Not Hired

Not Hired user, “Paula Plenty,” reports that a candidate for a customer service phone representative position talked to each of the three people with whom she interviewed about how important it was to have the ability to watch a portable television in her cubicle.  The candidate sealed her “not hired” fate by following up her interview with a letter that included:

I know you can understand that being allowed to watch TV helps keeps [sic] us sane during the downtime and giving good customer support really only takes one ear.  The customers on the phone don’t have to know that I have a TV and I like to watch TV at work because it doesn’t hurt my work, I have a mini TV that I like to keep on my desk and watch with a white earplug. My other ear can hear the phone and listen to customer support issues.  You have to trust me that it isn’t a problem even when very dramatic story is happening on my shows.

Thanks to Not Hired user, “Anthony,” for passing this along! It might be the single worst written job posting in the history of Craiglist:

Yes, this was in a cover letter:

An anonymous Not Hired user reports:

New applicants for a position in Rental Property Management have to take a computer and logic test. A part of the test is a Venn Diagram, not too complex one would think. Out of the 15 people who have come in and taken the test, only one person has completed the test correctly. Here are three of the biggest fails. . .

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Anonymous just sent us a follow-up email, reporting:

I forgot to mention that a person responsible for one of the diagrams got offered the job. She lasted one day.

“Anonymous” Not Hired user reports:

While working for one of the largest universities in Missouri, I came across this gem. We decided not to hire this gentleman because his resume was a bit. . . Oh, how can i put this? Verbose is a nice way to put it, I guess.
I even went so far as to call this applicant to discuss “improving” his resume and he was offended that I thought it needed help.

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“Anonymous” reports that she was hiring a Junior Web Coordinator for a medical non-profit.  Here is why the candidate was not hired:

When asked in the interview to list his weaknesses, the male candidate puzzled for a few moments–as though he could not think of any–and started to answer, “Weakness? Huh. . . I’m not sure. . .”
After thinking hard, he finally perked up and responded brightly:
“My abs!”

A golden oldie to perk up the start of your week.  This is a video resume submitted by a Yale student to an investment bank in NYC.  Please enjoy: