The Secret Tests for the Job Interview: Seriously?!?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (140102)
Philippines
February 6, 2024 6:07pm CST
I read in an article that some interviewers have their secrets to hiring employees. Others think that there are no secrets to the job interview.
1. Wobbly Chair Test
One of the bosses in the US claimed that the "wobbly chair test" was one of his secrets for interviewing applicants. He claimed that one of the chair's legs is cut shorter and will wobble if the applicant sits on it.
The test is to check if the applicant will have the guts to ask for another, more stable chair to sit on.
2. Coffee Cup Test
An interviewee will be offered a cup of coffee while having the job interview. If the applicant did not ask to bring and wash the cup at the pantry, he or she failed the job interview.
During a job interview, have you ever had to take a secret test? What did it feel like?
Which of your previous job interviews was the worst?
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8 responses
@LadyDuck (471969)
• Switzerland
7 Feb
I fully agree with @RasmaSandra a job interview is a serious matter and not a game. Should I be interviewed by someone who played those tricks, I would have stopped immediately the interview saying that the job is not for me.
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@mildredtabitha (16137)
• Nairobi, Kenya
7 Feb
My worst job interview was when a CEO was brought in the interview room and he started asking me difficult questions. He ended up answering the questions he asked and I never knew he was the CEO. They only revealed it after asking me to leave.
I never got that job. It was almost three years ago.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
7 Feb
@mildredtabitha Sometimes there are some instances that we need to experience and be better at the next time around.
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@mildredtabitha (16137)
• Nairobi, Kenya
7 Feb
@Shavkat Yes. I did let it go.
I'm happy I got a new job from my recent interview. It was the easiest interview I have ever done.
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@kaylachan (71520)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Feb
I find those funny. I never had a real interview, so I don't know. But none of the moc interviews I've done were like that.
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@kaylachan (71520)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Feb
@Shavkat It might be a culture thing, then.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
7 Feb
@kaylachan It could also be. Every company has its own culture or practice, which is unacceptable sometimes.
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@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7 Feb
That sounds strange to me, Job interviews should be taken seriously and straightforward with the focus on the applicants' knowledge of the job they are applying for. Makes me think that they are more interested in the person as an individual but not focusing on his or her knowledge,
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@everwonderwhy (7365)
•
7 Feb
They all look like some kind of pranks to me. Unprofessional and not worth working with them.
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@Shavkat (140102)
• Philippines
7 Feb
@everwonderwhy I appreciated that we are on the same page about this matter.
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@cttolledo (5454)
• Legaspi, Philippines
13 Feb
Never experienced that, I just had a typical interview no secret tests
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