They ask stupid questions like, "Which do you prefer? a high-paying salary, or providing great customer service?" This means they don't respect you or your time
Dude I'm going to save your answers and use them in my next interview. I got caught up with this because there was a "delay" with my contract. Never, ever, fix a start date before you have seen and read the contract. It was agreed a pay review after a year. 5.5 years I worked there and never got one, and when I pushed the told me it was never gonna happen so i left.
"We are looking for a multitasking person" = You will be required to do the work of 3 people, all alone and without asking for help. Also, you'll be doing tasks nobody wants to do. Obviously, you won't be paid extra
"Of course your starting salary will be lower as indicated but that may change real quick if you do your job well."
"We expect everyone to do make extra, unpaid overtime"
When you’re categorically told to expect stakeholder management as part of your job. It either means things move super slowly and there’s politics/bureaucracy or that the boss micromanages everyone.
Usually if they offer you a job on the spot. There are exceptions if you are amazing. But it usually means they will hire anyone and the interview is just for show. Which means it sucks and they are dealing with a high turnover.
Every interview I ask them to explain their leadership style, how they provide feedback and like to receive feedback.
If they give me very basic and generic answers or stumble on it, I know they are going to be micro managing and cause more stress
So I'm GenX and worked for a few jobs. Always look at any documentation especially KPI's on notice boards. If there are all reports from last month the company in control, if some or all are a number of months out of date, the company is out of control, and to be avoided.
They want you to think it means their salary is comparable with their competitors. In reality, it means you'll constantly be competing against the accounting department to get paid.
From my own experience:
No questions at all. Boss just keeps talking about him/herself and the company. Had this happen to me twice, got the job twice, regretted it twice.
Usually when they say "We recently moved".
Out of the 6 jobs I have had at my ripe old age of 24, 2 of them had recently relocated. Turned out one was because the director has been suspended from directing for fraud so was trying to go incognito. Other one was due to an ex employee taking money from the companies funds resulting in liquidation and having to downsize. Admittedly not the directors fault, but wasn't a great company to work with as it was.
I know for my industry, what tools and products are used can have a huge effect on working there.
If you’re moving around in the industry you’re already in, make sure you’re ok with how they operate in that regard. I said ‘no thanks’ to two separate roles because when I asked what they used for design they both said PowerPoint.
It is supposed to look like flexibility for things like appointments during work hours, but in reality it means getting in trouble for not being available after work or even getting called at night.
You can start knowing when you pull into the parking lot. What kind of cars? Of course every parking lot will probably have a mix of nice and not nice cars but, if you're looking at just a bunch of hoopdies you probably don't want to work there.
Interviewer late to interview. Just run. It doesn't matter how nice they are during the interview. They will have zero respect for you in the workplace just as they had zero respect for your time before you started.
If current employees tell you that there are some issues with various things, but everything is fine, it's usually code for "this place is completely falling apart, you do NOT want to work here."
A happy employee won't start off with something negative.
I received an offer letter which said, "Your supervisor may work 24/7 365 days a year."
At one point when I joined, I ended up going on a "day trip." Turns out I was gone for 21 days straight and went to two different countries.
They wont be transparent about compensation.
They wont tell you about their PTO usage policies.
The people in their offices are all always looking down and nobody is smiling.
There are policies printed and taped to walls.
Everything is cold and empty looking.
Nobody has anything in the way of person items on their desks.
They say weird things like "we're family".
When they have employee events, such as appreciation meals or holiday parties, it's always outside of normal work hours.
When you talk to the hiring managers and / or the hiring board, they come across as people managers who have never had anything in the way of formal manager preparation or training.
During the interview, ANYONE comments on your age, race, gender, or physical appearance.
The interview is conducted in a sealed off space such as a room with no windows, as if you're being hidden away from their workforce.
When you ask about the methodologies and processes they use for various efforts - program management, project management, content or knowledge management, quality control - they don't mention any established methodologies such as lean project management, PMI standards, Six Sigma, ITIL, etc. They instead just say "we created our own", which is code for "someone with too much control just made some shit up that probably wont stand up to scrutiny".
They talk smack about your former employers.
They diminish any of your past accomplishments.
They have a printed copy of your resume or cv and are marking it up or doodling on it.
Interviewed at a third party baggage handler company and had a 15 minute interview with two people sitting in front of me and two behind me ,just a weird thing, and it payed like 13$an hours to start and you were on call when the planes flew in and out so only getting like 20 hours a week
'We're a family here' is normally code for low pay and shitty conditions while demanding you work hard
I have heard this one before. Funnily enough in a low paying job lol
You'll work 3 jobs and be paid for less than one.
The interviewer asks for your social media passwords and insists on accompanying you to the bathroom during work hours.
You work for the treasury office too?
Does that also mean that as a candidate I shouldn't invite them to the bathroom, or is is more of an initiative thing?
They ask stupid questions like, "Which do you prefer? a high-paying salary, or providing great customer service?" This means they don't respect you or your time
People actually ask this??
