7 Red Flags a Job Interview You CANNOT Ignore
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- You had a job interview and it was weird… was there a job interview red flag? Or several? There are a few red flights in a job interview that can help you avoid a bad employer and even a toxic work environment. The thing is, they are much subtler than most will have you believe. In this video I’m sharing 7 job interview red flags you MUST watch out for, and what to do if the red flags are flying and you know that not only would you decline a job offer, but you want to walk out of the interview (without destroying your professional reputation)
CHAPTERS
0:00 Greetings!
0:27 They aren't trying to sell you
2:54 They are lovebombing you
4:28 They are chaotic
6:39 Cringe example from a real job interview
7:57 Inappropriate conduct or questions
11:30 Interactions with each other
13:07 How they respond to you
14:29 Vibe
16:06 BONUS Should you end the job interview (and what to say)
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What job interview red flags would you add to the list?
Always hiring.
Yep Mumbles may, unless they're in hypergrowth mode and always hiring for new FTE, big flag!
They probably don't know what they're hiring or they are expecting a magical unicorn, @Jas Mac
They only have negative things to say about their workplace and past employees
@@JenniferBrick What is FTE????
I actually had a guy in an interview tell me, "there is no real experience on your resume that could benefit us here" ... I responded then why are we wasting each other's time. He was not expecting that response. Not sure what he was trying to do, but I had plenty of experience for the job they were hiring for. My only guess is he was trying to get my experience at a lower salary?
He tried to move on to the next question but I asked him again, if I have no experience that benefits you why am I here? He tried to answer it so he could move on with the interview. Said something to the affect of "we like to bring all applicants in for an interview" ... I then turned the interview on him and was grilling him with questions. "what do you do here? why is my experience not applicable?" I went on for a good 20 minutes. You can tell he was so uncomfortable. It was great. Needless to say I didn't get the job, but reality is after his dumb question I didn't want the job either.
I’ve been through similar - were they attempting to ‘bully’ you as they might have been threatened by the opposite - because if you got the job you would be better than them? Just a thought
I had a interviewer try to accuse my previous boss and mentors name as being fake. Excuse me? I wasn't alive in 1930 to name the guy. I have no control over what his mother named him. That's on you to check my references, not on me to try to prove someone's legal name. His name is his name. After that I treated the interview like a joke.
@@OhPhuckYou that's a new one.. some of these interviewers are really clowns
@@freedomring3022 I'd still rather get a in person interview than over the phone with some HR representative that's never worked in the field a day in their life.
" My only guess is he was trying to get my experience at a lower salary? " What Jennifer says about this is true. Sometimes they are trying to lowball you. Get you to accept a lower paying job. Or, maybe you do not have the experience the interviewer is looking for. Sometimes the HR people want to get some Interviewing experience and so they set up Interviews with people who aren't a good fit for the job. Seriously, sometimes people will get called for a Job Interview simply because the HR folks/Interviewer wants to accumulate some Interviewing experience.
The main red flag.... a gut feeling
Our subconscious picks up on a lot, trusting your gut is so important.
Indeed👍 Trust it without a doubt. 🙂
But sometimes something looks good and isn't
Gut feeling is very trustworthy
The biggest red flag. TRUST YOUR GUT.
I can't stress or say simply enough that if an employer references ANYTHING about how they are "a big family", halt the conversation right there there, gather your things, and flee as if your life depended on it.
Think of it as leaving a cult.
I learned this lesson the hard way from many of employers.
Roger that one, the classic "we're a family here", and yes, they're a family but you are not parte of it.
What if that's the words all employers use?
@@nancykerrigan
Then it's time to start your own.
Fortunately, I've worked at a few that weren't that conceited.
Not the best, but certainly better than the ones who intruded into every corner of one's personal life.
Thank goodness I knew about this before I heard it once in an interview. I was getting weird vibes from them the whole time, but that sealed the deal. I'm glad I didn't go with that company.
Why is that bad? Doesn’t that mean they care about each other
Red flags:
-the interviewer arrives late
-hearing, “it’s a family atmosphere here”
-when the interviewer mentions “cross training” without pay incentives
-look at how clean or dirty the bathroom is.... there are exceptions to this but I find a dirty bathroom = drama/toxic work place
-casually ask if work colleagues socialize after work, if so, get ready for a drama reality show
Work family 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
Oh, the bathroom... So true based on all the previous bad jobs I left. When I was young, there was this place that didn't have soap and the toilet paper was on top of the toilet tank, instead of the holder. Turns out nobody bothered to change the tp every time it was out. Actions like that show a lot about a personality. They always expected me to change it. I couldn't and still can't work with morons like that.
My job had the first three😂😂
So...so...sooo true!!!
"We're a family. And family helps each other out with unpaid extra job duties, sis."
Anyone organizatuon that says they are a "family". Run from that place. They do not have boundaries. Plus, you will not be "family " the minute you push back on bad policies.
You’re absolutely right!!! Never again will I WORK ANYWHERE WHERE ITS PRIVATELY OWNED!!!!! I’m still in therapy for putting up with an abusive boss and coworkers for what they said and did to me years ago. There’s a reason this one coffee shop I worked for years changed owners not once not twice but THREE TIMES. I’m willing to bet customers stopped coming in so they don’t have to deal with all the drama.
I’ve been working in franchises ever since.
Yup made that mistake once never again
I have the scars to prove it!
I was asked "are your hard worker?"
My answer is always NO, I'm an smart and efficient worker. You pay me to get things done not work hard.
It usually doesn't fly with the interviewer. I have a fairly stern sarcastic natural tone of voice.
I once submitted a resume to a company- got a call from a HR person- answered all of her questions - she set me up an interview- I showed up on time - met with her and she said some other people would be talking to me - I waited and waited. She finally told me the people were ready to talk to me - I could see a couple of people in the distance eyeing me - the HR lady put me in a conference room and I waited and waited and waited. No one came in the room. After 20 minutes - I got up and left. The HR lady called me back 3 days later and apologized "for the mix up" and asked me if I wanted to come back and interview. I politely declined. I was in my late 40s to early 50s then. The people that I saw in the distance were all younger than me - I figured out that this was supposed to be some type of group interview. I am guessing that since they saw that I was older that the group didn't even want to give me a chance. If you are reading this and you are younger - remember this - you will hopefully get old one day and need a job and want a chance. I had a job then so it was not an issue for me- I look at things like that as they did me a favor!
