Interviewers
Ok, do you really need to have three or four people interviewing me at the same time? Even a victim and a defendant get to hear from one judge. Sometimes it feels like I’m Green Lantern, surrounded by those smurf-looking guys, and I’m being judged on my every word and movement. Oh, and wait…you just answered your phone during my interview. Come on, I just missed two vibrations about six minutes ago. Where is my constitutional right to answer my smart phone?
Communication
Is it really necessary to use such complex jargon while speaking to me? I mean, words like, underpinned (meaning supports) and caveat (no idea what this means)…Why the ‘big’ words? What makes it even worse is that if you try to ask them what it means, they act as if even their two-year-old kid knows what it means.
Why all the pressure? Wikipedia describes a job interview as a process in which a potential employee is evaluated by an employer for prospective employment in their company, organization, or firm. During this process, the employer hopes to determine whether or not the applicant is suitable for the job. However, based on my experience, my definition would be a process in which interviewers try their best to not find someone who can do the work, and just look for someone who can speak like someone who can.
At the end of the day, my actual work ethic cannot be determined by a sole interview – especially if I’m nervous, stuttering while I speak, and cannot understand why you would ask me a question such as, “If I call your manager right now what would she say?” My best guess would be, “Hello”.
