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yingwenlaoshi · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Location: ... location, location!

Had an interview yesterday. Actually, two, but one was for a part-timer.

Anyway...

Was asked if I was married. I'm not. Then I was asked if they could ask ma a rude question (didn't they already?): May I ask your age? Then I was asked why I wasn't married. All I said was "Good question" and looked at them (I was taught to be frank at interviews and not to run on, although I did at one point because what do I have to lose?).

Please give me you KOREAN interview experiences. I have a few....

lifeinkorea · Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Location: somewhere in China

That never came up during the interview. When I went to sign the contract though, sometimes the recruiter would ask about it. Since I lived in Japan, it's kind understandable to them ("Oh, of course, you wouldn't want to marry one of those Japanese women. I see now.) Laughing

yingwenlaoshi · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Location: ... location, location!

I look at them like they are children.

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

My former boss at my current school asked if I was married. After I'd signed the contract, she tried to set me up on a date with a coworker! I refused, because I had a girlfriend (who is now my wife). My boss was disappointed, and told me it was OK, because I wasn't married yet!

Laughing

cruisemonkey · Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:53 pm Post subject:

I had a K boss who was proud to show off the W2,000,000+ BC card-uh invoice for a night of debauchery with the local school inspector; and whose wife had 'wandering hands' while being very frank about his 'lack of stamina'. Rolling Eyes

yingwenlaoshi · Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Location: ... location, location!

I'm going to Taiwan. We should get together and get hameeeeeeeereeeemed.

Wadaysae?

koreaville · Joined: 20 Sep 2009

an interview in the past:

interviewer: what religion are you?
me: i'm not comfortable sharing that at an interview. is it necessary?
interviewer: no it isn't. so...what religion are you?

jwolfe2 · Joined: 12 Nov 2009

what's the difference between a colon and a semi-colon...getting tough

dirving · Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: South Korea

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

In my experiences, a Korean interview usually started with, "Can you start tomorrow morning 8am?"

Moldy Rutabaga · Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: Ansan, Korea

My interviews here have tended to be very little talk and mostly requests for forms, forms, forms. Letters proving that I did indeed work at Shell in the summer of 1993 pumping gas and didn't invent the position in order to obtain this university posting.

monkeyteacher · Joined: 05 Jan 2008 Location: near the magic mountain

Interviewer for PS job in 2009: "How often do you go to the doctor?" !!!!

Mr. Pink · Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: China

Hey OP:

I had an interview where I told them I was getting married and couldn't start until a bit after they actually wanted me to start.

I get the job, then the recruiter tries to scam me, so I get my wife to call him. He thought I was joking about getting married...wtf? Shocked

That interview was the worst too. They basically wanted a warm body. The job ended up being good though, so worth that I guess.

Gnawbert · Joined: 23 Oct 2007 Location: The Internet

Easter Clark · Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Location: Hiding from Yie Eun-woong

Him: Do you have any questions?

ME: Can I see a copy of the contract?

Him: Not now but after the interview.

ME: What does the position pay?

Him: It's in the contract.