"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:
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.
"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 ;)
and by try that, i dont mean say that... i mean.. the barricade part...
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