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[Dash87]

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[bluesbassman]

1. Perhaps that's their vetting system?

If the prospective employee can handle the initial abuse they'll be able to handle the crappy work environment. Sounds like you dodged a bullet my friend.

And you're absolutely correct, a little professionalism is not a lot to ask for.

[BlueIris]

2. Holy crap.

That is terrible. Especially if you had to go somewhere for the "privilege" of being "interviewed" by an abusive asshole.

FWIW, the silver lining I see here is that you're not going to be working for a company who would employ such a jackass in a position of power.

[Major Nikon]

15. Here's how it usually works

The person who interviews you is rarely the selecting official. Management will often look for someone in a staff position to perform that task. People who are in staff positions are often there because while they might be capable of producing good work, they lack the social skills to work anywhere else. Where I work we have an office where most of the staff specialists work. I call it the island of misfit toys.

[ret5hd]

3. was it an offer for a supervisor/manager position?

if so (and you didn't lose your cool)' don't be surprised at a future offer.
on edit: was it GE?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. What a shame!

I wonder if it would be appropriate to pass along your impression to some higher-up? I don't know, though.

I wish you much better luck at the next interview!

[Kaleva]

6. Recruiters for the Marines are known to be a surly bunch

j/k! Try look on the bright side. This may have not been the place for you if you were treated that way. Wish you the best of luck in your next interview!

[Art_from_Ark]

11. Was your interviewer this guy, by any chance?

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[Pool Hall Ace]

12. Wow, this sounds like such a bizarre experience.

Mocking you? Insulting you? Sounds like pure hell.

Sorry you had to go through that.

Are you going to write a follow-up "thank you" note for this fiasco? I can't imagine what you could say!

[Amerigo Vespucci]

13. I worked in a company where this technique was the standard for a while

This may or may not help you, but please read it, consider it, and know that it is the 100% gospel truth: What they did to you was [font color="red"]deliberate[/font], they do it to [font color="red"]everybody[/font], it was not [font color="red"]personal[/font], and it is in no way a reflection of who you are and what you have to offer.


There used to be an actual "buzzword" to describe this interview style...I don't remember it, and it really doesn't matter...something like "confrontational," but that wasn't the word.

The intention is:

1). Begin by placing you at ease, which makes you vulnerable

2). Once the interviewer sees that you are relaxed, the motive is to push your buttons, knock you off base, rattle you, and see how easily you might "lose it" under pressure

3). The purpose is to expose your "weaknesses," which you're not going to give up voluntarily. It's a job interview. You're there to put your best foot forward, to discuss what you have to offer, to back that up with your past accomplishments. They don;t give a shit about any of that. They want to see how quickly you'll fold under pressure. They want to have a look at the skeletons in your closet. They want to see "what's wrong with you," before they hire you, because if it's big enough and bad enough, they're not your mom and they're not your dad and they only want your labor, the sweat of your brow, and not your baggage.

That said, shake it off, go back and read my first paragraph again, and immediately schedule another interview in another company as soon as you can. The more you let the unfairness or unpleasantness of this situation sink in, the less likely you will be to perform well on your next interview. Forget these people, get busy on setting up your next opportunity.

[sharp_stick]

14. That sucks

I once refused a job, actually a post-doc, because of one interviewer. She was right up in my face from the minute I sat down in her office. Trying to equate my graduate work to stuff she wouldn't give to an undergrad. Saying that she couldn't believe that my stuff was published in the journals I got them in.

I don't know what the issue was but when the supervisor called to offer me the position I said no thanks and told him why.

I don't know what the interviewer ever wound up doing but she's not in my field anymore.