JOB APPLICANT STORIES

We’ve all been interviewed for jobs. And, we’ve all spent most of those interviews thinking about what not to do. Don’t bite your nails. Don’t fidget. Don’t interrupt. Don’t belch. If we did any of the don’ts, we knew we’d disqualify ourselves instantly. But some job applicants go light years beyond this. We surveyed top personnel executives of 100 major American corporations and asked for stories of unusual behavior by job applicants. The lowlights:

~ Said he was so well qualified [that] if he didn’t get the job, it would prove that the company’s management was incompetent.

~ Stretched out on the floor to fill out the job application.

~ Chewed bubble gum and constantly blew bubbles.

~ She wore an iPod and said she could listen to me and the music at the same time.

~ Applicant challenged interviewer to arm wrestle.

~ Announced she hadn’t had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and french fries in the interviewer’s office.

~ Said if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm.

~ Interrupted to phone his therapist for advice on answering specific interview questions.

~ Wouldn’t get out of the chair until I would hire him. I had to call the police.

~ Took a brush out of MY purse, brushed his hair and left.

~ During the interview, an alarm clock went off from the candidate’s briefcase. He took it out, shut it off, apologized and said he had to leave for another interview.

One Liner
Billionaire J. P. Getty was once asked the secret of his success. Said Getty, “Some people find oil. Others don’t.”

Thought for the day
“Be bold and strong! Banish fear and doubt! For remember, the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9 LB). God tells Joshua to “Get rid of that doubt stuff! Banish it!” Banish means to dump it. Throw it out the window. Get it out of sight. Don’t deal with it any more. Get rid of it.