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Worst Interview Experiences

Share your worst interview experiences. This is a safe place for support and encouragement.

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  1. IT Project Manager

    Had an interview with a big Insurance Company. All they are after is completing a 'buzzword bingo' card. I know they have recently recruited someone on the strength of their interview and presuambly...

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  2. Supply Chain Analyst

    Here are a few: Walked up and greeted the interviewer. He replied with a disgusted “Why are you so tall?!” (Not my fault you’re short bro.) Drove an hour to an on site interview. The building was da...

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  3. Administrative Assistant

    Problem with onsite people. I had interview with HR and hiring manager for a new job and left a good impression with them. Manager even told me if I can start next week after onsite interview. When I...

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  4. Data Engineer

    I was supposed to have a call with Tredence. No show.

  5. Data Engineer

    Is it OK to post negative experiences about recruiters and companies here? I don't want to be unprofessional, but there are a lot of bad companies and recruiters that treat you bad and will continue t...

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  6. works at University of Alberta

    Hello All, I recently had an interview with Norquest college. Interview date: Feb 1st. The panel said they will get back by Feb 6th. But they didn't. So I followed up on next day(Feb 7th) On the s...

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  7. Business Analyst

    I recently bombed a tech BA interview and it was in part due to me being 'too vague' about my role and in my understanding of the technical side of things. For background, my last role was for 1 year...

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  8. Senior Software Engineer

    I just had an interview and the interviewer asked me a difficult question that required visual aids to explain how to solve it. However, they only provided a text editor for me to use. It seems like t...

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  9. Project Manager

    Ok, so I interviewed for a job with a Fortune 500 company going on three weeks ago. I feel it went really well, but I have yet to hear a single peep back from the Employer to date. I have strongth fai...

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  10. Support Specialist

    I interviewed at TIAA made it to the second round. Had an interview with 2 managers. I thought it went well. 1 month went by and I heard nothing back from them. I even emailed the recruiter and got n...

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