Have you ever been interviewing someone for a job and wished

[kick-ass-bob]

that you could just say "OK, I think I've heard enough. Have a nice day."

I hate wasting people's time.
:(

[sundog]

1. yes

you already know in your head it's not gonna work... and yes it makes me feel like crap x(

[kick-ass-bob]

2. especially when they are all excited and think they have a real shot

when there is someone else who has already interviewed that is so much better.

I just wanted to say, "don't waste your time with us."

*sigh*

[skypilot]

3. I used to hate that.

I worked at a job where I did interviewing and hiring and sometimes it would get to a point in the interview (usually very early in the interview) where I'd be thinking to myself "No fucking way" but I'd have to keep going through the motions of giving the person a thorough interview. I don't have to do any of that anymore. I don't miss it.

[kick-ass-bob]

4. I had to keep reminding myself to keep my body language in check

because I had that "no way" thought running through my head (not really no fucking way, but he just wasn't as good as another).

[BlueJazz]

5. Boy..Have I....when I worked for Kodak as an IT manager...

..I had some people come in (for Server configuration "stuff") that
didn't even know what a "Gateway" or an "address" meant.
I did tell them...at the end of the interview... that we were looking for someone who could configure network servers on a large scale....and had to truly be great at the task.

That got the idea across. (that their chances were ZERO)

I felt worse for them then myself..I was...at least...getting paid..

[DS1]

6. I hate seeing the hope in their eyes, knowing full well there's no

fucking chance we'd hire them.

What's this? Compassion? :crazy:

[kick-ass-bob]

7. This torture is too much to bear.

I must have interviewed well over a hundred people since I have been here. (And I'm an applications programmer - not even a supervisor :crazy: )

[DS1]

11. Yep, that was me a handful of years ago

I was a programmer, but when it came time for the local job-show, I was the one lugging out a desktop and monitor, setting up our booth, and fending off hordes of recent Clark University grads who all had the same boiler-plate resumes, and the snotty PHds who thought they were doing me a favor by leaving their resumes.

Then the ones without the checkmark I'd leave on the resume ( we needed a way to write off the no-hopes without them seeing that we were x'ing them out ) would show up for interviews. Sometimes I'd make the ones I thought were feeding me a bunch of bullshit and I'd have them hand write an SQL statement. Oops.

[kick-ass-bob]

14. SO BEING YOU IS WHAT I HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO?!?

Gee, that helped. x(


:rofl:

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

On edit:
We actually have a written part as well - that weeds some out REAL quick.

[wildeyed]

8. Oh yeah.

The guy said it was "cute" that I (a woman) knew so much about my own (traditionally male) business. Okayyyyyyy, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[AlabamaYankee]

9. I've been on both sides of that situation

When I was interviewing college seniors for entry level engineering positions there was one who was so bad I actually talked to the placement counselor about him. There were a bunch of others with whom I just went through the list of questions, wrote some notes, and said, "Thank you."

On the other hand I've been invited in for a number of "EEO interviews" where the employer knows who they want to hire, but need to have a record of having considered a certain number of candidates. You can usually figure those out pretty quickly.

[GalleryGod]

10. Summer Intern Interviews for the State Legilsature

We only had room for 3, and 20 used to interview for the slots.
(after 200 applications)
It would break my heart sometimes:hug:
No...to be honest..it would break my heart:grouphug: every time.

[Semi_subversive]

12. I had one of those this morning

The candidate went on and on and on ...... I thought I felt blood trickling from my ears.

[Misunderestimator]

13. I usually do that exact thing. Of course, when I know someone's a perfect

fit, I have also cut off interviews, since I already have enough info. I can't stand wasting time, no matter what I'm doing.... unless it's spending time on DU. :)

[progmom]

15. uh yup.

Usually there's that lightbulb moment :think: ...and then I have trouble looking interested. :shrug:

[UncleSepp]

16. No, but I have wanted to say MUCH worse

The worst for me was a candidate who was interviewing for a SQL position. The guy kept interrupting me, arguing about things where he was blatantly wrong, and then when I asked him a question he didn't know the answer to, he got angry. In other words, he treated me like every other sexist pig, forgetting that he was the one asking me for a job.

After that, I had a hard time convincing the rest of the team who had individually interviewed this weiner that the man did not just fail to excel, but was dangerously rude and wouldn't be a team player. Even pointing out that I was the only woman on the interview loop didn't help explain why "he was nice to everyone else". I had to harp on it that the guy got angry when there was something he didn't know, when company policy and corporate culture dictates that we're supposed to see that as an opportunity to learn.

Sometimes, being the owner of a pair of boobs in this business can be a real pain.