Weird Job Interview Answers

Vice Presidents and personnel directors of the one hundred largest corporations were asked to described their most unusual experience interviewing prospective employees:

* A job applicant challenged the interviewer to an arm wrestle.

[I think I'll try that out at the next interview.]

* Interviewee wore a Walkman, explaining that she could listen to both the

interviewer and the music at the same time.

[Wow. She's multi-talented like me.]

* Candidate fell and broke his arm.

[I know I'm clumsy but I hope I'm never that clumsy.]

* Candidate announced she had not had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger

and French fries in the interviewers’ office.

[I think my Hardee's can wait.]

* Candidate explained that her long-term goals were to replace the interviewer.

[Guts. Actually, in Arabic, I'd call it "Fogr".]

* Candidate said he never finished high school because he was kidnapped and kept in a closet in Mexico.

[Hire him. Creative guy. Good liar. Makes a good advertiser.]

* Balding candidate excused himself and returned to the office a few minutes later wearing a hairpiece.

[At least he's giving you both sides of his personality.]

* Applicant said if he was hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty by having

the corporate logo tattooed to his forearm.

[That's loyalty for you.]

* Applicant interrupted the interview to phone her therapist for advice on how

to answer specific interview questions.

[She must have been a "posh" female Egyptian socialite.]

* Candidate brought large dog to interview.

[But the dog was scared to stay home alone!]

* Applicant refused to sit down and insisted on being interviewed standing up.

[It builds strong leg muscles. Yes, it does!]

* Candidate dozed off during interview.

[Poor guy/girl! S/he must have been so worried about the interview that s/he couldn't sleep.]