The whole age thing really grates with me. A friend of mine confronted someone we both know in HR with: ‘the most successful working monarch in history is 95 and one of the biggest names in music - Elton John - is still fully stadiums at 74’. I kinda liked that - the job is either a fit or not - period
My step dad is 60 and even he has a job on the oil rigs he has too work after his own son my now step brother screwed him over with his money. My step dad put his house up for a loan to help his sons business that now went under and my step dads left paying the bills left on that loan why’ll his son runs and hides from the creditors.
You dodged a bullet! Not worth your time.
This is the reason I don't supply a picture ID or put a graduation date on my resume. I haven't decided if I'll do zoom screenings without video but I definitely won't install proctorware or have the camera on when I take a screening test.
Jennifer, I have a great red flag for you: I went in for a job interview once for receptionist. When I told the woman at the reception desk I was there for an interview, she asked, "Oh - for what position?" I couldn't just say, "Uh...your's?" I said for administrative assistant. I went into the glass wall conference room facing the reception desk to wait. The managers came in and started interviewing me. I said, "Ummm...am I going to replace her? She doesn't seem to know that you're letting her go? I thought you said she'd already left?" The managers looked uncomfortable but said that they planned to let her go the following Friday. I told them this situation made me really uneasy and decided to remove myself from the interview. Why would I want to work for a company that lied to me about the position - and am I going to be in that same position in a year when they fire me? When I was leaving, that poor receptionist wished me good luck...and I so wanted to tell her they were going to fire her in a few days but obviously restrained myself. Jerks.
Right!!! That’s shady af! I couldn’t fathom knowing Someone is about to get fired and has no clue
That is so shady. You did the right thing. Better to lose a job than to lose your dignity.
@@ADAPTATION7 Yeah - Definitely gave me a bad vibe. Wish I could've whispered to the soon-to-be fired receptionist what was going on. I felt bad for her.
I've been through this as well, they let me in the back door so the old receptionist wouldn't see me, felt weird sneaking around but I stayed with that job for a year and there were many more shady things that went on
I would have told her.
"How do you do your laundry ?" was the only question asked by the HR person at my interview. I told her how I do my laundry and when they asked if I had any questions I asked the HR person how she does her laundry.
😂😂😂
That's a weird ass question.
😂Did you find out what laundry detergent does the person at HR uses? 😂😂
The company was Motel 6
I’ve had a number of nonprofit & government interviews were they ask you to do a presentation (and the topic is their current problem) .basically they want you to do consulting for free.
I think most companies don't steal - but I've heard horror stories of people creating presentations, pitching strategies, etc and the company was using them. There definitely needs to be a line where as a candidate you draw a line, "If you would like me to create your next campaign strategy I'm happy to provide consulting services. My rate is $----"
@@JenniferBrick , The companies were "interview-sourcing."
@@georgcantor7172 🎯🎯🎯
I interviewed for a company and a manager was dressing down a clerk to tears in the waiting area. I immediately intervened and told the clerk she needed to quit and she was a human deserving of respect and I stood down the manager toe to toe. I told him to tell the interview board the shove the job and left!
@Susel I am a dinosaur. I was brought up different and lived in Europe. I am also Union trained and retired. I am not the average American.
If only the average American had a spine like you do!
@@terrywhite2200 I grew up in Europe, it is the Nordic and Dain blood in me. I am a combat war vet and there is nothing any person nor company can do to me or threaten to me that has not already been done to me. If I do not stand up to the bullies to stand for the weak, I am no better than the bully. I have had my butt handed to me by the best and suffered injury in the military. I have no fear from any person. My Karma and self respect value me more than any job or money.
@@terrywhite2200 some of us do! I once had an interviewer make me wait for an hour! I got up from my uncomfortable waiting room chair and told the receptionist that if they don’t respect my time now, I can see how they will treat me employed. No thanks. Her mouth dropped open.
Wow!! Good for you!!
When a job description says “other duties as assigned”. It means they are gonna make you do the work of multiple people and only pay you for one job and at a low rate. I work for a company that made me do the job of 2-4 people and was only paying me 12.75 an hour. I was always tired, unappreciated and severely underpaid. I guess they took advantage of it being my first job ever as I don’t even know what it was like to work for someone.
Facts!!! That's the majority of my Jobs. I don't mind doing the work of multiple people within reason or helping out, but just compensate me.
That was my experience, too, and my second job was an even worse offender. They had me doing the work of a dishwasher, a cook's assistant, a janitor, AND a maintenance worker, but they only paid me like a dishwasher. $8 and change. Thanks to that, I refuse to work food service ever again, no matter how desperate I get.
*Note: I posted this in response to one comment, twice it's shown up under another. So, apologies for any confusion.
My favourite question is, "How many people in the department had resigned in the last 6 months?". It tells you everything.
Samewise. Just looking at the recruiter's body language after that question will tell you a lot.
thiss
but they could've lie about this
Most employers will lie
Threatened to fire you during the job interview. Was literally told" if you can't pick up quick enough we'll have to let you go".
Like, where do I sign up? 🤦🏼♀️
Omg this happened to me and I was like nope, not working here.
Most contract jobs are like that.. very clear cut. But now i ll take that as a red flag..thx
That is insane, is that a start up?
Should I tell them that before they fire me, they have to hire me? 🤔
They ask for proof of your salary at your last job. This actually happened to me, they asked for my most recent W2 and then the job offer matched that salary exactly. Thankfully, asking for proof of salary history is now illegal in many states.
Yeah, unfortunately where I come from it’s common practice and it’s awful. Keeps many of us stuck in low income bracket
@@clarasiewwl I guess that you just need to refuse the offer when it happens and let them know how much you want to make.
They wasted a lot of time interviewing you, they probably don't want to see you go away.
+ it's legitimate to want to make more money and be recognized to your right value.
It's mandatory in India.
Why?
1. The client offers$ 10mil
Greedy manager asking previous salary so he/she can pick out least one out to pocket some money.
