Job interview questions you hate

[Rafaela]

Here's some job interview questions that I personally hate.

1)"Why do you want to work at this company" or "How come you're looking for a new job". I really feel like saying because I need a job and some money you stupid bastard!!! I don't care if you make computer chips or refried beans as long as you pay me sucka!!!

2)"Where do you see yourself in five years?" This question is like Russian Roulette. If you say the wrong thing then the interview is over. If I was to tell the truth and say "I vision myself on a tropical island and not having to work again" then I'm sure they wont hire me. So basically you have to to lie and try and guess what this interviewer wants to hear. But get the wrong guess and it's back to Monster.com for you.

Which ones do you hate?

 

[Mesa]

I agree with you on the "where do you see yourselves in 5 years...?" I hate that one.

Some of the questions you get on job interviews are so lame. I've had to interview a few people and I dread them, mostly because I take the time to ask honest questions relevant to the position. It really is a technique that should be reserved for someone that has been trained to perform the task. Many questions I've had to answer were so geared towards the person asking them that there didn't leave much room for the person to answer them correctly.

I was once on an interview where they literally gave me a college exam on how to bias a transistor and find the current in some parallel branch of a circuit (electrical engineering position). I couldn't remember how to do that crap as it had been 3 to 4 years since I was quizzed down to that level. I went on to explain that if they provided me with either the internet or my "electronic circuits" book I would be able to answer their problem within a few minutes, and followed it up with, "It's not whether you know the answer immediately, it's if you can look up the tools to find the answer and know how to use them."

The best sort of question to use is an open ended question about the interviewee's personal experience, such as, "What was you most significant contribution on the last project....", "Tell me how you improved a process on your last job...." etc. It's hard to BS your way through those.

 

[GondorGirl]

My worse one if 'What do you think is your biggest weakness?'

I am sick of having to answer: 'I work to hard' or 'I am a perfectionist'

 

[The Mike]

The biggest weakness question is beyond annoying....I have also heard these doozies:

• If you were offered higher pay by our competing company would you take that job over this one?
• Do you have transportation? (Does anyone actually answer no?)
• It seems to me you are overqualified for this job! What do you think?

Man.....

 

[GondorGirl]

The biggest weakness question is beyond annoying....I have also heard these doozies:

• If you were offered higher pay by our competing company would you take that job over this one?
• Do you have transportation? (Does anyone actually answer no?)
• It seems to me you are overqualified for this job! What do you think?

Man.....

God, those are even worse...especially the first one! I mean do they expect company loyalty without offering the job first

My answer to third one would be: 'Yes, but that just means you can promote me quicker'

 

[galactiboy]

I hate "Have you ever been convicted of a felony".

 

[FQRizzo]

My least favorite one is "What did you just put into my coffee?"

 

[King Darkness]

"Where are your pants?"

I HATE that one!! Its none of their ^^^^in' business where my pants are

 

[Bannister]

"Where are your pants?"

I HATE that one!! Its none of their ^^^^in' business where my pants are

I hate when they ask if cleaning up semen in the booth will be a problem for me.

 

[TOE]

"Why do you think we should hire you?"

 

[pmtz2005]

I would hate to have to answer those type of questions. Luckily my last interview were nothing but scenerio, what would you do type questions.

 

[nash]

I hate all and any questions that are not directed towards my qualifications and skills for the job I am applying for.

Interviews are like first dates. You just BS each other to get into that other person's pants etc.

 

[Batty]

"Where are your pants?"

I HATE that one!! Its none of their ^^^^in' business where my pants are

Who can blame them? You must look funny standing in the Home Depot parking lot without pants.

 

[Moonloop]

I once got this one:

"If you and a fellow companion were stranded in the desert and your companion was injured and unable to walk on his own. Would you leave him behind and go for help or take him with you?"

 

[Darkseed]

I once got this one:

"If you and a fellow companion were stranded in the desert and your companion was injured and unable to walk on his own. Would you leave him behind and go for help or take him with you?"

Yikes! Someone felt like walking on the wild side with that question.

 

[JosephCPR]

I once got this one:

"If you and a fellow companion were stranded in the desert and your companion was injured and unable to walk on his own. Would you leave him behind and go for help or take him with you?"

what were you applying for???

 

[The Ween]

Here's some job interview questions that I personally hate.

1)"Why do you want to work at this company" or "How come you're looking for a new job". I really feel like saying because I need a job and some money you stupid bastard!!! I don't care if you make computer chips or refried beans as long as you pay me sucka!!!

2)"Where do you see yourself in five years?" This question is like Russian Roulette. If you say the wrong thing then the interview is over. If I was to tell the truth and say "I vision myself on a tropical island and not having to work again" then I'm sure they wont hire me. So basically you have to to lie and try and guess what this interviewer wants to hear. But get the wrong guess and it's back to Monster.com for you.

Which ones do you hate?

I hate every minute of an interview. I suck at them and I know that's why I could never get a good job. You have to know how to completely bull^^^^ them, especially now with hundreds of people after the same job. I'm hoping the job I'm at is about it for me and will be there till I retire, which will be when I drop dead. Very few of us will have a cushy retirement.

 

[Darthrazz]

I once got this one:

"If you and a fellow companion were stranded in the desert and your companion was injured and unable to walk on his own. Would you leave him behind and go for help or take him with you?"

Did you answer I would eat him?

 

[Batty]

I once got this one:

"If you and a fellow companion were stranded in the desert and your companion was injured and unable to walk on his own. Would you leave him behind and go for help or take him with you?"

My reply:

"How come I'd be there?"

 

[Rafaela]

"Why do you think we should hire you?"

Oh God I hate that question to. It's just so damn lame how can you possibly answer something like that.