was to an Interviewer's statement, not a question.
"We're a Family here."
"I saw that on your website. That's why I'm wearing my Chastity Belt."
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I just want to say thank you for your videos. I had a job interview a couple months ago and bombed hard. I’ve been watching your videos and I had an interview yesterday and I nailed it and got the job. Thanks for all the info.
Awesome! Congrats on the new gig and glad to help!
Kudos!
THANKYOU. as someone who has been struggling to get a career moving and has been in and out of interviews for probably 8yrs now with very little success, i can now see, with your tips, that for quite a few of those i was actually dodging bullets. I would say, for as long and often as ive had interviews and filled out applications, i have encountered each of these instances at least once, of not more
I got fired back in 2001 from my crappy tech support job and it sucked at the time but in retrospect it was literally the best thing that ever happened to me. I joined the military, I moved away, I went to college after on the GI Bill, and today I have a very secure and decently-paid job as an analyst. My friends who didn't get fired are still doing the same jobs in the same place for less money after inflation.
Regarding point #2, I just recently saw a job description stating that they did not want any candidates who's resumes indicated job hopping. Seems like a retention problem.
Definitely a lot of projecting from these "picky" employers
I had one interviewer ask why I was at Halloween City for only one month. Even though my resume states it was a SEASONAL job. When things are bad or slow, seasonal jobs can keep your rent paid and keep you fed. But it seems some employers feel that is 'job hopping' as well. I feel those employers are just too stupid to figure out seasonal jobs only last, gee, I dunno - the SEASON.
I just interviewed candidates for two open graphic designers positions at my company. I'm proud to say I didn't ask any of these questions. I simply asked questions to help me determine if the person had the skills I needed, did they have a portfolio that demonstrated those skills, did they take pride in their work, could they take constructive criticism but also be willing defend the design choices they made, and would I be comfortable working with them on a daily basis? That's it. Because that's all that matters.
These are excellent tips! Thank you for bringing these items up. Sometimes it’s very easy to read between the lines finding red flags and sometimes not. I’m pleased to find that my recent interview didn’t have any of these Easter eggs pop up!
Really great analysis. Even the fact they dominate interview and dont allow you to ask questions. Many bangers in this list.
"My biggest failure? Hmmm. If have to say, 'Attracting low quality interviews.'
But the way I overcome that failure is by accepting that there are some low quality companies out there, which don't do good interviews, so I just accept it and move on to other interviews. Thank you, and good day!"
Aghh I wish this video was available when I took the job offer. You are 100% right on this. Guys, listen to this guy because I was asked a few of these questions and I chose to ignore and now deeply regret my decision on accepting the offer.
There is always the next job.
This is a job, not a marriage.
Unless they suckered you into a contract just quit.
I've been asked the "have you ever been fired" question from every single job I've ever applied to -- it was on the application, and you had to explain the circumstances of the firing if you say "yes". I've also been asked the "what is your biggest weakness" question from about half the jobs with whom I've interviewed. I've only ever worked hourly minimum-wage jobs, but these two questions seem standard in these jobs.
For specifically the "what is your greatest failure", I'd probably respond "failure is what paves the road to success. So are you asking what my greatest success is?" Or something. If they insist on knowing about your "greatest failure", I'd leave the interview. I'd say that shows they ARE actually focused on your failure, rather than learning how you view failure (which is important) or something.
My best interview was when I applied as a tax preparer. I was looking to pick up extra money after my day time production supervisor position.
I arrived for the interview, located in a condo, with a receptionist in the living room. She informed me she did not know of my appointment (that I made with the owner personally) and that he was out on the golf course. No cell phones those days.
I said no problem and I pitched her with my qualifications. She was impressed and said I would do well here. Okay, I said, I'll start this time Monday. Great job for two tax seasons until my main job changed.
I have been asked all those questions in my last interview. I also been in the interviews where they did the following:
* Critize my previous /current employer on their processes and ask me why come with my experience I didn't try to change their process . Keep in mind I am not a manager , director or VP.
* Add extra requirements to the job description during the in-person interview. They wanted to test me on those extra requirements when I said I didn't have those skills to that degree .
That's very shady.
A red flag employer if ever >_
I’ve had the latter one as well. They’ll also tell me I’m interviewing for a completely different role I was both unaware of entirely and unprepared to answer for. It’s so shady and idk how we escape it.
I just lost my job yesterday, completely out of the blue. Was in total shock for most of the day. Today, I’m trying to look at the positives and refresh my job searching skills. Was there only 5 months with glowing performance reviews so this one in particular really hurt. Your channel will be helpful.
Try to make an assessment of the qualifications and performance of your immediate superiors. Usually those that are low ranking ,get afraid of your superior performance , skills and qualifications and they fear that in the near future you may be promoted into their position and that they shall loose their job. Then they propose to the HR to fire you so that they may continue to feel safe in their mediocre performance and managerial status. Always keep in mind that there is a vast majority of idiots ( i.e. people with mediocre performance in every aspect of their professional life) , who have a strong survival instinct and are quite savage in destroying the carrier of anybody whom they perceive as potential future competitor.
misugrrl, sorry to hear that. That has happened to me and what I'd like to know is how to answer questions about "why did you leave your last position; have you ever been fired"? And while I know it hurts, they probably did you a favor and saved you a lot of grief and angst. Good luck to you in the future.