2. Client gives permission for 2FTEs
Greedy manager hires for .5 FTE and pressurise with 4ppl work and name it "agile" LoL
@@Tails_of_Life What did they answer ?
Saw one where a guy was asked to provide a paystub from his last job. He exported it to PDF and opened it with some text editor (might have been Word, but I don't recall) and changed the pay amount to like 25% more than what he'd been making at that job and submitted it. New company matched the altered amount without questioning it.
They expect you to return to another interview after ghosting you for three weeks. You have a life to live, and other job opportunities in which to find. Don’t let them jerk you around like that.
Two days is reasonable to wait for a call back any longer they don’t want you to work for them and if they call back almost a month later don’t accept their offer that’s ridiculous
I had a job interview where the interviewer told me that I couldn't take a vacation. My thought was 'I'm gone.' Plus she looked like death warmed over.
Probably because she hadn't had a vacation!
😄😄
That's why my best friend for ever you work for well known offices that are top rated and then look for glass door reviews where ceo responds look at ceos linkdin page if he is white is young and plays sports be must be a nice guy apply there
💀🤣🤣🤣
Being asked why I want to be more than a file clerk; being asked if I am married and have children; being asked out to dinner by interviewer; asked if I plan on having children; asked what my native language is. Yes, this has actually happened to me. Yes, I ran.
being asked your native language shouldn't be a red flag. If I were an interviewer, I would want to know for several reasons. I'd honestly be curious--I love traveling and learning about cultures. The other thing is that it would be in the best interest of the company/organization to know who has language skills that could potentially be used in the future!
There were a few places where I got asked at interview did I have children and was I married and I wasn't upset when those jobs weren't offered!
Jennifer you forgot a major red flag. If they don't offer you a quick tour. I'll end a interview if I don't get a tour! You may think your in a cubicle with your team when actually they place you in a broom closet. Where does the team work? I've seen places where the team works in a hot warehouse while the leaders and sups get to be in a AC office. I've been on interviews that my future office was a storage room! Ive been in environments where everyone had two computer screens and they offer you just one! Plus on a tour you meet your future colleagues. Will you get along or not with them?
Yep if it's onsite especially an office this can be very helpful!
I gave up on career growth, I look for signs of toxicity..and I ask questions. If the response is defensive, they get crossed off my list.
Please share your insights!
Yes please share your tips
I’m not looking to grow a career with these companies I straight out say I just need too make money I’ll do my part here but not looking to make it a rest of my life thing.
1) "We're a family business" (equals Nepotism), 2) Interview question: "If you were one part of an automobile, what would you be?", 3) "What was your salary at your last/current job? Does that include bonuses?" 4) The office is really ugly, but interviewer brags about how great a manager/businessman he is, 5) Everyone in the office appears to be unhappy, 6) "We lost some people, but we're looking to build back up", 7) "We have a great work/life balance here" (usually the opposite is true if they have to say this), 8) They work on outdated software, and mention that they're "transitioning into" software that's been an industry standard for at least five years. 9) They mention standard benefits as "future goals".
My problem has been everytime I get an interview that they lied in their ad about the pay or the job. I applied and interviewed for a 40k/yr salary job that i'm plenty qualified for, showed for an hour interview only to be offered $9/hr PART TIME... The dishonesty is rampant, i've applied to over 100 jobs this year alone
It's one reason I ended up in my present position. While it was a grueling interview set (four interviewers, some repeated follow-ups), everybody was wonderful, the interviews were relaxed, and everybody was consistent with the job requirements, and the salary mentioned was consistent with the job. So far, the job itself is completely in line with the job requirements themselves.
@@BronzeDragon133 I honestly just stopped looking after new years
@@DynastyTrickDogs Sometimes you have to take a breather and regroup. I've done that.
I interviewed for this company the CEO was stopping me when I was talking to watch his cellphone and to answer phone calls. This happened repeatedly that even the other interviewer was so uncomfortable. However, I did take the job thinking that maybe things can change, I was wrong in fact that CEO was a jerk, disrespectful, condescending, racist, and "knows everything" when he didn't know anything.
I ended up quitting that toxic environment. Now I know, if you go to an interview, if the interviewer is looking at his phone and answering cellphone calls RUN!!!
Jennifer, you are spot on about all of these reasons. I've been in many bad jobs, and looking back, all of these flags are clearly visible in the interview. The problem comes when you're desperate for income and you feel you need to choose anything, so you ignore the flags.
The solution for avoiding bad jobs is to always have an emergency fund and to interview with multiple companies before taking a job. Knowing you have options puts your mind at ease so you can make the best decision.
Totally agree with you on the emergency fund and having multiple conversations especially if they're are any flags flying!
Yep, save, invest, and think big! Don't let anyone jerk you around.
After so many awful experiences I've started even accepting several job offers and space them apart, so I can have a taste of 2-3 companies. It really pays off to have a back up offer.
Writing this from Veneto, Italy.
They asked me to do two UNPAID workdays as a "trial". Their original plan was a week or two, I've heard.
I accepted because I was very naive and I liked the field of this job.
I had a very strange vibe with my guts, but I went over it and accepted.
One year later, I've sent my resignation letter, I accepted the risk to remain without a job.
It is a toxic workplace and I hope that my notice period will be far shorter than what Italian laws expect!
If the person conducting the interview isn't going to be your direct supervisor or manager. Due to an experience I had where I passed my interviews, but didn't mesh with the dysfunctional team I ended up on, I always ask to be interviewed by my potential direct supervisor or manager. If the organization can't grant me that, in most instances, I would turn down the employment offer and state the interview as the reason. If a supervisor or leadership won't or aren't allowed to conduct interviews to build their teams, that could be an indicator of a poorly led organization.
Yes. And it happens ALL the time.
Also the leader of your department. I was interviewed by my direct supervisor and it went great. It was her supervisor that was toxic and a terrible person. If I had interviewed with her I wouldn't have accepted the role
Another red flag is Hiring management having regular employees attending the interview and sizing you up like a bunch of high school bullies (asking questions not pertaining to the position applied), while stripping you of confidence! Unprofessional! If an employer don't want to hire an applicant and/or pay what's promised for the position, they shouldn't call them in for an interview!!!
