The interview

As I am listening to an interview prep, I can't help but think how scary an interview can be.  Nerves can cause us to get up to all sorts of things.  I came across a couple of things that you probably shouldn't do during an interview:

1.  A job applicant challenged the interviewer to an arm wrestle.
2. Candidate announced she hadn't had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and chips in the interviewers office.
3. Candidate explained that her long-term goals was to replace the interviewer.
4. Candidate said he never finished high school because he was kidnapped and kept in a closet in Mexico.
5. Applicant interrupted interview to phone her therapist for advice on how to answer specific interview questions.
6. Applicant refused to sit down and insisted on being interviewed standing up.
7. Candidate dozed off during interview.

It would also be best not to ask:

1. "What is it that you people do at this company?"
2. "Why aren't you in a more interesting business?"
3. "Do I have to dress for the next interview?"
4. "I know this is off the subject, but will you marry me?"
5. "Does your company have a policy regarding concealed weapons?"

If you have an interview coming up and are a bit worried that your nerves will get the better of you, contact me.

(Read more on the funny things people did in an interview on http://www.recruitersnetwork.com/jokes/interview.htm)