Please don't tell me that this is how you're supposed to sound like on your interview....

[PocketRocket]

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[dentist32721]

Oh well... Doesn't she sound like a memorized answer?

 

[pgex2t]

That facial expression...oh gawd

 

[Rambunctious]

This was painful to watch. Not sure, but I think i liked the "bad" version of their answers better.

 

[SXCoronado]

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[Rambunctious]

For god's sake just talk like a human. There is such a thing as balance

Exactly! I'm not going to lie, I initially did the memorized answer thing for some of my interviews, but ultimately what worked for me was answering questions in a conversational manner instead of like these robots.

 

[virtualmaster999]

It sounds like one of those law commercials that says to call them if you or a loved one have ever filed for bankruptcy lmao

 

[aznriptide859]

It sounds like one of those law commercials that says to call them if you or a loved one have ever filed for bankruptcy lmao

Texas has got your back brother.

 

[okiedokeartichoke]

Oh dear, it sounds like they're reading directly from their cover letters.

 

[Mad Jack]

Wtf, are people incapable of thinking on their feet and honestly answering questions when asked or something?

They ask a question. You answer it. Crazy, I know. It's almost like a conversation or something. The only real difference is in your head.

People who have a problem with interviews are typically those that suffer from cognitive dissonance- they can't be honest with the interviewer for whatever reason, as their natural answers would not line up with what the interviewer wants. Those people rightly don't deserve to be admitted, as they're clearly full of **** and come off as such when they sound rehearsed. Rehearsal says to me, "I needed to practice this because the actual answer isn't something you'd like."

 

[okiedokeartichoke]

Wtf, are people incapable of thinking on their feet and honestly answering questions when asked or something?

They ask a question. You answer it. Crazy, I know. It's almost like a conversation or something. The only real difference is in your head.

People who have a problem with interviews are typically those that suffer from cognitive dissonance- they can't be honest with the interviewer for whatever reason, as their natural answers would not line up with what the interviewer wants. Those people rightly don't deserve to be admitted, as they're clearly full of **** and come off as such when they sound rehearsed. Rehearsal says to me, "I needed to practice this because the actual answer isn't something you'd like."

I'm going to have to kindly disagree with you. Some people who lack interview skills just have built up anxiety and nerves about the situation; afterall, the interview is the last component of the application that can either make-or-break your acceptance, and ultimately, make an impact on your future career. Wouldn't you feel immense pressure to do well? For some people, having a rehearsed answer doesn't necessarily mean that the person is "clearly full of ****" and that their natural answers (not talking about the delivery of those answers) aren't, well, natural. A rehearsed answer could exactly be what the applicant had intended to say anyways with honesty and sincere content (not because it's what the interviewer wants to hear). In some ways, rehearsing just helps the interviewee get everything they want to say across without sounding like a jumbled, nervous mess. I hope that makes sense?

 

[cpain]

Wtf, are people incapable of thinking on their feet and honestly answering questions when asked or something?

They ask a question. You answer it. Crazy, I know. It's almost like a conversation or something. The only real difference is in your head.

People who have a problem with interviews are typically those that suffer from cognitive dissonance- they can't be honest with the interviewer for whatever reason, as their natural answers would not line up with what the interviewer wants. Those people rightly don't deserve to be admitted, as they're clearly full of **** and come off as such when they sound rehearsed. Rehearsal says to me, "I needed to practice this because the actual answer isn't something you'd like."

Maybe its me, but I find answering questions like: "Name a time where you were involved in an ethical dilemma, and how you overcame the situation", "Name 3 strengths and weaknesses you have and how you have improved on your weaknesses", etc., to be too far astray from day to day conversation to answer "on your feet." You would have to either sit their awkwardly (under stress might I add) and recall a specific time throughout all of your experiences where you had an ethical dilemma and converse with them about it without sounding like a dunce, or have a mental outline prepared for the question so that you already have an idea of what you want to talk about if the question is asked. Practicing or rehearsing your answers, in my opinion, has nothing to do with hiding a dishonest answer. It's about being able to actually answer the question without pausing for 2 minutes or stumbling over your words to recall different experiences, various weaknesses, and such.

 

[Mad Jack]

Maybe its me, but I find answering questions like: "Name a time where you were involved in an ethical dilemma, and how you overcame the situation", "Name 3 strengths and weaknesses you have and how you have improved on your weaknesses", etc., to be too far astray from day to day conversation to answer "on your feet." You would have to either sit their awkwardly (under stress might I add) and recall a specific time throughout all of your experiences where you had an ethical dilemma and converse with them about it without sounding like a dunce, or have a mental outline prepared for the question so that you already have an idea of what you want to talk about if the question is asked. Practicing or rehearsing your answers, in my opinion, has nothing to do with hiding a dishonest answer. It's about being able to actually answer the question without pausing for 2 minutes or stumbling over your words to recall different experiences, various weaknesses, and such.

Meh, I've had enough ethical dilemmas in my life to really easily answer that one without preparing, and I'm pretty aware of my weaknesses at strengths because I'm always struggling with them. I can see how those would be difficult questions for a lot of people though, and it's fair to think about these things beforehand.