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Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) I asked an applicant what kind of hobbies he took part in, and he told me he collected random things that 'pretty' women threw away. When the interview was over, I called the police and gave his résumé to them.

thetruthhurts1975 , Utility_Inc Report

Final score:

286points

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Random Panda 3 years ago

I really appreciate they contacted the police.

167points

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) Hiring for a Senior Dev position. Had a telephone interview and she seemed confident and competent so I flew her down for an on site interview. She calls not me but the front desk reception and says she can’t drive in a big city and needs a car to pick her up and she refuses to get the rental car we reserved (before Uber/Lyft). Call is transferred to me and I tell her to take the train (Atlanta, MARTA) no, she says, too scary. I tell her to go to the taxi stand and take that, nope afraid of taxis. She wants a corp limo to pick her up and nothing else will do. She is adamant. I put her on hold, have a chat with my boss who says just send her home, shes too much work if she can’t even handle this. I tell her thank you for taking the time to fly down but not even our own VPs get that treatment and to go ahead and change your ticket to fly home, now. She then starts telling me she will take a taxi, etc. i said please don’t bother it will be a waste of everyone’s time, thank you, goodbye.

Not once when setting up her travel plans did she say she needed assistance getting from the airport. It was explained to her she would pick up a rental car at the airport. She was fine with it. No idea WTF she was thinking but ain’t nobody got time for dat nonsense!

blatentpoetry , Taylor Grote Report

Final score:

256points

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Mihai Mara 3 years ago

If you were to hire that person you would also have had to hire a private driver.

52points

lovelanguage_sarcasm , Amy Hirsch Report

Career coach Jermaine was candid about how vital our body language and tone of voice both are to our success during interviews. They're both "super important" and you "always want to be perceived as confident and capable." Creating the opposite perception can reduce your talents to ashes in some hiring managers' eyes.

"If your body language or tone says otherwise, you destroy the perception of your skills. Once that's gone so are your chances of landing the job," Jermaine from JupiterHR warned.

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) She listed all of her ex-boyfriends who currently worked there and said she couldn’t wait to see the look on their faces when she showed up to work

Final score:

239points

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Kendra Miller 3 years ago

If I was hr I might interview her out of curiosity, but definitely not hiring her, the job site isn't a place for extra drama.

76points

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) I had a guy tell me God had chosen him for the job. But I did not choose him

JediKnightDub , Adib Hussain Report

Final score:

237points

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ThatOneCrazyFanGirl 3 years ago

He thought you're god

48points

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) He was naked during the interview, so we declined. When we brought up his video feed, he was laying in bed nude

Boxman75 , Austin Distel Report

Final score:

216points

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ThatOneCrazyFanGirl 3 years ago

Why just Why would you be like this in a interview?

106points

"You can teach someone to be a better coder but it's near impossible to teach them how to be a better person. Recruiters will always value personality first, but technical skills are a very close second," the career coach gave us a sneak peek into the exciting world of recruitment and HR. "Hiring managers keep that in mind and try to make sure candidates they like can perform competently. Different things contribute to this bar that aren't based on the candidate but the organization's internal ability to support and develop someone. Once those two elements are present a hire will happen.

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) A few years ago, I was hiring for a new graphic designer. The guy didn’t have much working experience and was a little odd, but I liked his portfolio so I decided to interview him anyways.

The whole interview was bizarre, but ended with the question “what do you think are your weaknesses?”

He replied “ummm tbh. I have some pretty violent tendencies...”’

Teckun2 , Dave Fayram Report

Final score:

210points

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

Send this guy packing, and run in the other direction!

65points

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) This kid, probably 18-20, started picking his nose, like nuckle deep and digging for gold in the middle of his food service job interview.

