The "lighter" side of recruiting - part 2

Hello everyone. Bringing back a topic opened up by Rolando a couple of months ago. Great holiday reading.

As 2006 comes to a close, one can't help but to reflect on those funny moments that we chalk up to the lighter side of recruitment. Popular media loves "the best of" or "top 10 lists" to ring in the New Year. As recruitment professionals, I suggest we play along. Those of us whom have been around a while, have most likely seen some strange job seeker or client behaviour that we can share in this forum. Let's keep this fun, so I suggest you don't name names or share too much detail. Happy holidays...Enjoy!

Here are some of the more interesting moments from my 9+ years in recruitment with a few select organizations:

best referral: a senior executive once referred a "dancer" he had met on the weekend to me for a role in our call centre. That was one interesting BFI interview!

best answer to an interview question: if you could have any job in the world, you be a........"GOAT FARMER". Not the response you are looking for when interviewing candidates for an FI

best reason why I am late for this interview story: it is the Fri before a long weekend and the line at the LCBO was really long. The candidate wasn't lying, as she had a case of beer in tow.

most offensive Hiring Manager comment: "I thought harass was 2 seperate words"?

I couldn't make these up if I tried....feel free to share your funny stories!! Thanks. Shane