13th August 2025, 9:34 PM
(13th August 2025, 7:30 PM)Master Raiden Wrote: Damn, that sucks. But you don't really have anything to lose by going, except a bit of time. If anything, you can use it as practice.
I screwed up massively in my last job interview. My mind went blank after one of the questions and I just sat there in silence not knowing what to say for 20+ seconds. It was so awkward and I thought it was over. But I still got the job and I am working there to this day.
Just remember that if you make it to the stage where you get offered an interview, they already think you're really good. When most jobs have over 100 applicants, you are probably in the Top 5% at that point.
Yeah, looking back at it now, part of me wishes I would have just done it anyway. The resume looked impressive, but it’s the whole, “tell me about a time when”, interview questions that really trips me up.
20+ seconds?? Oh boy, I can imagine how brutal that would be for anyone to experience. At least you didn’t use any filler words like the ums, uhhs, and ya knows, I hope.
But yeah, next time I’m just going to go ahead and do it. They actually reached out to me through email after seeing my resume on Ziprecruiter. It was a Microsoft office job. I had studied for it for 2 days and still chicken out. Initially, they wanted to do the interview, immediately after they contacted me. I definitely don’t like impromptu interviews.
