Employers have been sharing the weirdest things people said or did in an interview and it’s fair to say these 23 people didn’t get the job
13.
‘Had a lot of mad interviews over the years. The best/worst was a guy who arrived 30 mins late, then refused to speak to us. We asked him to talk through his employment history and why he applied and he just kept saying ‘it’s on the sheet’, pointing to his CV.
‘Suddenly he jumped up and went on a massive sweary tirade – ‘Who the fuck are you? Why are you asking me these questions?’ etc. Er, we’re the people who are potentially going to give you a job? Genuinely thought he was going to get violent.
‘I’ve interviewed many people, some of them quite mad, but that’s the only one where we had to get them escorted off the property by security.’
–drakon99
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‘Nothing majorly weird but when I worked for a cleaning company (hired by warehouses/supermarkets etc), we interviewed a guy who straight up said in the interview he wouldn’t clean toilets because it’s a woman’s job. The weird part was that he was surprised when we ended the interview right after.’
–durum77
15.
‘One guy listed ‘thermo nuclear warfare’ as a skill on his cv when applying for a Xmas job at Game back in the 90’s.’
–mccancelculture
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‘One guy showed up with a box of chocolates for the interviewer. A really large and expensive one. Expensive enough that it would have had to be declared under the gifts policy if the interviewer had accepted it.
‘Why would you put your interviewer in that position? ‘I think we should hire this guy, but I have to declare that he gifted me a box of expensive chocolates’.’
–CommandSpaceOption
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‘Had a candidate not show for the interview. When I called, he said he’d assumed it was a remote interview, but I could hear splashing. He admitted he was in the bath, but would do a WhatsApp video call to undertake the interview that way.
‘The other crazy one was a guy who had assumed the interview was over, so got out his tin and a Rizla, and proceeded to roll a joint during the interview. He then answered a couple more questions, until the bit where we asked if he had any questions for us, and he said “how do you think it’s gone?”. I was diplomatic, but honest in my response.’
–Enough-Ad3818
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‘One guy was a little bit passive-aggressive, and in the lift on the way out he started questioning my boss’ (a woman) credentials to interview him and left in a bit of a huff. A few days later she received a three-page hand-written letter basically ranting about how great he was and how she didn’t have a clue about the job for which she was recruiting. He didn’t get the job.’
–Otherwise_Living_158
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‘Interviewing for McDonald’s. Had a lad turn up in full rugby kit, including taped ears, rugby boots and a lot of mud. He was really keen on the job too. Told him to come back a couple of days later in appropriate clothing.
‘He did get a job and was working his way up to manager when I left. It was probably six or seven years ago and I still have no idea what he was thinking!’
–WanderWomble
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‘When I was hiring for a position in a hotel, I had a guy pull out a tin of beans and put it on the table, and never address it. Needless to say, he was invited back for a second interview just so I could ask him about the beans.’
–Savagehamster
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‘I interviewed a young man when I was working at my first school (for support role not a teacher), and his trousers fell down as he was leaving the room.’
–Practical-Purchase-9
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‘Had a guy turn up with a friend who meditated in the lotus position in reception to give him psychic support. It didn’t work.’
–BrissBurger
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‘I’m in the UK but was hiring for a position outside the UK. The candidate had great experience but she kept getting sidetracked and not quite answering the question. Towards the end of the interview I asked ‘How old are your kids?’ and she said oh one is 5 and one is TWO DAYS OLD.
She gave birth two freaking days ago. No wonder she couldn’t concentrate on the question!’
–Spare-Egg24
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