Article created by: Justinas Keturka
You spray your flatmate’s perfume, tell yourself in the mirror “u can do it,” and head out to the nerve-wracking job interview hoping it’s gonna be the last one. Not because you want that job that bad, but because you can’t take one more sweaty ordeal.
And while most of us know what we are going to say word-for-word by heart, some job seekers seem like they couldn’t care less. And who is better equipped to tell the horror stories from job interviews gone sour than the employers themselves? From an applicant hitting their car in a parking lot to asking if any of the staff is single, or texting through the whole interview like it’s whatever, employers reveal the very worst candidates they had to deal with.
And I mean, if you are brave enough to take the luxury and see where destiny takes you in your next job interview, do whatever—just don’t be, like, the worst.
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#1
I had a recent college grad interview for a job. Asked if we had a nap room. Said his doctor required him to take an hour nap a day. If he got hired he will provide the appropriate medical records but requires a nap room. He also asked if when he got hired if he would be one of the bosses of the developers who interviewed him. I asked why and he said he felt off about the developer and said he would let him go. He then asked where his office would be located and whether they would compensate him with stock options or ownership. Finally he ended the interview saying he had an 3pm appointment and it was nice talking to me. I asked him to leave. He was applying for an entry level support analyst position.
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#2
This one guy had Googled me and was asking me all kinds of stuff related to my background and hobbies etc. It was really creepy.
We didn’t hire him.
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#3
He assumed he had the job during the interview, so he was very relaxed. Leaned back in the chair, showed up late, and texted the whole time.
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#4
Too much cologne/perfume. I have ended numerous interviews because of this.
I have had hiring managers end interviews early because they could not stand the stench. One time, the hiring manager had an asthma attack because of this. Guess what? The candidate did not get the job.
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#5
Applicant said, ‘So are any of the guys here single?’ during the interview.
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#6
Chewing gum – especially bubble gum – during the job interview.
I once had an applicant sit there chewing bubble gum. At first I thought it might be a “nervous habit,” but when he blew a bubble while I was referring to his resume, that did it.
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#7
I’m a manager at a popular 24-hour restaurant chain in the South. I had a younger guy come in for an interview, who had some decent experience and was very polite over the phone, but when he showed up I immediately knew we wouldn’t be hiring him. He came in to the restaurant with no shoes or shirt on.
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#8
“Will I be able to leave earlier when the time changes to get home before dark. My mom doesnt want me in the city then”
This was asked by a guy my old office was interviewing for a job. He was in his mid 20s.
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#9
Applicant said, ‘Does this place have a policy on drugs, because I have fun at the weekends?
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#10
Once had a guy come to interview at the software company I worked at wearing a “Female Body Inspector” shirt… that ended quickly.
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#11
It was a handwritten resume that was just a list of the 10 places this gentleman had worked at over the last two years. Next to each one he wrote ‘fired’ or ‘quit.’
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