We all crib about our interviews, before and after, and sometimes even during the session when we are being grilled. We all have been through the agony of prepping for our interviews, through the endless wait of hearing back from a potential employer, but have we ever wondered what happens at the other end of the table. The make-or-break situations that we are in can many times be a tedious process not just for us but for the interviewer themselves. Which is where Ravina Raval comes in. The media corporate employee has interviewed over 40 people for youth and entertainment brands and she has had enough of young ambitious souls, who make up the so called millennial generation, throw their temper around, lacking even the e of etiquette.
This woman went on an angry rant to vent her frustration on the quality of candidates that she faces while interviewing them for a job opportunity and it has been going viral ever since. Ravina made sure that she wasn’t like a “matron of discipline” or anything, but she had had a hard time dealing with those who did not understand basic courtesy. And while all her candidates haven’t had the same problem of being irresponsible or uninterested, her experience has been tainted with a few souls giving her a horrible impression.
Not to sound like a matron of discipline, but I’m genuinely appalled at their complete disregard for etiquette and unwillingness to hustle.
— Ravina Rawal (@RavinaRawal) July 20, 2017
They’re everyone’s target audience, and they’re high in demand in media work forces, as companies gun for increasingly younger cores.
— Ravina Rawal (@RavinaRawal) July 20, 2017
She expressed her absolute disgust for the way in which youngsters show complete disregard towards any ounce of professionalism. Here is one tweet which narrates an incident where an interviewee cancelled an interview because he was hungover.
But bro, if you’re cancelling an interview, don’t (a) WhatsApp me (b) to say that you’re hungover.
— Ravina Rawal (@RavinaRawal) July 20, 2017
And ofcourse, being friendly is one thing, but calling your to-be-employer a bro?
Also, DON’T CALL ME BRO WHEN I’M INTERVIEWING YOU.
— Ravina Rawal (@RavinaRawal) July 20, 2017
Bringing a hard copy of CV is quite nice but at the same time if you have a crumpled piece of paper that wasn’t even proofread, then it says a lot about you.
If you’re bringing a hard copy of your CV, great. PLEASE ensure that it is (a) thoroughly spellchecked and (b) not severely crumpled.
— Ravina Rawal (@RavinaRawal) July 20, 2017
And cheekiness will not be appreciated.
When I ask you how old you are, responding with “How old are YOU? 😉 ” is far from appropriate.
— Ravina Rawal (@RavinaRawal) July 20, 2017
When I quiz you about something that concerns me on your CV, don’t tell me you’ve looked mine up and “we’re basically the same”. You’re 22.
— Ravina Rawal (@RavinaRawal) July 20, 2017
Believing that you are here to chill and have expectations of a certain hospitality is just having too many hopes.
When I offer you tea/coffee/water, asking for juice is the wrong kinda ambitious. You’re here for an interview, not a food tasting.
— Ravina Rawal (@RavinaRawal) July 20, 2017
While you may have had a sour taste while leaving your previous organisation, don’t rant about it in front of an interviewer if it doesn’t concern her.
Don’t bitch endlessly about your former boss. “We didn’t get along” or “it wasn’t working out” is enough.
“He was an asshole” is too much.
— Ravina Rawal (@RavinaRawal) July 20, 2017
And for all stoners out there who think that the weed or marijuana would make them more creative, atleast don’t walk into an interview stoned.
DON’T come stoned. YOU think you’re a “functional junkie”/”more creative” when high, but those aren’t sentences you’re making. Theyre sounds
— Ravina Rawal (@RavinaRawal) July 20, 2017
Grooming is an important part of your first impression and if you didn’t even have the courtesy to take a shower then “bro” you can walk away in your sloppy rubber chappals.
PLEASE look like you’ve showered at some point in the last 24 hours. Comb your hair. Cut your nails. Don’t wear rubber chappals.
— Ravina Rawal (@RavinaRawal) July 20, 2017
And finally, expecting that you will have the freedom to freelance. Umm, have you ever heard of a breach of contract?
“Is it cool if I freelance on the side?”
(a) NO, DUDE. And (b) if your side hustle was working, you wouldn’t be applying for a main squeeze
— Ravina Rawal (@RavinaRawal) July 20, 2017
Whatever happened to trying so hard to get a job that you have spent an entire week rehearsing your opening lines, ironing the same shirt twice and actually giving an effort in looking presentable to your interviewer?
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