How Not To Conduct a Job Interview

  • November 4, 2008
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Recruiters have one of the highest rates of job burnout. If only they had released some steam now and then.

You Will Need

  • Job applicants
  • Interview area with no privacy
  • A total disregard for the interviewee's feelings
  • No plan of attack whatsoever
  • No knowledge of the applicant coming in the door
How Not To Conduct a Job Interview: Keep them waiting

Step 1: Keep them waiting

Keep the applicant waiting in the reception area for no good reason so he’ll have added time to get nervous.

How Not To Conduct a Job Interview: Act surly

Step 2: Act surly

When you finally fetch him, come across as someone who hates his own job. Break the ice with, “Now who are you again?”

If you notice signs of nervousness—the applicant is sweating profusely, turning beet red, or stammering—be sure to point this out.

How Not To Conduct a Job Interview: Do all the talking

Step 3: Do all the talking

Begin by saying, “Let me tell you a little bit about myself” and launch into a monologue. Ask whether he thinks you’d look better as a redhead. Whatever he says, let your tone suggest he gave the wrong answer.

How Not To Conduct a Job Interview: Go off topic

Step 4: Go off topic

Repeatedly go off topic, lose your place, and do everything to convince the candidate that you are in desperate need of medication. Just to keep things interesting, repeatedly call him by the wrong name.

If corrected, glare at him and say, “Isn’t that what I just called you?”

How Not To Conduct a Job Interview: Take phone calls

Step 5: Take phone calls

Feel free to take personal phone calls. By pantomime, let the candidate know that the person on the other end is crazy, then spend five minutes cooing, “No, I love you more” in a baby voice

How Not To Conduct a Job Interview: Say there’s no job

Step 6: Say there’s no job

At this point, confess that there is no job per se, but you wanted to test the waters as it were by seeing how the

How Not To Conduct a Job Interview: Don’t show him out

Step 7: Don’t show him out

Let him find his own way out of the office, even if said office is such a maze that he’ll no doubt get hopelessly lost. If you run into him later, shout and threaten to call security.

According to one survey, 85% of people believe body piercings and tattoos impede a candidate’s chances of getting the job.

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Comments (3)

HeatherMenicucci

Nice to see Karma Train making the funny! This guy is great!

over 3 years ago by HeatherMenicucci

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guidetolifeasweknowit

This would be funny if only the HR people of the world didn't take this advice seriously.

over 3 years ago by guidetolifeasweknowit

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Dana_Hanna

Yaaaay! Awesome job KarmaTrain. Interesting and funny.

over 3 years ago by Dana_Hanna

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