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My supervisor sent me this. He interviewed this individual and thought someone in his office was pulling a prank on him, setting up an interview with this person.
Actual comments from an interviewee (all from the same person)
On why he arrived 10 minutes late- "I had a map, but I got lost."
On Building Strategic Working Relationship- "I went along with the group because I didn't really care if we got there or not."
On Building Trust and Integrity- "I know all my friends trust me because I told them outrageous lies on April Fools, like how their hero had died, and they believed me."
On Building Trust and Integrity- "I stopped doing one of the stops on my campus run because I knew someone else would take care of it if I didn't."
On Building Trust and Integrity- "I don't think project leaders should get all of the credit just because they do all of the work."
On Gaining Commitment- "I had a friend who was getting bad grades one semester, now she's doing better. I really don't know if I had anything to do with it, but now she's getting better grades."
On Customer Focus- "If i have to deal with someone with a heavy accent, I just call my Dad and have him talk to them."
On Customer Focus- "I just tell them I'm not the expert."
On Decision Making (while interviewing for an accounting position)- "My favorite class was Cinema since it's more interesting than accounting."
On Decision Making- "My roommate goes a better job of grasping new concepts than I do."
On Decision Making ("Knowledgeable in Microsoft Access" on resume)- "I haven't really used Access that much, there was a guy in my group who did all of the Access work, and I didn't really have too many problems with it. (When he reviewed what he had done with me) there were lines, and zeros, and ones, and infinity symbols... I'm not too familiar with all of the goings on there. Do you guys use Access a lot? (When told no.) Whew... that's a relief."
In response to an ice-breaker question- "One time I fell asleep driving and got in a car accident; I have only myself to blame, it was no ones fault but my own."
On Follow-through- "When my professor asked me to email him my resume, I did, but he came back and said I hadn't attached my resume, so I resent it. then the same thing happened here. Your HR group said they didn't get my resume, even though I sent it to them, just like I did to my professor, but they lost it too, so I reset it."
On Leadership- "My first year, I was elected President, because the existing President asked who wanted the job and no one else wanted it, so I won the election. the next year there was more of an election, my best friend ran and eventually it came down to a game of rock, paper, scissors to see who won, and I won."
On Initiating Action- "...sometimes there's just nothing to do."
On Test Taking- "I really don't study as much as I should. Sometimes on multiple choice, I know one of the answers are wrong, so I just guess between the others and move on. That's what you have to do in those situations."
On Teamwork- "We were under a lot of pressure to get things done because we knew about the deadline two months in advance, but we just sat around for a long time and didn't do anything."
On Innovation (Describe an instance when you had an assignment that had never been done)- "I've never done it, or it's never been done" On my Dad's auto shop, the back garage door needed to be painted, (it's not just a normal door either), it's big enough to drive a car through. I painted it with my cousin, it had never been painted before, and we got it painted in a day. My Dad told me not to paint the handle."
On Planning and Organizing- "One night, I was late on getting my project done, so I stayed up really late to get it done. I guess it wasn't that late, I got to bed at a reasonable time, but I still didn't get to hand out with my friends that night."
On Stress Tolerance (every job has it's stressors, what was the most stressful thing you had to cope with at your job, or at school.) - "Girls."
-John
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The most stressful thing for him was GIRLS?! LMAF!!
He had a map but he got lost. Hey doesn't that happen to everyone?
Thanks for sharing this.
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On Leadership- "My first year, I was elected President, because the existing President asked who wanted the job and no one else wanted it, so I won the election. the next year there was more of an election, my best friend ran and eventually it came down to a game of rock, paper, scissors to see who won, and I won."
I liked that one alot.
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) I should try those ones out when I change jobs at the end of the summer. I think we can all guess the results.
I also love the rock paper scissors method of choosing President.
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On Gaining Commitment- "I had a friend who was getting bad grades one semester, now she's doing better. I really don't know if I had anything to do with it, but now she's getting better grades."
LOL. I hope that guy didn't get the job.
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ahahahaha
i would have giving the guy the job for his honestly and humour
lolz
what a funny one
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if i'm the boss, though i won't hire him, but he does provide some comic relief LOL
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wow...
just...
wow o__O
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On Innovation (Describe an instance when you had an assignment that had never been done)- "I've never done it, or it's never been done" On my Dad's auto shop, the back garage door needed to be painted, (it's not just a normal door either), it's big enough to drive a car through. I painted it with my cousin, it had never been painted before, and we got it painted in a day. My Dad told me not to paint the handle."
lol.. of course... itz a garage door! omg! does tis guy reallie exists in tis world?
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LOVED the "LEADERSHIP" one ^^ ahah
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haha thanks for sharing (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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LoL! This guy is seriously funny. And he's real! Haha!
I love the one about President. Haha!
And I'm guess he didn't get hired....
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HAHA! omg that was so funy xD. he's so.. umm interesting
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On Decision Making ("Knowledgeable in Microsoft Access" on resume)- "I haven't really used Access that much, there was a guy in my group who did all of the Access work, and I didn't really have too many problems with it. (When he reviewed what he had done with me) there were lines, and zeros, and ones, and infinity symbols... I'm not too familiar with all of the goings on there. Do you guys use Access a lot? (When told no.) Whew... that's a relief."
lol! that was funny, this one was my favorite
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i think he was joking
like how he joked on april fool's day XD
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Just don't tell me that this person is a top level CEO / VP somewhere, because someone would deserve a flogging.
Thanks for sharing
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On Innovation (Describe an instance when you had an assignment that had never been done)- "I've never done it, or it's never been done" On my Dad's auto shop, the back garage door needed to be painted, (it's not just a normal door either), it's big enough to drive a car through. I painted it with my cousin, it had never been painted before, and we got it painted in a day. My Dad told me not to paint the handle."
hahahah funny stuff