13 Hiring Horror Stories that’ll make you hide under your desk

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For most candidates the interview is the time to show themselves in the best light. A time to talk about achievements, boast about their great work and project the impression that they are the perfect person for the job. These guys must have missed that memo, and you lovely recruitment professionals are on the frontline when these malfunctions happen.

Here are 13 of our favourite interview horror stories, from the websphere and our own cringe worthy experiences, for your entertainment. We hope you like scary movies.

Nightmare (way) Before Christmas

“I once turned up for an interview all suited and booted… to be interviewed by armenia phone number list a senior manager wearing a snowman Christmas jumper and Santa hat… in November.”

The Text-as Chain Saw Massacre
The Text-as Chain Saw Massacre

"When a candidate was asked about his greatest accomplishment, he replied that it was writing a short novel. When the interviewer said, 'No, I mean something you did while at work,' the candidate replied, 'But I did write it while at work!'”

Unfriended
Unfriended

“I was once dealing with a very difficult HR director client. After one particularly frustrating call, I put the phone down and started mouthing off about her. Unfortunately, I hadn’t actually terminated the call.”
Cujo (Believe it?)

"We are a very dog-friendly office. In every interview we have, the dogs run up to the meeting room and greet the new guest. In most cases, the person being interviewed loves the doggy attention. But one candidate took it to another level. He stopped the interview and asked if he could bark at our dogs. We just sat there, not really knowing how to respond, so he just started barking at them.”