How to mess up a job interview

We've all been interviewed for jobs. And, we've all spent most of
those interviews thinking about what not to do. Don't bite your
nails. Don't fidget. Don't interrupt. Don't belch. If we did any of
the don'ts, we knew we'd disqualify ourselves instantly. But some job
applicants go light years beyond this. We surveyed top personnel
executives of 100 major American corporations and asked for stories
of unusual behavior by job applicants. The lowlights:

- "...stretched out on the floor to fill out the job application."

- "She used an iPod and said she could listen to me and the music at
the same time."

- "A balding candidate abruptly excused himself. Returned to office a
few minutes later, wearing a hairpiece."

- "...asked to see interviewer's resume to see if the personnel
executive was qualified to judge the candidate."

- "... 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."

- "Stated that, if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty by
having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm."

- "Interrupted to phone his therapist for advice on answering
specific interview questions."

- "When I asked him about his hobbies, he stood up and started tap
dancing around my office."

- "...pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a flash picture of me.
Said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed him."

- "Said he wasn't interested because the position paid too much."

- "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."

- "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."

- "Candidate said he really didn't want to get a job, but the
unemployment office needed proof that he was looking for one."

- "...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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