Curious cases that could only happen in an HR department

All of us, sooner or later, have to put together a resume, look for work and go to interviews. Meetings with potential employers don’t always go smoothly.

O awesome.club compiled short stories about the work of recruiters, in which we hope you will not recognize yourself.

— What products have you worked with?
– Food products.
“Do you have any experience with alcohol?”
“Only folks.
(c) league

Yesterday I went to the personnel department of a factory. Next to me was a woman who was asking to be hired, referring to the fact that she had already worked for the company. They consulted the files and discovered that she had been fired for dereliction of duty. When asked why she was absent from work, she said that she had found another job at that time and that was why she had left this one.
© AlexGRr

I’m going to an interview, I’m late. Okay, there’s just one problem: I’m the interviewer.
@makropira

I work in human resources and we always have an opening because for 2 years the 5 girls who worked in that position took maternity leave. So the boss ordered to hire a man. The young man started working 3 months ago, today he came with a bottle of champagne and said that his wife is pregnant, and he is going to take maternity leave, since her salary is 4 times more than his. A magical wave.

© “Casually Overheard Story”

I work as a recruitment and selection manager. In interviews, candidates are desperately trying to see what I’m writing in my notebook, whether I put a “plus” or a “minus”. I actually draw hearts and owls because I’m tired of standardized questions and memorized answers. Be original, be yourself!

© “Casually Overheard Story”

— Your last purchase?
— An aquarium.
— You don’t have the profile we’re looking for: only a very unbalanced person buys an aquarium!
(c) Ashiko

We were hiring a very young guy, I think he was answering a questionnaire for the first time. In the question “marital status”, he wrote: “son”.

© “Casually Overheard Story”

The boss asked to find two students for two jobs. One position was from Monday to Friday for 4 hours and the second on weekends, from 10 am to 10 pm. Tasks: Stay in an empty office, answering about 5 calls a day, updating social networks and giving all possible assistance to the boss . Now, I can say that I have personally met most of the modern generation. We received more than 100 resumes and around 80 phone calls. Result: 28 people were invited to the interview, 6 of them arrived on time, 9 arrived after an hour, one arrived 3 hours late and another 2 days late. The rest of the people never showed up.

© bash

— Which writers from Latin America do you like?
“Borges, García Márquez and this… King!”
(ç) preyofbird

Today I witnessed 5 women in a job interview to be cashiers in a well known supermarket. The human resources manager asked them to complete the form. Well, they completed… ONE for five.

© “Casually Overheard Story”

Although I am a journalist, I am shy and even fearful. And I’m particularly shy around tall people. I once went to a job interview with such a person. He walked around the office and fumbled in his pockets, while I, almost passed out, stammered “something about me.” Finally, he pulled out a huge handkerchief and sneezed so hard that I shuddered with fear and screamed, “Oh, me…!” Then he wiped his nose, looked at me and said, “Go up to the second floor to the information department.” He didn’t even look at my resume. That’s how I got in and got a wonderful job that I remember with love and gratitude.

© Larisa Ledeneva