Unusual Job Applicant Behavior
A survey of top personnel executives of 100 major American
corporations asking for stories of unusual behavior by job
applicants revealed the following low-lights:
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"She wore a Walkman and said she could listen to me and the music
at the same time."
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"... stretched out on the floor to fill out the job application."
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"A balding candidate abruptly excused himself. Returned to office
a few minutes later, wearing a hairpiece."
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"... asked to see interviewer's resume to see if the personnel
executive was qualified to judge the candidate."
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"... announced she hadn't had lunch and proceeded to eat a
hamburger and french fries in the interviewer's office - wiping the
ketchup on her sleeve"
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"Stated that, if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty
by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm."
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"Interrupted to phone his therapist for advice on answering
specific interview questions."
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"When I asked him about his hobbies, he stood up and started tap
dancing around my office."
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"At the end of the interview, while I stood there dumbstruck,
went through his briefcase, took out a brush, brushed his hair, and left."
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"... pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a flash picture of
me. Said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed him."
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"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."
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"During the interview, an alarm clock went off from the
candidate's brief case. He took it out, shut it off, apologized and
said he had to leave for another interview."
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"A telephone call came in for the job applicant. It was from 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'll pay me more.' I didn't hire him,
but later found out there was no other job offer. It was a scam to
get a higher offer."
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"His attache [case] opened when he picked it up and the contents
spilled, revealing ladies' undergarments and assorted makeup and
perfume."
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"Candidate said he really didn't want to get a job, but the
unemployment office needed proof that he was looking for one."
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"... 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."
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"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 did need to get a new desk."
[ Author Unknown -- from 'Buffalos Chips' (buffalos-g-jokes.yahoogroups.com) ]
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