QuirkyWalrus
QuirkyWalrus
Student

What is your interview horror story?

My interview was terrible yesterday with one of the best companies. I couldn't sleep or yesterday. Please do share your interview horror stories so that I feel better about myself.

Mine- he asked me the simplest question, and I started talking about something random because that was on my mind. He was astonished. I could see it in his face. I wanted to dog a hole and die. Everything went downhill from there 😭

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GroovyCupcake
GroovyCupcake

Gave interview in EY First question was- “what have you heard about EY recently” I said “news about the girl dying” And then i think the interview lasted only for 5 mins more lmao

QuirkyWalrus
QuirkyWalrus
Student6mo

Hahha

PrancingMuffin
PrancingMuffin

Thats horror for the interviewer

JazzyNarwhal
JazzyNarwhal

Everyone around me was confident that I would get this job - I have excelled all the round.. this one was the final..

  • The Interviewer (Manager) asked me to show my project, I wasn't able to start it!! Then he asked few more questions and I was numb and blank and what not.. He ended the interview in 20 mins.

I was blank & sad and just went to sleep.. doubting my whole worth. Suddenly after an hour, one friend rushed and told me "I'm hired"

I wasn't happy exactly. I was still blank. Okay. Hired. Fine. Let me sleep.

Later on I asked my manager why he hired me, and he replied "benefit of doubt".
Lol, how just one call can change anyone's life.

That was till date my fav job, fav role, best learning, and best people.

QuirkyWalrus
QuirkyWalrus
Student6mo

I hope my interviewer thinks the same. But I know I wouldn't hire myself.

QuirkyWalrus
QuirkyWalrus
Student6mo

Also,that interviewer is an angel. Hope you got to work with him.

SparklyBiscuit
SparklyBiscuit

It was 7th round aka HLD with OCI. The interviewer was a Principle Software Engineer. He was in the vest and throughout the interview either he was flexing his biceps or roasting me. Later I got rejected.

QuirkyWalrus
QuirkyWalrus
Student6mo

Wtf... crazy I wish I had an interviewer let like this. I could blame it on him.

GroovyCupcake
GroovyCupcake

@CharSoBees IT mein itne saare rounds hote hai intetview ke? 😮

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