Automan_Empire - 5:16 am on Jun 7, 2006 (gmt 0)

A very dour old guy applied for a position, saying he had owned a shop like mine, and HATED it, and it kind of went belly up, and he kind of retired gratefully, but was now running low on money and Needed to get a job.
Mind you he was applying for THE customer interface position in the company, in a business where you need to be chipper and kind to clients as they spend large sums they'd rather not. The ad specified a fast-paced environment no less!

Another applicant for the same position became testy and snappish when asked if they were up to the challenge of persuading reluctant people to spend the aforementioned large sums. I mean, four questions into the interview and all pretense of best behavior was already forgotten. No matter, they had already blown the interview with, "Oh, you wanted a resume too?" when that was specified in the ad and on the phone.

I dread the next round of interviews, as the current employee plateaued not long after joining. For thousands spent on help wanted ads, every candidate besides referrals for this position has been choosing the best of a bad lot. There is trepidation on BOTH sides of the interview table!
-Automan