Wrapped that up real quick and didn't hire him.

tactics14 , Brittany Colette Report

Final score:

207points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

Imagine if he was applying to be a chef! O.O

49points

Anees092 , LinkedIn Sales Solutions Report

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) This one guy was interviewing for a kids job at a school and then casually slips in the conversation how ungrateful children are then tried rubbing it in that they would not be able to withstand PRISON LIKE HE DID

Final score:

193points

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Mihai Mara 3 years ago

Isn't a clean criminal history (no convictions) mandatory for working with children??

17points

Job interviews can be incredibly stressful. Our heart rates skyrocket, we start sweating, and our tongues feel like cotton wool in our mouths. That’s all part of the process, though, and plenty of HR reps understand this and give us the benefit of the doubt. However, being nervous doesn’t excuse some things, like rudeness.

According to GCFGlobal, poor manners can give your interviewer the impression that you’re unlikely to be a team player and that you’ll have a hard time retaining customers. What’s more, there’s the underlying assumption that you don’t value the people around you.

#10

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) A graduate sent his résumé in by email, had all the grades — assumably a quality hire. He showed up...but with his entire family

bunny_pony , Hunters Race Report

Final score:

191points

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Kendra Miller 3 years ago

That would be a great deal if that was an "all for the price of one" deal.

39points

Debbie Lavender 3 years ago

that, Kendra, would be slavery.

0points

Kendra Miller 3 years ago

It was a joke, I'm aware that this would be a terrible deal for the family. It's by definition not slavery because they are getting paid and have the right to quit if they so chose. The amount they would be paid when divided amongst them wouldn't be a living wage but there are plenty of jobs in the US that pay under the minimum. E.g. Farming and servers.

5points

Vorknkx 3 years ago (edited)

As someone who participates in signing up freshmen at a university, I've often seen a relative (mother or grandmother, usually) fill in the documents while the future student just stands idly by. I am tempted to ask them "is your mom going to take your exams for you?"

14points

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François Carré 3 years ago

Each member of the family had one of all the grades he'd gathered in his resume and they were expecting you to hire all of them.

4points

QueenMiri 3 years ago

😂 😂 😂 Why?!

4points

Virgil Sanders 3 years ago

that's what i want to know! lol

1point

Bex 3 years ago

I can see why this sounds bizarre to most. Perhaps the interviewer might have taken the time to ask some questions about the applicant's culture. Or just point blank asked why the family members were there instead of making assumptions about an obviously bright kid with great qualifications

3points

Marcellus the Third 3 years ago

Fun fact: Applied for a job in NZ --- was informed that I was entitled to bring along my tribe/family council indeed.

3points

Rene Morgan 2 years ago

Yes, whanau (family) are welcome and expected. They are there to awhi (support) that person.

0points

Brandi VanSteenwyk 3 years ago

As sketchy as this situation might be, I would have to ask "Why?" Then base anything further on the answer.

2points

Aurelia! 3 years ago

...maybe they just wanted to be supportive?

2points

Hecking Heavy 3 years ago

I sure hope so. Perhaps the family coming with him wasn't his choice.

7points

Vanessa Gibson 3 years ago

I will say in some cultures this is a normal practice, as it is considered rude to "big yourself up" you need to bring a family member/s in order to talk to your good qualities. But on the flip side of it's not a cultural thing then yeah its pretty bad. I used to manage a movie theatre and most of the employees were high school kids, which is fine. But if parents bought in a CV for their child instead of the child coming in themselves it would go straight in the bin. If you can't be bothered even bringing in your resume, why would I think you would be bothered coming in for work?

0points

Mickie Shea 3 years ago

It's called being supportive.

0points

Diane Knight 3 years ago

This trend was back in the late 2000s, Matt Lawer almost threw up in his mouth reporting a story such as this. Said if the hiree could not interview without the parent in the room, probably needed to have the apron strings surgically removed before the next job interview.

0points

third molar 3 years ago

Celebrating his 100th interview!!

0points

Dahungryfella 3 years ago

Sooo... did he get the job?

0points

glowworm2 3 years ago

That's hilarious though!

0points

Adam C 3 years ago

References?

0points

Mihai Mara 3 years ago

Mother knows best. Mother has to approve!

0points

#11

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) The applicant wrote that can do a backflip on his application. Then, unprovoked, he elected to demonstrate said backflip in my office.

kstamp89 , Will Fisher Report

Final score:

185points

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James016 3 years ago

One can argue that he backed up his claim. Unless he botched the backflip and landed flat on his face.

83points

#12

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) I interviewed a gal once and while we were talking, I was looking over her resume'. (Please note that English IS her first language or else this wouldn't have humored me so much) Her "mission statement" on her resume' was as follows:

"Along with my detail oriented and organizational skills, I will bring encourage team to work cooperatively and creativity to provide an understanding the visual aspects of our work."

This was for an admin position at a law firm. Not sure what "the visual aspects of our work" entailed in this position, honestly. I read it over about 5 or 6 times, worried that I was having a stroke so I didn't really hear much of anything she said during the interview. I haven't been able to make sense of it no matter how many times I read it. I actually cut it out of her resume' and have it sitting on my desk some 15 years later.

mattweb94 , Gangplank HQ Report

Final score:

184points

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Demi Zwaan 3 years ago

That would’ve been a good thing to ask during... oh, I don’t know.. AN INTERVIEW?

94points

Most interview tips are really just common sense dressed up a bit (pun intended because dressing appropriately is important). Things like arriving on time, greeting everyone present at the interview, and keeping your phone turned off.

Meanwhile, other things are a tad more difficult to get right. Especially when we’re nervous! Our tone of voice and body language say a lot about us and our insecurities. So getting them under control should be a priority if it’s a high-profile interview for an awesome job. You want to exude confidence, so you avoid doing things too quickly, whether it’s rushing out an answer before your lips can keep up or moving your body way too much.

#13

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) While waiting in reception, the applicant wandered into the CFO's office. She was on the phone, so he stood in her doorway and stared at her while she was on the phone

fievelm , Dane Deaner Report

Final score:

177points

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Kendra Miller 3 years ago

creepy

79points

#14

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) Had a candidate who came in and asked how hot my administrator was and asked if she was single or 'open to freaky Fridays.'

gmabarrett , Humphrey Muleba Report

Final score:

175points

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Kendra Miller 3 years ago

Part of the interview is checking your "fit", in this case the candidate blew it by blatantly telling the interviewer that he was planning on harassing the female employees.

55points

#15

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) They answered literally every question, 'I don’t know, man' or 'Can’t think of anything right now.'

WebHead1287 , Phil Hearing Report

Final score:

166points

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Kendra Miller 3 years ago

I feel that, interviews are scary and it can be difficult to come up with a good answer.

32points

A lot of issues with performing well during a job interview come down to a fear of public speaking. However, practice makes perfect. If you’re dead-set on making an awesome impression, then there’s really no substitute for putting yourself in as many uncomfortable situations as you can so that you can get used to them.

It’s one thing to know the theory of how to behave in an interview, it’s an entirely different thing to put it into practice. And reading about something is no substitute for cold, hard experience. When you’ve seen it all, there’s no reason to get scared. And your body language and tone will show it.

#16

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) I was interviewing a CDL driver candidate and this is how he explained his arrest for domestic violence.

“You know how Cherokee Indians get”

Benedict_ARNY , Samuel Mann Report

Final score:

163points

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Marnie 3 years ago

Oh, wow. Reminds me of my friend's ex-friend whose trial I went to decades ago. He was picked up for giving drinks to underage kids. He had a record for domestic assault. At the trial for the booze, somehow that came up. He says to the judge, "Well, some women are just asking for it, you know?" He literally said that. Then the baillif looked at me with great sympathy, thinking I was his ex. Hell, no.

77points

squirrel_exceptions , Gangplank HQ Report

#17

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) Me: I see you managed a vegetarian restaurant.