Hi! I've lost my job too, so I know it hurts. But chin up - you have glowing performance reviews till the end, and that's nothing to be ashamed of. You've proven to be too good for that company who just cut corners with you & can't appreciate your value.
I was at a company 2 years, was praised openly in the office on my work performance and I was to have my responsibilities placed on me. The next morning I was calling in and fired for a made up stupid reason, which I wasn’t allowed to speak during this 1 minute meeting. That was this spring I’m still in shock
@@robynbaynton14 is that the company's usual habit? I mean, has it fired staff for equally stupid reasons before? I suggest you consult an Employment lawyer available in your district to write up to your company. As a warning to your ex-company that you have an option to drag your company to Court & sue them for unfair dismissal - you have legal rights & a seemingly solid case. Usually, most companies are scared to go to Court for fear of reputation damage + yet, are mean to others in office blatantly because they know & depend on (intimidated) employees to not take legal action against their former bosses. Follow your lawyer's advice. Also, research your company if they have a panel firm of lawyers - DO NOT ENGAGE THEM, for 'conflict of interests' reasons! Hire one who is not contracted to serve your company. Sorry to hear & say that you are being bullied by your work superiors.
I once answered the question about rude people with the truth, a serene shine got placed on my face and I responded "i live for such opportunities". The interviewer was surprised and when I asked at the end how did I do, he said I did real well and know my stuff.
I paused on each question to think how I’d respond. Not sure if this would be a great response, but true story to the “what’s your greatest failure” question, I have (twice, in middle management roles) been unable to overcome a toxic culture among middle and upper management. Yes I built a little bit of support to change the tone in each case, but was ultimately unsuccessful and ended up leaving years later. I wonder how the interviewer would respond to that one. Do they think that’s an important skill I would need? 😂
From my experience, if a company keeps asking about a particular odd topic, it's probably because the hiring manager had a problem employee before with this particular issue and the boss got in trouble for it. But the questions might also indicate an overall, toxic work environment.
The resume embellishment question is a good one. It seems that most candidates would omit items rather than include false items. Nowadays, people customize their resume for a particular job, and this includes dumbing it down or leaving out things which aren't relevant to the specific position.
Yep. I did that yesterday
I actually lost a job because I omitted a previous job (I had been fired). They found out through a fluke of luck, and said that all items they asked about were required and therefore I had violated the interview process.
@@lluewhynSorry you got fired over that omission. My thing is, if you didn't rob the place, assault anyone verbally or physically, then it shouldn't be relevant as to why you got fired.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I DID RECENTLY. I got 2 science degrees and I had to omitted most of my biology stuff and some chemistry and leave in only the relevant chemistry stuff, because depends on what job you're applying for too much info will turn off the lazy recruiters. People hiring you for chemistry don't care about biology stuff and vice versa.
I have a masters degree in engineering, but for a variety of reasons I have never been able to get work in the field. I analyze the responses to my different resumes systematically. If I put my engineering degrees on a resume for a job application that isn't in engineering, I don't get interviewed, so I leave them off. The only jobs I've ever been paid for were all associates level at best.
Hey thanks for putting the actual summary of the video in the description, very kind of you.
When asked my biggest weakness, I always answer that I am too idealistic. After all, who doesn't want a perfect world. This answer paints me as determined in the face of clear obstacles.
Ugh, I recently had 2 job interviews where my physical ability/age were subtly and not so subtly questioned. I am 60 and do 10 pull ups daily, on top of trail running and had a landscape business most of my life. One was a liquor store, one was a well known coffee chain. I swear to God next time I will show up in gym clothes! I am 5'6" and 130 lbs and I've had to work with young people who can't lift the simplest things, leaving me to do the heavy stuff. I also dress modestly so there would be no way to see my physical self, but good grief, why on earth would I apply if strength or health was an issue?? All I want is a hospitality job working with happy people -last job was in catering and I left due to rats :(
Rat rats or people 'rats' ?
got a laugh out of me
I notice a lot of weak folk too, either they are lazy or just that weak. Probably never did manual labor outside or inside. Kind of sad honestly. I meet people who can't even use a broom, heck most folk do not clean their work area anyways.
@@jamesbarbour8400that gave me a very joyous laugh because I was wondering too
Had that last one happen to me a few years ago. Never got a chance to ask questions or get a word in edgewise. The department manager spent the entire 35-minute interview talking about himself and how he came to be the department manager, and for whatever reason, he felt the need to tell me about his entire career and how he got into aircraft inspection. Needless to say, that was the last I heard from that company. I figured they'd already decided who they were going to hire beforehand and when it came time for my interview, they were just going through the motions. Complete waste of my time.
