Comments on: (More) dumb statements made in job interviews

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:07:05 +0000

I was at the reception desk in our HR office when a gentleman came in inquiring about possible job openings. I directed him to the to postings on the bulletin board behind him. After reviewing the openings, he came back to me to ask about references. “Two employer and one personal”, I explained to him. “Well” he said, “I doubt my past employers will give me a good reference; I’m suing them all for discrimination.” Thanks for the warning Buddy!

By: natalie

natalie — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:59:32 +0000

If I weren’t in HR – this would sound like made up stuff, but – I had one individual as a prior employer that he worked as a counselor in a prison, well after submitting a prior employment verification he was an inmate.
so I can relate, especially those that answer no to the felony question and have a 15 page rap sheet.
too funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!……….yeah right buddy!

By: Stacy Blake

Stacy Blake — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:30:10 +0000

When we called to schedule an interview, the candidate asked if we did a background check. We do. He said he probably would not pass it.

By: Leon

Leon — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:54:43 +0000

Our application has the following question – “Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.”

One fellow answered like this – “Yes, shot my wife – - – but she shot me first!”

By: Dee

Dee — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:56:22 +0000

I had one of these. The woman’s cell phone rang, she apologized, dug around in her purse for a while, found it, and pressed what I thought was the off button. But no – it rang again. She did the same thing. Was it over? No sir – it rang a third time. She did not get the job.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:09:24 +0000

During an interview an applicant’s cell phone started ringing – which annoyed me in itself. He then had the nerve to look at who was calling, hold up his hand to stop me while I was talking about the position we were hiring for and said ‘Hey, can I stop you for a quick second?’ After answering his phone, he continues to talk to the person on the other end of the line about their football game tickets for the coming weekend – and talked for close to 5 minutes. As soon as he hung up the phone I told him that’s all I had for him, thanked him for coming in, and walked out of the room.

By: Lawanda

Lawanda — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:05:54 +0000

An applicant in his mid 50’s applied for a job with the town’s DPW Dept. stated “This job would be perfect for me because I am getting older and really don’t want to work.” He was mad when he didn’t get the job.

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:10:05 +0000

When interviewing for a Branch Manager position, the applicant was asked, “Please tell us about your experience and duties as a Branch Manager.”

The applicant responded: “I am sorry, I did not read my resume before the interview.”

By: Michele

Michele — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:49:55 +0000

This is so funny…and I thought I’ve heard them all!