14 Job Interview Disasters by Alyson Shontell @ Business Insider
When you're job hunting, you're in a vulnerable position. You have to be on top of your game and really know your stuff to wow a potential boss.
Unfortunately, not everyone nails their interviews. Nerves can get the better of you, or your interviewer (or interviewee for that matter) can be a down-right jerk.
We asked readers for their worst interview failures, and we got some pretty amusing stories.
From an interviewer whose candidate left him a smelly surprise to a girl who forgot her own phone number and started cursing, we've brought you twelve hilarious tales that will scare you into being prepared for your next job search.
For the full list, check out the article, but here are a few of our favorites:
Lehman Brothers asked, "What's the cubed root of 1,000" and then started counting down from five.
This interviewer left the room for one minute and came back to a horrid stench
This person spent his entire interview being forced to create small talk with a competing candidate
This person interviewed a candidate who cut him off to take a long-winded phone call
As they were offering this man the job, his cell phone rang: 'I'm Rick James, B*itch"
This woman's worried husband gave her potential boss a call during the interview
I had an interviewee break down into tears because she really wanted the job but felt overwhelmed with pressure because I was asking her too many "tough" questions
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