an interview horror story

I had an interview where the interviewer was late by half an hour. And when he finally showed up, he didn't even apologize. He just started the interview in a rush. He was talking so fast that I could hardly catch what he was asking. I tried my best to answer, but he kept interrupting me, saying my answers were not to the point. It was a nightmare.

Well, I had an interview in a really small and stuffy room. There were three interviewers, and they all had very stern looks on their faces. They started bombarding me with extremely difficult and complex questions right from the start, without any warm - up or introduction. I got so flustered that I could barely think straight, and I knew I was making a mess of the answers. It was like being in an interrogation rather than an interview.

One common element is rude interviewers. They can be dismissive or condescending.

I have one. I went to an interview for a job I really wanted. But when I got there, they had me waiting for over an hour. And then, the interviewer started asking me really inappropriate questions about my personal life that had nothing to do with the job. It was a total nightmare.

In an interview once, the room was freezing cold. The employer didn't seem to notice or care. I was shivering while trying to answer their questions. And on top of that, they were asking really personal questions that had nothing to do with the job, like about my family's financial situation. It was a very uncomfortable experience.

One horror story is showing up late due to a transportation glitch. The millennial was all set for an important interview but the subway had a delay. By the time they reached, the interviewers seemed unimpressed and cut the interview short. It was really disheartening as it wasn't entirely their fault.

One common element is unprofessional interviewers. For example, they may be late, rude, or not prepared. Another is unexpected and inappropriate questions, like asking about your political views when it has no relation to the job. Also, a bad interview environment can be part of it, such as a noisy or dirty room.

I heard of a case interview where the technical equipment failed. The candidate was all set to present a complex data analysis case, but the projector didn't work and there was no backup plan. The candidate had to struggle to explain the graphs and data just verbally, which was a nightmare as it was hard to convey the full picture without the visual aids. It made the candidate seem less prepared than they actually were.

A student walked into the interview room and immediately felt an intimidating atmosphere. The interviewers were very serious - looking and didn't give any reassuring smiles. Then, during the interview, they were constantly interrupted while trying to answer questions. This made the student lose their train of thought multiple times and they felt like they couldn't get their full ideas across. It was a very disheartening experience for them as they thought they could have done much better if they had been given a chance to fully express themselves.

A student had prepared extensively for the wrong topic. They thought the interview would focus on a particular area of their subject based on some misinformation. So when the interviewers started asking questions on a different area, the student had no clue how to answer. They tried to bluff their way through but the interviewers quickly saw through it, and it was a really embarrassing and horrible experience for the student.