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23 Times When People Decided To Roll The Dice And Gave Honest Answers To Their Potential Employers
According to Christine McDade, who is a Human Resources professional (PHR & SHRM-CP) with over 20 years of experience in the public sector, job seekers should treat their potential employers with honesty.
"Since Human Resources and managers must screen through numerous applications to scale down the list for the job interviews, it is very important that hiring managers not have to guess or take extra time to figure out blanks or incomplete answers to questions on the job applications," McDade wrote. "The folks reviewing the job applications are going to assume at first glance that information included on that job application is true and providing a good description of the applicant's background."
So let's take a look at what happens when people follow through with it. Recently, Twitter user @talktoskirt showed off a resume, saying that under the 'Personal interests' section of the document the applicant had simply put "Breakfast". Intrigued by this proposition, they announced that they are going to be interviewing him. This tweet has received an avalanche of responses from everyone reminiscing on some of the best unusual yet genuine responses they had seen (or provided) in applications and interviews, with many of them ending with a successful hiring. Here are some of them.
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#1
Devil's Advocate 4 years ago
At least your weakness isn't cake in the same way as on Jumanji...
Daniel Atkins 4 years ago
Reminds me of Jim Gaffigan's bit on cake how you will do almost anything for cake.
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abel bustillos 4 years ago
So, being tardy and biting people off is smart, because actual skill and talent don't matter?
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Raven DeathShade 4 years ago
We knew a guy who was a policeman, and he loved donuts. We were amused every time we saw him eating one.
Load More Replies...One of the people whose tweet we featured in this list is Adam Wright from Wake Forest, North Carolina. (It's the one with the lifeguard and basketball player.) Adam is a manager for a larger-sized company and oversees a team of 15 people. During the 2 years he has spent in the role, Adam has also interviewed a lot of applicants.
"Recently, it has been rough finding quality candidates evening paying $15+ for the job," Wright told Bored Panda. "The role is an entry-level position so, I am not against hiring people who do not have a loaded resume. However, I do expect that the candidates would at least try to and sell me on why I should call them in for an interview."
#3
Giulia Fortunati 4 years ago
He could work his way to lion taming by easy stages, like insurance or banking!
third molar 4 years ago
My "lion" licks my face, wags its tail and drops on it back frequently demanding belly rubs.
Thomas Gille 4 years ago
When my wife was a teacher I always put Wild Animal Trainer as her occupation on our tax forms
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Robert Bailey 4 years ago
I did an interview in a south park tie in 2002. Had the job for 14 years.
tirebiter 4 years ago
During the tech boom of the 1990s, even mediocre people were hard to find. I hired a guy who had strong programming skills, but not much industry experience. The company had monthly all-hands meetings, and the new guy was being introduced to everyone (about a 100 people). The SVP running the meeting asked him why he wanted to work here, and he said, "Because I just live a few blocks away". It took a while for the laughter to die down. It turned out he was one of smartest, hard working and conscientious people I ever worked with. He was a rare find during a time that quality workers were nearly impossible to find.
While Wright expects honesty in a candidate's resume, he thinks it should also be directed at the position they are applying for.
"If you are applying for an athletics position, include stuff like lifting weights and basketball. Leave those types of skills off your resume for an office position," he said.
"What I am looking for depends on the role I am hiring for. For my entry-level positions, I would like to see that you at least made an effort to fill out a resume. I don't care that you were a lifeguard. I do care what responsibilities you had as a lifeguard. Sell me on why you were the best lifeguard they had."
"For the more experienced roles, I want to see relevant work and demonstration that you have the skills to back up your experience. If you were an Accounts Receivable Specialists, I want to see how much you were able to drop AR. If you were doing data entry, tell me how fast and accurate you can type. Sell me on you and why you're the best person for the role," Adam explained."
#5
Michael Sanders 4 years ago
Cooking an egg is what almost all chefs require as a test for new cooks
oddkiddo 4 years ago
In my many years as a chef I have neither experienced this nor tested anyone this way.
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FluffyKitten 4 years ago
Professional egg prep is hard, its not just boiling an egg to edible phase, you have to meet so many reqirements and know so much. The more I know, the more I am nervous when cooking eggs.
#6
Paul K. Johnson 4 years ago
I still can't levitate and really wish I could so I'm going with that being my greatest weakness.
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
I can relate. All i want is infinite godly power. Is it that hard?
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#7
According to a national survey by CareerBuilder which included more than 1,100 hiring managers and human resource professionals, 75% of employers have caught a lie on a resume.
"The problem with lying on your resume is that the odds of getting caught are high," Michael Erwin, senior career advisor for CareerBuilder, said in a press statement. "It's human nature to be tempted to exaggerate a little on your resume and suggest that you have more skills or greater experience than you really do. However, the short-term gains you might make in landing the job through deception can have long-term consequences that may do serious damage to your career."
