Job Interview Bingo

Outfit decided the night before and changed in the morning

Early arrival leads to sitting in the car for 15 minutes

Handshake gone awkward

Asked about greatest weakness with a prepared non-answer

Panel interview when only one interviewer was expected

Offered water and debating whether to accept

Asked to walk through your resume that they clearly haven't read

Question answered with an answer to a different question

Salary range asked before qualifications

'Tell me about yourself' takes too long

Question asked that had no answer prepared for

Pen clicked nervously until someone notices

Follow-up question added that goes in a completely new direction

Cultural fit question interpreted differently than intended

Response longer than it needed to be

Interviewer takes notes during every answer

Reference check mentioned and immediately panicked about

Job description not matching what is described in the interview

Good answer given and immediately second-guessed

Asked for questions at the end and one is very good

Exit handshake smoother than the entrance

Debrief to a friend within 20 minutes of leaving

Interview replayed mentally for 48 hours

Follow-up email written five times before sending