Interviewee: What?

M: It says here you managed a vegetarian restaurant.

I: Oh, I guess I did write that. Not really though. My girlfriend had an art exhibition, and I organized the sandwiches for the opening. They were vegetarian.

This was a candidate that was otherwise pretty impressive seeming, and had been among the favorites for a quite sought after position, the interview had even gone quite well up until this point. Met him later at a party, he had no memory of me.

Final score:

158points

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Monday 3 years ago

If you're gonna lie on your resume at least remember what you lied about.

91points

ZeeLadyMusketeer , LinkedIn Sales Solutions Report

#18

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) "And what do you think you could bring to this role?"
"Hire me and find out."

We stopped the interview then and there. He complained to the CEO that we'd treated him unfairly (he was only interviewing because of a personal recommendation; I think he believed this entitled him to a job). The CEO laughed in his face.

Final score:

152points

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

Everyone loves a good joke.

40points

So, dear Pandas, which of these stories caught your attention the most? What’s the most nerve-wracking or just downright weird interview experience you’ve ever had? Do you have any tips and tricks for performing well in interviews that you’d like to share with all the other readers? Share your thoughts and experiences in the comment section below. And remember—never let them see you sweat (metaphorically).

#19

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) To start the interview, I asked him to tell us a little bit about himself. Thirty-five minutes later, he stopped talking

DefinitelyYoda , Leon Report

Final score:

150points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

*takes a sip of water* ok so where was I?

89points

#20

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) We have a very simple “pre-employment” test. If you have been in our industry for more than a year you should get 100%. Some times we even give it as an “at home” test.

We had one guy that took his test home had it for over a week. He brought it to the formal interview and got 90% of the questions wrong. Even though according to his resume he was an all star and knew everything.

He had an excuse for every wrong answer to even the most widely known questions in our industry.

It would be the equivalent of saying you have been laying sod for 20 years, and then put the green side down.

He didn’t get the job.

ejsandstrom , Samuel Mann Report

Final score:

148points

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

This would not have been the first time that an applicant lied about his credentials.

21points

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#21

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) I had a video interview with a candidate. They were clearly in a large room/bedroom, with most of it visible in the background, but it was clean, so I didn't mind. In the back right corner was a closed door. A few minutes into the interview, I saw the door open slightly. Some dude poked his head in and then closed the door. About 30 seconds later, I saw the door slowly open again, only this time the dude came crawling out the bottom. He continued to crawl across the floor, making his way to the opposite side of the room. I assumed he thought he was out of the camera's focus, but he was visible. He got to the far end of the room and turned to fiddle with something — ass in the air facing the camera.

xantyrn , Dylan Ferreira Report

Final score:

144points

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Kendra Miller 3 years ago

Did ass-in-air-guy or candidate ever realize that the interviewer could and did see everything?

35points

teabunny25 , Standsome Worklifestyle Report

#22

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) He showed up late. Then, he started checking his hair in the front camera as I was mid-sentence!?

Final score:

132points

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QueenMiri 3 years ago

😂

20points

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#23

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) A man told us all about his mom’s Alzheimer’s, talked [bad things] about our company, and got upset when we didn’t offer him the position on the spot. It was a wild ride.

Sharkattackr , Christina Report

Final score:

131points

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Raine Soo 3 years ago

Just like in the dating world, is the other person going to go on a date with you, after you've insulted her/him?

28points

#24

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) A lady walked in to the office with sweat pants on, a nice blouse, and sunglasses. We asked her to take the glasses off and she declined saying florescent lights hurt her eyes. We gave her the interview questions anyway. We asked what her strengths and weaknesses were. She gave us nothing but weaknesses. She couldn't stand still for "more than 5 minutes and really didn't like talking to people". She applied for a cashier position.