The pressure to make a good first impression is high, as 39 percent of recruiters said they spend less than a minute looking at a resume and 23 percent spend less than 30 seconds.
"In this new job economy, jobs are plentiful [but] hiring people is tough," Adam Wright added. "Try to land a job better than where you might feel you should be (within reason) and you might get a call. Companies need people! Also, it seems no one dresses up for interviews any longer. I have not excluded someone from hiring due to their wardrobe. However, I have given someone a chance because they were dressed up. The small things matter."
#8
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
...with long arms (hey, as long as we're wishing, right?).
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Night Owl 4 years ago (edited)
And I want to be a bird (just so I could fly) but I love cats ... so lets make a deal and I become a bird that can turn into a cat and back again whenever I want to
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Jane Smith 4 years ago
Totally ruined my interview. CEO asked where did I see myself in five years? Said I hoped to have a dog. Whoops!
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#10
Lou Herout 4 years ago
The correct answer is... Interviews. You get a chuckle and can only go up from there
Night Owl 4 years ago
Were you the donut guy or his boss? (the guy who got late to the interview in a previous entry here)
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#12
Valley Girl 4 years ago
Do you not want all your employees to live? Why not guard their lives?
#14
Jessica N 4 years ago
I had one where under reasons left previous job was "fired for standing up for what i believe in" at a waitressing job. Every job she held was about 4 weeks. Nope.
Jace 4 years ago
I get where this is coming from, but most workplaces and employers are kinda terrible at this point, especially if it’s a corporation or a small business run by an asshole. I’ve been bullied in workplaces, and I’ve known people who were bullied by other bullies in same workplaces. It’s not rare; what’s rare is having an employer who gives a damn.
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Steve Wilson 4 years ago
In most states when you’re drawing unemployment you have to show that you’re actively seeking work in order to keep getting your checks. Heaven forbid one of these places actually offers you a job & ruins the whole thing. Guy didn’t want the job & was just hedging his bet.
#15
Valley Girl 4 years ago
Weakness: Propensity to be hit with multiple sexual harassment lawsuits.
#16
Raven DeathShade 4 years ago
Eggs Benedict, that's me. Good ol Jack Septibenedict. Eggs benedict are fookin delicious, by the way. I might need some eggs benedict every day.
My Name Is Mars 4 years ago
I used to make Eggs Benny for my friend every weekend just because it was his favorite dish. One of my favorites, too.
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Jill Hojnacki 4 years ago
Know this won’t be a popular choice, but for me it is an easy choice. I like oatmeal & I like raisins; I don’t eat eggs. I also like mimosas, and think vegetable juices to be a waste of good vegetables.
Wonderful 4 years ago
I’m right there with you. Bloody Mary’s give me heartburn and oatmeal is delicious.
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#17
chuck.dont.surf 4 years ago
*aspiring actors. Meaning they are not actors yet
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Alexandra Hughes 4 years ago
Drive a stick shift is actually a vanishing skill and actors list skills not everyone has. Use a hammer I’m not sure about.
#19
Kiryn Silverwing 4 years ago
I worked at a place that hired a fighting game world champion. It was at the company that made said game, and the job was game tester.
Thorfin Wolfsbane 4 years ago
That’s funny because I was the world Street Fighter II champion. hustled at an arcade and everything
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#21
This Person 4 years ago
The comments under this one are pretty bad. Have a break. Have a wholesome caterpillar 🐛
#22
ultravioletmaglite 4 years ago
I put it on mine for waitress job : i play online with friends, or puzzles. I said in interview that i know teamwork and liked logic problems.
Steve Haigh 4 years ago
I was asked about hobbies and I said "photography, tarantulas and tarantula photography". Got offered the job but turned them down in the end.
Random Anon 4 years ago
I think the perception is beginning to change on this. Most non-gaming people have no idea how much planning and organization it takes to sort out a party of 10 or more people for a gaming session especially when you want to succeed in the mode.
Jos Tiguidou 4 years ago
Considering where video games are headed, I don't see how it would be embarrassing to put that on your resume. If you're working for a huge law firm and based on what I know of big law firms from TV (trust me, I'm an expert) hobbies should be: Cocaine, prostitutes and Murder. Video game is puuuurtty tame considering.
Jason Doakes 4 years ago
Between Golf and high-quality games, I believe the latter to be much more useful
Jill Hojnacki 4 years ago
A lot of universities will give you a sports scholarship for their video gaming team if you’re any good.
#23
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago
Yep! Waffles take more work and use a persnickety machine or I'd have them more often. "Frozen waffles" is an oxymoron.
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You guys can fight over the pancakes and waffles while I eat my French toast
Jo Johannsen 4 years ago (edited)
Eggs, cream, vanilla, cinnamon whirled in the blender. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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PitbullmomAF 4 years ago
I don't know. Waffles have divots foe syrup and pancakes soak up the syrup. The real question is will you be making them for me?
Robin DJW 4 years ago
Waffles, because they start out a tiny bit crispy and are less likely to be heavy.
