I am a graphic designer who work in NYC. Since I was in college I have been on quite a few interviews for designer positions. I decided to draw the questions that the interviewers asked me when I went on those interviews. Some are funny but some are just too personal. If you have experienced the same as me, please give me an upvote or leave me a comment, thanks! ;)
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There's no illustration going on here... there's a single frame reused 23 times. Might as well have just used it once with a bullet list.
Perhaps the title changed but I saw nothing that said the drawings would be different. D**k thing to say.
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"Can you work under pressure" and "where do you see yourself in 5 years" don't seem too odd to me. Are these not normal questions?
They're normal questions in an interview, but that doesn't make them good questions for an interview.
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"We don't pay overtime, is that okay?" - "So long as you're fine that I don't work overtime."
The one I like is in Japanese companies. We don't pay overtime because your salary already includes 40 hours per month of overtime. They don't tell you that during the offer... You learn once you're in the job.
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I don't know about the US, but some of these questions are illegal where I live, especially anything related to your personal life/relationship status.
Questions 1,3,4,5 are illegal under federal employment law. Am employer can't ask someone about their relationship status or ethnic background before hiring them as it is illegal to discriminate based on those things.
You are exactly right. When I was HR, and did roughly half of the hiring for our area, our Corporate HQ was always keeping us updated and informed on federal employment law, in fact, when we had someone call us for a reference on a former employee, all we were allowed to tell them were there employment dates, confirming that they did work for the company. That's it. ( preventative measures in case of a lawsuit, claiming we gave a "bad reference" that prevented them from employment.)
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I'm a graphic designer, so I expected little more from another graphic designer.... perhaps try again with different illustration (clothing, cause I'm sure you were wearing different outfits of am I wrong?) or al least try a different font to make it more interesting....:)
You’re a graphic designer and this is the best you could come up with? Can my boyfriend have your job? 😡
Most stupid question is "why you want to work with us?" (No pal! I dont really want to fork for you. I just want a job)
It's actually a good question. You wouldn't be hired.
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So do you go on interviews where there's no HR department? There are illegal questions in there.
As someone who hires for our company... Some questions are created to flesh out answers to discern Emotional intelligence. While some of your examples are just plain rude/ racist/ illegal (which is not okay), a lot of the questions you seem upset about may be because you don't understand the intended purpose. I ask questions like: "what is your current boss' style of managing?" I don't really care what his style of management is - I want to hear if you smack talk your current employer (even with intention of leaving/ even if it's an unpleasant situation) or if you handle it gracefully... Interviews work two ways. I'm not hiring you because you're not good enough. I'm not hiring you because this would not work out for you or for us. I've been let go before, I don't want to put you in that situation. P.S. I don't ask where do you see yourself blah blah.. I ask how much do you want to be earning in 5 years? It's about ambition yo.
I always asked those kinds of questions to see how they handle thinking on their feet, adjusting what they say to a certain situation, and if they can actually carry on a conversation, rather that just telling me what they think I want to hear.
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The strangest question I was asked in a job interview was "If you were an item on the McDonald's menu, what would you be?" Oh and the job was absolutely nothing to do with McDonald's, or food, at all.
Some of these are illegal to ask in a job interview and eight of them aren't actually questions. Downvote.
Yes! What is with interviewers telling you how awful the job is, low pay, tons of hours, etc?
In with everyone else on the "this is boring". From an 'artist & photographer' I would expect something more illustrative than just 23 bullet points in a really long format.
I'm pretty sure you're not allowed to ask an interviewee if they're married. I all hope that this person was not applying for position of illustrator, because they suck.
For first time here I see so many downvotes on good, relevant, non-offencive comments. It's like made on purpose, but I can't came up with a reason.
I downvoted your comment because you misspelled offensive.
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The whole "Do you have a boyfriend" and "Are you married" is really sad...
Some of these questions aren't legal to ask in an interview...at least not in the US. Your marital/relationship status is off limits.
"Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" Who the hell knows? Hopefully, I'll be employed. It would be nice to have a promotion or two and a raise in pay. Likely I won't be ruling the world.
Yeah i strolled through this and its complete b******t. No interviewer is asking these types of questions. Sorry its just not true. Maybe if we were in 1970 but were not.
Some of the questions are just normal question in an interview, some illegal. It's not easy being the one interviewing, especially if the candidate gives short and answers that doesnt say much about him/her. But the worst interviewer: one of my old colleagues (thankfully not working with me any longer) thought it was smart to ask "what color is your brain". Never been so ashamed after I heard that one.. :D
When I was just starting out, I interviewed at an antiques store where the fellow wanted me to work for commission only, no hourly pay. He then proceeded to tell me how his last employee went back to her husband (from him)...! It says something about my degree of inexperience that I even considered working there for another second.
I was once asked in an interview if I had any other source of income. I noped out of there pretty fast.
That's a normal question dude. They have to know if you are working somewhere else to in order to make sure they don't interfere with your other schedule. That's interview 101. You hoping out was the dumb thing to do.
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Some bootlicker is mad, so they are venting with the downvotes. I think the discussion about interview questions is interesting, but these comics aren’t.
Half of these are pretty standard and are asked not just for the actual answer but to find out more about the person being interviewed, such as how they behave when being asked mundane or repetitive questions and how they articulate their responses. Companies want the best candidates, so they need to ask well rounded questions to make sure they have all of the information they need.
I totally agree. But, you can find out if the candidate is the " right fit" for the culture of the company/ office/store /aka will you get along with everybody by asking indirect questions that reveal his work ethic, his expectations if he were to be hired...and a more honest answer. I used to ask them to tell me 3 things they loved about their last job, and three things they didn't like.....mainly to see if, and how they would talk about their co workers, and their bosses. But you are so right about having people that work together that have the same " mindset"-perhaps getting along meaning if, you think they would do what the job requires everyone to do, that works there, and their part in the manner that it should be done, with a good attitude.
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There's no illustration going on here... there's a single frame reused 23 times. Might as well have just used it once with a bullet list.
Perhaps the title changed but I saw nothing that said the drawings would be different. D**k thing to say.
Load More Replies... "Can you work under pressure" and "where do you see yourself in 5 years" don't seem too odd to me. Are these not normal questions?
They're normal questions in an interview, but that doesn't make them good questions for an interview.
Load More Replies... "We don't pay overtime, is that okay?" - "So long as you're fine that I don't work overtime."
The one I like is in Japanese companies. We don't pay overtime because your salary already includes 40 hours per month of overtime. They don't tell you that during the offer... You learn once you're in the job.
Load More Replies... I don't know about the US, but some of these questions are illegal where I live, especially anything related to your personal life/relationship status.
Questions 1,3,4,5 are illegal under federal employment law. Am employer can't ask someone about their relationship status or ethnic background before hiring them as it is illegal to discriminate based on those things.
You are exactly right. When I was HR, and did roughly half of the hiring for our area, our Corporate HQ was always keeping us updated and informed on federal employment law, in fact, when we had someone call us for a reference on a former employee, all we were allowed to tell them were there employment dates, confirming that they did work for the company. That's it. ( preventative measures in case of a lawsuit, claiming we gave a "bad reference" that prevented them from employment.)
Load More Replies... I'm a graphic designer, so I expected little more from another graphic designer.... perhaps try again with different illustration (clothing, cause I'm sure you were wearing different outfits of am I wrong?) or al least try a different font to make it more interesting....:)
You’re a graphic designer and this is the best you could come up with? Can my boyfriend have your job? 😡
Most stupid question is "why you want to work with us?" (No pal! I dont really want to fork for you. I just want a job)
It's actually a good question. You wouldn't be hired.
Load More Replies... So do you go on interviews where there's no HR department? There are illegal questions in there.
