My Weirdest Interview Experience — Most Are Unprofessional

What if I tell you I give random interviews to know ‘What type of questions recruiters ask’?

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Yes, I didn’t know, ‘How to talk in professional interviews?’ I thought, let’s give random interviews for different jobs to enhance my communication skills. Still, I’m working on it. But recently, I experienced three weird interview experiences (I genuinely want to do these roles).

First Interview:

It was related to a marketing internship. When I received the first call regarding the interview. I see this as a great learning opportunity. Literally, I was thinking of doing this internship.

But in the second interview round. Two people were asking me questions. They checked my resume and mentioned, “You also have to help us with website designing, content writing, apart from the marketing role. Even though they expect me to work on Sundays.”

Even their question looks like, “Does your relative live in Noida?”

At that time, the only question that came to my mind was, “What exactly do they have to do whether my relatives are from Noida or not? Damm, it’s a remote job, and there is no mention of relocation since day 1.”

“No, do I need to relocate for this job role?” I asked.

“No, just asking,” their reply.

When the interview moves forward:

Well, I realised, “The working environment seems quite toxic. How can I learn peacefully there? They are weird, and their talking style is quite unprofessional. It seems like I met some relatives who are curious to know, ‘What exactly am I doing?’ and even their way of talking does not seem like, ‘I’m giving a professional interview.’

Then, I denied that role.

Second Interview:

It was related to the ‘Content Creator intern,’ related to sharing educational stuff. The interview began with my introduction and why I want to do content creation. I gave answers confidently. Then, they ask me one question: what makes content better to gain audience visibility?

I said, “There are 3 prominent factors that impact visibility and content growth: Hook, talking about the content, and proper ending. It should look like a plot to build curiosity and audience interest in the content.”

Then, they mentioned, “Have you seen Apoorva’s (The Rebel Kid) content and storytelling skills. I really like her content. Just think, ‘Why does the audience want to watch her?’ and I want her level of consistency on social media in our content creator. Our content creator should start his/her own channel while uploading content for us.”

When he mentions Apoorva, the only thought that came to my head is, “She is an entertainment, travel, and lifestyle-based creator. They want someone to share educational stuff. Why didn’t they mention the creator based on a similar niche as an example?”

Well, I haven’t done content creation in front of the camera. I plan to learn these skills through these internship opportunities. But their expectation and my reality seem contradictory. Still, they said, “They liked my interview, and they will send me the offer letter to my Gmail.”

Then, I never got the response to that interview.

But, the weird part is:

Why do they want someone like Apoorva instead of focusing on a unique style of storytelling and way of sharing educational content through another person through this internship?

Everyone's personality and way of storytelling are different!

If they don’t want someone fresher in content creation. Why did they mention sending an offer letter? I didn’t understand, “Why are most recruiters searching for experience as an intern. Well, if they don’t give a chance. How did we build experience?”

Third Interview (Doesn't come in weird interview category):

It’s a mirror for me. I don’t know why I think, “To apply for a communication trainer-based part-time job role”.

There are 2 rounds in that interview:

• The first round is about group discussion.
• The second round is about a personal interview and demo round.

I cleared the first round. Then, in the second round, I confidently gave a personal interview. But, when it comes to the demo round, I didn’t know “How to teach the English language?” and this was the exact time I realised there is a vast difference between teaching and speaking any language. Of course, I didn’t clear the interview. But this opportunity is a great learning experience for me.

These are my three different interview experiences. Apart from that, Rejection is quite common for a beginner in the early days. Don’t feel demotivated by constant rejection. Work on yourself and polish your skills. That’s what I learned, and working on enhancing my skills. We can’t be “The Perfect One” in the initial days. But we can be the ones who love consistency and working on ourselves.

Thank you

Diya Nagarkoti