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I won’t take yes for an answer

Managers tell you interviewing candidates for jobs can be excruciating. But frightening?

In a recent survey, Robert Half, a California-based staffing service, asked HR pros about their most memorable interviews.

Some responses: “An applicant came in with a cockatoo on his shoulder.”

“One candidate sang all her responses.”

Then there was the man who handcuffed himself to a desk during an interview. At least he manned up and actually went to the interview, not like the guy who sent his sister.

Dress for success, sure, but showing up for your big break in a cat suit? Or pajamas and slippers?

Also, it’s best to have a handle on what the job you’re seeking entails. Not like the poor soul who “applied for a customer service job, and when asked what he might not like about the job, said, ‘Dealing with people.’”

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