I had an interview very similar to that. The man who owned the company was doing the 'interview' and all he talked about was how he came to buy the company. When I tried to steer it to an actual interview, he just ignored me and kept yapping on about how he acquired the company and how wonderful it was.
I had an even better one. I go in for the interview, and the manager was "Why did they schedule an interview?" as they got a guy with four years experience and offered it to him.
Turns out I was the only person to ace their online test they had when you applied (They sent you a link to it, no personal contact yet.) so they had scheduled.
Thanks genius. I drove thirty miles (One way.) for an interview that was a total waste of time.
Of course, no "Sorry we chose another candidate" email even.
I've got an even better one. I go for an interview to find out the guy I was supposed to be interviewing with was on vacation all that week and the next week. He scheduled the interview with me personally.
Not wanting to waste the hour drive I decided to do my own interviews and walked around the building asking questions to every department manager I could find. In short order word got out that I was in the building talking to managers One of the people I talked to brought me right to the CEO and I ended up interviewing with him. In the 30 minutes I had been there I learned enough to identify and solve 3 problems they had been dealing with for months. I got hired on the spot, not for the job I originally applied for, I ended up as the boss of the guy who was originally supposed to interview me.
It wasn't actually a bad job but sadly it didn't last, World economic crash destroyed the company and I had to move on.
I was in an interview for a senior finance role of a major chain and the owner/CEO of the company decided to surprise sit in on the interview from the get go. Started asking a whole bunch of weird questions that sounded like he wanted someone to hang out with rather than build out a automated credit management/reporting system. Asked where I like to hang out and what I enjoyed at the business locations. This was towards the end of the 2 hour bs interview and I realized Im not getting the job and hes just wasting my time. So, I told him I love hanging out in the bathrooms at these businesses cause its so clean that you could do anything in there. He got a weird look on his face and finally left the room.
I can top that. I had an interview for an internal position. I would like to explain here that the company is very strictly only for ass kissers and that it's fixed in advance who gets which job, so I never stood a chance as the company have tried for the last 17 years to get rid of me but couldn't due to a union agreement. I'll finally be out the door in 2025 when the union agreement ends - after 22 years with them.
Anyway, the - fake - interview was done, as usual I expected the stupid excuses as to why I didn't get the job (which wave ranged over the years from "you are not rough enough" to "you didn't give enough detail" when I gave so much detail I was worried about rambling on...). Suddenly, days later, I got an unexpected call from the interviewer saying he had "forgotten to ask me several questions" and could he continue the interview now, over the phone.
I was in a supermarket in the middle of doing my grocery shopping - it was about 7pm!!!
I asked him to call back in about 20 minutes so that I would at least be sitting in my car rather than standing in the aisle of a supermarket while getting interviewed!
He then had the impertinence to tell ME that I was "not professional enough"...
I've suffered 17 years of severe bullying including false allegations of an extremely serious nature from that company so when they finally fire me in 2025, it won't be a day too soon!
Got my job a couple months ago and I got a couple of these questions... but considering the fact that the interviewer and I were just having a conversation rather than going through a list of questions told me to go for it. The managers are great and the coworkers are chill, it's a good job :3
I remember an employer many years ago who did a two on one interview. One guy asked me questions while a second guy stood off to my right and stared at me the whole time trying to access body language. It was kind of distracting and a little obvious as were the questions. After a while I turn my head to the guy off to the side and said and did you have any questions for me Sir. They both seemed a little put off by it but at that point I did not even want to work for them.
Ugh. I had a three on one interview a few years ago. It was very weird.
Years ago I had applied for a job and got a first and second interview, the first was with the direct manager, the second was with the rest of the IT engineering team. At the end of the second interview the manager said the CIO wanted to meet me. When meeting with this person she began asking questions like, "Will you do whatever I ask you to do?", "Without question?" she continued. In almost 20 years of professional IT I have never been asked that so I legitimately didnt know how to respond. I remember saying something to the effect of "within the ethics" or something. BIIIG red flag! I walked out feeling like I needed a shower I felt so scummy! They did offer me the position a few days later, but I couldnt turn them down, politely, fast enough! Super Super toxic environment! Not to mention that I question almost everything in my daily life, even the things that I make decisions on. I am not one to blindly follow marching orders!
Was this job at Mar-a-Lago?
@@ValleyOakPaper Nope. Atlanta election tabulation department.
I would have responded, “Have you ever heard of the Nuremberg trials?”
When I was in the Army I was taught you absolutely can NOT do whatever you are asked to do without question….
"Um, why? Are you expecting me to murder the CEO of your major competitor? Or just your next door neighbor?"
Another important thing to note is to pay attention at how they behave when you redirect questions back to them. Sometimes they fidget, act appalled, and straight up refuse to answer/move you forward. These are probably not the employers you want to work for.
@@user-fk3eu2qt1bfound the toxic interviewer guys
Thank you for all your guidance! I had 2 rounds of inteviews recently at a big tech. The first interview was eith a senior, it went well. But the second one was with a junior who had her camera off and kept asking minute questions while missing the big picture of project and me as well. We both werent feeling the vibe and I didnt get forward in the hiring process.