This will be more of a story than the do's and don'ts of an Interview.
A few weeks ago I sat across from a very nice lady in a STL Bread Co, whom I was interviewing, and while I was asking questions, I could see she was getting a bit nervous. Now anyone who has interviewed with me knows how laid back I am so it was interesting to see her get so nervous.
At one point (as always done) we talked a bit about our personal life, our kids to be exact. We were talking in general about their ages and things they go thru at certain ages. I mentioned that
I didn't have difficulty with my daughters until my oldest, upon turning 25, decided to go thru a stage of really disliking me.....upon hearing that, this very nice (around my age) woman decided that exclaiming I've had it so easy I can't complain, then throwing her balled up napkin at me, was a good idea.
Well no, bad idea.
(I hardly flinched at the outburst due to having 3 brothers and them putting me thru the ringer during childhood, I am prepared for anything and everything at any time.) ;-)
So back to bad idea....she had no idea at that moment that she had just lost out on getting a job.
While being playful and open is a great quality, throwing something at the Interviewer that you've known for a whole 30 minutes is a big no-no.
After talking with her for a bit longer we ended the interview. A few days later, a letter was sent out explaining we were not interested in moving forward with her at this time.
The moral of this story is, when interviewing, please keep all objects in hand! No really, refrain from throwing things, including exclamations that the Interviewer has had an easy life with the children....assuming that and stating it out loud is impolite....and as far as throwing things.... it's an immediate dismissal for employment. (what would happen in a family's home!??)
Have a great weekend.......or week depending upon when you read this. :-)
