When it comes to job interviews, most hopefuls spend countless hours rehearsing responses to typical questions.
However, no amount of preparation can shield you from unexpected curveballs deliberately crafted to reveal your authentic nature.
That’s precisely what one man claims his wife employed when vetting potential employees at her workplace, stating: « She avoided most of the standard bull*** questions because everyone has a pre-planned answer for those, and usually caught interviewees off-guard on the unexpected topics ».
Providing an illustration, he revealed she would enquire, ‘What do you do in your spare time?’, describing how it’s a « great question to uncover any unexpected habits or conflicting activities – such as hobbies or commitments that interfered with supposed ‘open availability’.
Beyond this, she would engage in seemingly innocent conversation to « uncover potentially unreliable goals for the company ».
He continued: « She found out that one candidate used to be a plus-sized model and had lost a lot of weight, so her real passion in life was to get back into that career, whereas the position she was interviewing for was a compromise for the meantime. »
Ultimately, she would pose whether the applicant would flog a product to a punter whilst knowing it would harm them – purely for corporate profit. He stated: « Being a morally-upright person and having a company policy of caring for the customers’ needs, saying you would screw over the customer for profit was an automatic disqualification.
« Overall, I would say that one should be cautious of even shoot-the-breeze type of questions during the conversations, because if the interviewer is anything like my wife, they are sizing up the candidates’ entire personality and character far beyond their work history or CV.
« According to her, making sure the candidate fit with the staff, management, and company’s goal was just as important as (if not more than) the candidate’s work history. »
One user commented on the post, stating: « I would reinforce that the interview starts from the moment you arrive. While you’re waiting, people are observing your behaviour.
« The admin that’s walking you to the interview room? Someone might ask him/her about the conversation (or lack of) that you had on the way. »
Another user chimed in: « Maybe it’s just me, but I would really hate working in a place that played little games like this. If I’m the best person for the job, give it to me. If I’m not, don’t.
« Having part of the promotions process involve little morality tales from Saturday morning cartoons is a waste of everyone’s time and would drive me to find another job, fast. »
