Today, I had a teaching job interview. After giving my demo lesson,...

By Anonymous - 13/05/2019 02:00

Today, I had a teaching job interview. After giving my demo lesson, I was told by the director that I had given it on the wrong topic. Turns out, I never got the e-mail with the instructions for the interview. Now I'm definitely not getting the job. FML

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By Beth - 03/05/2023 12:00 - United States - Stamford

Today, I found out that I didn't get a job I really wanted, despite doing well on third round interviews (3 hours with 6 people), and having a good connection with the person I would've reported to. Now I'm upset and dropping the ball on emailing interviewers for the other good leads I have. FML

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By Anonymous - 27/03/2023 18:00

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By Anonymous - 06/10/2011 17:27 - United States

Today, I got called for a job interview. I didn't catch where it was, and in my excitement I forgot to ask. I now have no idea where I'm being interviewed. FML

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By bbb - 03/10/2012 16:19 - United States - Hillsborough

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By Downanout - 04/05/2019 18:00

Today, I found out I did so horrible during my interview that I didn’t even get a rejection email. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/10/2013 17:59 - United States - Wallingford

Today, while despairing over having been rejected for my dream job, I received an email asking me to come back in for another interview. Then they called me to say they accidentally sent the email to all the applicants, and that they definitely aren't interested. FML

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By wasteoftime - 07/06/2017 20:00

Today, I went to a job interview. I never applied for the job, they'd sought me out, had a phone interview, and sent samples, all before the face-to-face interview. Turns out none of the people I met with had even read my resume or writing samples. I was told I might not be a good fit. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/11/2018 13:00 - United States - Seattle

Today, I had a job interview. I got there as quick as I could, having to travel two hours into a city I'd never been to. When I arrived, they told me I was turned down for being too late. They'd rescheduled the interview an hour earlier and I wasn't notified of the change. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/07/2014 02:04 - Canada - Burnaby

Today, after months of job hunting, I finally got a phone interview with a company. Excited, I prepared for the interview and conducted extensive research on the company. The interview ended within a minute. They'd got the wrong person. FML

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By RIP job - 28/09/2016 04:26 - Australia

Today, I had a job interview for an amazing opportunity. Too bad my nerves made me forget what the role was and where it was, mid-interview. FML

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TxKitten79 10

Monday 13 May 2019 2:30

Hopefully they understood you dodnt get the email and were willing to look instead at your skills.

Akitakat 31

Monday 13 May 2019 15:10

I don’t see how that’s your fault. Also, it shows how you can not only create problems but solve them. Hope you get a second chance!

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TxKitten79 10

Monday 13 May 2019 2:30

Hopefully they understood you dodnt get the email and were willing to look instead at your skills.

Akitakat 31

Monday 13 May 2019 15:10

I don’t see how that’s your fault. Also, it shows how you can not only create problems but solve them. Hope you get a second chance!

adjwejaelwkdc 21

Monday 13 May 2019 15:54

It might be a blessing in disguise. Why did you not get the email? Was it caught by your spam filter? Or did they just not send it (or send it to the wrong address)? If they aren't able to get important pre-interview instructions to you, might that be a sign of what it would be like to work there?