Jokes during interviews
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Jokes during interviews
When one is presented with the classic question:
"Now then Mr. X., you say you have a good sense of humour, if this is so then tell us all a joke."
Can anyone advise something clean to fill what would essentially be an embarassing silence?
"Now then Mr. X., you say you have a good sense of humour, if this is so then tell us all a joke."
Can anyone advise something clean to fill what would essentially be an embarassing silence?
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Wrong BTW, and no your comments didn't help.
Sometimes the board just fancy hearing a decent joke, they are after all human. I once told a long drawn out joke in an interview (successful) only to see it appear several days later in Jet Blast! Coincidence? Possibly.
In an interview situation, this approach could also serve to test how you behave under pressure - and I think we'd all agree that's a pretty high stress question!
Worth having one or two quick one liners under your hat though. Can't think of any right now.
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Sometimes the board just fancy hearing a decent joke, they are after all human. I once told a long drawn out joke in an interview (successful) only to see it appear several days later in Jet Blast! Coincidence? Possibly.
In an interview situation, this approach could also serve to test how you behave under pressure - and I think we'd all agree that's a pretty high stress question!
Worth having one or two quick one liners under your hat though. Can't think of any right now.
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I think it is always very prudent to have atleast one joke up ya sleeve for any/all situations, the one I always remember is :
"There were two parrots sitting on a perch"
One says to the other.....Can you smell fish?"
This is usually greeted with a look of.... I don't get it, then after about 10 seconds the penny drops that a perch is also a type of fish.
thing is with this joke, its quick so you have little change of F*cking it up, and the person who asks you to tell the joke has to do a little thinking
Its a good one for an interview situation.
"There were two parrots sitting on a perch"
One says to the other.....Can you smell fish?"
This is usually greeted with a look of.... I don't get it, then after about 10 seconds the penny drops that a perch is also a type of fish.
thing is with this joke, its quick so you have little change of F*cking it up, and the person who asks you to tell the joke has to do a little thinking
Its a good one for an interview situation.
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This isn't about telling jokes, but about humour in the interview - heard of a guy who during an interview was asked what the difference was between a 737-200 and a 737-400, he said "200?".
Later on, when asked what he would do if his Captain dies during a flight he said "Log the time P1"
He got the job - is now a training captain.
Later on, when asked what he would do if his Captain dies during a flight he said "Log the time P1"
He got the job - is now a training captain.
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Sorry VFE, but I'll have to disagree with you.
If asked the simple little question "tell us a joke" in any interview, refusing to answer cannot help you in any way.
Rolling off a quick one-liner however could make a good impression, and relax both yourself and the tension in the interview room. Alternatively if you tell an offensive or basically unfunny joke the pressure will intensify ten fold.
If asked the simple little question "tell us a joke" in any interview, refusing to answer cannot help you in any way.
Rolling off a quick one-liner however could make a good impression, and relax both yourself and the tension in the interview room. Alternatively if you tell an offensive or basically unfunny joke the pressure will intensify ten fold.
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pjdj777 and 008 I wholeheartily agree with you - this is only what I had heard from an airline pilot to a mate going for an interview within the airline he flew for.
He said and I quote: "Designed to trip you up - don't play into it!".
I won't name names but, as I say, this is what I heard. If any management or senior pilots out there would like to advise, I think we would all like hear their opinion.
All the best, VFE.
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He said and I quote: "Designed to trip you up - don't play into it!".
I won't name names but, as I say, this is what I heard. If any management or senior pilots out there would like to advise, I think we would all like hear their opinion.
All the best, VFE.
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A fellow spots a nice looking girl in a bar so he goes up and starts small talk. Seeing that she didn't back off he asks her name.
"Carmen," she replies.
"That's a nice name," he says warming up the conversation,
"Who named you, your mother?"
"No, I named myself," she answers.
"Oh, that's interesting. Why Carmen?"
"Because I like cars, and I like men," she says looking directly into his eyes.
"What's your name?"
"Beerfanny." he replies
"Carmen," she replies.
"That's a nice name," he says warming up the conversation,
"Who named you, your mother?"
"No, I named myself," she answers.
"Oh, that's interesting. Why Carmen?"
"Because I like cars, and I like men," she says looking directly into his eyes.
"What's your name?"
"Beerfanny." he replies
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I heard that Air Atlantquie as you to prove your sense of humour.
So how about this,
Paddy and murphy were in a plane, and the plane turned upside down.
paddy said to murphy ,"when we fall out will we still be friends".......
Hope it helps.........lol
So how about this,
Paddy and murphy were in a plane, and the plane turned upside down.
paddy said to murphy ,"when we fall out will we still be friends".......
Hope it helps.........lol
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I apologise in advance for these.
Two cows in a field, one says to the other,"are you worried about this BSE thing", the other replies," no I'm a chicken"
Two cows in a field, which ones on holiday,
the one with the wee calf (week off,just incase)
and finally, two cows in a field and one says to the other, " are you worried about this BSE thing?", and the other replies,"F**K a talking cow"
Two cows in a field, one says to the other,"are you worried about this BSE thing", the other replies," no I'm a chicken"
Two cows in a field, which ones on holiday,
the one with the wee calf (week off,just incase)
and finally, two cows in a field and one says to the other, " are you worried about this BSE thing?", and the other replies,"F**K a talking cow"
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I was saving these for my Midway Airlines interview but feel free to use them, since I haven't even finished my CPL yet. They are the only quick and clean, non-offensive (sorta') jokes I know.
Two Cannibals are eating a clown. One looks at the other and says "You taste something funny?"
Two Cannibals are eating a mermaid. One looks at the other and says "You smell something fishy?"
If two Cannibals ate a Chinese man ... would they just be hungry again an hour later?
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Snakum
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Two Cannibals are eating a clown. One looks at the other and says "You taste something funny?"
Two Cannibals are eating a mermaid. One looks at the other and says "You smell something fishy?"
If two Cannibals ate a Chinese man ... would they just be hungry again an hour later?
:0)
Snakum
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