The interview is supposed to last for three hours, so I thought I'd eat something quick beforehand and got a jalapeño bagel. Now my mouth is on fire and I have no mint or gum. Am I fucked?
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I have a job interview in 10 min and my breath smells like jalapeño
- Thread starter Jon Carter
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what does a jalapeno even smell like
wouldn't it smell more like cheese because (i'm assuming) you got a jalapeno cheddar bagel?
wouldn't it smell more like cheese because (i'm assuming) you got a jalapeno cheddar bagel?
They can not tell when you are only kissing their ass. I think you are ok. Rum or Vodka on the otherhand and you may have an issue
Eating spicy food right before a 3 hour long interview is a bold move. Godspeed, OP. Definitely bring a bottle of water.
"No no no, I believe that it's actually your breath that smells like jalapenos. I bet you can't even tell it does. I'll help you out here. Why don't you go check and brush your teeth, and I'll get myself a water?"
Maybe your interviewer was in the middle of placing an online order for a burger and couldn't figure out what toppings he/she wanted on their burger. You may have helped them decide, which in turn makes you look like a go-getter or something.
If the interviewer tries to French you as a test, make up an excuse like your partner gets jealous easily.
Yesterday my friend was on a hiring committee and it came down to 2 candidates. One was eliminated due to terrible breath. True story.
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I did have a bottle of water with me, so I hope it helped somewhat.
Anyway, eh, not sure how well it went. A coworker of mine had an interview with them a while back (didn't get the job) and they told him what the salary was. Here, I had to bring it up when they asked me if I had any questions, and they wouldn't give me a straight answer. If I don't get the job, I'll hate-eat a jalapeño bagel to drown my sorrows. If I do get the job, I'll celebrate by eating a jalapeño bagel anyway. Those things are good.
Anyway, eh, not sure how well it went. A coworker of mine had an interview with them a while back (didn't get the job) and they told him what the salary was. Here, I had to bring it up when they asked me if I had any questions, and they wouldn't give me a straight answer. If I don't get the job, I'll hate-eat a jalapeño bagel to drown my sorrows. If I do get the job, I'll celebrate by eating a jalapeño bagel anyway. Those things are good.
How do you know they don't like the smell of jalapeño?
Life usually rewards the agressive.
Are you doing some kind of casting couch thing, or is the interview for a human practice dummy for dentists? If not and the interview room is bigger than nine square feet, you'll be fine.
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It's not when we were sitting down that I was worried, it's when we shook hands. Like, I got in the car before the interview and my wife said I smelled bad. I didn't realize it was going to be that obvious but I guess that spicy smell is noticeable.
It's pretty nice to have someone there to tell you about seemingly insignificant flaws but at the same time it definitely didn't matter in this situation-- as long as you weren't mouth-breathing heavily into their face, or have poor oral hygiene that enhanced your jalapeno bagel breath, they didn't notice or care.
I say that as someone who does a decent amount of hiring, but I'm kind of assuming that there aren't that many assholes who would think "is that their breath?!" and mentally negate the rest of the interview
Pretty common for on-site interviews. I think it's fine if it's a "if this goes well, we'll hire you" interview. If they're gonna make you interview for 3 hours, they should have a lot of good signal on wanting to hire you and be looking to hire you if you pass their bar. It's sucks if they do it with dozens of other candidates that have barely been evaluated.
I've never had a jalepeno bagel that had enough of them in it to set my mouth on fire or even make it smell like jalepenos