ItsSarahMarie , Christina Report

Final score:

129points

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Kendra Miller 3 years ago

Probably not, but maybe she is trying to escape an abusive relationship. Going after an entry level job, no confidence talking/working with other people, not able to list even one good think about herself and obsessively focused on her faults. Plus the sunglasses could be hiding a black eye. I'm probably reading to far into it.

73points

#25

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) I once received a resume that was just a list of around 20 places someone had worked with the reason they had been fired next to each one.

QuietCornerGirl , Van Tay Media Report

Final score:

126points

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Random Panda 3 years ago

At least they were honest.

63points

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#26

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) Once had the spouse of a prominent Soldier tell us that she was obviously the most qualified and if we didn’t select her, she would go to the IG and the General. She wasn’t selected.

[deleted] , Daria Pimkina Report

Final score:

124points

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Kendra Miller 3 years ago

Is this really how someone wants to start a new job? Scare tactics and bragging? Seriously.

61points

#27

Applicant stated during the job interview that they didn't read the job description and had no idea what this position was. And they were an internal applicant... so we pretty much stopped right there.

DougieSloBone Report

Final score:

117points

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James016 3 years ago

That's bad

27points

#28

My wife was interviewing an early college student for a (paid) internship at a pharma company and he just stared at her breasts the whole time. She was not displaying any cleavage or skin, he just stared.

Draxtonsmitz Report

Final score:

112points

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Marnie 3 years ago

I had that exact thing happen to me 15-20 years ago. I was a developer, interviewing an college-age intern. I was wearing a sweater. Nobody ever stared at my breasts, so I particularly noticed it. He looked up once in a while. But honestly, he still gave a great interview. He was a kid, so I didn't really hold it against him, and recommended they give him the job. He did very well (and he didn't do the staring thing after that).

79points

#29

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) Probably the one who when asked why they hadn't declared their previous convictions which showed up in pre employment screening checks.

"those don't count they are my deadname crimes"

learnercentric , COD Newsroom Report

Final score:

110points

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Demi Zwaan 3 years ago

So did they just transition to clear their crime records?

32points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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#30

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) My manager and I were doing this interview. When I called the applicant in, he gave me a huge hug and proceeded to talk to me like I was his best friend.

tittyelf , kennejima Report

Final score:

101points

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Aurelia! 3 years ago

Okay, but some people are just super affectionate, depending on their personality and the part of the world they come from. I don't see this as an issue necessarily, although I understand how in some contexts it could seem unprofessional.

41points

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#31

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) Some of the walls in the office were painted a vague brownish colour. Partway during the interview this guy starts looking around with a really spaced out look and says: "This office really reminds me of a cardboard box. But not in a bad way. Like the kind of box that you put things in, you know?"

He then decided that he didn't want the job and left before the interview was over.

BuffelBek , US Embassy Report

Final score:

45points

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EA 3 years ago

Why would you get high before a job interview??

27points

#32

In the middle of the interview for a technician job he tells me that he wants to change his name and asks me how to do it. I said I guess go to the courthouse and he spent 5 minutes discussing what he will have to do.

pinkpiggles Report

Final score:

44points

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Marnie 3 years ago

Okay, that's one of the weirdest ones here.

9points

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#33

What about the job interests you?

"What job do you mean?"

This job, the job you applied for...

"What job is this again? What do you do here?"

rowdybuttons Report

Final score:

44points

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Demi Zwaan 3 years ago

Maybe consult with paramedics, because that doesn’t sound healthy.

11points

BoopThisIsMySam , Sebastian Herrmann Report

#34

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) This guy was really good, but he kept bringing up his vacation in the Finger Lakes like every four sentences. 'Just making sure the Finger Lakes thing is OK.' I mean, for real?

Final score:

40points

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Douglas Turner 3 years ago

Maybe "Finger Lakes" is some kind of code?

6points

#35

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) At the conclusion of the interview, we asked if he had anything else to add, and he said "Please like me."

