A nationwide survey, conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder among more than 2,500 hiring and human resource managers (more than 2,300 in the private sector) asked participants to share the strangest things job candidates have done during the interview process.
And here they are:
- Candidate took a family photo off of interviewer’s desk and put it into her purse.
- Candidate started screaming that the interview was taking too long.
- Candidate said her main job was being a psychic/medium and tried to read interviewer’s palm, despite interviewer’s attempts to decline the offer.
- When asked what her ideal job was, candidate said “painter of birdhouses.” (Company was hiring for a data entry clerk.)
- Candidate sang her responses to questions.
- Candidate put lotion on her feet during the interview.
- When asked why he wanted the position, candidate replied, “My wife wants me to get a job.”
- Candidate started feeling interviewer’s chest to find a heartbeat so they could “connect heart to heart.”
- Candidate had a pet bird in her shirt.
- Candidate took phone interview in the bathroom – and flushed.
Quick decision-making
The survey also determined that it doesn’t take long for hiring managers to know whether or not they’re talking to a viable candidate — 50% of employers know within the first five minutes of an interview if a candidate is a good fit for a position. That’s on par with 49% last year.
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