Most Ridiculous Thing Seen on a Job Application

i myself haven't written anything goofy or been asked anything goofy on a job application, i just sometimes didn't turn them in completed. i've a terrible memory with dates, names & phone numbers. this one trucking company i was hired at handed me the keys & i was set. the only problem was i didn't turn in a decently completed application. then i'd lose/misplace the paperwork, yet i'm still driving around a set of doubles (two flat bed trailer) for them. it took months & several new applications to iron that crap out. at one point (& i am not joking, it just fell out of my mouth that way, plus i disliked the meticulous bastard all over me about stupid ass bullshit paperwork) i told one of the owners of the company that i used the application to start a fire in the fireplace. he looked at me like, wtf!?

i rarely open my mail, paperwork takes years to complete, making appointments is a disaster, life is good & thank goodness i've a professional & lovable secretary      

northerndragon said:

Didn't happen to me but a friend of the SO, but so out there it had to be told to the masses. The first question on the application was 'What colour is your aura?'   :rofl:
How high or how much of a hipster do you have to be to figure that is a relevant question?

I saw questions like this all the time when I worked in the hospitality industry. Nobody thinks the person's aura is relevant. They ask that shit to find out how funny/creative/interesting/unique the person is, so that they are more likely to please the customers with their wit, lol. It's like a psychological question. The people with boring or really typical answers never got hired for the job front of house.

PJfanwillneverleave1 said:

^^^
Honestly if I saw that question on an application I would answer "The colour of Pearl Jam"

You would, eh?

Follow-up question: What color is "eroding?"

HesCalledDyer said:

PJ_Soul said:

northerndragon said:

Didn't happen to me but a friend of the SO, but so out there it had to be told to the masses. The first question on the application was 'What colour is your aura?'   :rofl:
How high or how much of a hipster do you have to be to figure that is a relevant question?

I've saw questions like this all the time when I worked in the hospitality industry. Nobody thinks the person's aura is relevant. They ask that shit to find out how funny/creative/interesting/unique the person is, so that they are more likely to please the customers with their wit, lol. It's like a psychological question. The people with boring or really typical answers never got hired for the job front of house.

If I saw that question on an application, I wouldn't even waste my time completing it.  Let alone worry about putting what the employer thinks would be a creative answer.  If this silliness is part of an employer's vetting process, it's not a place I'd want to work.

Ditto! But that's easy for me to say now. When I was completing job applications like this I was desperate for a job so that I could pay my way through university. There is no way I was going to give up an opportunity for a job that brought in tips because I had an attitude about their stupid attempt at finding out how witty I was, lol. I played along when I came across these questions because I had chosen to work in the hospitality industry at that time. And honestly, those places are looking for people willing to play along, not for people who are inclined to tell them to go fuck themselves because of a silly question on their application. That said, it's a dumbfuck tactic that I think results in people misrepresenting themselves. I never understood why some employers basically force their applicants to lie.... it's like they're specifically trying to hire good liars.

dudeman said:

I don't put it on the application but I always ask potential employees when I interview them what their favorite band is. I don't know if that's silly or not.

See, that would freak me out because mine is Pink Floyd and you'd instantly think "there's a stoner". 

RogueStoner said:

dudeman said:

I don't put it on the application but I always ask potential employees when I interview them what their favorite band is. I don't know if that's silly or not.

See, that would freak me out because mine is Pink Floyd and you'd instantly think "there's a stoner". 

For my job (public health), I often teach classes at retirement centers.  I had an appointment to meet with the staff at one and while I was waiting in the lobby they played a Pink Floyd song on the muzak system.  :sick:

Horos said:

I received a resume from someone who was Fore Cliff Certified.

Hmm, wonder if they can do Back Cliffs.