From Reuters: Answer the phone? Sniff armpits? Top 10 interview gaffes:
The list, based on a survey of 3,061 U.S. hiring managers and human resources professionals by research company Harris Interactive, found the top 10 most outrageous mistakes were:
– Candidate said she could not provide a writing sample because all of her writing had been for the CIA and it was “classified.”
“Of course, I can’t provide an employment history either because it’s classified.”
– Candidate told the interviewer he was fired for beating up his last boss.
Come on, who hasn’t done that?
– A candidate for an accounting position said she was a “people person” not a “numbers person.”
That didn’t seem to stop a certain person from trying to be Sheriff again.
H/t: Ace of Spades HQ (mild content warning)