As someone who hires for our company... Some questions are created to flesh out answers to discern Emotional intelligence. While some of your examples are just plain rude/ racist/ illegal (which is not okay), a lot of the questions you seem upset about may be because you don't understand the intended purpose. I ask questions like: "what is your current boss' style of managing?" I don't really care what his style of management is - I want to hear if you smack talk your current employer (even with intention of leaving/ even if it's an unpleasant situation) or if you handle it gracefully... Interviews work two ways. I'm not hiring you because you're not good enough. I'm not hiring you because this would not work out for you or for us. I've been let go before, I don't want to put you in that situation. P.S. I don't ask where do you see yourself blah blah.. I ask how much do you want to be earning in 5 years? It's about ambition yo.
I always asked those kinds of questions to see how they handle thinking on their feet, adjusting what they say to a certain situation, and if they can actually carry on a conversation, rather that just telling me what they think I want to hear.
Load More Replies... The strangest question I was asked in a job interview was "If you were an item on the McDonald's menu, what would you be?" Oh and the job was absolutely nothing to do with McDonald's, or food, at all.
Some of these are illegal to ask in a job interview and eight of them aren't actually questions. Downvote.
Yes! What is with interviewers telling you how awful the job is, low pay, tons of hours, etc?
In with everyone else on the "this is boring". From an 'artist & photographer' I would expect something more illustrative than just 23 bullet points in a really long format.
I'm pretty sure you're not allowed to ask an interviewee if they're married. I all hope that this person was not applying for position of illustrator, because they suck.
For first time here I see so many downvotes on good, relevant, non-offencive comments. It's like made on purpose, but I can't came up with a reason.
I downvoted your comment because you misspelled offensive.
Load More Replies... The whole "Do you have a boyfriend" and "Are you married" is really sad...
Some of these questions aren't legal to ask in an interview...at least not in the US. Your marital/relationship status is off limits.
"Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" Who the hell knows? Hopefully, I'll be employed. It would be nice to have a promotion or two and a raise in pay. Likely I won't be ruling the world.
Yeah i strolled through this and its complete b******t. No interviewer is asking these types of questions. Sorry its just not true. Maybe if we were in 1970 but were not.
Some of the questions are just normal question in an interview, some illegal. It's not easy being the one interviewing, especially if the candidate gives short and answers that doesnt say much about him/her. But the worst interviewer: one of my old colleagues (thankfully not working with me any longer) thought it was smart to ask "what color is your brain". Never been so ashamed after I heard that one.. :D
When I was just starting out, I interviewed at an antiques store where the fellow wanted me to work for commission only, no hourly pay. He then proceeded to tell me how his last employee went back to her husband (from him)...! It says something about my degree of inexperience that I even considered working there for another second.
I was once asked in an interview if I had any other source of income. I noped out of there pretty fast.
That's a normal question dude. They have to know if you are working somewhere else to in order to make sure they don't interfere with your other schedule. That's interview 101. You hoping out was the dumb thing to do.
Load More Replies... Some bootlicker is mad, so they are venting with the downvotes. I think the discussion about interview questions is interesting, but these comics aren’t.
Half of these are pretty standard and are asked not just for the actual answer but to find out more about the person being interviewed, such as how they behave when being asked mundane or repetitive questions and how they articulate their responses. Companies want the best candidates, so they need to ask well rounded questions to make sure they have all of the information they need.
I totally agree. But, you can find out if the candidate is the " right fit" for the culture of the company/ office/store /aka will you get along with everybody by asking indirect questions that reveal his work ethic, his expectations if he were to be hired...and a more honest answer. I used to ask them to tell me 3 things they loved about their last job, and three things they didn't like.....mainly to see if, and how they would talk about their co workers, and their bosses. But you are so right about having people that work together that have the same " mindset"-perhaps getting along meaning if, you think they would do what the job requires everyone to do, that works there, and their part in the manner that it should be done, with a good attitude.
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