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In our tight labor market, sometimes you have to interview people you wouldn’t normally consider for a position. Menlo Park, Calif.-based Accountemps recently surveyed executives nationwide about “the strangest pitches they’ve heard from potential hires.” Here are the top responses. Apparently, we are not the only state dealing with hiring issues.
“One candidate said that we should hire him because he would be a great addition to our softball team.”
“A candidate sang all of her responses to interview questions.”
“One job seeker said he should get the job because he had already applied three times and felt that it was now his turn.”
“One individual said we had nice benefits, which was good because he was going to need to take a lot of leave in the next year.”
“A person said he had no relevant experience for the position he was interviewing for – but his friend did.”
“An applicant once told me she wanted the position because she wanted to get away from dealing with people.”
“One person brought his mother to the job interview and let her do all of the talking.”
“An individual told me he was allergic to unemployment.”
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