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ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   29 Jan 2008, 17:22
I just had my first round of interviews with "insert consulting firm here" today. They didn't go well...... Someone cheer me up with something fun...
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   29 Jan 2008, 17:55
what went wrong?

Here you go .. .something fun https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7216602.stm :lol:
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   29 Jan 2008, 19:31
rhyme wrote:
I just had my first round of interviews with "insert consulting firm here" today. They didn't go well...... Someone cheer me up with something fun...



Go to craigslist and get some E...tic dancer :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   29 Jan 2008, 20:16
I haven't smoked for 11 months, 22 hours and 23 minutes, saving 6,698.66 cigarettes and $2,679.46 .

DAMN YOU GRAD SCHOOL, YOU SO TEST ME!
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   29 Jan 2008, 20:49
bad case?
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   30 Jan 2008, 07:00
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bad case?


bad everything.

They just grilled me non stop for 2 hours... I got frozen on some math and bombed that. They've already dinged people and passed people on - and they didn't even bother to call me. HAH!
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   30 Jan 2008, 09:20
geez, that sounds like an intense experience!! Good thing there are other consulting companies :)
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   30 Jan 2008, 09:27
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bad everything.

They just grilled me non stop for 2 hours... I got frozen on some math and bombed that. They've already dinged people and passed people on - and they didn't even bother to call me. HAH!


Sorry to hear that Rhyme. That has to be tough - I'm not sure I could perform at a high level when put on the spot like that either. What kind of math did you get frozen on (re: what did they expect you to be able to do on the spot?)?

This one always makes me laugh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEtIoGQxqQs
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   30 Jan 2008, 09:40
public math is lame. lame. lame.

it's like the gmat, only with someone looking over your shoulder.

who gives to rips how many mailboxes there are in omaha??
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   30 Jan 2008, 09:50
here, darling, ndhlp just sent this to me. i thought you might like:

https://gizmodo.com/350091/cheeseburger- ... -ever-seen

he also invites you to Durham for the beach boys marathon he's subjecting me to. I don't know that that would actually help, though.
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   30 Jan 2008, 10:10
MATH...what??? That sounds like one horrible interview to have to go through.
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   30 Jan 2008, 10:53
aaudetat wrote:
public math is lame. lame. lame.

it's like the gmat, only with someone looking over your shoulder.

who gives to rips how many mailboxes there are in omaha??


Hey, let's take it easy on Omaha! :x :lol:
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   30 Jan 2008, 13:06
I wonder if any people (besides myself) get turned off by the over-aggressive interviewing techniques of many firms. What a crock. :roll:
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   30 Jan 2008, 14:48
faceman wrote:
rhyme wrote:
dabots wrote:
bad case?


bad everything.

They just grilled me non stop for 2 hours... I got frozen on some math and bombed that. They've already dinged people and passed people on - and they didn't even bother to call me. HAH!


Sorry to hear that Rhyme. That has to be tough - I'm not sure I could perform at a high level when put on the spot like that either. What kind of math did you get frozen on (re: what did they expect you to be able to do on the spot?)?

This one always makes me laugh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEtIoGQxqQs


I'll spare myself the embarrassment of actually telling you...

Anyway it doesn't matter cause I just found out I made it to the 2ND ROUND... AWWWWWWWWWW YEA B(@!#(!
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   30 Jan 2008, 14:57
sometimes you think you bomb and you don't. Sometimes you think you were doing great (hell, you were asked if you would accept the offer if they made it) and they cut you.

The weird world of interviews.
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   30 Jan 2008, 16:03
Maybe they are deliberatly being aggressive to see how the candidates handle pressure?
Some times interviews can be a roleplay straight out of a movie scene.

I`m sure someone with acting and analysis skills would be great at interviews. Situation = xxxx. Character needed = xxxxx . Switch Character!!!!
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   30 Jan 2008, 17:59
Congrats, rhyme! Obviously they realized that your mistake was just an anomaly!
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   30 Jan 2008, 18:22
3underscore wrote:
sometimes you think you bomb and you don't. Sometimes you think you were doing great (hell, you were asked if you would accept the offer if they made it) and they cut you.

The weird world of interviews.


You can say that again. I remember one interview at school where the interviewer said while wrapping up the interview " See you this evening at dinner" or something to that effect where the dinner was by invitation....and you guessed right, I did not get invited.

Wow rhyme..happy for you. Good luck with Round 2.
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   30 Jan 2008, 23:50
I had one interview in my youth where the hiring manager said to me - "I'll let you know when you start...erm i mean when we make a decision"

I got the job :lol:
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Re: ARGHHHHHHH [#permalink] New post   31 Jan 2008, 06:40
aaudetat wrote:
here, darling, ndhlp just sent this to me. i thought you might like:

https://gizmodo.com/350091/cheeseburger- ... -ever-seen

he also invites you to Durham for the beach boys marathon he's subjecting me to. I don't know that that would actually help, though.


I see you and raise you.

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showth ... genumber=2

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