re: Ever walked out of an interview?

When I first graduated college one of the first interviews I had was for a company I had never heard of and the position title was "account manager".

I wasn't really sure what the job was for but I went on the interview anyway. It wasn't 'til someone took me out in their car that I realized it was doing door to door sales.

I told them with all due respect, the job just wasn't for me and I did not want to waste any more of their time.

I haven't just up and left one, but once when the "so does this sound like something you'd be interested in" question came up, I told the guy I appreciated his time, but it wasn't what I was looking for and we broke off the interview at that point.

I was also in between jobs once and took a "warehouse supervisor" job. Although it didn't come to light during the interview process, the only person I was supervising was myself, and I was packing and unpacking boxes all day. After I finished the third day, I went in and told the guy who hired me it wasn't working out and wasn't something I was interested in doing. I told him don't worry about paying me for the three days of work, that I considered it a valuable learning experience. I started the graduate school application process the next day.

it's perfectly acceptable to let them know early on in the process that you guys are not a fit. No need to be an arse about it though. be a pro

Never walked out of an interview but I HAVE completely shut down during one when I realized I didn't want the job. I also got suckered into this group interview once for some insurance company in New Orleans and there was a lil hottie in the group that got my attention. We chatted each other up after and I asked her out for a drink. Left the interview and followed her to her apartment so "she could change" and we fricked. She gave me her number afterwards and I left. Never even made it to the bar. Lol

No but I completely checked out of one once I realized I didn't want to work there and it was obvious the woman giving the interview googled "Good Interview Questions" to conduct the interview.

I got offered a job in the morning, then had an interview scheduled in the afternoon. Still went to the interview in the afternoon.

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I'm trying to figure out what you're saying. Are you suggesting that you were insulted by an offer and stormed out indignantly or you just politely interrupted them with a "well I won't waste anymore of your time" and walked out. Either way, you're fricking weird and dumb.

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Maybe, just maybe I do the "won't waste your time" thing if I'm in a day of interviews and it becomes apparent I'm not going for the job. But otherwise who wouldn't just hang in there for another half hour.

In college, I answered an add for a sales job. Turned out to be a mass interview for selling something. About 5 minutes into the speech that was being given to myself and 10-15 other people, I stopped the speaker and asked what were we going to be selling. He said that we would cover that later, so I got up and walked out. Never found out what it was, but I think it was knives or something along those lines.

I know a boss who routinely causes candidates for employment to leave the interview early. He's a strange guy who tends to get argumentative with people he interviews. I've given up on trying to understand if he has a point to this - a method to his madness, if you will, but I think he just can't help but get sucked into a power struggle immediately with someone who MAY become his subordinate.