Comments on: Four Strange But True Interviewing Stories http://www.ere.net/2006/02/07/four-strange-but-true-interviewing-stories/ Recruiting News, Recruiting Events, Recruiting Community, Social Recruiting Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:03:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Pamela Haskins http://www.ere.net/2006/02/07/four-strange-but-true-interviewing-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-1445 Pamela Haskins Thu, 09 Feb 2006 01:25:00 +0000 http://www.ere.net/2006/02/07/four-strange-but-true-interviewing-stories/#comment-1445 The big question is this: Did you return her call? Pam The big question is this: Did you return her call?

Pam

]]> By: Frank Risalvato, CPC http://www.ere.net/2006/02/07/four-strange-but-true-interviewing-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-1443 Frank Risalvato, CPC Wed, 08 Feb 2006 05:59:00 +0000 http://www.ere.net/2006/02/07/four-strange-but-true-interviewing-stories/#comment-1443 I normally don't don't engage in dissemation of jokes at a candidate's expense ... but this one takes the cake! Below is the actual email copy with confidential info removed: -----Original Message----- From: Jane Doe Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 10:11 AM To: fris@iresinc.com Subject: RE: Bond Underwriter Position Well I was thinking of switching careers and becoming either a Superhero or an Ice Dancer. I however do not really like lycra or sequins so both options are out. As is a career as a featured performer in any of the Cirque de Soleil's. I returned your phone call last evening but I returned it to your office phone as I did not have your home phone with me. I apoligize for that. I also apoligize for, and feel the need to explain my behavior yesterday on the phone. I was quite flighty. There is a really good reason though. As I was dialing my nextdoor neighbor who is the real life Norman Bates began screaming at his mother. Who is dead. I am 100% positive she is actually dead. So he was screaming and yelling at her because she ate all of his tuna. And how is he supposed to be happy when he works hard all day (three grueling hours three days a week teaching ESL at the local community college) and all he wants is to come home and eat some tuna salad and he cannot because she ate it all? It was the most fantastic argument they have had yet. She said nothing the whole time, as she never does....furthering my suspiscions. Norman Bates I tell you. So I was concentrating on my phone message to you and the argument next door at the same time. And the argument was the winner I think. But really, can you blame me? So, you can call me at work today if you want. No one is around me today really. My number is 201-x@-$%^&. Talk to you soon ~Jane Doe ----- End of Original Message ----- I normally don’t don’t engage in dissemation of jokes at a candidate’s expense … but this one takes the cake! Below is the actual email copy with confidential info removed:

—–Original Message—–
From: Jane Doe
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 10:11 AM
To: fris@iresinc.com
Subject: RE: Bond Underwriter Position

Well I was thinking of switching careers and becoming either a Superhero or an Ice Dancer. I however do not really like lycra or sequins so both options are out. As is a career as a featured performer in any of the Cirque de Soleil’s.

I returned your phone call last evening but I returned it to your office phone as I did not have your home phone with me. I apoligize for that. I also apoligize for, and feel the need to explain my behavior yesterday on the phone. I was quite flighty. There is a really good reason though. As I was dialing my nextdoor neighbor who is the real life Norman Bates began screaming at his mother. Who is dead. I am 100% positive she is actually dead. So he was screaming and yelling at her because she ate all of his tuna. And how is he supposed to be happy when he works hard all day (three grueling hours three days a week teaching ESL at the local community college) and all he wants is to come home and eat some tuna salad and he cannot because she ate it all? It was the most fantastic argument they have had yet. She said nothing the whole time, as she never does….furthering my suspiscions. Norman Bates I tell you. So I was concentrating on my phone message to you and the
argument next door at the same time. And the argument was the winner I think. But really, can you blame me?

So, you can call me at work today if you want. No one is around me today really. My number is 201-x@-$%^&.

Talk to you soon
~Jane Doe

—– End of Original Message —–

]]> By: Patti Yaritz CDR http://www.ere.net/2006/02/07/four-strange-but-true-interviewing-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-1439 Patti Yaritz CDR Tue, 07 Feb 2006 03:25:00 +0000 http://www.ere.net/2006/02/07/four-strange-but-true-interviewing-stories/#comment-1439 There is another group moderated by Carl Braun Called Recruiting Horror Stories and the Lessons Learned that had several of these types of stories but hasn't been active for a while. Jeremy maybe your insight can reignite this conversation. Below is how the link for the group cut and pasted. http://www.erexchange.com/erenetwork/groups/group.asp?GROUPID={F4A6E74E-92B0-46E7-8C6A-372C28874E03} There is another group moderated by Carl Braun Called Recruiting Horror Stories and the Lessons Learned that had several of these types of stories but hasn’t been active for a while. Jeremy maybe your insight can reignite this conversation. Below is how the link for the group cut and pasted.

http://www.erexchange.com/erenetwork/groups/group.asp?GROUPID={F4A6E74E-92B0-46E7-8C6A-372C28874E03}

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