[deleted] , Cytonn Photography Report

Final score:

37points

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James016 3 years ago

That's probably nerves getting the better of him

67points

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#36

Posted an ad for taxi drivers on Craigslist, and got a picture of some anime samurai, along with a long dissertation on how the applicant was really into comics and anime. But didn't answer any of the questions.

HarleyWeaver Report

Final score:

33points

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I want cake 3 years ago

Sounds like someone who very earnestly completely misunderstood advice about a good cover letter.

5points

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#37

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) She cried three times during the interview about how much she hated her current job. My coworker had to get up and grab a box of tissues for her. When she finally calmed down, she informed us that she'd need a special desk chair due to an injury she sustained at her current job

accidentalhorse , Ivan Aleksic Report

Final score:

30points

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Random Panda 3 years ago

Aw, I feel sorry for her.

57points

#38

Hiring Managers Share The Times They Thought "What's Wrong With This Person" (30 Stories) I asked, 'How well do you interact with people?' He said, 'I used to be a bouncer, so I know how to DEAL with people.' I immediately said, 'OK, this interview is over. Thank you for your time.

Bubblesintroubles , Tinus Marte Report

Final score:

21points

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Demi Zwaan 3 years ago

This was more tongue-in-cheek funny than anything else. Bit weird to dismiss someone for having been a bouncer.

38points

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What do you think ?

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kate h 3 years ago

Some of these are obviously people who are on unemployment and want to stay on unemployment. They have to prove they are looking for a job, so they interview but blatantly blow it in some way. I used to see this a fair amount when I was hiring. I always wondered what their plan was when their unemployment insurance ran out, which at that time was 20 - 30 weeks depending on the State. (this was pre-Covid.)

20points

H Edwards 3 years ago

This is exactly what I was thinking

7points

Suzanne Haigh 3 years ago

In Britain they would just transfer onto other benefits.

0points

Csaba Horvath 3 years ago

This is present in other countries too.

0points

Chris 3 years ago

I was interviewing someone once, she was talking us through where she'd been, then dropped something huge in the middle, and then carried on like it was totally normal... "so I worked here and did this role, got promoted, my husband burnt the house down with me and my three children in it, then I moved to London, worked at this other company..."... WTF?? You can't just drop that in mid-sentence!!!

13points

Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago

Probably that she wanted to explain herself a little but didn’t want to talk about the situation unless she had to. I don’t blame her.

5points

James016 3 years ago

I used to work for a tour operator so there was always interviews going on for seasonal positions in the hotels. Mainly 18-22 year olds. One of the recruiters was complaining that the guy she had just interviewed stank of BO and alcohol and during the interview burped really loudly without covering his mouth. She said she felt physically sick and stopped the interview there and then.

10points

Saico Hipe 3 years ago

I worked at a Philly cheesesteak restaurant years ago. It was a tiny place, so we didn't have a lot of staff on hand any given shift, and everyone pitched in on every job (grill, salad, register). One day, my manager is interviewing this chick, and she seems competent enough, but towards the end of the interview says, "Oh, I'm a vegetarian, I won't have to handle any meat products, will I?" My manager was kinda dumbfounded. He said slowly, "Yesss... We only have one vegetarian item on the menu, and we virtually never sell it. You would be standing within 2 feet of a griddle that's cooking up to 40lbs of meat at a time for hours. And then assembling and wrapping meat sandwiches. That's basically all we do." She seemed shocked, and ended up just kind of leaving. I felt bad for anyone that oblivious, but we all got a chuckle out of it as well.

4points

Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago

I don’t blame her. She probably thought she’d just be a cashier and ring things up and not have to touch the animals.

