Tuesday, August 23, 2005

aah, here one of them is:

"To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing."
-Elbert Hubbard

Jon, this is for you: (wait, and brad. and dan. fuck, all of us)

Things Candidate Should NOT Say or Do at a Job Interview



  • See photo of interviewer's family on desk, point, start laughing uncontrollably.

  • Ask if there is only one emergency exit, grin and say; "Boy!, I bet this floor would be in trouble if someone barricaded that."

  • Constantly fidget with underwear waistband, then blurt: "The strawberry ones are the stickiest, don't ya' think?"

  • After detailing your greatest achievement, qualify with, "Of course I was totally hammered at the time."

  • Inquire on office policy of friends staying over.

  • Claim you wouldn't even need a sit-in' job if Al Einstein hadn't stolen your secret patent - for "2000 Flushes."

  • Over-emphasize your ability to use a copier.

  • Ask if it's O.K. if you sit on the floor.

  • Allow that you would little impact on the overhead budget, because you swiped all the supplies from your other job.

  • Although parking was free, insist that they validate something or you're not leaving.

  • Mention your resume would have been stronger, but you didn't feel like making anything else up.

  • Ask the secretary if she'll sit on your lap during interview.

  • Walk into interviewer's office with a tape measure, measure office from a few angles, put away, declare; "NOW we can begin."

  • When making small talk and the Simpson trial comes up, shout, "You mean Homer and Marge are in some kind of trouble?", and run out of the room.

  • Sniff two of your fingers, then hold them out toward interviewer and say, "Smell these. They smell funny to you?"

  • Upon walking in to the office for first time, ask the receptionist to hold all your calls.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I actually have that quote somewhere in my AIM profile i believe, but it is not a true one. Yes, that is, in fact, "all of us" but you will be criticized for being nothing.

Anonymous said...

"Ask if there is only one emergency exit, grin and say; 'Boy!, I bet this floor would be in trouble if someone barricaded that.'"
Now that would be funny... i might have to try that one ;)

Anonymous said...

and by try that, i dont mean say that... i mean.. the barricade part...