19 People Share Their the Weirdest Moments in Job Interviews

1. The Unplanned Bathroom Break: One candidate had to follow the interviewer to the bathroom as they continued the interview there due to a sudden emergency.
2. Pet Cameo: During a video interview, a candidate’s cat decided to sit on their lap and refused to move.
3. Odd Requests: An interviewer asked a candidate to do an impromptu dance performance to assess their “creativity.”
4. Unusual Questions: One candidate was asked how they would handle a situation if they found a penguin in the freezer.
5. Unexpected Guests: An interviewer’s child walked into the room and started asking the candidate questions about their favorite cartoons.
6. Tech Failures: Mid-interview, the interviewer’s computer crashed and they had to switch to a phone call using a karaoke microphone.
7. Double Trouble: Two interviewers got into a heated argument about company policies in front of the candidate.
8. Office Ghost: In an old building, the lights flickered, and the candidate was told it was the office ghost.
9. Interview Over Lunch: A candidate was interviewed over lunch, and the interviewer accidentally spilled their soup all over the candidate.
10. Costume Day: One interview fell on the company’s annual costume day, and the candidate was surprised to find everyone in elaborate outfits.
11. Sudden Workout: An interviewer asked the candidate to join them in a quick workout session to see how they handle physical challenges.
12. Mystery Job Title: The interviewer couldn’t explain what the job title actually meant and kept changing the topic.
13. Unexpected Skills Test: A candidate was asked to solve a Rubik’s Cube to demonstrate problem-solving skills.
14. Pet Interviewers: An interviewer introduced their pet as a co-interviewer and said the pet’s reaction would determine the hiring decision.
15. Job Shadow Gone Wrong: A candidate was asked to shadow an employee for a day, only to find out the employee had quit that morning.
16. Strange Office Tours: A candidate was given a tour of the office, which included a random person sleeping under a desk.
17. Interview in a Car: Due to a lack of meeting rooms, the interview was conducted in the interviewer’s car in the parking lot.
18. The Silent Interview: An interviewer decided to conduct the entire interview in complete silence to see how the candidate would react.
19. Bizarre Tasks: A candidate was asked to assemble a piece of IKEA furniture as a test of their teamwork skills.

Interviews can definitely be an unpredictable adventure. Have you ever experienced something unusual in a job interview? 🧐