{"id":10590,"date":"2016-10-28T05:49:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T05:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=10590"},"modified":"2022-10-19T04:55:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T04:55:51","slug":"recruiter-horror-stories-that-will-give-you-the-chills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/recruiter-horror-stories-that-will-give-you-the-chills","title":{"rendered":"7 Recruiter Horror Stories That Will Give You the Chills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/employers?utm_source=b2b-blog&amp;utm_medium=in-text&amp;utm_campaign=social-content&amp;utm_content=sign-up-text&amp;ref=b2b-blog_free_social-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recruiters<\/a><\/strong> have had some interesting &#8220;horror&#8221; stories up their sleeves when it comes to the hiring process. As if sifting through tons of resumes, scheduling interviews and stressing about finding quality hires isn&#8217;t scary\u00a0enough, there will still be times that you have to sit through an interview with pretty peculiar candidates. Though most job seekers may think working with recruiters can be scary, a lot of recruiters know the feeling can be mutual. In the spirit of the holiday, we&#8217;ve\u00a0compiled a list of real\u00a0recruiter horror stories across the internet. Maybe you&#8217;ll get a good laugh if some of these mirror your own, or maybe get some &#8220;chills&#8221; from these scary tales.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/recruiter-horror-stories-that-will-give-you-the-chills\/#1_The_yellow_liquid_stuff\" title=\"1.\u00a0The yellow liquid stuff\">1.\u00a0The yellow liquid stuff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/recruiter-horror-stories-that-will-give-you-the-chills\/#2_Too_much_information\" title=\"2.\u00a0Too much information\">2.\u00a0Too much information<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/recruiter-horror-stories-that-will-give-you-the-chills\/#3_Attack_of_the_job_seeker\" title=\"3.\u00a0Attack of the job seeker\">3.\u00a0Attack of the job seeker<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/recruiter-horror-stories-that-will-give-you-the-chills\/#4_The_Handshake\" title=\"4.\u00a0The Handshake\">4.\u00a0The Handshake<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/recruiter-horror-stories-that-will-give-you-the-chills\/#5_Nasty_surprise\" title=\"5. Nasty surprise\">5. Nasty surprise<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/recruiter-horror-stories-that-will-give-you-the-chills\/#6_Because_hes_smart\" title=\"6. Because he&#8217;s smart\">6. Because he&#8217;s smart<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/recruiter-horror-stories-that-will-give-you-the-chills\/#7_High_in_the_interview\" title=\"7. High\u00a0in the interview\">7. High\u00a0in the interview<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/recruiter-horror-stories-that-will-give-you-the-chills\/#Sign_up_on_Kalibrr_and_start_hiring_better_today_You_can_also_follow_us_onFacebook_for_more_business_and_recruiter_advice\" title=\"Sign up on Kalibrr and start hiring better today! You can also follow us onFacebook for more business and recruiter advice.\">Sign up on Kalibrr and start hiring better today! You can also follow us onFacebook for more business and recruiter advice.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_The_yellow_liquid_stuff\"><\/span>1.\u00a0<strong>The yellow liquid stuff<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>\u201cI am a recruiter. One day a colleague of mine was interviewing a candidate \u2014 and the candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/8301-505125_162-47540318\/job-interview-horror-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">peed in her chair! <\/a>The irony of it was that she was also an executive recruiter.\u201d \u2014Ruthanne Feinberg, Acuitas Search, San Francisco.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Too_much_information\"><\/span>2.\u00a0<strong>Too much information<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>A girl I interviewed for the position of sales rep got a call from her boyfriend. The content of the call had to do with an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtern.com\/thesavvyintern\/index.php\/2013\/03\/21\/5-terrific-tales-from-awesomely-awkward-job-interviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unprotected intimate encounter<\/a> the night before.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>She took the call during the interview and had a screaming match with her boyfriend right in front me. Needless to say, she didn\u2019t get the job. \u2014Joshua Weiss, CEO of TeliApp Corporation.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Attack_of_the_job_seeker\"><\/span>3.\u00a0<strong>Attack of the job seeker<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>\u201cA job-seeker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fins.com\/Finance\/Articles\/SB129416698193872447\/Top-Ten-Ways-to-Blow-a-Job-Interview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">waited by the CEO\u2019s car<\/a>, and when the CEO got in the car, [the candidate] started knocking on the window.