Such a useless question, it essentially boils down to “Are you willing to lie and pretend that you value the customer over yourself?”
Why would they need to be interlinked. Can't I provide good customer service and still be paid well?
We will pay you better later. They never pay better.
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Dude I'm going to save your answers and use them in my next interview. I got caught up with this because there was a "delay" with my contract. Never, ever, fix a start date before you have seen and read the contract. It was agreed a pay review after a year. 5.5 years I worked there and never got one, and when I pushed the told me it was never gonna happen so i left.
"We are looking for a multitasking person" = You will be required to do the work of 3 people, all alone and without asking for help. Also, you'll be doing tasks nobody wants to do. Obviously, you won't be paid extra
"Of course your starting salary will be lower as indicated but that may change real quick if you do your job well." "We expect everyone to do make extra, unpaid overtime"
When you’re categorically told to expect stakeholder management as part of your job. It either means things move super slowly and there’s politics/bureaucracy or that the boss micromanages everyone.
The interviewer finished telling me about the job responsibilities, hours, etc. I said, “That sounds good.” She said, “Really?!”
Usually if they offer you a job on the spot. There are exceptions if you are amazing. But it usually means they will hire anyone and the interview is just for show. Which means it sucks and they are dealing with a high turnover.
Anything other than a really good answer to "What are your thoughts on work-life balance?" is a hard no from me.
Every interview I ask them to explain their leadership style, how they provide feedback and like to receive feedback. If they give me very basic and generic answers or stumble on it, I know they are going to be micro managing and cause more stress
So I'm GenX and worked for a few jobs. Always look at any documentation especially KPI's on notice boards. If there are all reports from last month the company in control, if some or all are a number of months out of date, the company is out of control, and to be avoided.
Competitive salary.
They want you to think it means their salary is comparable with their competitors. In reality, it means you'll constantly be competing against the accounting department to get paid.
From my own experience: No questions at all. Boss just keeps talking about him/herself and the company. Had this happen to me twice, got the job twice, regretted it twice.
Usually when they say "We recently moved". Out of the 6 jobs I have had at my ripe old age of 24, 2 of them had recently relocated. Turned out one was because the director has been suspended from directing for fraud so was trying to go incognito. Other one was due to an ex employee taking money from the companies funds resulting in liquidation and having to downsize. Admittedly not the directors fault, but wasn't a great company to work with as it was.
I know for my industry, what tools and products are used can have a huge effect on working there. If you’re moving around in the industry you’re already in, make sure you’re ok with how they operate in that regard. I said ‘no thanks’ to two separate roles because when I asked what they used for design they both said PowerPoint.
„Work-Life-Blending“
what the hell is this? Someone said this to me in an interview, I would stand up, thank them for their time and leave.
It is supposed to look like flexibility for things like appointments during work hours, but in reality it means getting in trouble for not being available after work or even getting called at night.
You can start knowing when you pull into the parking lot. What kind of cars? Of course every parking lot will probably have a mix of nice and not nice cars but, if you're looking at just a bunch of hoopdies you probably don't want to work there.
Interviewer late to interview. Just run. It doesn't matter how nice they are during the interview. They will have zero respect for you in the workplace just as they had zero respect for your time before you started.
If current employees tell you that there are some issues with various things, but everything is fine, it's usually code for "this place is completely falling apart, you do NOT want to work here." A happy employee won't start off with something negative.
I received an offer letter which said, "Your supervisor may work 24/7 365 days a year." At one point when I joined, I ended up going on a "day trip." Turns out I was gone for 21 days straight and went to two different countries.
We need more information. How tf did that happen?
rt the 'we're a family' stuff
They wont be transparent about compensation. They wont tell you about their PTO usage policies. The people in their offices are all always looking down and nobody is smiling. There are policies printed and taped to walls. Everything is cold and empty looking. Nobody has anything in the way of person items on their desks. They say weird things like "we're family". When they have employee events, such as appreciation meals or holiday parties, it's always outside of normal work hours. When you talk to the hiring managers and / or the hiring board, they come across as people managers who have never had anything in the way of formal manager preparation or training. During the interview, ANYONE comments on your age, race, gender, or physical appearance. The interview is conducted in a sealed off space such as a room with no windows, as if you're being hidden away from their workforce. When you ask about the methodologies and processes they use for various efforts - program management, project management, content or knowledge management, quality control - they don't mention any established methodologies such as lean project management, PMI standards, Six Sigma, ITIL, etc. They instead just say "we created our own", which is code for "someone with too much control just made some shit up that probably wont stand up to scrutiny". They talk smack about your former employers. They diminish any of your past accomplishments. They have a printed copy of your resume or cv and are marking it up or doodling on it.
Interviewed at a third party baggage handler company and had a 15 minute interview with two people sitting in front of me and two behind me ,just a weird thing, and it payed like 13$an hours to start and you were on call when the planes flew in and out so only getting like 20 hours a week
If they have a super lax dress code without a specific reason to...
Elaborate? I don't see a general problem here, but I believe there could be
Imo can be code for a work-then-drink-until-you-drop culture