Being in the business of finding people jobs for 30 years has been very rewarding, but every now and again somebody does something bizarre that surprises even me! Here are a few examples of things that people have done in interviews that really had me scratching my head:
- Taking out a Danish pastry and eating it while being interviewed.
- Stopping to have a beer on the way to the interview (beer-breath is not a promising sign).
- Bringing their Mom to the interview (Mom followed the candidate into the interview room and answered all the questions for him).
- Carrying a kindergarten appropriate lunch box into the interview and leaving it there by mistake.
- Wearing an evening gown because the recruiter advised them to “dress formally” for the interview.
Do you have any surprising stories to share about interviews?