0points

Christopher Chaaban 3 years ago

After first having a phone interview with her, I had a woman in her early twenties arrive for her in-person interview with me, a man in my late twenties. She was wearing a much-too-short mini-skirt with a mostly open blazer and an exposed, lace bustier in lieu of a blouse. As she walked inside, I stood and greeted her while simultaneously using her overtly flirtatious hand shake to guide her back through my office door toward reception. I thanked her for coming and told her under no circumstances would I be hiring her for any position in the company. I then asked reception to show her out and returned to my office. She was stunned.

2points

Esca Sav 3 years ago

Interviewed a few months back right when I received a positive Covid test. Didn't tell the interviewers I was sick (This was over Google Hangouts btw), but holy sh*t was it difficult to hide my red face and sweaty armpits on screen. I legit almost died in that interview. Mom opened the door after it was done and saw me drenched. Did well apperantly, but the company decided they couldn't hire anyone at the time T_T Over 500 applications so far guys, still unemployed. Haven't even managed to get to the interview process...

2points

the redqueen 3 years ago

Lol-glad you threw in the fact it was over google hangouts...still made me laugh

0points

AnnaBanana 3 years ago

Weirdest interview I ever had as a candidate was when the company owner walked in late, then unzipped his pants, dropped them a bit, tucked his shirt in, zipped up and then sat down and carried on like nothing happened. I got the job. I still work there, directly for the owner and he's done WAY more inappropriate things since then...it certainly makes the job interesting!

2points

DDmaybeandor 3 years ago

My stepdad did this all the time and anywhere. It was a weird thing that was second nature to him, as natural as taking off a jacket. I got about 80% used to it but it was always odd.

3points

Jo Choto 3 years ago

I had a man interview with me. He started off by saying that he knew he couldn't do the job because of his bad back. He then told me that he currently had three or four lawsuits going for illegal prejudice against hiring disabled people with other prospective employers. He then told me that he was planning to sue my company when the interview was finished. I said, "But what if I offer you the job?" He said, "Well, I don't really want it." And that's how that interview ended. No lawsuit ensued.

1point

Cake lady 3 years ago

On the flip side I was being interviewed for a job I had years of experience in. Walked into the interview to a conference table full of people. One young man spoke and went over my resume to the point of asking what I did between high school and college. I was 58! Should have walked right then and there.

1point

denzoren 3 years ago

I was interviewing someone who was doing their PhD so I was expecting a good interview but when I asked why they wanted to work for the company they said, "because of Trish" and I asked, "in addition to that, what about the company do you find interesting?" and she said, "well Trish works here and she told me about it". Trish was the VP of the company. I was so confused because I knew she was here only because of her friend but come on...at least fake it....what made it worse was she was studying ICT systems and that's what we do...she could have easily used that.

1point

Rissie 3 years ago

I have some stories the other way around. An interview that started with someone finishing up their meal while his colleague was late. His excuse, he had to switch meetings. Mind you, MS Teams and he was 10 minutes late. Both working from home. Number one even continued with drinking a can of coke as if he was Kylie Jenner in a Pepsi commercial. I have experienced all kinds of outfits that weren't really suitable. Old sweaters (hiring for a management position somewhere not Google), dingy stained clothes, unkempt hair. People really have a hard time transitioning into a more business like manner when at home...

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Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago (edited)

Kendall was the Pepsi commercial, not Kylie. Also Kendall didn’t drink a coke in that commercial, because it was a Pepsi commercial lol. Interviewers eating or being late doesn’t seem that abnormal even in the non covid world.

0points

Ronna Stefan 3 years ago

This is my own embarrassing interview, followed by my now husband's most embarrassing interview. Keep in mind that we were both teens at the time, and both on our very FIRST interviews ever. Me, interviewing for a server type job at a local family restaurant. Interview was going well, vibe from the interviewer was good, I thought I was nailing it. Final question - Interviewer: Tell me about a weakness of yours. Me: Well, sometimes when people tell me to do things, I don't always want to do them. Derp. End of Interview. Didn't get the job. I stupidly thought I was supposed to be honest! My husband's first one, 16. Applying to be a salesperson at a big department store. Interview going well until... Interviewer: Where do you see yourself in 5 years' time? Hubs: I wanna be a bartender on a cruise ship. Record scratch, interview over.

