Posted on 08/09/2013 10:37:25 AM PDT by Perdogg
It's your worst nightmare: You're on a job interview, they ask you a question and you don't know the answer. Your heart races. Beads of sweat begin to form. C'mon, don't blow it — THINK!
Fun as it is to just show up and panic, it's better to be prepared for the worst. Well, job site Glassdoor.com is out with their annual list of the Top 25 most difficult companies to interview with.
It's like having an older brother who gives you pointers on what to expect from Miss Renkins' calculus exam.
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Eggzakly! Round is not the only shape that won’t fall into a hole.
(1) Hit the too clever by half interviewer on the head with it!
A muslim boss who walked in on the first day and proceeded to tell a woman he didn't like her because she was a woman. Then told a left handed person he didn't like them either.
2. What is the most important thing you have learned?
When it's time to close a door.
3. What is the most important mistake you have ever made? Why?"Important" really doesn't fit the question. Ok, probably calling that to your attention. Guess I didn't get the job.
The second reason is that a manhole cover can be rolled rather than carried.
The third reason is the that the main job of a manhole cover is to support weight and a square cover, given the longest span of 1.4 times a side, would have to be considerably heavier.
Do I get the job?
If you mean Dudley Do-Right, then his horse was named Horse.
I'd answer but it'd get me kicked off FR.
To quote The Four Lads:
Why they changed it I can't say People just liked it better that way
bkmk
I suspect that one of the reasons is that the original manhole covers were crosswise slices of whole logs that were then used as manhole covers.
Iron used to be very expensive and this reason would fit nicely, particularly if the only vehicles were horse drawn wagons and carriages.
Do I get the job?
I ask a variation on #3, i.e. tell me about a time that you or a team you were on failed. Why did it fail and what did you learn from it?
I distrust anyone who says they’ve never failed.
I’d tell Bloomie that window dirt caused global warming and was harmful to children. He would ban all dirty windows. Problem solved. Next.
“”A penguin walks through that door right now wearing a sombrero. What does he say and why is he here?”
Nothing! He’s an F’n PENGUIN!
Next thing ya know, you’ll be asking a question starting with: “Two guys are married....”
If this was a job at NASA, failure is not an option.
I remember Snidley but I don’t think the horse had a name. I cannot remember.
Why are manhole covers round?
Because manholes are round.
“If I told you to go out and wash all the windows in New York City, how would you go about it?”
I wouldn’t. I’ve never been inclined to blindly obey the orders of idiots - even after 25 years in the military!
Oh well...another job I guess I won’t get.
It always prepares to be ready for an interview, I got a new job two weeks ago by having a "brag book" of my work ready in all the areas that the company was looking for and making a kick ass visual resume. Proper preparation prevents poor performance.
“If I told you to go out and wash all the windows in New York City, how would you go about it?”
After it rained, call it done.
Because your parameters did not specify “wash the windows until clean”.
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