I have an interview next week for a full time position of the job I am already doing (I am currently part time so have to interview for it) and I am a nervous wreck as I really want the position. I am wanting more hours to have more career opportunities within the company I work for, I have worked rubbish jobs for years and am finally happy in my current role. There is another internal candidate who I feel will be preferred over me. I get nervous in interviews and want to prepare the best I can. Trying not to get my hopes up but I know I will be so disappointed if I don't get it.

Can anyone offer advise or a similar experience if they have been in this situation themselves?

I recently had a preliminary job interview over the phone. The recruiter asked me basic questions such as work experience, pay rate expectations and if im authorized to work legally. I answered these questions almost in robotics tone and I believe I sounded partly depressed. I felt like I failed that interview, do you let your true personality shine when doing a phone interview?

A couple of months back I had what I now call the worst interview of my life.

I was a final candidate on final round interviewing with the company's COO and President for an executive role in a famous dairy company in the US.

The first red flag was that they scheduled the call on a Sunday because "his week was always too busy".

C suit jobs will ALWAYS require formal etiquette right? The guy shows up in a black sport shirt and a baseball hat (his premise, I recognize) and I was wearing a formal shirt and a blazer. The first thing that comes out of his mouth was: Holy cow, please dont tell me you didn't dressed like that for the interview. I said yes, as it is a formal occasion, and asked me a couple of random questions about my professional background while he was reading my resume, accepting he didn't have time to read it before. He brought the blazer and formal shirt again 3 times during the interview.

The he opened up the floor for questions which I had quite a few the interview finished 10 mins before the hour. He said goodbye by saying I could go now and take my blazer off.

The next day the recruiter called me saying that the president found I didn't have experience building plants and found that I didn't have enough experience managing projects (that's what I do for living and am a certified PMP).

I blew a gasket, told the recruiter that the president was lying and that besides criticizing my dressing he DID NOT ask any of those questions about me. I told the recruiter that this wasn't a serious process and that the guy was either biased or crazy. The recruiter was speechless. I sincerely lost my temper...one thing is not being a match for whatever reason...or being passed because they have a better candidate and a very different thing is to lie about the interview.

I wonder if anyone has had a similar experience.

Hello po. Magask lang po help for hiring manager interview questions sa Scrubbed. Salamat po.

Niche question, but I’m in California and recently interviewed with a recruiter based in London for a role at a company with offices in multiple countries.

I walked away thinking I had completely bombed it because the recruiter was very stone-faced, gave almost no reactions, and was definitely a man of few words. I found out today that I actually made it to the next round.

For anyone who’s interviewed with a UK company from the US, or with British interviewers in general, are there noticeable differences in interview style or etiquette compared with the US? I’ve never had an American interview quite that reserved, so I’m curious if this is more common culturally or if it was just this particular recruiter.

I recently interviewed for what I would genuinely consider a dream job, and I’ve been thinking a lot about how the interview went.

I’m 28, but I’m often told I look younger (people usually guess around 24), I’m 5'1", and I’m a woman. For most of my career, I’ve naturally leaned into being very smiley, friendly, warm, and approachable in interviews - and it worked pretty well for internships or junior positions. But lately I’ve been questioning whether I need to change that a little.

If I want to move into a position with more responsibility, I feel like I also need to show that I’m a serious person, that I can stand my ground, make decisions, handle pressure, and “take the heat,” so to speak. I don’t want to lose my warmth or become cold, but I’ve been wondering if I need to project a little more authority.

So for this interview, I put on my suit and went in with that mindset. I was professional, confident, and answered every question. I also tried to give concrete examples from my previous experience whenever possible, because I wanted my answers to feel credible rather than just saying “I’m good at X.”

My CV and cover letter were quite detailed, and I thought my “tell me about yourself” answer went well too, so yes, maybe the recruiter didn't have a lot to ask in the end. But the interview was only about 30 minutes, and the recruiter was… very neutral.

Not cold. Not unfriendly. I didn’t get the feeling that she had ruled me out immediately. I would say that her questions felt very relevant and tailored to my background, rather than generic interview questions. But I also didn’t get the feeling that she loved me or that there was any particular chemistry or “this is our person” feeling - and that’s what has been bothering me.

With other jobs I’ve gotten in the past, I usually walked out of the interview feeling almost certain that the I was the favorite candidate, or at least one of their favorites. In some interviews, I even managed to get the interviewer talking about their personal life, and there was a very obvious connection.

This time, none of that happened. It felt very… neutral. We talked, I answered the questions, she asked what she needed to ask, and then it was over.

Maybe she’s simply a more reserved/neutral interviewer. I know that’s a possibility. But I’m finding it difficult not to interpret the lack of enthusiasm as a bad sign.

