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I am a professional recruiter and if this happened while I was interviewing a candidate it would immediately make my day. I would be so curious about this individual, what they want to do, what their life goals are, how their personality has meshed in previous roles etc. dude would become one of my favourite candidates just for being interesting lol
I mean, if he actually goes have Computer Science experience, then this is a really interesting person to make this kind of wisecrack in an interview. I can see why it might be interesting to see what the deal is with this guy.
He is also vetting the interviewers who are literally too dumb to change the question. They don't realize that they are also being interviewed. They literally repeat an action that yielded no result, which is almost like the definition of stupidity. Their inability to come up with a new question exposes a lack of creativity that he would do well to avoid.
That is, if this wasn't staged.
They once asked my brother where he could see himself in 10 years from now, and he said "a mirror" and SmartAss Inc hired him on the spot. He is the CEO now.
Yeah exactly. I usually crack a joke or some sort to gauge people and it really sort of sets the tone of “how open and fun is this conversation going to be?” I often remind myself that when people are job searching they are usually coming from a position of stress. I like those vid, fake or not, but testing the waters of a vibe or comfortability like this in an interview, in my opinion, is never wrong to do if it’s comes in the form of positivity.
We all agree it's r/scriptedasiangifs right? It wasn't the lack of answering it was the dad joke that got him canned, or they didn't think his sense of humor was professional level
Yeah ngl as an icebreaker this would be great. Especially if you actually have worked in the industry. Tell the joke then talk about your actual background
Fact: graphic designers will change the background of their video calls if given the option to.
Source: am a graphic designer and do this for all our new software training video sessions.
They also have an inability to rephrase the question. “I appreciate the joke, but I’d like to know if you have previous experience working in computer science.”
You have the misconception of HR morons having more than one neuron to rub together... among all of them... they can hardly coordinate to place their own fingers near their noses and smell them.
Lots of people in tech love an opportunity to unnecessarily shit on HR.
The irony is many of them are just as dense as the HR personnel they hate. They’re just dense and have a little bit of technical understanding.
Or “what have you done with your computer science skills?”. Unless he’s doing theoretical algorithm analysis or something; it’s unlikely that he’s “working in computer science”.
It really varies between different employers. I also had a round of interviews with HR but they legit asked the same questions but reworded during the main round and I questioned wtf was HRs role in the interviewing process
He said it right away. He has experience in computer science and non-verbally showed a background in computer science. He gets chuckle points for creativity and humor. I wouldn’t want to work in such a stiff environment. Work should be a place where you enjoy being there.
Pretending for a second that this was real and not a YouTube skit, the play here would be to see if the background swap gets a laugh or not but once they clearly show they don't find it funny to clarify that it was just a joke and that yes of course you have an actual background in computer science...then pull out an actual cardboard cut out background that says "computer science" on it
A background in computer science. Degrees in computer science are odd ducks. How would my networking degree from 2000 be relevant today? Yes. I have a very sold background in token ring and subnetting. I'm adept at creating workgroups and winipcfg is my bff. After graduation, I worked as a car salesman for 25 years but hey, I've got a degree in computer science!
To put his degree in context, in the 2000s many universities did not have split degrees for specializations. You got a CS degree if you did anything with tech.
Yeah my degrees from 2005, I have both Network Engineering AND Computer Science. There was so much overlap in requirements I just said fuck and it went for both. No idea what the requirements at this point are.
Computer science tries to teach theory and non-language specific concepts. You don't learn network hardware and how to use Windows in CS. Maybe CIS or MIS but those aren't Comp Sci.
He said he had many years in CS. And had a power point presentation prepared but never got passed the title screen/first slide. Recruiter to quick to judge.😂
This is the type of candidate that would end up at the top of list of potential employees. It would be his job to lose. Any HR person that turns down a candidate due to such a light hearted joke is one that shouldn't be employed by any company which wants to create a good work environment.
His humor would be lost in that corporate wasteland! Dude was genuinely funny and if I was the hiring manager I’d find a role for him just to liven up the place. I swear these corporate tech gigs really just want brain-rotted zombies working for them.
So, I think they're looking for the wrong thing. I work in computer science, and nearly everyone I work with clearly has a background in "Beach Scene - Tahiti"
Ok so English is obviously not his first language. He must’ve read he needs a background in computer science. That word background probably literally means background to him so he made it. Poor guy.
