I've never had an "Oh My God!!" bad interview, but I have had some crappy ones.
Thompson Electronics, a good 15 years ago. They were expanding and several different managers had spots opening so I interviewed with four people. One at a time! By the last one I had repeated myself so much that I completely broke down from the way you are supposed to do an interview and was very loose and jokey (I'm a funny guy) and on the verge of unprofessional. And no, that last manager didn't give me a call back.
Big Insurance Company, Downtown Chicago. I guess they had just bought another big insurance company and they needed a hundred programmers to make the pieces fit, so they were interviewing an army of people. I drove from Indianapolis (200 Miles) just to have some fat would-be boss fall asleep as the other would-be boss asked me questions. The guy who sleeps through your interview is unlikely to call you back for a second.
First interview ever - Sans-a-belt company (I think - they make pants.) They guy had Aspergurs or something and spent most of his time asking his questions down into his tie. He couldn't answer my questions a she had a VERY rigid set of qustions to ask and he needed to follow his script or he couldn't function. He was super timid and uncomfortable and I just wanted out.
Fannie Mae (thank God I f*cked up this interview.) I'm quick on my feet and very creative, but "baffle them with bullsh!t" is a bad policy when you are being asked technical questions. I essentally started to lie my way through some technical junk and I knew as soon as it came out of my mouth that I was sunk. The interviewers were NOT amused.
Why can't they just ask those touchy-feely no-wrong-answer questions? I knock those out of the park every time! Oh, and I love the logic/programming tests from the 50's/60's. I crush those things like beer cans. I can't remember what I did Monday, but I can slay a test just fine.
Thompson Electronics, a good 15 years ago. They were expanding and several different managers had spots opening so I interviewed with four people. One at a time! By the last one I had repeated myself so much that I completely broke down from the way you are supposed to do an interview and was very loose and jokey (I'm a funny guy) and on the verge of unprofessional. And no, that last manager didn't give me a call back.
Big Insurance Company, Downtown Chicago. I guess they had just bought another big insurance company and they needed a hundred programmers to make the pieces fit, so they were interviewing an army of people. I drove from Indianapolis (200 Miles) just to have some fat would-be boss fall asleep as the other would-be boss asked me questions. The guy who sleeps through your interview is unlikely to call you back for a second.
First interview ever - Sans-a-belt company (I think - they make pants.) They guy had Aspergurs or something and spent most of his time asking his questions down into his tie. He couldn't answer my questions a she had a VERY rigid set of qustions to ask and he needed to follow his script or he couldn't function. He was super timid and uncomfortable and I just wanted out.
Fannie Mae (thank God I f*cked up this interview.) I'm quick on my feet and very creative, but "baffle them with bullsh!t" is a bad policy when you are being asked technical questions. I essentally started to lie my way through some technical junk and I knew as soon as it came out of my mouth that I was sunk. The interviewers were NOT amused.
Why can't they just ask those touchy-feely no-wrong-answer questions? I knock those out of the park every time! Oh, and I love the logic/programming tests from the 50's/60's. I crush those things like beer cans. I can't remember what I did Monday, but I can slay a test just fine.
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