[HBerry]

I had an interview yesterday at a place in Concord Ma. I was asked one of the best questions ever:

"So, What do you suck at?"

[Jaynnus]

Well, I went on one last week...

He asked me how I was at giving formal warnings or letting people go. After I answered he said, good cause I suck at it!!

WTF??? I would have to do the firing!!

[slaps76]

C'mon...word for word, they asked you what you "suck" at?

Funny!

Did you tell them you do most of your sucking at highway rest stops?

[HBerry]

That is a direct quote from the guy, no joke!

He said "Do you mind asking questions"

I said "Not at all"

"Okay, ask one"

"Anything you don't like about working here?"

"It's a job, I have to come here everyday"

[slaps76]

Guy sounds real positive. What kind of job is it?

[benVFR]

LOL.. every group at every computer/technical company has at least a few cynical guys like that.

I don't know if I've ever been asked in those exact words but I've definitely talked frankly with interviewers about my weak areas that I would need to work on for that given job.

When I interview people (not for a while now) anyone who pretends to have no weaknesses raises a red flag in my head and I will certainly mention it when we talk about all the candidates.

One of the most senior guys in our group when I was interviewed asked a bunch of negative questions like that when he interviewed me. Right after I was hired he was moved to another group, and I've gotten stuck with a lot of the nastiest issues he used to handle, and his personality has definitely rubbed off on me as a result. He always comes by to see if I have gray hair yet (I'm 28) as he swears the job made him go gray prematurely.. (He's 35 I think?)

[Nikon]

Originally posted by slaps76
Guy sounds real positive. What kind of job is it?

+1
Funny for an interview but would you want to work for someone like that?

[HBerry]

Its for a technical marketing internship. I would be using CRM software to find demographics of customers and make a website geared towards them to get them to come to a user meeting in August.

The guy that interviewed me was very funny, he told me that he "sucked at interviews"

[highsider]

He kinda sounds like a "douchebag".

Nonetheless, sounds like a good internship.

[HBerry]

That was only one question he asked mind you and I think he was trying to be 'cool' with the college aged kid. He was very funny the whole time.

I think it will be a great internship because I will get to see if I actually want anything to do with marketing

[SWEET_Z]

"If you could be any piece of silverware, what would you be?"

[HBerry]

For potential RA canidates:

"If you could have anyone famous, past or present, for your floor partener, who would it be?"

[highsider]

Originally posted by HBerry
For potential RA canidates:

"If you could have anyone famous, past or present, for your floor partener, who would it be?"

Jenna Jameson.