Apart from not even knowing exactly what kind of job to look for, one thing that makes me nervous about jumping into the market is the interview process. How do I make myself sound like the missing link in your über-successful company without bordering on cocky? Which materials are essential to bring? Will an employer even want to see the Portfolio I spent hours upon hours creating?
The best interview I had was for K-State Orientation Leader. It was, for the most part, a group interview. At one point we were required as a team to come up with a product to use on K-State’s campus and make a commercial trying to sell said product. Effectively, they wanted to see how well we could think on our toes and market positive aspects about the university. This job was one of my favorites. I loved sharing all the amazing things I love about KSU. GO CATS!!
On the flip side, the worst interview I ever had was with what turned out to be a highly-fundamentalist Christian summer camp. The interview started off well, then took a sharp turn toward uncomfortable, and finally ended with me being incensed at the hideous woman questioning me. I will spare you the gory details, but I quickly removed myself from the interview.
While checking out the “Freshly Pressed” on wordpress.com I came across this insane list of interview questions compiled by glassdoor.com. I’m all for spicing up the process and veering away from the drone of, “Tell me about a time when you had to be a leader,” but some of these are ridiculous! I have a feeling I would be walking out of any one of these interviews a little stumped.
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And you, my friends. Have you had absurd, baffling or perhaps hilarious questions asked to you during an interview?
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