I've experienced this, took the wind out of my sails for sure.
Been through this - sickening
I felt this! I had thought the hiring process was really weird at a place I went to when the manager said he didn’t pick who they hire, the employees they bring in do. So they basically ask you questions and then decide if they like you for whatever reason they choose or don’t.
I don't care for peers participating in an interview either. It's even worse when you didn't have any notice. It's just so unprofessional.
I went on a special education teacher job interview. I asked, "What is your philosophy on discipline?" Their response, "That's a stupid question." That's a red flag.
The interviewer not prepared for the interview. He/she is probably just looking for anyone to fill the position and wouldn't care if you fit the company culture or team dynamics.
Yep flags waving in that scenario 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
8- They never call you back after the deadline, but after one month or less, they contact you asking if you are still interested. You ask why and they tell you "oh, there was just a little pause".
9- You see a notes such as one next to the copy machine or thermostat that says "if you touch without permission, there will be consequences".
10- No water dispenser is visible, no water bottles are visible, no coffee maker, no snacking area, nothing.
11- Dirty office, dirty carpet and walls, the building in general is in bad condition.
12- They ask you where you parked to make sure you didn't park in the manager's or ceo spot.
13- A negative comment about your hairstyle, clothes, etc "Oh, what an interesting hairstyle!" but you can tell what they mean.
Number 10 on your list makes no sense and number 13 is illegal to say here in America.
@@freedomring3022 10 is a sign if they take care of their employees , however you might not be lead in the right area.
@@tirolausa I’ve never heard of any company that does 10 interviews. And I’ve been in this game for nearly 3 decades.
@@freedomring3022 I would NEVER work for a firm that offered no coffee or free bottled drinking water. Deal breaker. And you're wrong, #13 is NOT "illegal to say here in America." It's distasteful and trashy, but not illegal. I have worked in HR since 1997 and have seen and heard it all.
@@maxalberts2003 if coffee or bottled water is a deal breaker for you then you are basically undesirable.
As for #13 .. the f$ck it is illegal ... you could get your ass sued right off you. I doubt you've been any significant HR work since 1997
My guess is you are at best a paper pusher and paper clip deliverer to the person who really is the head of HR.
I've been in business for 30 years ... you have no idea what the f%ck you are talking about.
Thank God you don't work for me ... I probably would have been sued because you said something or asking something fucking stupid.
I showed up for an interview that was set up over the phone, and when I got there they didn't even know I was coming and had me fill out a paper application... I worked for 2 shifts... the first one I was scheduled from 10 to 4 and didn't end up leaving until 5... same with the second day.... on my third day I was asked " what's the latest I could stay" from my trainer ...along with her gossiping about me with one of the other girls right behind me about me going home at 5 the night before because i have a 3 month old child... like that was no reason for me to get to leave ON Time.. I told my trainer after that, this is not the job for me and then I went home. Very proud of myself for knowing when to leave and not put myself through that
It's a sign of a toxic company when HR Rep discuss the responsibilities of the job only. No mention of the people in the department.
Discussing leadership style and team dynamics is important in an interview.
Worst red flag I ignored-
My potential boss and I have a good interview that runs a few minutes over, and my next interviewer is waiting impatiently outside. The next guy makes a gesture like what's the deal and my boss says "he can be a bit of an ASS"
After finding out they've been friends for 15 years I blamed it on guys being guys. Big mistake, this guy talks bad about everyone behind their backs
A job that "values you?" Does that even exist anymore??? Thank you for the video 😃
Red flag when glassdoor reviews said that there was no job security at a firm that i was considering. That anyone was laid off in order for the firm to make their books. The other red flag was during the interview the partner interviewing me got on his phone and just started texting and the manager didnt turn her zoom camera on bc she was having a bad hair day. She asked me nothing during the interview.
My favorite red flag from a recent interview:
“Are you ok when things get heated? How are you with yelling and cursing?”
I've read on forums about people getting shouted at by interviewers to the point where others stopped by to see if something is wrong or security needs to be called.
The main red flag is an HR troll. Self employment is the only way to earn what you're worth, maintain control and your sanity.
Oh yeah, I've been love bombed in an interview before. I didn't know that was what it was called but yes and the tear down started right after 90 days of employment.
It's such a big flag, and I feel like it's one people don't think of.
Yup, when it seems too good to be true, sometimes it is, lol. If they immediately get super enthusiastic about you (after 1 little conversation), it can be a sign of impulsivity and irrational expectations.
I interviewed with a security company as an HR Admin, the interviewer tone was monotoned and off..one of my questions to him was “what made my resume stand out to you?” He couldn’t answer, and had to pull my resume up and had someone resume on his desk in the open 🤦🏾♀️
In a previous interview I was told he wanted a work wife and asked if I was married or planning on getting married because his assistant’s husband did not like him. I declined of course!
So many sleazbags everywhere
Shame is nowhere to be found
How creepy!!
Absolutely agree with this. Had one interview years ago with a financial company looking for a data analyst and clearly had no clue what they were talking about. They just kept piling additional responsibility onto the role in the interview to the point they essentially expected an entire depts worth of roles in one and the cherry on top was they wantèd it all for $18/hr. That was the only interview I ever stopped because I couldn't stop myself from laughing a little at the ridiculousness of it all. Just said "thank you for your time but lets just end this here" not the best way to end it but it had to be done
been there. i know your pain. it is amazing the companies that have no idea what a technology job is. they think if someone can write sql queries they can also be the networking guy, data analyst, dba and software developer
I got out of IT for that very reason. Have you seen requirements for tech support jobs? They list every technology known to man, including a degree, Microsoft/Novell/Cisco/Networking qualifications and all for the princely sum of $20/hr. Crazy but it DOES highlight that they don't value those skills...or that they want a highly educated/skilled person to work for peanuts - either is not a good scenario for you.
It would have cost me thousands to upskill, since I hadn't worked in IT in 4-6years...and they wanted me to have all the latest courses
@@whor-u5042 what field do you work in now? I thought the tech field is supposed to be the highest paying industry
Love you series. As a person with over 50 years in the labour force, your posts are bang on.