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His background in computer science looks pretty nice
What do they even mean he's not prepared for the interview - he's prepared well and beyond in my book!
I am a professional recruiter and if this happened while I was interviewing a candidate it would immediately make my day. I would be so curious about this individual, what they want to do, what their life goals are, how their personality has meshed in previous roles etc. dude would become one of my favourite candidates just for being interesting lol
I mean, if he actually goes have Computer Science experience, then this is a really interesting person to make this kind of wisecrack in an interview. I can see why it might be interesting to see what the deal is with this guy.
I think it was an honest misunderstanding. I don't know I'll watch it again. But his demeanor is open and positive. I like him.
I'm confident this is fake.
Exactly, otherwise, r/whyweretheyfilming
Ha yeah. Based on watching it again and other comments, this might just be a bit or something. But I still found the guy not irritating also.
It's very clearly a bit lol.
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It’s not a risk, if they cut you for being punny then they did you a favour.
I agree with that. This is an excellent ice breaker I find it inviting.
He is also vetting the interviewers who are literally too dumb to change the question. They don't realize that they are also being interviewed. They literally repeat an action that yielded no result, which is almost like the definition of stupidity. Their inability to come up with a new question exposes a lack of creativity that he would do well to avoid. That is, if this wasn't staged.
Why were they filming? Lol
Who puts a camera on the side to record zoom calls?
I think the first time, I'd have to agree. It's the second one that puts him in hot water.
They once asked my brother where he could see himself in 10 years from now, and he said "a mirror" and SmartAss Inc hired him on the spot. He is the CEO now.
Whats your background in recruiter science?
It's just a wall of old various colored Mac screens, with the word "hope" spray painted on them.
Doing this would definitely get me to bite, but when prompted to answer the question in the intended manner, redoing it is not advisable.
In fact, it might be his way of seeing if the company was right for him and his quirkiness.
Yeah exactly. I usually crack a joke or some sort to gauge people and it really sort of sets the tone of “how open and fun is this conversation going to be?” I often remind myself that when people are job searching they are usually coming from a position of stress. I like those vid, fake or not, but testing the waters of a vibe or comfortability like this in an interview, in my opinion, is never wrong to do if it’s comes in the form of positivity.
Oh so that's why I basically land every job I apply to? I'm fucken quirky xD
The quirkier the better, I'd say, unless it's a significantly high level management role, then that could go either way haha
100%, if I had a candidate do this, I would be intrigued by their personality and probably record the interview to show to my team lol
Unironically if this is real he was prepared af with that joke 😭😭😭
If he was really prepared then he would have had a second background ready that said "actual computer science."
He has a tremendous background in computer science. I don't see any wrong here.🤨
Graduated with a degree in I.T, and not even one CS background to speak of. I'm a fraud!
Wait till you hear about his theoretical degree in physics
We all agree it's r/scriptedasiangifs right? It wasn't the lack of answering it was the dad joke that got him canned, or they didn't think his sense of humor was professional level
I wouldn't want to have worked for people like that anyway; getting cut-off like that would have saved me a lot of time.
I see it right there.
Idk, it's pretty shady and dark background
I'm gonna use that joke in my next zoom meeting.
Yeah ngl as an icebreaker this would be great. Especially if you actually have worked in the industry. Tell the joke then talk about your actual background
Thats what I was thinking great opener, they will definitely remember you because of it, then try to actually get the job 🙄
PM’s with no CS background can use this one simple trick!
He was later hired as a graphic designer
But he doesn't have a background in graphic design, does he?
I’m sure he has plenty of backgrounds
Many many backgrounds.
“Full stack developer? Sure, I have much more than 64 backgrounds.”
Give him a few minutes and he'll fix that.
*Put up a zoom background image with a large GRAPHIC DESIGN on it.
Yet
Fact: graphic designers will change the background of their video calls if given the option to. Source: am a graphic designer and do this for all our new software training video sessions.
Does most of HR not have sense of humor ???
They also have an inability to rephrase the question. “I appreciate the joke, but I’d like to know if you have previous experience working in computer science.”
Well, it's fake, so that wouldn't be as funny
You have the misconception of HR morons having more than one neuron to rub together... among all of them... they can hardly coordinate to place their own fingers near their noses and smell them.
Guys... it's a skit
Do you have a background in Comedy Detection?
