“My Stomach Made ‘Weird’ Noises,” 4 Embarrassing Interview Moments

By Florence Mukunya,

Ever had an interview experience that makes you cringe whenever you talk or think about it?

Recently my friend attended an interview and as usual I was very eager to know how things turned out. I called her in the evening and she narrated a very interesting story. There are some things that are not meant to happen on the most important days of our lives, for example when attending interviews.

For a colleague of mine, it was a broken shoe heel, she was attending an interview in industrial area and after alighting, her heel broke while she was only a few meters from the office, no cobbler insight, she decided to wobble all the way to the office. As she got to the interviewers office, the interviewer thought she was ‘limping’ he sincerely wished her a quick recovery.

Here is a look at some other funny or rather embarrassing job interview experiences.

Earlier we wrote on six foods to stay away from before attending an interview, well for those who thought it was a joke, you should hear what Lillian Kamwanya has to say.

“The night before my interview I had a very nice meal of beans and rice, or so I thought. Beans have a way of making my stomach bloat and I tried to take warm water thinking it would make the situation better but nothing changed. During the interview, my stomach started grumbling and making weird noises. The situation did not improve. Every time it made the ‘noises’,  my interviewer would ask if I was okay. They were the longest fifteen minutes of my life.

“I forgot to switch off my phone before I got into the interview room,” says Kevin Oluoch

“My friend had forwarded to me a very ‘creative’ ringtone to be exact. It said,  ‘an idiot is trying to reach you on your cellular phone’.  Well in the middle of the interview, it rang and the lady who was interviewing me was not amused. The fact that my phone was so far deep into my trouser’s pocket did not help the situation as it kept repeating the same thing over and over.  Let me just say, I never heard from the company again,” says Mr. Oluoch.

Job hunting is such an energy consuming activity so when Vivian Wanja was invited for an interview she decided to have some of her previous nights supper for breakfast, she reasoned it would keep her going for the day .

“ I had ugali and sukuma before leaving for my interview, after waiting at the reception for around 15 minutes I was ushered into the boardroom where I found a panel of about six people. After saying introducing myslef to the panel,  one of the interviewer gave me a weird look.  I just assumed him and went along with the interview.

On my way home, a matatu conductor made a remark about having something stuck between my teeth. Well, I had some sukumawiki stuck between my front teeth and I remembered the guy in the panel. Luckily, I got the job.  I don’t know whether the guy remembers me but I always try to avoid him at work,” says Wanja

What is your funny or embarrassing interview experience?

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