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Have you ever had a bad interview? You know, the kind of interview in which you arrive late because you were caught up in traffic. Or one in which you can’t seem to express yourself properly. The following stories are all about people’s nightmare experiences during interviews. Read them and learn from other people’s mistakes. By Andrea (US Spelling)

BABBLE ON

Hadley Jones got into a real mess during a recent interview with a clothes manufacturing company.

“I was applying for a position as senior accountant. The first interview went really well and I was called in for a final interview with a senior partner in the company. On the day in question, the imposing gentleman asked me all the usual questions. Then, towards the end he asked me something that I didn’t understand. And instead of asking him to repeat the question, I just launched into a long story about something totally irrelevant, thinking I could tie it all together at the end. I kept straying farther and farther from the original topic (whatever that was). Finally, I tried to wrap things up, and with beads of sweat trickling down my back, I said, ‘So, in answer to your original question ... the way this all ties in is ... you know? Erm, sorry but I’m not quite sure what your original question was, or how this ties in, but it all means that I’m great for this position. Don’t you think?’ The interviewer did not agree.”