Funny Incident of Interview

Could you please share any funny situation or incident while interviewing candidate.

e.g. ........ if some one introduce himself ... Myself so n so and married with two daugher...we hr always smile after listening this sentence.

here are some  real incidents

 

the best was:

We have an application form, which asks the person to map his Organizational chart highlighting his position / or atleast map the reporting structure. (this a part of the application form where the candidate is questioned on his current/previous work profile)

One candidate - proudly completed his form and we were having a discussion on his profile, when I turned the page to see the Organizational structure..... I could not control my laugh. Tears were filled in my eyes - both out of sadness and laughter. He had drawn the map on how to reach his office! from two main bus stops in coimbatore.


Second:

The same application form (which is been asked to fill only if the candidate qualifies pre-screening over telephone), requests candidates to give references.
While interviewing him, I turned the page and found in the references part "will be provided on request"
Assuming that he did not understand that this will serve as a final application, and if selected, the references will be contacted - I explained to him to give references.
I got the same answer "Will give on request"
I told him: Boss, I am requesting you, pls give references ....he shivered...and said "I....err...I... will give upon request"

Seeing that innocence of his face.. I understood that he never knew what that meant..he simply saw that on someone's resume, and thought that was the answer!

It took me 15 mins to help him understand why I need references...and he gave me his dads phone number! He was serious this time!

Same tears,,,same laughter

 

 Again I remember somebody said in an interview

My name is XX and I have one mother and one Father............

 This is from Kumar

 

My experience is not something highly funny, though I generally smile at the end of an interview because someone said something which amused me...

In one particular season I was going on a spree of campus recruitments drive and in 2 campuses I had similar experience with a couple of candidates...We were interviewing as a panel - 2 technical seniors and 1 HR i.e. me and at the end of the interview we used to ask 'do you have any questions for us ?'

The candidate said, 'I want to go in to management in your company smiling shyly...'
Which position ?
Pat comes reply 'HR ...'

So its the rest of our colleagues turn to pull my leg saying people are so impressed with your pre placement talk that they don't want to be s/w professionals but they want to be in to HR...

This is few years back, when a s/w professional's was considered most respectful job

 

b)Once the candidate reach the office and settled in conference room, he was served with the glass of water and coffee. I know that the candidate was from 15 KM away from our office. I started the discussion with the question of " How was the day?"...The candidate eagerly replied with smiling face that " Yes sir...today is Wednesday". It was so difficult for me and my colleague to control our laugh......

Last Joke is terrible

 

Once we were in a marathon walk-in interview. It was really hectic and boring.
One guy entered the room and was very enthusiastic. My boss was asking his family background, for which he said his father is a film distributor.

Our boss was excited by this and said "wow.. that's a wonderful" then he turned to us and said it was my fancy to become a hero.

Then turning to the candidate he said " may Mr. X wd fulfill this dream." " Mr. X, Can you pl ask your dad to accept me as hero in his next film?"

Then the Candidate said, may be his father may not mind. Taking a pause he revealed that his father is a distributor of Adult movies!