I remember over 40 years ago asking my grandfather what career to pursue his advice was to ask what hobby do you really enjoy. He then told me to find a way to make money at it and you’ll never “work” again. Turns out he was right.
I agree we have to like the work we do
@Aleks 10 years in Forestry, 5 in firefighting and 35 in IT
I disagree. I may be good at something. I may enjoy doing it, but I hate doing it for a bad employer as a job.
Oh, absolutely! Classic Wisdom.
I had the interviewer ask me what I would do about child care, I told her that I didnt have any kids, she said well it was on your resume, Huh?????? If I did have kids I would not put them on my resume.
I had the illegal interview question from one tech guy at an interview. I’ve dodged the answer at the beginning but after a while I had to call him out on those question. (Was all related to “family planning” and whether I was married or not.) The interviewer stormed out of the interview. I got to the next interviewer and told him what happened and said “I am not going to continue our interview.” Just before I left, the HR person came in and profusely apologized for this and said she will schedule an emergency training meeting to make sure this doesn’t happen again. The HR interviewer also said “The bad interviewer got pissed off and asked me if he asked inappropriate questions. She told him yes they are illegal and so are these questions.” Needless to say, as I was leaving the office, the bad interviewer was trying to hide so I wouldn’t see him. He knew he royally screwed up.
and yet that clown is gainfully employed/// wow..
I got a mail of "no thanks" one year and 5 months after applaying.......
A company's HR gave me the wrong interview address. lol. I asked why the position was open so the HR person told me in the phone interview that the other person "had a disagreement with the company" so they left. I decided not to work there.
My worst was the belittling interview. "We're looking for a clone of John, who's moving on. You don't have his skills. Prove to me you can do his job." (On paper, I killed John's skills by a factor of about 3). The interviewer and company owner was abrasive, unpleasant, demanded I interview thirty minutes after receiving the call on a horribly snowy day...and hadn't showered.
It's the only interview where, at that point, I simply said, "I suppose I can't, and given other considerations, I'm clearly inappropriate for this position. Good day." He followed me to the door and kept trying to get me to come back to complete the interview.
Excellent video. Thanks. I have had some horrendous job interviews. In my experience, the behavior of interviewers has become worse and worse over the years. The worst part is they are not held accountable to anyone. I have gotten so frustrated with interviewer behavior, I have emailed HR and they do nothing. Examples: Arrogant, rude, showing up late then telling me, they don't have time to answer any questions, "just ask HR". Here are some others: "What we do is so advanced, you have never seen experienced anything like this in your life" , "Why would want to come here? It sounds as if you are going to have to take a title demotion if you came to our company" "It does not sound as if you are not flexible enough to succeed in this role." I had a managing director at at a large, globally recognized banking organization tell me directly: I won't hire anyone over 40, they are too set in their ways and cannot be re-trained." That is just some of the stupidity out there waiting for candidates.
A position, the manager introduced everyone then himself, and then said “I’m not wearing any pants”. This was a zoom interview. I instantly thanked them for their time and noped right out of there, reporting him to the hr point of contact and moved on. That was a sign of the inappropriate behavior I assume he’d express in the office
I got asked the "do you have children" once, in front of two guys that were candidates, the HR interview was collective. The lady didn't ask them. Just me. Wish I had realized how fucked up it was at the time, would have saved me a lot of trouble. I stayed only 3 weeks in the company.
I remember one interview where the manager interviewing basically gave a monologue on what the job was and didn't ask any questions then hired me on the spot.
Same here they told me at the interview that I was a new on board hire..... I started the next day. I trained for 1 day and now on the floor. I think because I already had prior experience. Not sure but it is what it is
Happened to me too. Worked there for 1.5 years, I was complemented a lot. Then they fired me out of the blue for not fitting the role. I'm still confused
The mutual aspect of the interview is exactly right, and it is something that I see other youtubers missing. Sometimes I see little tips to avoid getting screened out, when really all they do in increase your chances of ending up at a job you hate.
On one interview I was on for a two year old classroom teacher, the director said, "The other teachers don't want me to hire you.".
I had never met them or spoken to them.
They get away with knowing your age making it a mandatory question on a pre-questionaire - what year you did you graduate?
Jen.. I have my own red flags that I’ve ignore on purpose- twice!! I’m not very good with interviews being an introvert so I needed a job desperately to pay my bills and I was getting married within a years time.. got interviewed by a recruiter for a job and he wanted me to start the next day! I did not interview with the company or anything and oh boy did I regret it. The person who trained me was a narcissist and nitpicked every error I made! I was emotionally drained and physically exhausted. I reluctantly stayed for 11 months and once I got married I walked away with no back up job. Since I did that I ended up getting with another recruiter w/o another formal interview with the current company. Luckily the place and people are very nice and laid back .. total opposite from the job I left. However the job responsibilities suck! I’m doing less than what I was doing in my previous job role and find myself very bored and unfulfilled 😔… I be thinking about quitting but my hubby says stay. I suck at in person interviews so bad that I’m afraid to risk it and be out of a job 😩
Hmmm, if you have time perhaps start taking courses to keep your mind active and to train for a better more fulfilling job down the line.
Same I’m really bad at interviews
Red flag? It was too easy. They gave me a short phone "interview" to make sure my phone number was correct, then a few hours later, offered me the job. Turns out the company was a massive scam. And yes I did decline it.
Great videos! Thanks for the insights
I get suspicious of things that appear too easy!
scam in what way? What happened?
Yes, I have been lovebombed in a job interview. If I had been interviewed in person, and saw the work environment with my own eyes, I would have walked.
Even after you commit to work for the employer, read everything they are asking or have you sign. For instance, I have an interview for one of the contractors, it was a question it popped right and I really have Big exclamation sign already and the question was: " did you have a lawsuit with any with your employers or do you have a lawsuit pending?" After working with this contractor, I noticed a discrepancy with my notes and records and a paycheck, till one day they called me, that they are taking almost 2000$ of my paycheck because I did not disconnect the telephone line right away after the session is over, so I had to stop working for this contractor because they weren't paying for my work.
