Trying to Figure Out if I got the Job

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My Chipotle interview was a group interview and I don't know, if he'll call me back. I fear I bombed. I mean surely he answered that I bombed right. I'll just give you the rundown of my answers:

Manager, "Tell me your name and a little about yourself"

Me, "I am [insert name] I actually am from California too, I moved here in January. I write and finished my novel actually this month, was self publishing on the Amazon Kindle and I went to college for 3 years working in an associates in environmental conservation and environmental biology specifically Big Business Agriculture, and Big Business Food Industry. I also worked for 2 non profits, on educating the public about the environment and worked in youth education."

Manager, "In three words, how would your friends describe you?

[I don't have any friends]

Me, "Three words, here I had a lot of words. Artistic, Creative, and Passionate"

Manager, "What was your most recent job? What did you like and what didn't you like?"

Me, "My most recent job was a food sampler at a gas station. I basically walked up to people with a big smile and was like try this food. Which I was good at and I love to get people to try food. What I disliked about the job was the fact that I knew how old the food really was." [Manager actually laughed]

Manager, "Why do you want to work at Chipotle?"

Me, "I am passionate about food. I mentioned before that I have worked as a food sampler, but I also worked at Carl's Jr. I think Chipotle is the company that is taking the biggest step when it comes to safe, healthy alternative food. I want to know I am giving people good food. Tasty food. Not bad food." [manager actually laughed here too]

Manager, "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"

Me, "Man am I talking a lot about food. Three questions and here I am talking about food again. To be truthful, here or really anywhere in a company that I can give people honest, healthy food, because it isn't just about animal welfare any more it's about human welfare too. I want to be able to provide people, honest, good food."

Manager, "Do you have any questions for me?"

[Here is where I croaked, since it was a group interview everyone already asked the questions about what he liked about chipotle, the hiring process, what his favorite part of chipotle was, etc. So I asked a stupid question]

Me, "What do you reckon, have you been charmed by the awkwardness?"

Manager, "Almost" <---that most definitely means I didn't get the job right?

I would like to hire you to interview for jobs for me, please. That was movie-level script >.<

But honestly, I think the final question is always a stupid one. The questions you usually have are things you can learn yourself/already know so asking them should only displease managers, yet it's what they seem to always ask.

I'd say that sounds like a bloody good interview, but that sometimes doesn't matter. You can do the worst in an interview and still get it. I've listened to advice before for "did you get it?" and I prefer the line of: "Cross your fingers, that's all you can do."

It was a good interview, especially at the end.

I wouldn't have mentioned that I didn't have any friends, though.

What I would do: I would be very generic in this; I would say my "friends" believe I am trustworthy, loyal to a fault, and pleasant to be around. This isn't lying--this is survival!

GOD, I hate the "Do you have any questions for me/us?" line.

"No...may I curl up into a fetal position and begin crying now?" is an answer I wish I could give.

Yeah.
I can never come up with anything good. Instead, I have taken to restating things I already know.

"I was wondering the size of facility you manage, but, I spoke with your space manager a few weeks ago and he told me it was 509 buildings, totalling 6 million square feet. So, I knew it was similar to what I'd worked on before."
or
"I was curious about the working environment and how people socialize, so, I asked a friend who works in X department and he told me about some of his team dynamics. If that's similar across the firm, I'd fit in great here."
or
"I did want to know how happy your employees are here, so I went to 'review website' and saw that, on average, your employees rank your company 20% higher than the employees of 'competitor' do."

There's so much information out online, you can pick something about the company and relate it to a question you might have wanted to ask (if you'd thought of it in the high pressure situation of an interview ).

And, of course, I can't think of interview freezeups without thinking of Daria... the movie 'is it college yet' where she's interviewing for entry to an exclusive university (Bromwell), but, sounds just like a job interview to me.

I love how Daria is intent upon her computer.

How are you today?

She's not really intent on her computer... she's just trying to discourage people from talking to her.

Pretty good. Wasted all yesterdayday doing data audits trying to hush up a reactionary in the office who keeps complaining 'nothing works' (I think I'm starting to get across the point that we don't say innacurate things in my earshot, like 'this was turned off' no, it bloody wasn't! stop telling people it was! ) Hopefully today I can finally get back to doign some new, more interesting work.
How are you today, Kraftie?

I'm fine, thanks.

Sounds like you have lots on your plate. You seem somewhat weary and irritated. I hope things get better soon

That Daria-image is like a Rorschach. If you're optimistic, she's intent on the computer; if you're pessimistic, she's trying to avoid speaking to anybody.

Last edited by kraftiekortie on 17 Jun 2014, 10:07 am, edited 1 time in total.

When an interviewer asks if you have questions for them, ask questions that are about more than just yourself. For instance, in an interview for a position at chipotle with the manager of the store, you might want to ask how that store compares to other stores in the area, or maybe what the manager is currently trying to improve in the store, or what goals he or his management has set for the store.

Those types of questions will typically tell you what you have to do to succeed in the position, and they show to the interviewer that you care about something more than just getting a paycheck.

^But the other candidates already asked those questions was the thing. So I was late to the party and didn't feel like asking the same question over and again.

Safe to say I probably didn't get the job I didn't get a call back or anything