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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HR Bitch here: Generally, it's best to stay somewhat conservative. Unless you are sure your humor will go over well, it's not going to be well-received if you make jokes. If the person interviewing you had a poster of the Friends cast on their wall and then you said, "Could I BEEEE any more excited for the opportunity to work here?" that might be well received.

A lot of humor is based on stereotypes though, so be very, very cautious. I would think a candidate was unfocused and didn't take things seriously (in a bad way) if we sat down for our interview and they said, "So a rabbi and a priest walk into a bar" or "Knock knock" or "What did the gopher say to the snake?" or something. [/quote]

ahah, I wasn't thinking about jokes but more like answering some questions with a bit of humor. Let's say someone asks you what's your greatest weakness and you start off by saying: "chocolate is my greatest weakness, I just can never resist" but then you follow up with a more serious answer lkke "more seriously, my weakness is bla bla boa" that's the type of humor i was referring to[/quote]

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