Regarding reading everything you sign on the interview-remember the "dead peasant" scam alot of corporations were called out on. Often the "application process" will have a number of pages and then in the back places where they will say something like "oh, just sign where indicated, normal disclaimer stuff" . In a nutshell: "Dead peasant" was corporations taking out whole life insurance policies on their employees and the employees a-signing (
2:54 They are lovebombing you
I was love-bombed by the hiring manager and board members during the interviews over decades ago because I had skills and experience they really wanted. But actually the company is one of the worst place I've worked for. The company was so disorganized and the project failed because of bad management. So I had to leave there in just a year. I shouldn't have overlooked subtle bad vibes. I felt something unpleasant during hiring process.
I had a phone interview for an apprenticeship in a Front End web developer role. The pay was £3.5 per hour which is less than half minimum wage. The interviewer asked me "Why we should hire you out of all the applicants?". I don't know how many other applicants are there I don't know their skills and I don't have access to their resumes. It seems to that this is a red flag. She didn't check my website to see the apps I made and probably didn't even read the resume.
Having experience interviewing people, it's so important to be professional but also allow them to walk away feeling like they have all their questions answered.
More recently, younger candidates will often ask me (as the interviewer) what makes me passionate about the company I work for. And I love that they ask that.
My last job where I earned a W2 wage was rather interesting. After getting hired on to that bank, my boss would ask me questions from time to time like: "who cuts your hair?" and "why do you use a blue pen?" It was all very bizarre.
The hiring manager also didn't provide a job description, or really any direction about what they wanted me to accomplish. After 6 months, I was shown the door. So, I asked the HR director and my boss..."why exactly did you hire me, because I'm still trying to figure out why I worked here." They both looked at me like I had a third eye.
None of the branch managers that I worked with had any production or revenue goals. No one seemed to be motivated to accomplish anything. And, to make it worse, the place had the culture of a of small town high school. Lots of cattiness, back stabbing and petty comments.
I was actually very happy to leave.
I've had two jobs over the course of my career where it felt like their workplace was an alternate reality. the way people acted was just plain weird - almost like i was deaing with martians disguised as people. responsibilities were also vague. Both times i left wondering how these people stayed in business and what kind of people they expected to work there. But, who cares, not my problem anymore
I don't think I experienced love bombing in an interview, but the HR person at a previous job bought me a lot of things. So her love bombing wasn't really about my performance but she bought me things like a scarf, little notebooks, a halloween decoration. It made me really uncomfortable that she kept spending any amount of money on me. But like you said, one day it was over. I brought up concerns that maybe we shouldn't bring on an intern full time for several reasons and she had a sit down with me so I could understand that I'm "not the shiny new toy anymore." It was weird and I'll be dissecting that for a long time.
Was it company gifts or was she coming on to you?
@@hannacook859 I think it was more like she wanted to be friends or she wished someone would do that for her but it was pretty unprofessional nonetheless
Did you ever see the movie “All About Eve”?
I have a couple of examples:
If they pressure you to make a fast and/or immediate decision to accept the job offer without allowing any time for consideration or negotiation.
I had a job interview where I had an initial phone interview with their headquarters out of state, then scheduled an interview with the local branch and went back and forth via phone to get a day and time nailed down. I took half a day off work, drove to the business site for my interview and couldn’t get in because it was a secured building. I called and called and no one answered. Eventually, employees started coming out because they were leaving for the day. I had one of them go back in and get a manager. It turns out that the HR lady never told anyone about me or my interview, forgot about me entirely and went home early that day. Needless to say, I didn’t even want an interview after that.
A big red flag interview occurred with a woman nursery owner who had a young person working in the office whilst she was in the process of interviewing me. She did most of the talking herself and then asked if I had any questions. With 20 years experience under my belt, I asked a simple question about the job. She then glared at me and said..."well, wait until we've hired you first and then we'll answers your questions". This is absolutely oxymoron! I felt extremely uncomfortable and knew right away that I didn't want to work for her. The vibe was terrible right off the bat.
Not even two hours passed when I received an e-mailed from her informing me that the position was filled and thanked me for my application. Good riddance!
Another red flag is when manager tells you:
You gotta be on time when I call you.
I happened to me and I quite one week later :)
At the company I currently work I’ve been promoted 3 times. The first time, I was moved locations and my new direct supervisor felt the need to let know the only reason I was promoted was because I was Hispanic and they needed more diversity at that location. It made me feel self conscious it you know what I have worked really hard for all my promotions. I don’t have connections or anything like that. At least I didn’t have to kiss ass for my promotions like she did
They used your language for their benefits.
latinos always land positions like that/// while black folks are never considered once a latino, especialy latino manager takes over/// its bs..
Reminds me of that episode of George Lopez where they hired him cuz he’s Mexican
Recently, I have had some Zoom interviews. During the interview, an interviewer just turned off his camera, never said anything and continued the interview. I kept my camera going and did the best I could to still maintain that energy as if we were both seeing each other. It was definitely off putting.
That's strange. Camera should be mutual unless there's a connectivity issue or something. Otherwise it's like walking out of the room or whispering to another person while someone is speaking
Was the interviewer in the office or at home? They might have had internet connectivity or bandwidth issues at their house. They might have just turned off the camera to help keep the connection alive. They should have felt free to explain the situation.
@Robert Loper I had those two. They’ll make up lies why they couldn’t come on camera as well.
I had a panel interview, which consisted of 3 people. The first 2 people were absolutely great, but the 3rd person felt off. The 3rd person was who I would be reporting to directly. 30 minutes into what was supposed to be an hour long interview, I stopped the interview and thanked everyone for their time, and declined to continue the interview. My gut definitely told me it wasn't the job for me. The 3rd person was completely shocked while the other two had an all-knowing look on their faces. 😂
I had a college friend and old colleagues who had worked there and they told me about the toxic culture. I still went to the interview and the demeanor of the manager was congruent with what I heard and I respectfully withdrew from the hiring process.
OKAY, this one is a doozy! I applied for a job as an editor at a magazine. They had two positions open for the same job. During a second interview, the H.R. person said I was hired, but I'd have to wait several weeks before I could start. The reason? The other person they hired was coming onboard FIRST because he had a family to feed and needed the paycheck. Wow! Can't believe I was shamed for not having children! You can't make this stuff up.
