面试百态：奇人怪事一箩筐
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你或许觉得自己上次求职面试不够表现完美。比如，被问到自己最大的缺点时，犹豫的时间太长；或者忘了谈起自己的某项重要成就，而这项成就与面试的工作关系特殊。 如果仅此而已的话，大可不必沮丧。人事公司罗伯特哈夫国际公司（Robert Half International）的调查显示，有些求职者的表现更糟糕，甚至糟糕透顶。 问及最古怪、让人印象最深刻的重大求职面试失误时，人事总监和招聘经理给出了一些非常有意思的例子，其中包括： • “求职者在我的地毯上上蹿下跳，告诉我，我肯定很受公司的赏识，不然不可能给我配这么厚的地毯。” • “一位求职者从我钱包里拿出一把梳子，用它梳了梳自己的头发，然后扭头就走了。” • “一位求职者跟我说，如果我不录用她，她就让她奶奶诅咒我。” • “[我们公司]的一位求职者竟然要跟面试官掰腕子。” • “面试官问了一个比较难的问题，结果求职者要求到房间外面去思考思考。” • “一位男性求职者竟然让他妹妹来替他面试。” • “招聘经理问求职者有什么问题，他竟然用一个‘冷笑话’来回答。” • “有一位求职者从头到尾用唱歌的方式来回答面试官的问题。” • “有一位求职者在面试的时候用手铐把自己铐在了桌子上。” • “我面试过一位求职者，她在整个面试过程中嘴里都含着一大块硬糖。” 坦白自然是最好的，但口无遮拦却不见得是好事。比如下面的这些求职者： • “有一个人申请了客户服务的职位，但当被问到他最不喜欢这份工作的哪一点时，他的回答是：‘跟人打交道。’” • “有个人说我们的福利很棒，他很喜欢，因为他明年要经常请假。” • “有一位求职者给了我一张清单，上面竟然是为什么不能录用他的理由” • “求职者说，她实际上更希望能得到我们的主要竞争对手提供的工作机会。” • “面试官恭维了求职者所上的大学和他在那里取得的优异成绩，但求职者的回答却是：‘我很高兴您注意到了这一点。实际上，我根本没去那儿上学。’” • “招聘经理问求职者为什么离开她当前的工作时，她说：‘因为我老板是个混蛋。所有经理都是混蛋。’” 罗伯特哈夫公司的高级区域总裁布雷特•古德表示，最后一条非常值得注意。布雷特•古德长期培训求职者如何在面试中突出自己：“即便是对当前或之前雇主最温和的讽刺，也会让面试亮起红灯，所以拿不准的话，还是公允地进行评价为妙。” 当然了，还有一点，面试的时候还是把手铐放在家里吧。 （翻译 刘进龙） |
Okay, so maybe your last job interview wasn't perfect. You might have felt you hesitated too long when asked about your greatest weakness or forgotten to mention an important accomplishment with special relevance to the job opening at hand. Well, cheer up. According to surveys conducted by staffing firm Robert Half International, you could have done worse. A lot worse. Asked to recall the weirdest, most unforgettable job interview blunders they've seen, human resources executives and hiring managers came up with some doozies, including these: • "The candidate bounced up and down on my carpet and told me I must be highly thought of by the company because I was given such thick carpeting." • "One applicant took a brush out of my purse, brushed his hair with it, and left." • "A job seeker told me that, if I didn't hire her, she would have her grandmother put a curse on me." • "One candidate [at our company] challenged the interviewer to arm-wrestle." • "After a difficult question, the candidate asked if he could leave the room for a moment to meditate." • "One applicant sent his sister to interview in his place." • "When asked by the hiring manager if he had any questions, the candidate replied by telling a knock-knock joke." • "An applicant sang all of her answers to interview questions." • "One candidate handcuffed himself to the desk during the interview." • "I interviewed someone who had a jawbreaker in her mouth during the entire conversation." Of course, candor is always best, but there's such a thing as volunteering too much information, as these interviewees proved: • "An individual applied for a customer service job and, when asked what he might not like about the work, he replied, 'Dealing with people.'" • "One individual said we had nice benefits, which was good because he was going to have to take a lot of leave over the next year." • "One prospect gave me a list of all the reasons why he shouldn't be hired." • "The candidate said she would really prefer a job offer from our main competitor." • "After being complimented on his choice of college and the high GPA he earned there, the candidate replied, 'I'm glad that got your attention. I didn't really go there.'" • "When asked by the hiring manager why she was leaving her current job, the applicant said, 'My boss is a jerk. All managers are jerks.'" That last one raises an important point, says Brett Good, a senior district president for Robert Half who frequently coaches job seekers on how to shine in interviews: "Even a mildly sarcastic quip about a current or former employer can raise a red flag so, when in doubt, take the high road." And of course, leave your handcuffs at home. |
