最近Quora上回復很火的一個話題:What is the craziest thing you have ever said(or done) at an interview and still got the job?
就是問,你在面試中說過或者做過哪些最瘋狂的事最后還得到了這個工作?
Richard Waddington回復說:
I had been with the same company for over a decade and decided it was time to move on, so this was my first job interview in a very long time. I was more than a little stressed out about it... Suit? Cleaned and pressed. Tie? Tied and straight. Shoes shined. Socks match. Ok, time to go.
As I'm heading out the door, my daughter (who was about 4 at the time) rushed up and said "Daddy, take this for good luck!" and handed me a little plastic cow from a barnyard play set. I gave her a big hug, and rushed off, hoping I wouldn't be late.
After several hours of being poked and prodded technically, and feeling pretty good about it, I'm sitting across from the VP of HR, a middle aged woman wearing a conservative suit, who says "I've heard good things from the interview team, but I do have one concern..."
Uh oh...
"...You look like a pretty straight-laced guy, and, well, things get a little crazy here from time to time. How do I know you'll fit in?"
Without thinking I blurted out, "I have a cow in my pocket!"
There was a moment of very awkward silence, and I was convinced I'd just blown it, but I found the cow, and set it on the table. Another second or two went by before she burst out laughing.
- CEO & Founder: "So, since you worked at X, you must know Ms Y"
- Me: "Oh, I do know her. Quite a nut case if you ask me".
(4 managing partners around the table, jaw dropped in awe)
- CEO: "She is the mother of my child."
- Me: "..."
- CEO: "Indeed, she is insane. We split up a few months ago."
And yes, I got the job.
CEO兼創(chuàng)始人: “既然你之前在X公司干過,那你一定知道Y女士這個人吧。 ”
我: “呃。。我知道。。 真的挺傻逼挺難搞的一個人。。如果你真的要問我的話。。。”
(當時辦公室里4個公司高管全都一股驚訝的表情。。。)
CEO: “恩。。。她是我孩子的媽媽。。。”
我:“。。。。”
CEO:“確實,,她是挺瘋的。我們幾個月前離婚了。。。”
是的。。最后我拿到了那個工作。。。。
Stan Hanks回復說:
The interviewer, a very senior technical guy, asked me, "So, do you have any questions for me?"
I thought about it for a moment and said, "What's the worst thing about working here?"
He thought about it for a minute, then got up and closed his door, and told me. For like half an hour, in painful detail, getting more agitated as he went. Then he was done, and sent me on my way saying I'd hear back soon.
The next day I got called back in. Seems that after he talked to me, he went and resigned, and the HR rep asked what happened in our interview.
After I told them, in detail, I expected to hear nothing further since I would have been reporting to him. Instead, the CTO came in to talk to me, and asked if I would be interested in coming aboard to help him fix all the things that seemed to be wrong with the organization (and solve some cool technical problems as well).