Marcellus II 4 years ago
Go visit Belgium, and revise this ludicrous opinion. Pit Brussels vs Liège waffles; make potato waffles with smoked salmon and serve with jerusalem artichoke; etc.
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Linda Roy 4 years ago
waffles...more room for syrup and most of it doesn't run down the sides.
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Bruce Mills 4 years ago
I once got hired purely because I rode a motorbike to the interview. We'd already been pre-screened by an agency as qualified for the job, and my soon-to-be boss just wanted someone with similar interests as him(he rode too).
RandomBeing 4 years ago
How do y'all think it would go if i responded to the weakness question with "i can seem flustered and nervous at first. However I can get used to new setting quickly so it doesn't take me long to get comfortable and become confident. I just don't seem like that at first"
RandomBeing 4 years ago (edited)
Or like "im bad at making myself look good in interviews"
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Libby 4 years ago
I was once asked my biggest weakness and I said, "pears" without thinking. When the interviewer asked why, I just answered honestly with, "Well..I'm allergic to pears..so if I eat them..I'll die..so..they're my biggest weakness because I'll die.." Somehow I still got the job lol
Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
Answered an ad for a part time bookkeeping position. It clearly stated they were looking for someone who only wanted part time work and not to round out their weekly hours (which I thought was odd, but whatever). So, one of the online questions was: why do you want to work part time? My answer: I've done the whole corporate rat race thing, no longer fit into any of my dopey little grey suits and quite frankly, don't want to work that hard any more. I was the only one interviewed for the job, which I loved and spent 4 years doing. The woman who interviewed me (13 years ago) is one of my closest & dearest friends.
Anna Heath 4 years ago
I had a guy who put under skills, to kill and kill silently. The job was for customer service, not hired.
TheartfulDutchGinger 4 years ago
I applied for a cleaning job once, the woman hiring people said, she didn't see me cleaning houses. She said I was too young and probably wouldn't do a good job. So I wasn't hired. I then started my own company to clean houses. A few years later I got an email from someone who needed a job. It was the woman who didn't hire me. I didn't hire her either, since I had (what we call in the Netherlands) a 1 person company. But I don't think I would have hired her anyway. She was rude .
Lovin' Life 4 years ago
Had several people in interviews say they would be the best for the job. The kicker was they had no transportation to and from work.
Suz66 4 years ago
I had one employee who took the bus every day. She was on time every day and rarely missed work. She was one of our best employees. She came to the interview prepared with a written listing of the bus schedule showing how she would make it to and from work. But another interviewee said he would "figure it out" when asked how he'd make it to work. He did not get the job.
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Bruce Mills 4 years ago
I once got hired purely because I rode a motorbike to the interview. We'd already been pre-screened by an agency as qualified for the job, and my soon-to-be boss just wanted someone with similar interests as him(he rode too).
RandomBeing 4 years ago
How do y'all think it would go if i responded to the weakness question with "i can seem flustered and nervous at first. However I can get used to new setting quickly so it doesn't take me long to get comfortable and become confident. I just don't seem like that at first"
RandomBeing 4 years ago (edited)
Or like "im bad at making myself look good in interviews"
Load More Replies... Libby 4 years ago
I was once asked my biggest weakness and I said, "pears" without thinking. When the interviewer asked why, I just answered honestly with, "Well..I'm allergic to pears..so if I eat them..I'll die..so..they're my biggest weakness because I'll die.." Somehow I still got the job lol
Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
Answered an ad for a part time bookkeeping position. It clearly stated they were looking for someone who only wanted part time work and not to round out their weekly hours (which I thought was odd, but whatever). So, one of the online questions was: why do you want to work part time? My answer: I've done the whole corporate rat race thing, no longer fit into any of my dopey little grey suits and quite frankly, don't want to work that hard any more. I was the only one interviewed for the job, which I loved and spent 4 years doing. The woman who interviewed me (13 years ago) is one of my closest & dearest friends.
Anna Heath 4 years ago
I had a guy who put under skills, to kill and kill silently. The job was for customer service, not hired.
TheartfulDutchGinger 4 years ago
I applied for a cleaning job once, the woman hiring people said, she didn't see me cleaning houses. She said I was too young and probably wouldn't do a good job. So I wasn't hired. I then started my own company to clean houses. A few years later I got an email from someone who needed a job. It was the woman who didn't hire me. I didn't hire her either, since I had (what we call in the Netherlands) a 1 person company. But I don't think I would have hired her anyway. She was rude .
Lovin' Life 4 years ago
Had several people in interviews say they would be the best for the job. The kicker was they had no transportation to and from work.
Suz66 4 years ago
I had one employee who took the bus every day. She was on time every day and rarely missed work. She was one of our best employees. She came to the interview prepared with a written listing of the bus schedule showing how she would make it to and from work. But another interviewee said he would "figure it out" when asked how he'd make it to work. He did not get the job.
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