I
remember arguing with an interviewer when all he was saying was against my
great institution, and how we ‘weren’t taught well’. I guess if you walked in
at the heat of the argument you would have said what is wrong with this girl. I
did not care if he was my prospective employer…I gave it back to him. How on
earth could he insult my Alma Mata?
“No sir, why do you think my school is like
that, is that a biased view or what, you should not judge something you really
don’t know much about. Is this interview about me or my school, I replied
angrily.
How
could I, you may ask. Well, mine story is ‘logical’ I was defending a cause (my
alma matter)
This incident reminded me of a friend’s story, Titi during an
interview. The interviewer asked her the dreaded “What’s your biggest weakness”
question. “Well, am a terrible
procrastinator, and late comer. My mum had to hurry me up to get to this
interview in time” she replied. I could only imagine the interviewer’s face
as she said ‘really’? And Titi replied, ‘abi u want me make I lie’. That kind
of honesty at an interview is obviously inappropriate.
I remember the story of a young lady who walked into an interview
panel, and straight to the seat reserved for her without even greeting. The
interviewers asked her why she just walked in and sat and she replied ‘where
the seats not for me’
As
I tried penning down my thoughts for this article and what I should title it, I
stumbled on a list of weird and funny interview stories. Enjoy:
- The recruiter asks: What is your greatest weakness? The
MBA responds: Kryptonite.
- The recruiter from a tobacco company asks: Do you mind
if I smoke? The MBA responds: Yes, I mind. I am allergic to cigarette
smoke
- Candidate said he was so well-qualified [that] if he
didn't get the job, it would prove that the company's management was
incompetent.
- Stretched out on the floor to fill out the job
application.
- Chewed bubble gum and constantly blew bubbles.
- Candidate kept giggling through serious interview.
- She wore a Walkman and said she could listen to me and
the music at the same time.
- Applicant challenged interviewer to arm wrestle.
- Asked to see interviewer's resume to see if the
personnel executive was qualified to judge the candidate.
- Announced she hadn't had lunch and proceeded to eat a
hamburger and french fries in the interviewer's office.
- Without saying a word, candidate stood up and walked
out during the middle of the interview.
- Man wore jogging suit to interview for position as
financial vice president.
- Said if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty
by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm.
- Interrupted to phone his therapist for advice on
answering specific interview questions.
- When I asked him about his hobbies, he stood up and
started tap dancing around my office.
- Pulled out a Polaroid camera and snapped a flash picture
of me. Said he collected photos of everyone who interviewed him.
- During the interview, an alarm clock went off from the
candidate's brief case. He took it out, shut it off, apologized and said
he had to leave for another interview.
- A telephone call came in for the job applicant. It was
from his wife. His side of the conversation went like this: "Which
company? When do I start? What's the salary?" I said, "I assume
you're not interested in conducting the interview any further." He
promptly responded, "I am as long as you'll pay me more." I
didn't hire him, but later found out there was no other job offer. It was
a scam to get a higher offer.
- He whistled when the interviewer was talking.
- Asked who the lovely babe was, pointing to the picture
on my desk. When I said it was my wife, he asked if she was home now and
wanted my phone number. I called security.
- She threw-up on my desk, and immediately started asking
questions about the job, like nothing had happened.
- Pointing to a black case he carried into my office, he
said that If he was not hired, the bomb would go off. Disbelieving, I
began to state why he would never be hired and that I was going to call
the police. He then reached down to the case, flipped a switch and ran. No
one was injured, but I did need to get a new desk. (purported to have
appeared in The Wall Street Journal 1989)
(The
list Culled from http://isodontneedablog.blogspot.com/2008/07/funny-interview-stories.html)
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