There’s often so much going on in a job interview that that the last thing you'd think about is whether the company you’re interviewing for actually lives up to your expectations.
Between trying to list weaknesses that don’t make you sound totally incompetent, not spilling your water, and remembering to sit straight and smile, anything indicating that the employer might not actually be a good fit for you is the last thing you’d notice.
So Reddit users have helpfully gathered in a thread asking what red flags to look out for in job interviews. Consider this part of your pre-interview prep.
If you spot any of these things, excuse yourself immediately.
1. Life stories
2. No salary
3. Sugar-coated unpaid overtime
4. Absenteeism:
- Years ago, I applied for a job at taco bell. The manager set up a day and time for me and we sat down in the dining room and he talked about his life for well over an hour. His ex wives, his old band, the thrills of hitchhiking.
Then he shook my hand and said “whenever we get an opening, I’ll keep you in mind.”
I got suckered into listening to a life story for no job.
5. Quick promotions:
- "What's my starting salary/pay?"
"You make as much as you want!"
nope out of there
6. The work-hard-play-hard routine:
-"We work hard and play hard"
Translation: "We will work 12-14 hour days and everyone is an alcoholic."
- "We have a thing called love-hours, haha, where we work just because we love the company!" Nope.
7. Getting too personal:
- They started asking me if I was married, if my significant other worked full time, and if we were ever planning to have kids.
8. They pull out the family card:
- I would say a place that promotes themselves as a family. They'll end up attempting to use it against you in the future and let's be honest, it is business not personal.
9. The alarming "hypothetical" question:
- "If the company did something illegal, how would you handle it?"
10. And just the alarming question:
- When they ask you how you deal with a difficult team
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