Lame Job Seeker Stories

In a previous article I vented a bit about goofy things I've seen from job seekers.
what-is-wrong-with-people!
Several of you have chipped in with some of the lamest things job seekers have done that you have seen.
Here are a few of my own and some of yours. Thank you to everyone, including the people that did the lame things, that make this article more interesting to read and write!

The list this time includes:

The job seeker who asked the employer when told he would be hired:
"Can my dad come to training with me. I've never been out of Wisconsin and Chicago would be too scary for me."


  The mom who came into the interview and answered all of the questions put to her son, prompting me to tell her not to respond unless I saw her son's lips start moving because her ventriloquism skills were freaking me out."

The early 20's job seeker who came in for help. His kid is in the hall with his mother. The kid is screaming prompting the mother to yell through the doorway into my office "come here and take care of your kid!" When I asked, "how old is your little boy or girl," he tells me he doesn't have a kid. The mother then repeats her previous statement.

The job seeker whose voicemail says "if you don't leave a message I'll kill you!"

The job seeker that has the voicemail that says "Don't leave a message because if you do that is pretty gay."

Candidate that fell asleep in the lobby waiting for the interview (thanks TM for this one).

Candidate that was seen by the receptionist changing clothes in his car in the parking lot of the company he came to interview with (credit AH with this one)

Candidate that said "because it is easy" when asked why they chose security for a career.

When asked why they came to school the candidate said "because my parents told me to." This is also usually joined with "My parents told me to take this degree program."

Candidates who say they went to "Norf (North) Division" High School or spell "resume" "RESEMY."

The IT student that told the employer he couldn't send back the background check papers because he doesn't know how to open email.

The business student who said they couldn't send back the application because they didn't know how to attach a file to an email!

The IT student who took a job installing wireless home IT networks. Went through three interviews and a training day and knew one of the duties would be to climb on roofs and then walked off the job claiming he was scared to climb ladders.

You can't be in HR and not have some great stories! What are yours?
Thanks for sharing!
Ev
A Heck of A Nice Guy