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GrayRVA t1_j23u1fo wrote

Interviewer yesterday: Describe your worst boss ever and tell me about how you handled yourself in a serious conflict with them. Lie to me. Hard.

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SnarkMatter OP t1_j24bq4y wrote

Interviews really are their own skill set. Often one that has nothing to do with the job at all. Good luck with whatever you are interviewing for!

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GrayRVA t1_j24moze wrote

Thank you! It was a PR type role. I’m using past tense because when asked that question, shit-you-not, I blurted out “Oh, wow, we're really going here now?!”

His cute fishing expedition isn’t going to be so cute when someone says “My boss groped me and I handled it by not reporting them because I needed a paycheck.”

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TheCheeseDevil t1_j24q45k wrote

Seriously! That could be a pretty traumatic question. If I answered that honestly in an interview the tone would get pretty dark, quick!

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GrayRVA t1_j24sbw6 wrote

Exactly! And it’s why my comment said “Lie to me. Hard.”

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momthom427 t1_j24i9ow wrote

I interview people pretty frequently at work and beyond skill set, I really am just looking at how a person communicates, if they speak graciously about their current or former teammates, and their thoughts on working as part of a team. Our work is very team based regardless of position, and I need to know they can be happy being respectful of everyone on the team if they join us. Moral of the story- be pleasant to all. It makes work (and life) happier for everyone.

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GrayRVA t1_j24kp7r wrote

I was asked the same question a zillion different ways. It was like the personality tests I taken as an applicant and reviewed when I was hiring for my team. At some point you will drop the whole “I want to be a farmer” and reveal “I actually hate animals.”

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