I know there's quite a few of you on here that are either upper management or work in the staffing industries and continually deal with prospective employee interviewing, and I'm wondering what kind of ridiculous stories everyone has. The labour pool is pretty thin in Alberta right now, so there's got to be a whack of absolutely absurd interview stories to share. Here's mine (from yesterday):
One of our guys meets a (supposed) millwright at a function last weekend who just moved here from South America, and he's looking for a job. All our guys know how hard millwrights are to find, so we bring him in for an interview. The guy rolls up (after what seems like hitchhiking to get to us), with a slicked back pony tail, shaved head on the sides, and a black eye. Sweet.
Q&A's are as follows:
Where did you go to school? Welder and machinist in Argentina, Ontario for Millwright
What papers do you have? Welder, Millwright, apprentice machininst
Can I see them? No, the school won't give them to me.
Why not? Because they're not recognized in British Columbia
(hey, we're in ALBERTA buddy....but don't let that get into the way)
Do you have any tools? No
How long have you been a millwright? 10 years
And you have no tools? No.
Why not? Because I was living in New York, and I was deported when my visa ran out. They kept my tools.
So what are you going to do? Borrow them, I guess.
From who? The guys I work with
Good luck with that.
Where do you live now? Calgary
Are you a resident? Just married
Can you send us residency docs? No problem, my wife will fax them to you
How did you hear we were hiring? A good friend of mine that I grew up with let me know (his "good friend" is our foremans brother, who met this clown at a restaurant)
Okay, thanks. We'll let you know.
(him)Can I have a ride home? No.
Can I borrow $10 for smokes? No.
Can I borrow the phone? Absolutely.
The guy makes a call, and arranges a ride home. Today, his "papers" get faxed in (which are COMPLETELY illegible), along with a marraige certificate, and a cover letter that has scrawled across it:
"SYLVIO YOU LIED AGAIN. CALL YOUR WIFE"
The office is still laughing at this one.......