1. A telephone call came in for the job applicant during the
interview. It was 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 will pay me more." I didn't hire him,
but later found out there was no job offer. It was a scam to
get a higher offer.
2. Announced she hadn't had lunch, and proceeded to eat a
hamburger and french fries during the interview.
3. Applicant challenged interviewer to arm wrestle.
4. Asked if I wanted some cocaine before starting the interview.
5. Asked to see interviewer's resume to see if the personnel
executive was qualified to judge the candidate.
6. 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.
7. Bald candidate abruptly excused himself. Returned a few
minutes later wearing a hairpiece.
8. Bounced up and down on my carpet and told me I must be highly
thought of by the company because I was given such a thick
carpet.
9. Brought her large dog to the interview.
10. Candidate asked me if I would put on a suit jacket to ensure
that the offer was formal.
11. Candidate kept giggling through a serious interview.
12. Candidate said he really didn't want the job, but the
unemployment office needed proof that he was looking for one.
13. Chewed bubble gum and constantly blew bubbles.
14. 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.
15. Had a little pinball game and challenged me to play with him.
16. He came to the interview with a moped and left it in the
reception area. He didn't want it to get stolen, and stated
that he would require indoor parking for the moped.
17. He whistled when the interviewer was talking.
18. His attache case opened when he picked it up, and the contents
spilled, revealing ladies' undergarments, assorted make-up and
perfume.
19. He took off his shoe and sock, applying medicated foot powder
and dusted it on the foot and in the shoe. While he was
putting back on the shoe and sock, he mentioned that he had to
use the powder four times a day and this was the time.
20. Interrupted to phone his therapist for advice on answering
specific interview questions.
21. Man wore jogging suit to interview for position as vice
president of finance.
22. 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 needed to get a new desk.
23. Pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a picture of me.
Said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed him.
24. Said he was so well-qualified that if he didn't get the job,
it would show that the company's management was incompetent.
25. Said he wasn't interested because the position paid too much.
26. Said if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty by
having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm.
27. She threw up on my desk and immediately starting asking
questions about the job as if nothing happened.
28. She wore a Walkman and said she could listen to me and the
music at the same time.
29. Stretched out on the floor to fill out the job application.
30. The applicant came in wearing only one shoe. She explained
that the other shoe was stolen off her foot on the bus.
31. Took the brush out of my purse and brushed his hair and then
left.
32. When I asked him about his hobbies, he stood up and started
tap dancing around my office.
33. While I was on a long distance phone call, the applicant took
out a copy of Penthouse and looked through the photos only,
stopping longest at the centerfold.
34. Without saying a word, candidate stood up and walked out
during the middle of an interview.
35. Wouldn't get out of the chair until I would hire him. I had
to call the police.