I remember going to a group interview over a decade ago for a (now shut down) bowling alley and part of the interview was having to explain to other people why you should be hired so they could convince the interviewer to hire you.

Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 135d

https://youtu.be/GuLcxg5VGuo

mojofrododojo@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 135d

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/employers-are-using-your-personal-data-to-figure-out-the-lowest-salary-youll-accept-c2b968fb

BUT WAIT, IT GETS WORSE

MinFapper@startrek.website · -4 pts · 135d

Usually, those are the companies that pay you $$$$$

dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 136d (5 replies)

"You must really love fish."

"Actually, I'm deathly allergic to them."

"Then why do you still work here?"

"Because I'm even more allergic to poverty."

I have successfully used this line, altered appropriately, in interviews multiple times. And they say video games never teach you anything.

Ibisalt@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 136d

sam&max hit the road reference? take my upvote.

lime@feddit.nu · 6 pts · 135d (2 replies)

holy mackerel!

dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 135d (1 reply)

I'm a trout, stupid!

Loreshield@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 135d

Holy trout!

Mrkawfee@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 135d

I love your movies, especially the older, funnier ones.

MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca · 22 pts · 136d (1 reply)

"Candidate not motivated enough"

lugal@sopuli.xyz · 12 pts · 136d

"We take the guy with less money on his account"

modus@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 135d (1 reply)

Wait... How did he get rid of the negative symbol before his account balance? You can do that?

FireWire400@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 135d

Edit the HTML via inspect element /s

Dave@lemmy.nz · 18 pts · 136d

I was meeting with my team the other day, and the conversation turned to our mortgages. My boss: ah yes, the reason we are all here.

WanderingThoughts@europe.pub · 11 pts · 136d

"Candidate believed to be unable to conform to company standards. Suggest to look for candidates with more ability for casual sales and representing harsh facts in a positive way."

brap@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 136d

That much?

Kolanaki@pawb.social · 10 pts · 136d (2 replies)

That's the hardest question to answer since I am compelled to be honest and my honest answer is usually "Ha, I don't want to work here."

Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 135d (1 reply)

Right? Like, bruh I want to be using my degree to research wildlife and help with conservation efforts that have been a pervasive social issue since I was a kid watching Captain Planet, but those jobs are some of the most competitive while also being some of the worst paying.

Unfortunately, I need food and shelter yet those are becoming increasingly expensive, thus making it even harder for me to ever hope I'll get to use my degree at a professional level.

So, I'm sitting here applying to be [insert some bullshit, mundane job here] so I don't starve. I would literally rather be anywhere else than here begging from you for the means to fucking exist in this society.

But you can't say that in an interview.

Kolanaki@pawb.social · 5 pts · 135d

Well, you can; you just won't get the job.

grandel@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 135d (1 reply)