Today, I had an interview with IBM. For a week I did extensive research and preparation for the interview. At first the interview was going really well. I was hitting all the marks. Then just as a final casual question she asked with a smile "What does IBM stand for?". I didn't know. FML
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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
Today, after months of unemployment, I got an interview. It went great until the recruiter asked if I had questions. Trying to sound thoughtful, I asked, "What do employees dislike most about working here?" The recruiter laughed and said, "That's a unique way to phrase that." I spent the rest of the interview wondering why my brain chose violence at the worst possible moment. FML
Today, I called a possible employer I had an interview with about a week ago to see if I had got the job that I have already been trained for. Her response? "Are you sure I interviewed you?" FML
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
Today, I had a job interview. As I walked in, I confidently shook the interviewer's hand, only to say, "I'm doing well, how are you?" before she'd even asked me how I was, or even said anything. The rest of the interview was pretty much a blur of awkwardness. FML
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Today, I had an interview for a pretty interesting job. Everything was going smoothly until I referred to their company by the wrong name, not once, but three times. They politely corrected me each time, but I could see the resentment in their eyes, especially because it was the name of their main competitor. I probably won't be getting the job, huh? FML
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fatgothchick 0
Internationale Büro-Maschinen how the heck should anyone know
Overcast117 5
International Business Machines, but who cares?
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Amkii 0
If you're going to apply there, get an interview, and research it so much... don't you think one of the first things you'd check would be, "What the **** does IBM stand for?"
Roxas_fml 0
YDI for not knowing the meaning of the company's name and not having enough common sense to look it up.
JackieT 0
This ain't FYL. THIS IS PWNT!
_pk_ 0
If you're good enough for the position you applied for, that shouldn't be a reason not to be hired, so it's not really a FML
bhujm 0
The idea that someone would need to do RESEARCH to find out what "IBM" stands for makes me feel OLD.
madame_malfoy 4
i feel old just because i remember back when my dad would say "Get off the computer I'm expecting a call now" LOL...and im only 18!
xobeachbabe 0
You should have just said it stands for a company that powers its workers or something. You could have answered it without answering the acronym
DynamiteDice 0
I Been Mugged!
loldude1337 0
lol its international business machines ive known that since 2nd grade
Heelix 0
International Butt Munchers
robodoll 0
You have to watch The IT Crowd episode called Men Without Women! The interview in that is so much like your story!