Your palms get sweaty, your throat goes dry. Suddenly you’ve forgotten everything you worked so hard to prepare for. No matter how skilled you are, interviews aren’t always easy.
Some job seekers are cool, calm and collected. Others go completely blank. Then there are those who get a bad bout of verbal diarrhea when put on the spot.
A hiring manager had their work cut out for them when a top candidate did a 360, just as they were about to land an amazing position. The person walked in with a 99% chance of landing the position. But messed it up within 15 minutes. All because they couldn’t keep their piehole shut for long enough for anyone to blink.
The interviewer has shared all about it online. But they’re wondering if they were maybe a bit too harsh.
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Many things can ruin your chances, but for this guy it was his mouth that just couldn’t seem to keep shut
People were torn and some needed more info before coming to a conclusion
When it comes to job interviews, some things are better left unsaid…
You’ve landed the interview for your dream job. Congrats! But as we all know, things can go either way from here…
According to Jobhunt.org, the interview is your opportunity to make interviewers understand that you are qualified for the job and a good fit for the organization. But people often blow their chances by “nervously filling up silence with things better left unsaid,” notes the site.
It adds that you shouldn’t feel responsible for making sure there’s no “dead air” time in the interview by sharing too much information about yourself.
“Answer each question, focused on your fit for the job and the benefit to the employer for hiring you. Then, shut up OR ask a question of your own,” advises the site.
“If you talk too much, you may be blowing away an opportunity to knock their socks off with your answer to a question that they don’t have time to ask,” it explains. “They are (or should be) trying to impress you, too, and your questions will help you decide if you want to work for/with them.”
HR expert Michael Page advises taking time to think before you answer questions and avoid bumbling to an uncomfortable halt. It doesn’t inspire confidence, he explains. “Also, don’t mumble; the interviewer doesn’t want to have to ask you to repeat an answer or have to strain to hear every word you’re saying,” adds Page.
Job-hunt.org’s experts say that once you’ve answered a question, you can wait for their next question. Or you can ask a question of your own. This helps to turn the interview into a conversation, and often makes it a little more comfortable for everyone involved.
But don’t go overboard. “Sharing information that is not relevant to the job will either make you look like you are unprepared for the interview, somewhat clueless, or very inexperienced,” notes the site. “Worst case, the information may disqualify you, depending on what you’ve shared.”
“Stopping speaking when the question is answered is a much better strategy than sharing too much information,” they add.
Many felt shutting the guy up was long overdue…
“Unprofessional”: a few people thought the interviewer was out of line
Some netizens believed everyone could have done better
People shared similar tales and it seems many people can’t shut up and listen
