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TGIF and time for some more don't-try-this-at-home stories. Today, I found a good list of interview no-nos: How Not to Act in a Job Interview. Here's a sampling, and trust me .... I totally believe these happened.
- Applicant claimed to be so well qualified that if he didn't get the job, it would prove the company's management was incompetent.
- Applicant wore a Walkman, claiming she could listen to the interviewer and the music at the same time. (This one has happened to me before.- GL)
- Applicant asked to see the interviewer's resume to see if the personnel executive was qualified to interview him.
- Applicant refused to get out of his chair until interviewer agreed to hire him. Interviewer had to call the police to have him removed.
- Applicant asked who the "lovely babe" in the picture was. When the interviewer said it was his wife, applicant asked if she was home now and wanted the interviewer's phone number. The interviewer called security.
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I've worked at Microsoft. I founded JobSyntax. And now I work with JobBurner.
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