I’m a recent Uni graduate. I had been searching for a job for months and finally I got an interview for a position as a marketing assistant at a big company. I was so excited and I was sure I was going to get the job.
When I got to the office, I was greeted by a friendly receptionist who directed me to the interview room. I was ushered into a large, luxurious office and I was greeted by a tall, handsome man in a well-tailored suit. He introduced himself as my interviewer and shook my hand.
Told him I can offer him a ‘hand’ when asked what could I offer to the company
He asked me a few questions about my education and experience and then he asked me the dreaded question: “What can you offer to this company?”
I was so nervous that I didn’t think before I spoke. Instead of talking about my skills and qualifications, I blurted out: “I can offer you a ‘hand’.”
I immediately regretted my words and wanted to take them back. I could feel my face turning red with embarrassment as I realized what I had said.
The interviewer just stared at me in shock and then he stood up and walked out of the room without saying a word.
I knew that I had blown my chance of getting the job. I left the office feeling extremely embarrassed and ashamed of myself. I had made a huge mistake and it was going to cost me my dream job.
I went home and tried to forget about the incident, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that I had ruined my chances. I had done something so stupid and I felt like such an idiot.
I thought about all the other job interviews I had been to and how I had done so well in them.
Why did I have to say something so stupid?
I spent the next couple of days in a state of depression, wallowing in my own self-pity. I had let my nerves get the best of me and ruined my chances of getting the job. I had let my foolish mistake cost me my dream job.
I had no one to blame but myself.