HRGuru

As a recruiter, I occasionally encounter previous employees interested in returning to the company. A young man called me one day to explain that he had been a fantastic employee two years prior, and that he had been fired by accident: "I didn't mean to hit the other guy over the head with a mop! Really, it just slipped and hit him twice!" Rehire? I think not.

My dad works for a small sporting-goods distributor, and he recently received an application from a gentleman trying to impress him with his dedication to the "field." His stated goal? "To ski 365 days-a-year." Wonder when he was planning to work.

I was recruting some warehouse executives, and one of the questions that we asked was "What is your weakness?"

This particular candidate replied that he falls in love easily.  Since he didnt have the skill set we were looking for, we wrote him a nice email saying "since you fall in love easily, you might have breakups happening periodically, and this means, you would be depressed most of the time and this would affect your productivity and our work might suffer, so we wish you all the best for the next job.

jubix88 says ...

I was recruting some warehouse executives, and one of the questions that we asked was "What is your weakness?"

This particular candidate replied that he falls in love easily.  Since he didnt have the skill set we were looking for, we wrote him a nice email saying "since you fall in love easily, you might have breakups happening periodically, and this means, you would be depressed most of the time and this would affect your productivity and our work might suffer, so we wish you all the best for the next job.

 I'm still laughing!!!   nope, still laughing.

The funniest resume I received was a photograph of a girl in a bikini and all her body measurements listed under vital statistics.  No kidding!

The weirdest interview I had was when a guy I had just fired the Friday before for bad performance, and who took a swing at me during the exit interview showed up on Monday to apply for the position he vacated, stating that he had learned his lesson. 

I was recruiting talent for a market research (telemarketing) firm and the funniest response that I've eveer gotten to, "Why are you interested in working for this company?" was...   "I needs a job, so I can get some money to gets something to eat. Know what I'm sayin'"

I nearly fell out of my chair because I only thought those type of answers were given in comedy films.

I was interviewing a candidate for an HRIS position, she sounded great on the phone. So, I proceeded with the face-to-face interview and almost spilled my coffee when I saw her. She was wearing  a suit  with cowboy boots....

At an interview for a financial advisor position, a woman showed up 40 minutes late to the interview pre-brief wearing a dress and shoes with the store tag still on them and in plain view.  Then had the nerve to ask that she be interviewed first because she didn't have a lot of time.

Had a unique situation today, which I need to share with all of you....

I interviewed another candidate for the HRIS position while having lunch. The lady almost choked while drinking water and her dentures fell inside the glass. She immediately picked them up and place them back in her mouth. I had to excuse myself and go to the restroom to avoid the laughter. When I returned to the table she had vanished, talk about first impression!!! 

She didn't even give me a chance to discuss our dental plan....

So Daniel,

How's he workingo out?!

(LOL) 

Maybe he was Italian, "detale", hahaha

cwheeler says ...

I asked a candidate why she was leaving her current job. She proceeded to rake her boss over the coals for the next 10 minutes. Then she told me his name! I have been playing golf with this guy at my golf course for the last 12 years. I only know him from golf, and he seems like a very nice guy who treats everyone with respect. When I told her that I knew him, the blood drained from her face. It is a very small world. I did not hire her.

 

Oooooooooh.... oh man, I bet that taught her a lesson.

Ha, not that IS a sad song.

dmiller says ...

 

Years ago I had an interview with a gentleman who had a two year gap in resume. When I asked about the gap he said he rides bulls on his days off. And that gap was when a bull stomped on his head and he was on disability for two years re-learning some basic motor skills. But that was his only long term injury from bull riding.

I am willing to bet that before he found another job, he had to quit telling that story!!!

No kidding Dana.   I generally don't tell prospective employers I ride motorcycles either.   But, Ooops, I've got that all over this site.  Guess my cover is blown!