Don’t do THIS in a job interview! Recruitment expert reveals the funniest fails

James Reed is the chairman of the Reed group of companies which includes Reed Specialist Recruitment and the recruitment website reed.co.uk.

On Massive Monday last year the website received over half a million enquiries and 180,000 job applications and James expects applications to top 200,000 this year.

It’s fair to say that he’s seen and heard it all.

Yet even he was surprised by some of the shocking anecdotes he heard when he was researching his latest book, Why You? 101 Interview Questions You’ll Never Fear Again.

From inappropriate states of dress (and undress) to overzealous spousal and family support, James reveals some of the biggest blunders people have made when applying for jobs.

And yes, somebody really did turn up with saucepan lids on their person…

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One candidate (thankfully a male) turned up for an important interview wearing simply jeans and no top.

He might have lost his shirt in this difficult economy but there is no excuse for shoddy appearances.

Unless, of course, he was applying for a postion as a go-go dancer.

2. Recipe for disaster:

By all mean throw everything but the kitchen sink into your interview preparation and execution.

However, maybe you should leave any actual kitchen implements at home.

One candidate arrived at a job interview with saucepan lids stitched into the lining of their coat.

When asked the reason for this, they explained that it was “for protection” (yes, we’re confused too!).

Quite possibly it was some form of extreme preventative measure to combat mobile phone radiation.

However, the only thing it protected them against on that particular day was getting a job.

She may well have thought that she was demonstrating initiative or resourcefulness as she halted proceedings and took out the entire contents of her bag to show the extra shoes she had brought.

In return, the only thing she was shown was the door.

Some people find it still helps to dress as if they were going to an office, but others find wearing casual clothes or even staying in their sleepwear helps release their creativity.

This is perfectly fine in general and poses no problems whenever you have to conduct business over the phone.

But please remember that the point of skype is that both parties can see each other.

Perhaps this did not occur to the unfortunate gentleman who conducted his entire interview by skype – dressed in his pyjamas.

From the dreadful first impression that this inevitably created, it’s safe to say that he probably shouldn’t have bothered to get out of bed.

The same applies for novelty facial topiary.

And yet, one colleague remembers a candidate turning up with only one eyebrow.

See, we would have landed that job interview for a metaphor expert hook, line and sinker.

Unfortunately, this was not the position on offer – nor was it a job at a tackle shop – when one gentleman turned up wearing a fishing hat full of bait.

He may have been angling for success, but the whole thing was slightly fishy.

The majority brought along a best friend, but others came with extended members of the family (including, but not limited to, aunts and uncles).

One applicant brought their mum but left her in the lobby.

Hopefully he learned from that absolutely disastrous experience – while we learned who wears the trousers in that relationship.

Ref:- http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/books/549398/worst-job-interview-disasters