\u201d \u2014Simmons of Netshare<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_The_Handshake\"><\/span>4.\u00a0<strong>The Handshake<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>\u201cWhile in the restroom washing my hands I noticed someone walk out of the bathroom stall without washing his hands, \u2018Gross,\u2019 I thought. I went back to my office and the receptionist rang to inform me my 1:30 appointment was in the lobby. Low and behold my 1:30 was the person from the bathroom. I met the candidate at the front and sure enough he reached out to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.workopolis.com\/content\/advice\/article\/recruiters-share-their-true-job-interview-horror-stories\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shake my hand<\/a>. I told him that I had arthritis, so I was unable to shake his hand.\u201d \u2014Chris Lawson, CEO, Eli Daniel Group.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Nasty_surprise\"><\/span><strong>5. Nasty surprise<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;A\u00a0guy shows up 40 minutes early for an interview, obviously crazy nervous. 30 minutes later, me and my team greet the guy, and you could tell by the fantastic handshake the nerves were still there, and this may not go well. Motioned him to the board room to do the interview, we sat down and before I had even asked the first question, he had barfed all over the table. Funny thing was he was one of the better applicants, so he did get a call back.&#8221; \u2014<a class=\"author may-blank id-t2_9t732\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/50_MillionYearTrip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50_MillionYearTrip<\/a>, via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1ul8ac\/hiring_managers_of_reddit_what_are_your_nightmare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Because_hes_smart\"><\/span><strong>6. Because he&#8217;s smart<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;This guy came in and I asked him why he wanted to job. He said, &#8216;well I really just wanted something super easy where I could kind of do nothing. I mean you guys don&#8217;t look like you work very hard. Also there are some hot chicks that work here and I&#8217;d like to get to know them.&#8217; I asked him what made him think that the job was easy and he replied, &#8216;the thing is, I&#8217;m really f*cking smart.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I literally looked around to see if I was on some candid camera show.&#8221; \u2014<a class=\"author may-blank id-t2_bio5t\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Tj08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tj08<\/a>, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1ul8ac\/hiring_managers_of_reddit_what_are_your_nightmare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_High_in_the_interview\"><\/span>7. High\u00a0in the interview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;I was hiring at a university-neighborhood store, and most employees were college students. This one guy showed up three hours late. I interviewed him anyway, because it just seemed easier at that point, and I didn&#8217;t mind killing a few minutes. In the interview, he said that he didn&#8217;t care about anything other than playing tennis. And shortly afterwards I realized that he was crazy high. Didn&#8217;t get the job.&#8221; \u2014<a class=\"author may-blank id-t2_dzp8h\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Rocket00000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rocket00000<\/a>, via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1ul8ac\/hiring_managers_of_reddit_what_are_your_nightmare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sign_up_on_Kalibrr_and_start_hiring_better_today_You_can_also_follow_us_onFacebook_for_more_business_and_recruiter_advice\"><\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/employers?utm_source=b2b-blog&amp;utm_medium=in-text&amp;utm_campaign=social-content&amp;utm_content=sign-up-text&amp;ref=b2b-blog_free_social-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up on Kalibrr<\/a> and start hiring better today! You can also follow us on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kalibrrforbusiness\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> for more business and recruiter advice.<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most recruiters have had some interesting &#8220;horror&#8221; stories up their sleeves when it comes to the hiring process. As if sifting through tons of resumes, scheduling interviews and stressing about finding quality hires isn&#8217;t scary\u00a0enough, there will still be times that you have to sit through an interview with pretty peculiar candidates. 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