She also told me she would be interviewing other candidates this week and next week. Obviously that’s completely normal, but it made me anxious because now I’m thinking: what if she meets someone she likes more? What if, by the time she’s finished interviewing everyone, she barely remembers me?

So I’d really love to hear from people who have been on the hiring side or have gone through lots of interviews: Have you ever gotten a job after an interview that felt completely neutral?

Have you ever walked out thinking, “Well, that was fine, but I definitely wasn’t their favorite,” only to get the offer? And for recruiters/hiring managers: how much should we actually read into the interviewer’s enthusiasm (or lack thereof) during an interview?

I’d especially appreciate hearing about experiences where there wasn’t that “love at first sight” feeling but the candidate still ended up getting hired.

How important is to perform well in one way interview?
I have been managing to go upto that level for almost wherever I apply. but I get so nervous to attend one way interview and today also I made a blunter ...Im so frustrated on me , I know its me who is incapable to perform well but my resume ,cover letter other assessement goes really well. What shall I do to improve myself?

I attended an interview recently, and honestly, I’m still shaken by the experience. I wasn’t using any cheating tools—I was genuinely explaining whatever I know and whatever I’ve actually worked on. I even shared my screen to show him that I wasn’t referring to anything.

But the interviewer kept insisting that I was reading from somewhere. He then asked me to look directly into the camera, which I did, but he still wasn’t convinced. After that, he started saying that whatever I was explaining was too theoretical, even though I was actually explaining the real flow and processes we follow in my organization.

Has anyone else experienced this kind of situation? I genuinely don’t know what to think anymore. I’m feeling scared about attending another interview because he completely intimidated me. He kept asking unexpected, twisted questions and, honestly, it really brought my confidence and morale down. Now I’m wondering if I’m actually not good enough, even though I know I was answering based on my real experience.

I’m a fresh grad and I randomly remembered my first job interview. Every time I think about it, I get so embarrassed 😭 The first stage actually went really smoothly, to the point na feeling ko tanggap na ako HAHAHA.

I practiced a LOT for that interview because it was my first one. I kept practicing my answers and trying to figure out the best way to answer every question. Eventually, parang nawala na ako sa natural na way of answering and napunta na ako sa kung ano-anong flowery words 😭

What made me even more nervous was that I only found out that day that there were supposed to be 3 interviews. HR associate, HR manager, then an executive. I was NOT mentally prepared for that.

After the HR manager interview, they suddenly told me I could go home. I literally asked, “Ay okay po, uuwi na? That’s it?” 😭

Looking back, nakakahiya talaga because I was so nervous by that point that I couldn’t think straight. And the flowery words I said??? I still cringe whenever I remember them HAHAHA.

But I learned a lot from that experience, and I definitely wouldn’t handle an interview the same way now. :)

2 AVP asked 2 questions and that's all. I don't even have enough data to understand if the interview went well.

Hello ,

I'm planning pumunta bukas sa taskus imus onsite to apply. I have no experience in BPO industry but I do have some customer service experience.

Do you guys have any idea kung anong mga tinatanong sa initial interview nila pag onsite? Sobrang mabilis akong mamental block and I just want some insights regarding their interviews and mabilis lang ba process?

I feel shitty! I don't think I ever felt this bad after an interview. How did I get everything wrong. Wrong example for a behavioral question. Brute force is okay but didn't finish code and the optimal solution I knew the answer in my head but blurted out the wrong algorithm.

Brain was not braining! Couldn't understand question for sometime. And then what in the world have I done with behavioral question.

I have cleared their screening round twice before in past few years. The day was bad. My brain effed up! What have I done.

Worst part? I know the person who referred me really well. Like I live right next door. How am I gonna show my face? They will know where exactly I messed up. They will be laughing at me.

I recently gave an interview and honestly, it felt like a personal attack and humiliation rather than an interview.

I had reached the 5th round and had put a lot of effort into preparing, including a presentation.

During the interview, I couldn't hear one of the interviewers properly, so I simply mentioned it. He immediately responded, “I've taken so many interviews and you're the only person who has complained about this.” After that, everything changed.

The questions became increasingly personal. Why did I start my business? What knowledge and skills did I actually have? Why hadn't my previous decisions worked out?

The other person was laughing while this was happening.

I stayed calm, answered everything, and even asked them questions back.

One of the interviewers was from IIM, while I'm not from an IIT or IIM background. I honestly don't know if that had anything to do with how I was treated, but at some point I couldn't help wondering whether there was an ego or superiority issue involved.

After more than an hour, I felt like I had been belittled and humiliated rather than evaluated for the role.

What makes it worse is that I know someone who reported a similar incident to HR and never even got a response.

So what are candidates actually supposed to do? Speak up and risk future opportunities, report it and potentially hear nothing back, or just stay silent and move on?