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I watched a woman interview with my junior project manager, and she was downright rude from the start. She insulted my junior PM's age (“You're still a baby!”), bragged about how much more experienced she was, and demanded to talk directly to senior leadership, totally ignoring the interview process. I had to jump in and cancel the whole thing. No thanks, lady.
One candidate was juggling watching their nephew during the interview because the house wasn’t kid-proofed. The toddler was all over the place, but the candidate kept cool, stayed on task, and was so genuine that they got hired. Sometimes being real beats perfection.
This guy let his phone ring in the middle of his interview. Then he *answered* it, had a quick chat, and when asked to continue, just said “Nothing, how about you?” Yeah, that was the end of that interview. Seriously, who does that?
This dude walked in still *on* his phone — mid-conversation! The receptionist was awkwardly waiting, and he made her wait THREE minutes before even hanging up. Then he sat down and played a phone game with sound ON in a quiet room. When the manager offered his hand for a handshake, he said he needed “like two more minutes” to finish his game. Spoiler: no job for him.
A nurse came in for an interview and parked in a handicap spot — without a placard. When called out, she admitted she usually uses her *mom’s* placard because “she hates looking for parking.” Yeah, no way we’re hiring someone that shady.
Dude came for a design interview carrying *my* work in his portfolio. If you’re trying to impress me, stealing my stuff is definitely not the way.
Candidate asked, “How long is this gonna take?” Me: “Good news, you can leave now!” And just like that, fastest interview in history.
This guy was super rude to my assistant — finger to lips and all. I stopped the interview, told him to leave, and made it clear he’d never work here. He couldn’t even figure out the door on the way out. Comedy gold.
During a presentation, a guy’s laptop battery died and he asked to plug it in. When a panelist went under the table to help, he joked, "I've only been here five minutes and already got a woman on her knees." Spoiler alert? Not funny, and definitely not hired.
One candidate just couldn't keep secrets and spilled classified info from their last job during the interview. Trust? Gone in a flash.
Candidate forgot patient privacy 101 during a virtual interview and shared screen with visible health card numbers and identifiers. Instant disqualify.
This guy claimed to be fluent in Spanish (which wasn’t even needed), but couldn’t understand a simple question asked in Spanish. Oops.
One candidate got so overwhelmed they asked to end the interview early. Sometimes nerves win the battle — hope they bounced back later!
When asked if they had anything else to add, this guy said the magic words: “I’m a man, so people listen to what I say.” Yeah, no thanks.
A candidate asked to opt out of trips to the southside because he claimed he wasn’t comfortable with Black people. Little did he know, a staffer from the southside was right next door and had a blast waving goodbye as he left. Karma’s real.
One lady literally brought her boyfriend to the interview and he answered all the questions. Talk about teamwork… or maybe not.
Literally had to ask “Yeet?” during an interview. The candidate grabbed my pen, tossed it across the room, and said “Yeet.” Respect for commitment, but still... that was a hard pass.
Right before an interview, I handled a rude customer who was yelling and calling someone names at the counter. After they calmed down and the situation was resolved, she announced, “By the way, I’m here for my interview.” No. Just no.
- Candidate gave a political rant about the evil empire during a defense contractor interview.
- Claimed credit for a project I literally ran.
- Said they had a degree from a university that doesn’t exist.
- Asked if the HR manager’s breasts were real. Yep, all that happened.
Applicant insisted their style was so great nobody else should have to adapt. When told they'd need to match other styles too, they snorted and said, “No, they have to match mine.” Dream on, buddy.
Asked a basic IT question about virus removal. Candidate shrugged and said, “My husband does that.” Seems like hubby should apply instead.
An aviation job interview turned into a flat earth conspiracy rant. The guy wanted to get close to planes to prove they were holograms because "the earth is flat." The interview went on for an hour just so we could hear it all. Yeah, no hire.
She sat down, plopped her purse on the desk, and just went straight for it: “I need to let you know I have issues.” Not exactly the most confident start.
Had a driving job interview but in the parking lot, I accidentally rear-ended the manager's car. Safe to say the job was off the table right then and there.
One candidate was super blunt about hating people and just wanting to be left alone... for a job helping people at a library. You can guess how that went.
Candidate openly said they’d step up and take over if management was weak. Then demanded a weekday shift even though they applied for weekends and threatened lawsuits. Yep, nope.
This guy openly admitted he didn’t like working with handicapped coworkers, kept making offbeat comments, and sipped loudly on a huge orange slurpee at 9 AM. That interview… was a vibe.
Someone bragged to staff after their interview that they were about to get hired and promoted immediately — all while revealing they hadn’t slept for 36 hours and were still high on crack. No callback for you.
Asked why they thought they were qualified, the answer was, “I’m not. I just need the job to pay bills while I find something better.” Teaching job. Oof.
Asked what they’d do if they saw someone stealing on site? Guy said, “I ain’t no snitch.” Honest? Yes. Hired? Nope.
Asked for their greatest weakness, one candidate went with “I eat way too many pickles.” Me? Same. But that wasn’t the answer we were expecting.
From candidates in silk pajamas, to Zoom no-shows and tech disasters, to those who hate the main job tasks… Zoom interviews can be wild.
Candidate smirked like they owned the place and sounded super snotty — especially when they thought I was an assistant, but surprise! I’m the boss. Interview ended immediately.
A guy proudly told us he was fired for embezzling $20,000... but then tried to downplay it saying it was really only $10,000. Yeah, that job’s out.
When asked about an ethical dilemma, this guy went full soap opera: stole from his friend’s store, called cops to get him arrested, and later slept with his girlfriend. Interview ended — fast.
Candidate brought their parents along to the interview to "make sure I’m fair" in deciding. Spoiler alert: it didn’t help.
We asked candidates to put 10 names in alphabetical order. One lady couldn’t do it. We started testing new hires after that.
Candidate walked in and before shaking hands, asked if I was there to take notes for a “boys’ meeting.” Interview didn’t improve from there, obviously.
The candidate literally googled every question and read AI-generated answers straight to me during the Zoom interview. Creativity points? Zero.
Got a resume once written completely in sharpie marker. It now sits in my drawer as a perfect example of what NOT to do.
Candidate showed up almost an hour late, dressed casually, and when called out, threw a fit. The guy who was on time and dressed sharp got the job — and became the manager! Win-win.
Asked about how they handled managers, this guy started by describing his manager’s age, ethnicity, and weight. Definitely a no from us.
Asked about working with diverse people, candidate replied, “My last job had a lot of Asians and they were pretty hard to understand.” That’s an instant fail.
A woman spent her whole interview listing every terrible thing about her old coworkers. I told her next time try not to do that. She got it… eventually.
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