Most memorable interview?
 

Hi Lori-

Thanks for doing this forum.

What's your most "memorable" interview? Good or bad...

Thanks-

CRJammin'

Your question made me smile - thanks!

Wow - I've done so many interviews that they really seem to run together. I would have to say that when I reflect back over the years that I tend to generalize, or compartmentalize if you will, instead of remembering individuals.

Having said that, there are a couple of things that stick out. I do remember key "things" about individuals such as those "off the wall" felony convictions (they always astound me) or the fun interviews. Usually the fun interviews are because we, the interviewers, made them fun. [I do not advise that the candidate try to interject fun into an interview.]

For example, we had a candy dish sitting on the table full of colored candies. I loved to "mess" with people and line up three different colored candies on the table and then ask the candidate to choose one....before we began the interview. The reactions were priceless. The candidate would get wide-eyes and study the colors and our faces before picking one. They would choose, hand it to one of us with the most puzzled look. We would say thank you and then move right into the interview. Most people would ask at a later date what that was all about and which color meant what. Of course it meant absolutely nothing except to give us a chuckle.


Thanks for the smile... and the memory reflection. :D

I can see the need to insert some humor for yourself once you get a few hundred interviews under your belt. :)

Thanks Lori-

I remember being interviewed in the early 1990's by a regional, and the interview was conducted by a young 20-something woman (not as attractive as Lori...), and she had on alot of perfume. I actually was uncomfortable by the 'cloud' of perfume in the room, and it bothered me as it was very strong.

I asked "Is that your perfume, or did someone leave a bathroom door open?"

I was interviewing with a gentleman many years ago. As the interview progressed I was progressivly tilting my head further to the right thinking, "Huh?". The questions were inane and completely obtuse. Finally he pulled a question from some interview book he picked up somewhere.

"Your uncle dies and leaves you an elephant- what would you do with it?"

I'm thinking YGTBSM...all I could think of was Monty Python.

"What kind of elephant- Indian or African?"

"I.....don't know, just answer the question."

I didn't get the job.

HAHAHA Perfect response. In this current industry I would say I would quit flying and start my own circus.

Now that's an off-the-wall question.... even for me :D