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Job Interview Fun

Just in case you thought you did poorly in a job interview, read these anecdotes from executives who actually encountered these situations during an interview:


"... announced she hadn't had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and French fries in the interviewer's office."

"Said he wasn't interested because the position paid too much."

"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, l 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."

"She asked me if I had any children. When I said, “Yes,” she stated that there was no way I could do a good job of being both a boss and a mother."