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The boss showed me the shop floor, complete with loose floor tiles, out-of-date equipment and prospective colleagues eyeing me like a raw steak. "Christ, what a craphole", I said. I think that's the moment I blew it. Tell us how you didn't get the job.

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(, Thu 21 Nov 2013, 13:06)
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What in her what??
Having spent several years working in recruitment I've got a few of these. My favourite actually happened to a mate though whilst he was interviewing a junior IT recruiter for a job. He thought he was being clever by throwing the old "tell me a joke" question in, but the candidate was reticent as "the only joke I know is rude". Cue my friend assuring him that as a recruiter dirty jokes were all the rage and he'd be fine. At which point said candidate popped out with this little gem. In his first (and obviously last) interview.

"How do get a gay guy to shag a woman?

You shit in her cunt."

Future business leader. Right there.
(, Fri 22 Nov 2013, 16:25, 11 replies)
Please employ me, I am homophobic, offensive and have no sense of appropriateness.

(, Fri 22 Nov 2013, 16:35, closed)
He speaks the truth.
Not really.
(, Fri 22 Nov 2013, 17:50, closed)
You mean the homosexual penis doesn't bend in the direction of faeces, like some kind of fleshy divining rod?
Colour me shocked.
(, Fri 22 Nov 2013, 19:04, closed)
Proof that God has no sense of humour.

(, Fri 22 Nov 2013, 19:08, closed)
*propriety
thicko.
(, Fri 22 Nov 2013, 22:20, closed)
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/appropriateness
Cunt.
(, Sat 23 Nov 2013, 5:35, closed)
why so angry?

(, Sat 23 Nov 2013, 9:27, closed)
I fucking hate and loathe with a passion the recruitment industry. Really, what is the point of
it. Middlemen to the proletariat, fuck me.
(, Fri 22 Nov 2013, 17:52, closed)
It provides an occupation for sub-human sociopaths who don't have the gumption to become serial killers.

(, Fri 22 Nov 2013, 19:10, closed)
Your friend is an arsehole who ought to be shot.
The candidate warned him of the offensive nature of the joke and he assured the candidate that would be fine.
The lying piece of excreta ought to try to grow a brain before trying to speak to human beings.
I thank you though for reminding me that recruitment consultants ought generally to be treated the way you would a piece of dog shit on your shoe.
(, Fri 22 Nov 2013, 18:28, closed)

Possibly a tad harsh, but I get your point. I think he thought that "rude" might be tad risqué rather than the sheer level of jaw dropping awfulness that he actually got, but granted not his finest moment. I do know he's never used that interview question again though so at least he learned something.

Candidate is clearly an utter tool though. Even if encouraged, why would you say such a thing??

Recruitment also a shitty industry - agreed. Very glad I don't have to do it anymore!

Peace.
(, Fri 22 Nov 2013, 22:16, closed)

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