Things NOT to do at a job interview...

We've all been interviewed for jobs. And, we've all spent most of those interviews worried about what to do and what not to do. Don't bite your nails. Don't fidget. Don't interrupt. Don't belch. If we did any of the don'ts, we knew we'd disqualify ourselves instantly. But some job applicants go light years beyond the don’ts. A survey of top personnel executives of 100 major American corporations were asked for stories of unusual behavior by job applicants. These are some of the strangest examples.

• "... stretched out on the floor to fill out the job application."

• "She wore a Walkman and said she could listen to me and the music at the same time."

• "A balding candidate abruptly excused himself. Returned to the office a few minutes later, wearing a hairpiece."

• "... announced she hadn't had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and fries during the interview."

• "Stated that, if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm."

• "Interrupted the interview to phone his therapist for advice on answering specific interview questions."

• "Said he wasn't interested because the position paid too much."

• "Candidate said he really didn't want to get a job, but the unemployment office needed proof that he was looking for one."

• "Pointing to a black case he carried into my office, he said that if he was not hired, the bomb would go off. Disbelieving, I began to state why he would never be hired and that I was going to call the police. He then reached down to the case, flipped a switch and ran. No one was injured, but I did need to get a new desk."

Wait, Stretching out on the floor to fill out an application ISN'T how you're supposed to do it?! But that's how I got hired here... ~Kyle