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Hiring managers (myself included) can be SO friggin' petty. Nevertheless, he did learn his lesson. I only hope that he was just a kid out of college.

This is true, especially when you get a flood of resumes and need a quick screen. He was young, and gainfully employed, he was just looking for a different role.

I once had a girl come in to interview for the administrative assistant position. She was dressed in "club" clothes. Her pants were so tight you could see the outline of her T-back. The shirt was a wrap around that came to the top of her pants and draped open. During the entire interview she stared out the window and wouldn't look me in the eye. (shaking head)

I'm telling you, these kids have NO life skills, we had one that brought his parents to the interview. (rme)

Didn't hire either of them. :-)

I never experienced the “bring parents or best friend to the interview” routine, but I know others who have. To add insult to injury, I know one case where the PARENTS answered most of the questions for the person in question. This was for a CREDIT ANALYST job btw!

Having been out of the job market for so long I had no idea how to dress for a theatre gig. I found a dress that my mother-in-law gave away and my daughter put my hair up in a bun. I looked like something out of The Sound of Music.

Everyone else was a bit more casual and I felt incredibly silly.

The interview was a group interview in which we had to introduce ourselves. At my turn I started gabbing about my hobbies and interests. I was told all three of the managers liked me and would be able to start at the next show. I have been there almost two years now, despite my frumpy outfit.