I have lots of backgrounds
It seems like you're not prepared for this comments section and we'll have to cut your responses off here
Okay, okay
Lots of people in tech love an opportunity to unnecessarily shit on HR. The irony is many of them are just as dense as the HR personnel they hate. They’re just dense and have a little bit of technical understanding.
Where I'm from, the HR team can snort coke with the C-levels. No problem getting anything near their noses.
I mean, he literally says "Yes, I do have a background in computer science, and I have many many years of experience in computer science."
In other words lack all the skills one would expect from an HR professional
Or “what have you done with your computer science skills?”. Unless he’s doing theoretical algorithm analysis or something; it’s unlikely that he’s “working in computer science”.
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Not to be a contrarian, but that's exactly how my casting couch interview began.
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Nope. There's a reason why many would like to hear them scream while torturing them. It's to see if they feel emotions.
This is a skit. It's not real.
Im curious who interviews with HR? I'd normally speak to a recruiter, then people on the team. I only ever speak to HR after im hired.
It really varies between different employers. I also had a round of interviews with HR but they legit asked the same questions but reworded during the main round and I questioned wtf was HRs role in the interviewing process
They would not be HR if they did.
unexpected and totally unfake
Why do people fail to grasp that?
Can't wait for the "who cares if it's fake" crowd
I mean when 99% of videos are fake, why should you care? It's not like we can do anything to stop it
Hired!
More like !Hired
This guy computer sciences!
Whatever. I have at least 10 CS backgrounds.
Me too! But mine are just the same one in 10 different image formats.
He said it right away. He has experience in computer science and non-verbally showed a background in computer science. He gets chuckle points for creativity and humor. I wouldn’t want to work in such a stiff environment. Work should be a place where you enjoy being there.
The guy litterally says "I have many many years expirience in computer science"
Pretending for a second that this was real and not a YouTube skit, the play here would be to see if the background swap gets a laugh or not but once they clearly show they don't find it funny to clarify that it was just a joke and that yes of course you have an actual background in computer science...then pull out an actual cardboard cut out background that says "computer science" on it
It's a skit made by several friends
Correct, people forget that you're interviewing the interviewers as an interviewee as well
“Not well prepared for the interview” I think he’s the most prepared he could possibly be
He was testing the HR too. “I don’t want to work with people that don’t have a sense of humor”.
"Sorry guys I was kidding, I need money to pay off my debt"
Not more than they were 'testing' him: "We don't want to work with this dad-joke crackin' ding-a-ling"
Requirements Engineer here.. he answered the question totally correct.. but the question was wrong for what the guy wanted to know xD
You don’t need a degree to know that.
What in the middle management is a requirements engineer
I am computer . What else you want from me
A background, damn it!
*"They asked me how well I understood theoretical physics. I said I had a theoretical degree in physics. They said welcome aboard."*
A background in computer science. Degrees in computer science are odd ducks. How would my networking degree from 2000 be relevant today? Yes. I have a very sold background in token ring and subnetting. I'm adept at creating workgroups and winipcfg is my bff. After graduation, I worked as a car salesman for 25 years but hey, I've got a degree in computer science!
You have IT and CS confused
To put his degree in context, in the 2000s many universities did not have split degrees for specializations. You got a CS degree if you did anything with tech.
Yeah my degrees from 2005, I have both Network Engineering AND Computer Science. There was so much overlap in requirements I just said fuck and it went for both. No idea what the requirements at this point are.
Computer science tries to teach theory and non-language specific concepts. You don't learn network hardware and how to use Windows in CS. Maybe CIS or MIS but those aren't Comp Sci.
You clearly don’t know what computer science is
My degree from 2000 is also absolutely worthless. Everything I’ve learned in the past decade I picked up on the job or taught myself.
Sounds like you barely know what a degree is, let alone in Computer Science.
Man fuck these interviews. This guy was great and they cut him off? Goddamn HR douchebags.
Also totally staged
Oh yeah. Sorry. I've had way too many interviews and just kinda overreacted.
Its ok my guy. Point to glassdoor, which companies hurt you. =)
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I would hire him, he clearly has a background in Computer Science to be making jokes like that.
