What’s the funniest question/experience you’ve had during an interview?

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Someone asked me if I wasn’t fluent in Spanish why I was Hispanic which was very strange. Not in a sarcastic way either. Just kind of a weird statement.

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I had an in-person interview with a candidate who responded to her beeping phone, stood up, announced it was her reminder to take her birth control pill. She then took the pill. Couldn’t wait until the interview was over, I guess. *shrug emoji*

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