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Family Forum / Parenting / Mothers / June 2003I hate....
phone interviews. I was just phoned by a company I contacted abut jobs that they have.... They asked all of these stupid questions, I could answer some of em cause I know I have never been fired but some.... just couldn't give a answer....... Like why do I want to work with them ? What was my last job? ( A chef) Why did I leave it ? (cause I decided there wasn't enough of me running around LOL nah...boss sold the business and then Im asked why? I dont know..ask my boss) Have I ever been fired ? (nope) When can I not work? (when Im sleeping ?) Why do I want a physcial demanding job ? Why do I want to work for this company (name removed) ? I have no idea How long will I be employed by them ? (you tell me ? ) Am I willing to travel to other stores ? (hell no... all are 1 hour drive away in non peak escept the one near me which is 20 mins away) Will I be sick at all ? (yeah im soo sick I carn't work NOT grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr) and many more to last almost 20 mins on the phone etc.... Im sure I dont have the job and Im going to be on the No sorry your not needed list..... They said they will ring back in 5-7 days to let me know how I went. How do other people answer those kind of stupid but must need to questions for job interviews ? Nic > phone interviews. > I was just phoned by a company I contacted abut jobs that they have.... [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > for job interviews ? > Nic "will i ever be sick?" what sort of a stoopid question is that? perhaps it was an intelligence test, you were supposed to tell them to get nicked! good luck with it anyway! christine > phone interviews. > I was just phoned by a company I contacted abut jobs that they have.... [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > for job interviews ? > Nic I can't remember when I last had a job interview :-) ( DH is at me to 'help out' in his home business though) But I do remember how awful they always were! It was bad enough in person, but at least you could gauge what they wanted to know by actually seeing the interviewer. Over the phone would be very difficult, especially with all those stupid questions. Like, are you 'planning' on being sick? duh! good luck finding the job you want/need........ Lynette > phone interviews. > I was just phoned by a company I contacted abut jobs that they have.... [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > for job interviews ? > Nic That would make me nuts too Nic... face to face is bad enough. Anni > phone interviews. > I was just phoned by a company I contacted abut jobs that they have.... > > They asked all of these stupid questions, I could answer some of em cause I > know I have never been fired but some.... just couldn't give a answer....... Well, some of these are stupid questions, but some are pretty reasonable, actually, from an employer's point of view. (which I am, as it happens) > Like why do I want to work with them ? Well, sometimes the reason will make a big difference - sometimes it's to get a job closer to home, to get new skills, to have a flexible schedule, on top of the obvious to make money portion. So, we'll concentrate on discussing those issues if they are important. Plus, we also want to hire people who actually want to work for us specifically, not just to get money to eat - those people tend to be much more motivated, and much harder to find. > When can I not work? (when Im sleeping ?) Scheduling can be a major issue for some people, and employers need to know that! If you are available whenever they can schedule you, that is a plus! > How long will I be employed by them ? (you tell me ? ) They phrased that badly, didn't they! > Will I be sick at all ? (yeah im soo sick I carn't work NOT > grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr) Um, yeah, that was dumb! > and many more to last almost 20 mins on the phone > etc.... [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > for job interviews ? > Nic Well, one suggestion is to think ahead about some of these, especially the part about why you want to work for them. I honestly think that's the part where you can do the most good for yourself. Good luck! Irene >How do other people answer those kind of stupid but must need to questions >for job interviews ? >Nic I don't know. I just had a job interview and expected questions like that, but really didn't get any! <g> I was asked if * I * had any questions, but of course my mind went blank. I was hoping to come up with something clever and insightful, but didn't. I was just like "Uh...no, I think you all answered all my questions already." I felt so stupid...but I guess I did okay because I got the job. :-) Maryilee Maggie's Christmas page http://www.angelfire.com/vi/maggie/christmaspictures.html Info on hereditary spherocytosis http://www.angelfire.com/vi/maggie/spherocytosis.html <snip> Congrats on the job. Marc |
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