Funny Job Interviews
& Stories About Candidates
Funny job interviews are not something that happens every day but occasionally they come across my desk and I like to tell them to other hiring managers because we all need a laugh.
Sometimes it is not so much funny as scary but we all have stories so let's share them. From pet peeves about candidates to funny things you see on resumes or hear in interviews. Let's share and have a laugh.
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- Nothing personal
- Keep it clean. Nothing hateful, distasteful or vulgar
- No names of people or companies
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My Story
I was told this third hand but I thought it was pretty funny. A candidate was scheduled for a 9am interview. He was told to bring 2 forms of identification and 3 references.
At 8:50am 4 men walk into the office. The person who has the interview let's the receptionist know he is here for a 9am interview. When asked who the 3 other people were, he said they were his 3 references!
I don't know if it was for a sales position but anyone who can get 3 people to come with him for a 9am interview must have some persuasive skills!
What's your story??? Share it below and don't forget to come back and visit to get a little therapy every once in a while!
Have a Great Story? Anything from a Funny Interview to Stalker Candidate?
Do you have a great story about an interview that went terribly wrong? How about that stalker candidate? What things have candidates said that you knew it was over? Any pet peeves about candidates??? Vent here!
What Other Visitors Have Said
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Dirty Tricks on innocent interviewees 
Once a notorious interviewing team decided to test the nerves of an interviewee and hatched a horrific idea.
The interviewing team placed a chair with …
Why I am looking for a job, and not them? Not rated yet
Why I am looking for a job, and not them?
I experienced more than once unprofessional interview in my time. Many times I have to wait over hour …
My Pet Peeve Not rated yet
... is companies, administrators, managers and interview panels who judge people, categorize them and then laugh at them on websites.
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Multiple interviews? Not rated yet
I worked at a staffing agency which had a small lobby ,very similar to a doctor's office; 3 sets of chairs on 3 walls and a sliding "mirrored" window pane …
Shaking Hands Not rated yet
I had an interview with a hiring manager at a Fortune 100 company. It was a formal setting, we were both wearing suits, the interview was conducted in …
Older Application Not rated yet
Not from an interview, but my funniest is when I took over the HR dept in a Hospital, in the 70's. Employer still had an old type application
Name______________________ …
when she was young... Not rated yet
This lady went to an interview for a security guard in BC corrections. She was about 24 and one of the questions they asked her is 'Why do you want to …
The Interview is over when.... Not rated yet
This is a great topic...Have you ever interviewed someone and they say or do something that immediately makes up your mind? In other words, the interview …
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