The strangest questions people ask at job interviews
1. Can mom come too?
When Ron Kalp, then an employee of the Chicago office of PR firm Ketchum, called the name of one of the candidates, two women stood up. Culp says he was confused until the younger one introduced herself, and then introduced her mother. Mom also asked for an interview, because her daughter is very timid and may forget something. Kalp refused and offered his mother a drink of coffee or a walk around the nearest store. Although he had a feeling that the interview would not drag out.
2. Can you pay me less to break off my ex-wife?
Kari Warberg Blok, founder and CEO of Bismarck, a repellent manufacturer, interviewed a person who had worked successfully for a couple of years in the company - in fact, a formality. An employee who previously worked as a freelance received a master's degree and applied for a managerial position in the company. During the interview, he asked: “Can you pay me less than the cost of living?” Blok, surprised, asked why. He replied: "I am getting a divorce, and everything that I earn will go to my wife." He did not work in a company anymore.
3. May I stay for lunch?
The head of the Chicago recruiting company LaSalle Network, Tom Gimbel, sent a candidate for an interview to the client's office. The terms of the vacancy said that every day employees are provided with meals. And the candidate asked if he could stay for lunch. The employer thought he was joking and laughed. But the candidate insisted: “No, really, can I stay?” Gimbel also had stranger candidates: some came drunk for an interview, and one woman appeared wrapped in a plaid with sleeves, because, according to her, she was frozen.
4. Is your boss married?
Carol Cochran (now HR Director of FlexJobs recruiting platform) once worked in a startup founded by two young entrepreneurs. At the end of the interview with one woman, she asked if she had any questions. “Just one,” the woman replied. “Here is that co-owner - is he married?” Cochran replied that yes, and wondered why to know. “He's so cool!” The woman replied. Now all that was left was to tell the boss's wife!
5. And what do you eat?
Human Resources Director of the Los Angeles Sky Zone Trampoline Park Dilini Imbuldenia interviewed a candidate for the position of controller. They walked past the office kitchen, the candidate stopped and asked if it was possible to try some of the food. Imbuldeniya agreed, and the candidate started eating sandwiches, cookies and grabbed a cud from a vase. Then, during an interview, answering a question, he suddenly broke off and took out a phone to see who was calling him.
6. Can I bark at your dog?
Lettuce, a California-based logistics company, loves dogs, and often a four-legged squad runs around the meeting room, welcoming candidates. CEO Raad Mobrem talked with a potential employee when he suddenly interrupted him and asked: “Do you mind if I bark at your dogs?” Mobrem says that he was sitting, not knowing what to answer. The candidate began to bark. When asked what was the matter, he explained that he was demonstrating his dominant role.
7. When will my drug test be okay?
Tom Hart was the IT director of a large financial company and interviewed for the position of secretary. One girl who came for an interview simultaneously submitted a resume for a stewardess position with a large airline. At the end of the interview, she asked to ask a personal question: “If I smoked marijuana yesterday, will it show my tomorrow’s drug test? The airline says that I have to go through it in order to get an interview. ” Hart replied that he would reflect, and wished her good luck.
8. Can I have lunch while we talk?
One woman came for an interview with OperationsInc CEO David Lewis during her lunch break. Five minutes after the start, she said: “I'm sure this is not a problem, but do you mind if I have lunch while we speak? I have a lunch break now. ” Lewis did not mind, then she laid out on his desk a lunch box and a bottle of water. “I barely waited for her to leave, and now I'm telling this story to everyone,” says Lewis.
When Ron Kalp, then an employee of the Chicago office of PR firm Ketchum, called the name of one of the candidates, two women stood up. Culp says he was confused until the younger one introduced herself, and then introduced her mother. Mom also asked for an interview, because her daughter is very timid and may forget something. Kalp refused and offered his mother a drink of coffee or a walk around the nearest store. Although he had a feeling that the interview would not drag out.
2. Can you pay me less to break off my ex-wife?
Kari Warberg Blok, founder and CEO of Bismarck, a repellent manufacturer, interviewed a person who had worked successfully for a couple of years in the company - in fact, a formality. An employee who previously worked as a freelance received a master's degree and applied for a managerial position in the company. During the interview, he asked: “Can you pay me less than the cost of living?” Blok, surprised, asked why. He replied: "I am getting a divorce, and everything that I earn will go to my wife." He did not work in a company anymore.
3. May I stay for lunch?
The head of the Chicago recruiting company LaSalle Network, Tom Gimbel, sent a candidate for an interview to the client's office. The terms of the vacancy said that every day employees are provided with meals. And the candidate asked if he could stay for lunch. The employer thought he was joking and laughed. But the candidate insisted: “No, really, can I stay?” Gimbel also had stranger candidates: some came drunk for an interview, and one woman appeared wrapped in a plaid with sleeves, because, according to her, she was frozen.
4. Is your boss married?
Carol Cochran (now HR Director of FlexJobs recruiting platform) once worked in a startup founded by two young entrepreneurs. At the end of the interview with one woman, she asked if she had any questions. “Just one,” the woman replied. “Here is that co-owner - is he married?” Cochran replied that yes, and wondered why to know. “He's so cool!” The woman replied. Now all that was left was to tell the boss's wife!
5. And what do you eat?
Human Resources Director of the Los Angeles Sky Zone Trampoline Park Dilini Imbuldenia interviewed a candidate for the position of controller. They walked past the office kitchen, the candidate stopped and asked if it was possible to try some of the food. Imbuldeniya agreed, and the candidate started eating sandwiches, cookies and grabbed a cud from a vase. Then, during an interview, answering a question, he suddenly broke off and took out a phone to see who was calling him.
6. Can I bark at your dog?
Lettuce, a California-based logistics company, loves dogs, and often a four-legged squad runs around the meeting room, welcoming candidates. CEO Raad Mobrem talked with a potential employee when he suddenly interrupted him and asked: “Do you mind if I bark at your dogs?” Mobrem says that he was sitting, not knowing what to answer. The candidate began to bark. When asked what was the matter, he explained that he was demonstrating his dominant role.
7. When will my drug test be okay?
Tom Hart was the IT director of a large financial company and interviewed for the position of secretary. One girl who came for an interview simultaneously submitted a resume for a stewardess position with a large airline. At the end of the interview, she asked to ask a personal question: “If I smoked marijuana yesterday, will it show my tomorrow’s drug test? The airline says that I have to go through it in order to get an interview. ” Hart replied that he would reflect, and wished her good luck.
8. Can I have lunch while we talk?
One woman came for an interview with OperationsInc CEO David Lewis during her lunch break. Five minutes after the start, she said: “I'm sure this is not a problem, but do you mind if I have lunch while we speak? I have a lunch break now. ” Lewis did not mind, then she laid out on his desk a lunch box and a bottle of water. “I barely waited for her to leave, and now I'm telling this story to everyone,” says Lewis.
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