JOB INTERVIEW BLUNDERS

CareerBuilder.com asked job interviewers for the most outrageous mistakes candidates made during a job interview. These really happened:
· Applicant warned the interviewer that she “took too much valium” and didn’t think her interview was indicative of her personality
· Applicant acted out a Star Trek role
· Applicant answered a phone call for an interview with a competitor
· Applicant arrived in a jogging suit because he was going running after the interview
· Applicant asked for a hug
· Applicant attempted to secretly record the interview
· Applicant brought personal photo albums
· Applicant checked Facebook during the interview
· Applicant crashed her car into the building
· Applicant popped out his teeth when discussing dental benefits
· Applicant kept her iPod headphones on during the interview
· Applicant set fire to the interviewer’s newspaper while reading it when the interviewer said “impress me”
· Applicant said that he questioned his daughter’s paternity
· Applicant wanted to know the name and phone number of the receptionist because he really liked her
* My first impression: These applicants aren’t making Careerbuilder.com look very good.
* I can’t relate. Most of my job interview blunders were made by the people who hired me.
* Oh sure … that’s the problem with the job market right now: it’s the applicants who don’t know what they’re doing.
* Maybe these aren’t blunders. Maybe they have to apply to keep their unemployment going.
* Another thing to avoid: rubbing your tongue over your lips and asking if there are any hotties working there?
* Also avoid referring to their corporate headquarters as “this little popcorn stand.”
* PHONE TOPIC: How I screwed up my job interview.