30 People Share How They Embarrassed Themselves During Their First Job Interview

when asked why I wanted to work for McDonald's, I said that I wanted money mainly

I didn't get the job

This wasn't at the interview, but in my email applying for the job. It was right after college and I really didn't know what I was doing, so I just had my resume saved on my desktop under "resume."

I finished writing my cover letter, I attached my resume...or so I thought. I had accidentally misclicked when attaching and I attached this gif instead.

I had already clicked send before I realized my mistake, but luckily I was using gmail and was quick enough to be able to unsend it and attach the right file.

First time I was honest about why I was leaving my old job and the reason was negative. Next time I had a story about how -while I loved my current job- the new job gave an additional positive push to my career path. You have to bend the truth for sure.

Dominos Manager: "why do you want a job here"

Me: "It's close to my house, and I like pizza"

...I got the job.

I was offered the possibility to get an apprenticeship as a software engineer when I was 16. That was a pretty great chance and I wanted everything to be perfect. It was about 32°C (90°F) that day and their office was in middle of nowhere.

I planned to go there by bus but I missed it, so I had to take a really slow, weird train which stopped near there and had to walk to the office building.

Since I was really late already (I would've been 20 minutes early with the bus), I ran there. So I arrived there 10 minutes late and was sweaty. I was also dripping with sweat through the whole interview.

Still got the job, somehow.

Was sexist. I was interviewed by two female engineers, who didn't really introduce themselves beyond their name, so partway through the interview I asked them if they're the HR reps.

They forgave me and I passed but it was dumb of me, I wouldn't have asked a pair of men that.

This one still haunts me.

It was for a job a trampoline jump house where you pay to jump. My gf and I both applied and both got interviews. I was about 17 or 18 at the time and I believe this was my first one on one interview, only one I've ever done was a group interview.

I felt, and still do, that I was doing so well throughout it all. But towards the end of it, the interviewer asked how would I describe myself in (or "with" can't remember the word) 5 words. It took me a few seconds to think of something, and then I said it. "I am a good worker". There was a weird look on her face and she said," that's it?" In a concerned and I'm waiting for more type of look. I said yes and we finished up the interview.

It wasn't until on the ride home I started to realize my mistake and asked my gf what she said, and behold, she said 5 different adjectives instead of a 5 word sentence. I still felt confident about the interview, but later that week I was with her when she got the call about getting the job and I was excited to get mine soon after. No call :(

My first interview was a disaster!

Interviewer says: "I see you've put down that you can speak German on your CV, can you say something to me?"

I reply: "Oh, I can't actually speak German, I just put that on there."

Interviewer asks: "Tell me about a time you had to work under pressure."

I say: "This one time I had an assignment for uni that was 50% of my grade, and I should have spent the last three months on it. I couldn't be bothered and spent most of that time out drinking and did the whole thing in 3 hours the morning it was due."

Interviewer asks: "Why do you want this job?"

I say: "If Im honest, its just because I'm broke and I need money."

By some miracle I got the job though, so I guess I was the only guy to show up or something.

Was honest and said I was using it as a temporary stepstone to a better job.

I had had several jobs before my first actual interview but my first interview was for a job selling hot dogs. I was asked what my biggest weaknesses were and stupid teenage me listed actual weaknesses like being lazy and not really caring about anything. I wasn't very smart back then.

I didn't get the job but found an article in some magazine(this was before the internet was used by regular people) shortly after that that gave me the right answers to that question.