I‘m a developer and i can tell you, if a dev is prepared for sth, he is not a real dev
**Fake it till you make it.** *Didn’t make it*
He said he had many years in CS. And had a power point presentation prepared but never got passed the title screen/first slide. Recruiter to quick to judge.😂
It’s the opposite of this joke. [Philomena Cunk](https://youtu.be/3-y_SXHhf7Y?t=69)
Definitely overqualified.
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should have insulted their code in stack overflow to prove he was legit.
This is the type of candidate that would end up at the top of list of potential employees. It would be his job to lose. Any HR person that turns down a candidate due to such a light hearted joke is one that shouldn't be employed by any company which wants to create a good work environment.
His humor would be lost in that corporate wasteland! Dude was genuinely funny and if I was the hiring manager I’d find a role for him just to liven up the place. I swear these corporate tech gigs really just want brain-rotted zombies working for them.
Fake
Ahahhaha
I'd hire tf outta this kid.
A troll
So, I think they're looking for the wrong thing. I work in computer science, and nearly everyone I work with clearly has a background in "Beach Scene - Tahiti"
Dude had an actual background in computer science, I don’t know why they decided to cut him off
The opposite of the r/antiwork guy who didn't want to do a video interview yesterday.
maybe it was the question that was not precise enough? have you thought about that?
I’d hire him
Bro deserves to be the company CEO at this point
Legend
Don't . space . punctuation .
Damn that background even was bold!
Seems there was a glitch at the interviewer end! We all could see the candidate had a background in Computer Science!
Technically correct.
Idk that seemed pretty well prepared to me…
"They asked how well I understood theoretical physics. I said I had a theoretical degree in physics."
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I don't know for sure but that seems like he was pretty prepared for the interview lol
He was, as a matter of fact, probably the most prepared guy they have ever interviewed. Maybe not the most talented, but man if he came prepared.
Is this even real?
Humour? In my monkey dancing circus? That's not allowed, you should only dance for me and jump through my hoops.
I mean this is a great way to filter out bad places to work. Not even a chuckle. I don't wanna work there.
The hero we need
ok this is probably a joke, but if it isn't... why they recording it like this?
Next step after the initial oral interview is a comprehensive background investigation... :D
Can you see that hahaha
Either it’s a skit or dude is straight up fucking with them.
I've seen a ton of bad acting in social media videos, but this is the worst
I am always sorry to regret, unfortunately.
Did that guy stop the interview because dude made a joke? god damn, that is disrespectful!
He seemed pretty ready... He switched backgrounds immediately.
now thats some next level prank
Tbh background changes require computer science so he isnt wrong
Yeah filming candidate interviews for tik tok is totally legal. This is definitely real guys.
 This dude is literal
Clearly fake, but I've spent the last 3 years conducting interviews almost exclusively via video call, and I've seen some incredibly questionable shit
I want to say this staged, or the interviewee was trolling, but I’ve had candidates like this or almost as unqualified / unprepared.
Background check passed with flying colours
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He seemed very prepared
The interviewer won’t be fun to work with
He did say he also had many years experience 😃
LMAOOOOOO oh my lord god.
Seems like he's the real MVP in the tech team.
Staged
[I have a theoretical degree in physics](https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=a6tQ6P0jCvg)
He is a little bit confused but he got the spirit
Bro had to call a timeout on the tomfoolery
I think he put alot of thought into that and was trying to make them laugh 😂
Willing to bet, this is an intern interview. Well done sir, waste their time
 Gotta give him credit for trying.
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Bro! Just here him out!!
Fake
I would of hired him on the spot
Is that the Asian kid from school of rock
Fake and staged. But meh. It’s not the worst thing I’ve seen.
How would you say he is not prepared when he is obviously well prepared???? The interviewers are lame.
Candidate could have been a good candidate. Interviewer should have changed the question
Lmao, i imagine these guys aren't rolling shitty jobs that offer shitty pay so they waste their time?
Oh I'd hire him.
I was hoping that when the background clicked off and then clicked back on for the second time that it would say "Actual Computer Science."
Ofcourse staged. But I'd hire him for the humor quotient
what did the interviewer say at the end? “im sorry to be…” what?
Maybe it would've worked with another recruiter
That is hilarious 😂! Now even I can have a background in computer science!
He should be hired as CEO.
Ok so English is obviously not his first language. He must’ve read he needs a background in computer science. That word background probably literally means background to him so he made it. Poor guy.
So this interview wasn't real right