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Weird Interview!!!?
I was turned down for a job this past week and was invited to call for an evaluation of my interview. I decided to call to polish my skills. I was told that I was confident and excellent at show-casing my skills. My eye contact was excellent as well. However, I sat too far back on the chair and was too relaxed. He said I reminded him of his "lazy teenage daughter lounging around texting all day". I burst out laughing and asked him if he only hired tense people. He got nasty and said relaxed people are bad, lazy employees. Is that what potential employers really think? I've got another interview coming up and want to
improve my chances. Advice, please.
6 Answers
- MuktaLv 45 years agoFavorite Answer
"relaxed people are bad, lazy employees" that is his personal perception.Not everybody's
you should be relaxed but still interested. How? have a relaxed expression on your face, comfortable body posture, but sit on the middle of the seat without leaning on the back way toooo much. this shows you are interested in the conversation and look forward to it. Good Luck!
- Steve DLv 75 years ago
Most body language experts will tell you to sit leaning slightly forward. This is interpreted by most people as interest. Leaning back or worse slouching presents an "I don;t care" attitude, which is what he was trying to convey. Also, do not cross your arms which shows that you are closed to ideas or are actively rejecting ideas. And your response was absolutely incorrect but then again, you aren't ever going to work there anyway.
- ?Lv 75 years ago
Wow, indeed a strange interview and what he is doing is generalizing and so, be glad you did not get the job and use what he said for the next interview and sit up straight and more forward lol.
- 5 years ago
this helps alot , and specifically points to your sitting posture , when youre sitting in an interview and communicating with an interviewer do everything that you did but this time keep your stance and sitting posture similar to the interviewer themself
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- JudyLv 75 years ago
It's what HE thinks, anyway. Think about it though, there's relaxed, and then there's slouched in the chair - depends on what he calls relaxed.
