World's Worst Interviewees
While I hesitate to believe these
are real, they surely could be. Regardless, they're
certainly funny!
1. "... stretched out on the floor to fill out the job
application."
2. "She wore a Walkman and said she could listen to me
and the music at the same time."
3. "A balding candidate abruptly excused himself and then
returned to office a few minutes later, wearing a hairpiece."
4. "... asked to see interviewer's resume to see if the
personnel executive was qualified to judge the candidate."
5. "... announced she hadn't had lunch and proceeded to
eat a hamburger and French fries in the interviewer's office,
wiping the ketchup on her sleeve."
6. "Stated that, if he were hired, he would demonstrate
his loyalty by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm."
7. "Interrupted to phone his therapist for advice on answering
specific interview questions."
8. "When I asked him about his hobbies, he stood up and
started tap dancing around my office."
9. "At the end of the interview, as I stood dumbstruck,
he went through my purse, took out a brush, brushed his hair,
and left."
10. "... pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a flash
picture of me. Said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed
him."
11. "Said he wasn't interested because the position paid
too much."
12. "While I was on a long-distance phone call, the applicant
took out a copy of Penthouse magazine and looked through the
photos only, pausing longest at the centerfold."
13. "During the interview, an alarm clock went off from
the candidate's briefcase. He took it out, shut it off, apologized,
and said he had to leave for another interview."
14. "A telephone call came in for the job applicant from
his wife. His side of the conversation went like this: "Which
company? When do I start? What's the salary?" I said, "I
assume you're not interested in conducting the interview any
further." He promptly responded, "I am as long as
you'll pay me more." I didn't hire him, but later found
out there was no other job offer. It was just a scam to get
a higher offer."
15. "His attache [case] opened when he picked it up and
the contents spilled out, revealing ladies undergarments and
assorted makeup and perfume."
16. "Candidate said he really didn't want the job but the
unemployment office needed proof that he was looking for one."
17. "... asked who the lovely babe was, pointing to the
picture on my desk. When I said it was my wife, he asked if
she was home now and wanted my phone number. I called security."
18. "Pointing to a black case he carried into my office,
he said that if he was not hired, the bomb would go off. Disbelieving,
I began to state why he would never be hired and that I was
going to call the police. He then reached down to the case,
flipped a switch and ran. No one was injured, but I did need
to get a new desk."
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