10 HR Managers Share Weirdest Job Applicants’ Interviews

Job interviews can be incredibly stressful, and they almost always are… You are standing in front of a person who has 30 minutes to evaluate you and decide if you are getting the job and, consequently, can afford rent and food.

But it’s not stressful only for you. The hiring managers also have it rough sometimes. They encounter amazing people who are totally unaware of where they are and why, and to whom they are talking…

Well, now it’s time for those poor HR people to open their souls and share the weirdest job interviews they’ve ever conducted. We have selected some of the best of them, and they are hilarious…

1. The nudist…

One job candidate showed up nude for his online job interview…

“We told him we could see him, and he said, ‘Sorry,’ then covered up with a sheet. We asked if he wanted to reschedule, and he said no, he was good. So, yeah, we decided to pass.” — Boxman 75

2. High expectations…

The company found a candidate who was skilled and self-confident. However, she requested a limo…

“I told her thank you for taking the time to fly down, but not even our own VPs get that treatment, and to go ahead and change your ticket to fly home now.” — blatentpoetry

3. Crying her eyes out…

One woman cried throughout the interview:

“She cried three times during the interview about how much she hated her current job. My coworker had to get up and grab a box of tissues for her. When she finally calmed down, she informed us that she would need a special desk chair due to an injury she sustained at her current job. Yes, she did have a workers' compensation court case against said job, and she hoped to ‘win big.’ No one had said anything about hiring her; she just made an assumption that she got the job, I guess.

The icing on the cake was that she was interviewing for a workers' compensation job at a firm where we only represent employers, never injured people. While that doesn't influence hiring decisions, talking at length about her current case against her boss was just a weird thing to bring up. That and crying...

Edit - I'm pretty well acquainted with employment and compensation law. She didn't get turned down because she had a compensation case; crying three times, believe it or not, did the trick for taking her off the callback list. I felt really bad for her, but dude, you can't do that in an interview.” — accidentalhorse

4. He doesn’t interact - he DEALS with people…

That’s not the answer they expected:

“The one I won’t forget is when I asked him, ‘How well do you interact with people?’ He said, ‘I used to be a bouncer; I know how to DEAL with people…’ I immediately said, ‘Okay, this interview is over. Thank you for your time…’” — Bubblesintroubles

5. It has to end sometime…

This candidate really enjoys talking about himself:

“To start the interview, I asked him to tell us (three people) a little bit about himself.

35 minutes later, he stopped talking. Usually, people answer this question in 1-5 minutes. It was incredibly awkward, and I was tempted to interrupt him, but then I truly wanted to see how long he would go.” — DefinitelyYoda

6. Great reason....

That would be so awkward:

“She listed all of her ex-boyfriends who currently worked there and said she couldn’t wait to see the look on their faces when she showed up to work.” — lovelanguage_sarcasm

7. Like they were in court.

Nice talking to you:

“They answered literally every question with, ‘I don’t know, man,’ or ‘Can’t think of anything right now.’” — Webhead1287

8. Friendliness is always good, right?

“My manager and I were conducting this second interview, and when I called him in, he gave me a huge hug and proceeded to talk to me like I was his best friend.” — tittyelf

9. Just staring...

“While waiting in reception, the applicant wandered into the CFO’s office. She was on the phone, so he stood in her doorway and stared at her while she was on the phone.” — fievelm

10. Such a great opening line…

“Had a candidate who came in and asked how hot my administrator was and whether she was single or ‘open to freaky Fridays.’” — gmabarrett