Real Recruitment Stories That Are Hard to Believe

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“You have no idea whom I know”

“I was looking for a new employee in our digital marketing agency. During the entire job interview, the potential candidate non-stop talked about whom he “knows”. He mentioned some very influential figures in the field he was planning to work in and acted as their best friend. One of the people he mentioned was in our office accidentally, so we brought him in. What happened next was unbelievable. The lies were quickly exposed and the candidate left with his eyes downcast in shame.”

Messy = can’t work

“One day I went to a construction trailer to look for some work. When I came in, the boss threw the trash but missed the trash can. I picked up that trash, put it in the trash can, and asked for work. Then I found out that this manager passed my contacts to another manager who only hired me because of that garbage accident. I worked for him for 10 years. Now I have my own company” – Ken Beckstead, “Cigarette Pollution Services”.

“Wait, I’m writing your number on a potato”

“I once started to panic when I got a call about a job while I was cooking, so I ran outside from barking dogs with only my phone, a knife, and a potato when I got locked outside, so I told the employer:

“I’m very sorry, I’m writing your number on a potato.”

In another interview, I accidentally used a swear word. I still managed to get the job.”

Frozen

“I had an online interview with a very large company. The computer would ask a question and record my answer so that it could send the answer to the management. Each candidate had exactly 30 seconds to answer the question. During one question, I didn’t know what else to say, so I decided to just stand still and not blink for 15 seconds to make it look like the video froze…”

You can find me on Google

“As a person who seeks an advanced position in pay-per*click advertising, I created a Google AdWords campaign to showcase my skills. After doing a little market research, I found every agency office I was interested in working for. Then, I placed the search ads from agency offices during business hours, including suggestions for agency names, C-lever employees, and the hiring manager’s name if it was available. After clicking on each ad, the person was taken to a web page designed to mimic a real agency lead generation page with a sales pitch, confirmation copy, testimonials, and a list of leads that allowed the agency to schedule an interview with me. In less than a week, I attracted the attention of the agency where I happily work now.”