Ok, well we thought we have seen and heard it all in job interviews but kids, here are some of the absolute “do not do’s” on an interview. You might say after reading these, “no one would ever be that stupid”……well afraid so. Schools probably need to start teaching interview skills…Ya Think!
- Candidate said the more he was paid, the harder he worked
- Candidate said he had been fired from past positions, but still included those managers as references
- Candidate said getting an interview was important because he wanted an opportunity to show off his new tie
- Candidate listed her dog as a reference
- Candidate listed-yes, the moonwalk-as a special skill
- A husband and wife team looking to job share submitted a poem they had co-written
- Candidate listed ‘versatile toes’ as a selling point
- Candidate wrote that he would be “a good asset to the company” but somehow omitted the last two letters in “asset.”
- Candidate’s email address contained the phrase “shakinmybootie”
- Candidate mentioned that he had survived a bite from a deadly aquatic animal
- Candidate used first name only
- Candidate asked, “Would you pass up the opportunity to hire someone like this? I think not.”
- Candidate insisted that he be paid for the time he spent interviewing with the company
- Candidate shipped a lemon with resume, stating, “I am not a lemon.”
- Candidate included on his resume the fact that he had been arrested for assaulting his previous boss.