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Steven Rothberg, CollegeRecruiter.com has a very funny article listing the 10 stupid things candidates have done.

Here are 7 thru 10. Click the link above to read the others.

7) When an applicant was offered food before the interview, he declined saying he didn't want to line his stomach with grease before going out drinking.
A candidate for an accounting position said she was a "people person" not a "numbers person."
9) Candidate flushed the toilet while talking to interviewer during phone interview.
10) Candidate took out a hair brush and brushed her hair.

Candidates often just don't understand the impact of the things they do. I have personally had number nine happen to me. I suggested to the candidate they should consider muting the phone prior to flushing. However; the one that stands out most in my mind is when a candidate interviewing for a Director of Human Resources told the CEO that she "had sued her last two employers."

If you have had stupid things happen either while you were interviewing a candidate or better yet stupid things hiring managers have done during an interview share them with others by commenting.

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