That's discrimination and it's problem IMHO.
PS: I just clicked through to your channel and OMG your video topics are all so positive and uplifting! Totally subbing!
@@JenniferBrick Oh my goodness, thank you so much!! You're so positive too. Your channel came up in my feed and I love it! Even though my channel is more low-key, if you'd ever like to be a guest, maybe we can set up something via Zoom and I'll air it. We can talk about bullying in the workplace. :)
A recruiter stopped a job interview, sparing me from doing it, because I would not give the year I graduated high school. They said it was "required information". I suspect the company was not based in the US and didn't do their homework.
I never got hired but I have a feeling that the workplace is toxic.
- The lady who was supposed to interview me wasn’t even there so they had some other guy interview me. It was weird as hell when I showed up.
- The interviewee sounded a little apathetic every time I asked him a question. I was excited cause I’m a first-timer but he seemed bored.
- He mentioned something about family values. I knew it was a red-flag but he didn’t even sound serious about it. Maybe he was just saying it idk.
- I asked how my progress would help be assessed and nothing he said was clear. And he also mentioned something about the boss going down his throat every time someone he was in charge of slipped up.
I was a little bummed out to receive no call, but I’m sure it wasn’t a good place to work at. 🤔
I was on a job hunting course once by Employment and Immigration Canada. The instructor said she was in group interview once and she figured out from the questions that the organization was in a big mess and that she didn't want the job. So she started giving funny responses to their questions and when they asked if she would be willing to take a drug test, she replied that it would depend on the drugs they wanted her to test. :-)
I interviewed once at the Canadian Consulate in my state and was forced to conduct the entire interview in French.
I've got two interviews tomorrow morning. Since I'm trying to escape a toxic job, I'm worried I might not see the signs and end up in another crappy one.
This is a common fear with Toxic Job escapees. The best thing to identify in focus your filters on is what you do want in the next job while minding yourself for the obvious red flags
@@JenniferBrick that helps a lot actually! thanks!
How did it go? I'm also a recent escapee.
@@TheZibbor they went okay, thanks for asking 😊
I have two more next week lol I honestly thought it'd take me a while to get any interviews
Big red flag: when the employer references the company as a family. More like toxic family!
I remember job interview and they kept asking if I had a reliable car... After them asking this question 3 times in 10 minutes I started asking questions "How's your Leadership" "what's my upward promotion mobility "" I think I overloaded that person.... lol no thank u
Employers can't ask your age in the UK & we don't usually put our date of birth on our CVs...
That's good. Do they ask for a photograph? I know that many European countries do that, and influenced Latin American countries. They also do it in Asian countries, where it's a must. So unfortunately they judge a lot and only hire the nice looking candidates instead of paying attention to the skills. That's why in places like South Korea they do cosmetic surgery, and in Thailand, Philippines, try skin whitening products. :(
@@claudioklaus2642 not usually
Two more red flags: vagueness, and downplaying e.g. the candidate asks about overtime and the employer downplays it, he may downplay any difficult questions and act like everything is at all times "easy peasy".
When I got promoted the female boss that had to interview me was acting so nice (love-bombing) praising me for my accomplishments and how I was given a chance to be promoted and a question she made me was "are you planning to get married?" I was taken aback honestly, I didn't even had a boyfriend at the time, I was like 23 years old, and nor did I had plans to get married soon, when I asked why did she asked, she said oh it's because one of our girls is getting married in a week...at the moment I thought it was ok..but it's not...she also acted very "religious" she was always trying to make me participate in their events to sing on the "novena" , I told her I believed in God but that was not my traditions, so it would be very hypocrite if I do that, she always looked disapproving and I never, never was taken into consideration for any kind of promotion, also after the love bombing things started to go down and I was infantilized a lot...
Had a job interview with a hiring manager who said that in the next interview, the CEO would be interested to know about my personal life, hobbies. so, in the next interview I was asked if I liked snow sports, to which I said no and they were like "but you're from x country, you should like winter sports".I then found out they were doing their Xmas parties, in the mountains, where they could practice winter sports but I still don't understand how this is relevant to me doing my job :))). also, the first question of the interview was something like "we do not offer working from home options. can you tell me if you're ok with this. if not let's not waste each other time" ..
You know fair enough if they're upfront about requiring people to be onsite. But your personal hobbies souls bear no weight on if you get a job offer (this is why culture fit is BS)
I once went to an interview, and while waiting to be called in I overheard a manager tell another manager he saw a CV that has no chance of being hired but he wanted to call the person in for an interview because he did a degree that his kid is thinking of taking and he wanted to ask him about his degree and university experience
@@JenniferBrick This frequently happens in corporate law firms.
I had a sociopath narcissist called me the other day 06/19/23. It was a mess. A lady called me for a role, the interview over the phone was supposed to only been 10-15 minutes but turned into 1:46:53s. It was absolutely ridiculous and horrible. Only got to discuss my experience, worth ethic, and personality for only 2-8 minutes. She cut me off to start talking about the employee their letting go allegedly.
Omg, what a can of worms, f*cking drama, and all sorts of toxic situations. She even was using profanity over the phone saying she needs a “ride or die” and sooo much unprofessionalism masking it as “straightforwardness” or “direct”.
Like she was discussing so much about her personal life, her baby daddies, how she’s a single mom, and her personality she called herself “masculine”. She even made threat to me saying “Bri, I wanna let you know right now, if you say anything about my children, I’m knocking you tf out”🤨. I was like what the f? Because the girl they’re firing they became all intertwined in each other lives. I told her well I’m not into that and im an adult who want to work, do my job and go home. I’ve experienced how these work friendships could backfire like hell and been throwed under the bus in workplaces. It was an absolute lowest gutter conversation I’ve ever had with a “director”. I hung up in her face without any explanation. Only 5% was about the job while 90% was about toxic things and personal issues I don’t care about.
I interviewed for an engineer position at Walmart and I ended the interview after 15 minutes.
