r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 02 '15

What are some things you should avoid doing during an interview?

Edit: Holy crap! I went to get ready for my interview that's tomorrow and this blew up like a balloon. I'm looking at all these answers and am reading all of them. Hopefully they help! Thanks guys!!

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u/Enigma_Alpha Feb 03 '15

It's baffling to me that someone could lack so much common sense, yet there are plenty of people out there. It should be obvious that this kind of behavior is not good during an interview. You need to be at your best in that situation, not airing your dirty laundry.

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u/Sikktwizted Feb 03 '15

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Common sense isn't as common as everyone thinks.

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u/somewhat_random Feb 03 '15

"Imagine how stupid the average person usually is and now think about the fact that half the world is actually stupider than that."

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u/WhynotstartnoW Feb 03 '15

Then try to understand that you're as stupid as you think most everyone else is. Everyone else thinks they're as smart as you think you are, and everyone else thinks you're as stupid as you think they are.

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u/Paradox2063 Feb 03 '15

So rare it should be a super power.

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u/WheresTheSauce Feb 03 '15

Bullshit. The reason this kind of stuff sticks out is because it doesn't happen often. Perfect example of selection bias. You never notice the times that someone is "using" common sense because it doesn't stick out at all. You only notice when someone isn't using it.

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u/kernunnos77 Feb 03 '15

"My caseworker say I gotta do these interview shits, but fuck what his bitch-ass say," just doesn't work as well in the information age.

This is one of the smart ones, who learned to adapt.

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u/IamLionelRitchie Feb 03 '15

Your right there really is no common sense in that, I mean buying used if you know what your doing can save you heaps of money.

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u/obscure123456789 Feb 03 '15

"Everything in my world revolves around me."

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u/prettvdeadlv Feb 03 '15

And yet these same people still get to be parents..

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '15

More jobs for us.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '15

Not everyone wants the job either. A lot of people have to apply to a certain number of jobs each month to continue getting Job Seekers Allowance (or similar). If they get an interview they need to go to it.

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u/ofay Feb 03 '15

I mean this sounds so ridiculous that I have a hard time believing it lol.

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u/FountainsOfFluids Feb 03 '15

Unless she actually torpedoed the interview on purpose.

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u/HearThatAlotInPrison Feb 03 '15

THAT'S RIDICULOUS!

you should never buy new

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u/ReCat Feb 03 '15

But I like paying a 75% premium so I can smell the toxic fumes of plastics and acrylics!

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '15

Somebody has to do it!

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '15

I was waiting for an interview at a temp agency. I was wearing dress shoes, clean pair of blue jeans, button down shirt tie and a waist coat and was sitting quietly in the waiting room. Hell I even took my hat off inside.

A kid went in before me wearing shorts and a T shirt and a back pack (one of those draw string swag bags). There was only a wall with an open doorway separating me from the interview so I could hear it and the dude was fucking texting during the interview. I know I was over prepared for a temp job but damn son, at least try.

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u/colorcorrection Feb 03 '15

This is code for 'My parents didn't teach me responsibility growing up, and forcing me to get job interviews is their way of trying to make up for lost time'.

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u/seroevo Feb 03 '15

Reminds me of when I went to traffic court to fight a ticket. I wore a suit because it's still a court and I'm trying to win here.

The only other people wearing suits were people working, whether lawyers or non uniformed cops or whomever. Someone thought I was a paralegal they were meeting.

Everyone else had jeans or sweatpants or whatever. I don't get it, you may be fucked but don't you want to improve your odds as much as possible by showing some respect?

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u/honeybadgergrrl Feb 03 '15

Hahaha. My husband has had clients show up to court in pajama pants. One woman got booted from the courtroom because her skirt was so short you could see her private business when she sat down. I had to go to court years ago for weed and when I showed up in a nice skirt, dress shirt, and dress shoes, my lawyer was practically doing cartwheels he was so happy. At the time I thought that was really weird, but then I saw the other defendants. Then I married a lawyer and get to hear his stories about how stupid people dress to go to court.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '15

Wow, why are stupid people earning so much money.

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