Making yourself look like an idiot in interview

I forgot to add the biggest mess up of the interview...i was talking about how i heard about the company - from my mates girlfriend but it came out something like "I heard about the company from a friend of my boyfri......." ...... big LOL from everyone .... "ooops that nearly come out very wrong there".

Was a nice light hearted moment to take the pressure of for a bit!
 
I once had an interview where the chair i was sat on broke half way through just as I was taking a drink of water.

Soaked myself and ended up laying on my back on the floor with my feet in the air.

The guy who interviewed me years later told me the reason I got the job was much more about how I got up form that and kept going than any of my tech skills.
"All graduates can do roughly the same, but most of them dont take there licks and keep going like that"
 
"Tell us about a time where you have influenced a group of people, outside of your employment scenarios and your peer groups".

Yep, if you haven't had an experience of teaching children something, you were pretty much screwed. Competency questions can be utterly fiendish at times!

The other questions which always tripped me up in an interview scenario:

What is your biggest regret?

Tell me about a time that you had to pursued somebody to your view point

When have you taken the initiative to improve a process? What was the result?

How do you fit into a team?

What elements of leadership do you think are the most important?

Outside of your working ability and technical skills, what are your most valuable attributes?

Tell me about a time you made a mistake. How did you rectify the situation?

Tell me about a time you had a confrontation in a employment scenario - what was the result?

What is your single most strong point?

Demonstrate to me, with an example, your time management skills.

Tell me about a time whereby you had to improve your time management skills?

How do you cope with defeat?

What's your biggest fear?

Ewww, evil interviews!
 
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