Thursday, January 15, 2009

How to Impress Your Potential Employer

Today, I interviewed a 20-year-old guy. It was awkward for 2 reasons- first, he's my age. Second, this is how the interview went:

Me: What type of person do you find it most difficult to get along with?
Him: I get along with all types of people. I was voted homecoming king.
Me: Um. Okay.

Are you kidding me?! What did he expect me to say: "Oh please, take me now!" I literally had to bite my lip from laughing. To make things worse, he thought I was smiling because I liked his answers, so he decided to continue with the narcissistic interview style:

Me: What are some of your interests and hobbies?
Him: Baseball, weightlifting, running, weightlifting, going to concerts. I really like going to the gym and weightlifting, though.
Me (in head): Did you mention weightlifting? I can't remember.
Me (spoken): Um. Okay.

Five minutes later...

Me: Is there anything else you'd like to share with me?
Him: I'm 20 and I turn 21 in two weeks. Are you happy for me?!
Me: Um, sure. Congratulations.

In order to protect his identity, I didn't mention his name. However, Natasha was kind enough to draw a picture of him:



Needless to say, he was NOT hired. Since he won't be working for us, he is available Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. So anyone looking for an employee who can lift weights and was a homecoming king, let me know!