My bathroom’s available if you’re near my office in Midtown.
That deeply concerns me. I thought you outgrow that at age five and only occasionally relapse when too drunk?
Good bump .
Are tens still only hiring nines, and nines only eights, and so on? Hopefully, the real BSD is making the decision. Won’t feel threatened.
Note to all those that are broke: Live in a box and eat dirt until you have a little nest egg. You will feel like the World has been lifted off your shoulders. Simply no better way to live. Cherish the day you make more in dividends than you do in salary and then you can freely end an interview with, “you’re simply an insecure prick and I’m out of here.” Grab your bottle of water and go.
^ I’ve played some power games in interviews. Never has gone well.
Knew a guy that had to land a plane during his commercial pilot certificate “check ride” in order to take a leak(small plane, no toilet). The examiner failed him for that very reason. Claimed the candidate did not “properly prepare” for the flight. The “check rides” were never very long, maybe an hour and a half at the most.
I threw up once at an interview during an outdoor group exercise. I’m thinking I lost that power game. Shockingly, no job offer either…
^havent puked yet at interviews, which is good because I brought only one suit.
I haven’t binged interviewed in two years and I feel about ready to puke though. I’m so bad at lying and I have no poker face. None has gone badly (other than needing a bathroom, but to pee, not puke) but interviewing for four very different positions and saying each one is my ideal job is crushing my soul…
That particular interview was maybe a group of twenty of us. Everybody was supposed to start the day with presentations at 8:00 AM. I walked in late with one of their young female staff members that “entertained” everyone the night before. Later in the day, pre-puke, she whispered, “Well, we should have slept together. Everybody thinks we did.”
It’s on my bucket list.
I know it’s a novel idea, but maybe try not lying?
“Why, that is a mighty fine tie you are wearing, Mr. Smithers…”
What are you lying about, emichan? There’s a difference between putting spin on things, putting things in a better context, and outright lying. Yes, some spinmeisters put so much spin on stuff that it ends up being more like a lie, but for most of us, spin is fine, almost expected, lies are not.
I often wonder if I spin enough in interviews.
I don’t mean lying about my credentials or experience. I meant lying as in telling every single interviewer, regardless of the job, that this is my ideal job and my 5, 10, 15 year goals is to be sitting where he is now. One guy told me that I’m “very honest” so I probably didn’t spin enough either.
btw, funny note re:bathrooms. I had an interview with a securities firm and asked their receptionist if I could use the bathroom (was very early). She pointed me down the hall, and one door was marked “Men” and the other “Restroom”. It was one of those unisex handicap toilets.
I mean, I understand that there are few women in finance, and maybe it makes sense to have a larger men’s section, but come on. Not exactly inviting is it?
I’ve had a few interviews recently to get a sense of the pulse in the job market. Why are hiring managers fuggin’ up interviews. I’ve had a half a dozen interviews so far and everyone has been pretty bad for the dumbest reasons.
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I met with a recruiting firm after getting barraged with calls about how perfect I am for a job. At this firm, the office manager/receptionist asked, “Is there anything I can get you to drink?” to which I replied, “Orange Fanta.” She said she didn’t have it so I settled on a Coke. I thought anything literally meant anything sweetcheeks. Interview went downhill from there. Ding.
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Another man interviewing me was beyond desperate to get me in the open chair no homo. Like 2 Pac said, “I don’t want it if it’s dat easy.” Ding.
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One interviewer dropped an F bomb in the first 5 minutes of meeting him. I’m no stranger to cursing, but I feel it’s beyond unprofessional in the workplace, especially during a first impression. Next.
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A chubby blonde woman at a hacksaw shop interviewed me like a robot and stuck to the script of behavioral based questions. I began getting tired of the static back and forth. One of the questions, “Imagine you were hired here and one year from now we celebrated your one year anniversary, what would that look like?” I just lost it and said energetically, “It would be epic, we’d dress to the 9s and kick off the night in style at an upscale steakhouse and indulge with some red wine. After that, we’d take a black car (no Uber/Lyft bs) to a swanky nightclub to cut loose to some solid trance dance music. I could imagine we’d have Goose and juice bottle service and bla bla bla.” She tried to conceal a laugh, but then sternly corrected me that I missed the mark. Who knows what will happen here, but I needed to do something to stop the situational question BS.
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Another interviewer leaned back in his chair and acted like I should kowtow owing him the privilege to be bowing before him. I walked out pretty fast.
It’s interviews like this that make me want to work for my racist plantation slave driving employer. Quality and professionalism are really going downhill. I don’t ever remember the open position pool being this bad.
Wait, did I interview you recently? lol
No but seriously, I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t swear in the office. This is the stock market, not Sunday school. Five minutes is probably pushing it a bit though, I usually try to wait at least 10 minutes.
I get it, I have far from virgin ears, but this is high finance, not the ghetto. Keep it in check until reasonable or necessary. I take pride in having proper diction.
And I’m somewhat shocked to hear that bro. You come across as one is not easily frazzled. Your writing on AF is far from polluted with curse words.
This is AF and we have lots of delicate flowers around here. The stock market is a full contact sport.
^ I’m with bromion. And come on dude. you’re there for a job they have hiring power for. Being picky about your interviewer? really?
Itera, respectfully I need to disagree.
I’ve replied to a select few recruiters whom have reached out to me offering a once in a lifetime position. At the moment I’m gainfully employed, though unhappy. These interviews I’m going on NEED someone in their vacant seat. I simply WANT a better job. Therefore I feel I have the upper hand in these dealings and I’m feeling them out as much as they are interviewing me. Arrogance in stuffy suits never looked good to me. So I do and have rejected future interviews at various establishments due to my initial first impression.
Along with cursing, I wouldn’t sit down at an interview and say, “I’m here because I’m sick and tired of working for this fucking asshole slave driver boss!” While that is true to me, I know that is not the way to formally introduce myself to another professional. I’d expect the same courtesy upon meeting someone. Dropping a F bomb candidly does not speak well at a first impression.
The notion that financial services career space is a complete imbalance with unemployed Top 2 MBA CFAs lining up 1,000 deep for every job opening is a rabid fairy tale that a room full of coked out Lewis Carrolls couldn’t conjure up. Therefore I’m being selective, rightfully so, and will carefully select my new role likewise.
Respect.