1point

Rissie 3 years ago

Anyone asking those questions to a teenager is the one really failing.

9points

the redqueen 3 years ago

Fine, I will embarrass myself too; When I first started applying for "out of college jobs", you had to take "evaluations"; math, knowledge assessment, personality, psychology, ect. I suck at math. Hate it! Decent amount of common sense. Personality? -let's just say I have one, and I am not shy. Interviews went great-yet not one callback. I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong-Finally, a HR person told me." Yes. You had the job, but you failed a test." The personality test. Told my friends, took me forever to convince them I wasn't kidding. They asked me to describe what was on the test, & my answers. I have never seen a group of people laugh so hard. When HR told me there " were no right or wrong answers,"and to "just be honest"-big dummy me did just that. Big dummy me didn't know that it was a trick in the game ur supposed to play.........continued

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M O'Connell 3 years ago

Did they honestly expect your husband to be a department store clerk 5 years on, or what?

1point

Laura Elizabeth 2 years ago

Guy walked in. Walked down the hall into an area that was clearly for employees (offices on both sides) just kind of looking in windows. When I interviewed him he was looking behind me like something was fascinating. I looked back to see what was there. He said "what is that?" I said "uhhh, a walkie talkie". At that point I wanted to just kind of gracefully end the interview. I asked "why do you want this job" He answered "I need some money to get out of town in the next month or so". I looked at his eyes, pupils super dilated. I escorted him to the street after and watched him get on the bus.

0points

Csaba Horvath 3 years ago

There are a lot of lelv99 idiots out there, i think :D

0points

Mimi M 3 years ago

Under the post it should link to the original Reddit post, not the username. You want to be able to look up the original post on Reddit. This is how it's always been done on BP, but not on this post.

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James016 3 years ago

There is a link in the opening text. In the second paragraph.

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Yehudit Hannah Cohn 3 years ago

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kate h 3 years ago

20points

H Edwards 3 years ago

This is exactly what I was thinking

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Suzanne Haigh 3 years ago

In Britain they would just transfer onto other benefits.

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Csaba Horvath 3 years ago

This is present in other countries too.

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Chris 3 years ago

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Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago

Probably that she wanted to explain herself a little but didn’t want to talk about the situation unless she had to. I don’t blame her.

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James016 3 years ago

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Saico Hipe 3 years ago

4points

Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago

I don’t blame her. She probably thought she’d just be a cashier and ring things up and not have to touch the animals.

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Christopher Chaaban 3 years ago

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Esca Sav 3 years ago

2points

the redqueen 3 years ago

Lol-glad you threw in the fact it was over google hangouts...still made me laugh

0points

AnnaBanana 3 years ago

2points

DDmaybeandor 3 years ago

My stepdad did this all the time and anywhere. It was a weird thing that was second nature to him, as natural as taking off a jacket. I got about 80% used to it but it was always odd.

3points

Jo Choto 3 years ago

1point

Cake lady 3 years ago

1point

denzoren 3 years ago

1point

Rissie 3 years ago

1point

Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago (edited)

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Ronna Stefan 3 years ago

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Rissie 3 years ago

Anyone asking those questions to a teenager is the one really failing.

9points

the redqueen 3 years ago

1point

M O'Connell 3 years ago

Did they honestly expect your husband to be a department store clerk 5 years on, or what?

1point

Laura Elizabeth 2 years ago

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Csaba Horvath 3 years ago

There are a lot of lelv99 idiots out there, i think :D

0points

Mimi M 3 years ago

Under the post it should link to the original Reddit post, not the username. You want to be able to look up the original post on Reddit. This is how it's always been done on BP, but not on this post.

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James016 3 years ago

There is a link in the opening text. In the second paragraph.

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