I went to an interview where the interviewer was looking everywhere but at me as he asked questions. I realized after a few questions that he wasn't even listening to me, just going through motions. I stopped talking and he asked three more questions before he became aware that I wasn't saying anything
Speaking of inappropriate red flag conduct I went on a job interview and the company owner/ceo was wearing flip flops. During the interview he called for another employee to join us and instead of talking to me the interviewer was getting a status updates on ongoing work that was being done. I got up, excused myself, and walked straight out the door. Didn't even look back.
You're a lot nicer than me. I just stand up and walk out.
This is the most relatable and accurate red flags list I’ve seen on CZcams. Continue the great work. 👍
I always used to ask how long has the role been vacant, and reason for the previous person leaving. If they answered any of that I would also ask how long the previous person was in the role. This often let me know if the role was a revolving door of candidates.
I've had managers lie about this. I get in and ask and find out the person resigned but they said they moved to a new role
Just had a toxic phone screen call with a CEO of a small company today.
I did my PhD in a school that is a part of a university, and he said "Oh, so it's not exactly the University PhD?"
And when I asked "why was this position opened", he answered, "we always hire".
And then he said, "we crunch every day, 9h-19h is a normal schedule for us".
And at the end, he said "Ok, I have a lot of other interviews, bye".
😯😂😂
I interviewed at a new location for an existing business. I was told in the interview they wanted someone to hit the ground running and they interviewed me for a job I didn't even apply for. I was then told my experience in my current employer was what they wanted in this position I didn't apply for, and that I would be in charge of setting up the system for them. I told the interviewer I had experience USING the system...not setting it up..so I really wasn't qualified for it. He then told me that I wouldn't be doing my hired job all the time and that I would have to go into the hot back lot and break down boxes with the lot crew amongst other "duties" as needed. I was also told at this point (after applying for full time), that the job required monday thru Saturday hours about 55 to 60 hours a week, but then drop down to 35 hours after "season" ...get this..." to give everyone a break" and I was also told I would " be pulling out my hair" because its hectic in season. He couldn't tell me the benefits they offered and referred me to HR to be told to me during my first week...🤣 🤣 🤣. After 6 months I get reviewed and I was told I needed to tell them " what I needed from them to succeed " and they " were still in learning mode " and my raise would be dependent on my performance at that point, when they themselves didn't know what they were doing process wise. This tells me there is no valid training at all if they dont know at all lol!!!!...and my raise is toast out of the gate because they are dysfunctional and its my fault in 6 months. Worst interview I've ever had. The staff looked miserable and they had a permanent sign mounted in the ground for help wanted...bad bad bad.
Another situation was that in one of my interviews I saw a couple of glassdoor common comments about somthing negative and asked them how they work against that and what I got was a response of how offended the person was that I bring up a company critique.
Ugh, I had a guy interview me for a role, the last of three interviewers. The first two were super friendly and seemed excited about my writing and communication skills and experience. (This was a marketing assistant role, for which I had related but not exact experience doing before.)
The last guy started to obsess over the fact I didn't know how to use one particular computer program and shut the interview down by saying, "I just don't think we're willing to train someone on it," when it never even stated in the ad that this program was necessary. What else was I to do except explain my enthusiasm for learning, play up my other technical skills and state that I have no problems learning new programs? Ughhhh!
Also once had a male interviewer ask me in a job interview for a store if I had kids, then went on to complain about a worker who had a child who was always sick. What??? 😮
These are my top three interviews for a teaching job:
1) had an interview where a head teacher had clearly been referring to me as Anthony Blunt (the British double agent and traitor). When I got called in (after being kept waiting an hour) the assistant called me in apologising and addressed me as Anthony (not my name).
2) I had a head teacher ask me these exact words in interview "of course you don't have any management qualifications do you?" (I have a master's degree in educational management)
3) an interview in my late 50s. The interview said "well I was going to ask you what you think you might be doing in five years but ...hahaha" (Implying that I was too old for the job)
#3 Seriously?
My favorite is they talk about your job specifics. When you read the fine print it says "and all other duties".
One huge red flag I ran into, years ago, was that the interviewer forgot not only mine, but another applicant's interview. We sat there for a good twenty minutes while the office personnel chatted and had a great conversation. Finally someone walked out, saw us, and asked what we wanted. I went through the interview (another ten or so minutes later), but didn't take the job.
I extended my hand for a handshake and he glared at me and refused to shake my hand....
And no tour
He turned out to be a nightmare over the years...redflag
A major red flag for me is body language. I've been trained to read people by their body language being in the criminal defense world & military. Sexual misconduct is a real issue that not only happens to us women but most men I feel don't either notice it or don't report it bcuz they are "men". I've literally been to an interview where it was a husband, wife & secretary doing my interview... The guy kept staring down at my chest... Not glancing randomly full fledge staring at me. Then when he had to ask me another question he said "breast" instead of giving our best! I was so embarrassed & thought I was dressed inappropriate. I took the job anyway & I lasted 3 months... My boss was out of the Country for 1.5 months with his church but then once he came back I hated ever minute of it & thought I should've listened to my feelings. His wife wasn't to nice to me but I think she knew...
Once, after a great phone interview, I had an in person interview for a mid level Marketing position with a large well known company. They flew me in, the day before, for a 10am interview, so I arrived early, but the interview process was delayed, due to an unexpected occurrence, so I waited in the lobby. Noon came and went without being offered even a drink or explanation. People came and went through the lobby going to lunch as I waited. Finally at 1:15 the process was started with the Hiring Authority who I remembered seeing going to lunch. At that point there wasn't anything they could say to me to make me want to work there. Additionally, as the process went on, I recognized several individuals who had passed me going to lunch as well. Needless to say, I related the incident to my Recruiter, who was shocked and apologetic.
It's so amazing. I found your channel an year back and thought, maybe i will need her when my work situation demands. Today when i did, I forgot you name and couldn't find you under the hundreds of channels subscribed. I just searched for "career bestie" after that, and here you are! Jobsaver Jennifer!!
An interesting topic if you haven’t covered it already are job postings to avoid. If the company doesn’t give their name, tell you where the job is located and give you a salary/compensation range perhaps they should be avoided.
I agree with this, I’m currently in the process of looking for a new job and certain sites like Reed have job postings with the words ‘competitive salary’ written on them. This loosely translates to: “we’ll pay minimum wage or below if we can get away with it”.