And the winner is...

And the winning entry for the "Worst Hiring/Interviewing Story" contest is from Eric Stine, a Production Manager at ALSCO Ogden. Here's what happened to him:

"The worst interviewing hiring story I have dates back several years. I had interviewed several people for the position and had it narrowed down to whom I felt was the most qualified for the position. I told the person that they could start on Monday and gave them a tour of the plant as I start a little later than they do. When I arrived at work I was surprised to find a complete stranger working on the crew. I asked him to come to my office. When he arrived at my office I asked him who he was. He explained to me that he was the brother of t he person I had hired. Apparently my interviewee had decided not to take the job but told his brother he could have the job instead. Obviously I had to explain that this is not the way hiring works and told him he could not have the job and let him go. Later that day his brother called, mad at me for not giving his brother the job."

Eric, for sharing the WORST hiring/interviewing story with us, you win the “Boost Your Business with the 7 Secrets to Hiring & Firing System” completely FREE. ($997 Value) It should arrive within 7-10 days.

But wait, just because you didn't win the contest doesn't mean you're being left out...
For those of you who entered but didn't win, I want to give you private access to the first 3 Secrets in the system and an exclusive offer to get the system at $400 off the regular price. I will be emailing you the "secret" webpage where you can get instant access to the first 3 Secrets in downloadable MP3 format and your special coupon code.

And for those of you who have been following along in the contest, there is something for you too! If you're interested in purchasing the “Boost Your Business with the 7 Secrets to Hiring & Firing System”, you can get $200 off th e regular price until November 30th. But you must use coupon code: 7SECRETSEZINE to get the $200 reader discount!

Just to remind you of all you'll be getting, you can check it out at http://www.discwizardonline.com/lrbseries.html.

Thanks again to Eric, our other contestants and all my readers who followed along!

Nancy Roberts
The DISC Wizard

They are still coming in!

Many years ago I interviewed an individual for immediate hire. We spoke for about 30-minutes or so. We were small company and did not go through all the red tape type things. The person was very knowledgeable and appeared friendly but was reluctant to share his past with me. So…I decided to take a chance and hired him. I asked him what his shirt size was, so I could get him work shirts in his size, as I told him I wanted him to start working immediately. When I returned to my office with the shirts he had already removed his shirt. What I saw scared the heck out of me. His chest was full of knife wound scars. I was absolutely speechless. He then turned around to put the work shirt on and his back was fell of scars as well. I asked him if he had been in the service, his answer, no. I then asked him where all the scars came from. He said- “ I’d rather not say.” It was clear to me, judging by the look on his face, that he did not want to talk about it. A few days later, we pulled a night shift after the store closed to do some painting. He removed his shirt to paint. The more I looked at him, the more scars I saw. His back, chest, upper arms, were a mass of holes, divots, scars, and tattoos. A few days later we had to terminate him, because there was money missing from the register. WOW!!!


~ David Lombard, Rochester, NY

This one cracked me up!

This is an entry that falls into the category of "better late than never." 

The worst interviewing hiring story I have dates back several years. I had interviewed several people for the position and had it narrowed down to whom I felt was the most qualified for the position. I told the person that they could start on Monday and gave them a tour of the plant as I start a little later than they do. When I arrived at work I was surprised to find a complete stranger working on the crew. I asked him to come to my office. When he arrived at my office I asked him who he was. He explained to me that he was the brother of the person I had hired. Apparently my interviewee had decided not to take the job but told his brother he could have the job instead. Obviously I had to explain that this is not the way hiring works and told him he could not have the job and let him go. Later that day his brother called, mad at me for not giving his brother the job.


~ Eric Stine, Production Manager, ALSCO Ogden

In case you missed this one...

Once I had an second interview with a candidate scheduled. When he was a no-show, I thought it was weird but went on with my day. As I was heading out to lunch, I saw the gentleman passed out in his car in the parking lot. When I knoceked on the window and woke him up, he told me that he had been out all night before drinking and didn't bother to go home because he didn't want to be late for the interview. So he drove right to the office and fell asleep.

~ Rosemarie, HR Manager, Rochester, NY

Close talker!

1. I had an interviewee speak so quietly that I had to ask her several times to speak up. She continued to "whisper" through our entire interview. And she was interviewing for a nail technician position where she would be conversing with clients all day long. We did not hire her.


2. I was interviewing for salon coordinator positions (Front desk) and walked out to greet one of our candidates. I was shocked to see that she was dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt. I did conduct the interview, regrettably, and couldn't get over the fact she was dressed like this during the entire interview. I did cut it short and I was recommended in the future, if a candidate was dressed like that to tell them, "Hi (fill in name) since you did not feel it was appropriate to come dressed to our interview, then I do not feel it is appropriate to interview you." Still have yet to use that one...(thank goodness!!)

3. We were looking for an Esthetician for our expanding spa. One of our procedures is to have potential candidates perform a facial on one of our current estheticians. We had three candidates narrowed down and really had one in mind we wanted to hire. During her facial with my lead esthetician, not only did she put scalding hot towels on her face, she proceeded to push the hot towels onto her skin instead of lightly pressing on them. After this traumatic facial, my lead esthetician recommend that we NOT hire her!

~ Jill Rizzo, Director, Beau Monde Spa and Salon, Victor, NY

Trouble with the blog!

I just found out that some of you were having trouble posting comments to the blog.  So I will continue to add stories if you send them to me at info@discwizardonline.com. 

A couple more just came through!

Scary for sure!

It was an open interview day, and I was recruiting for a nursing position. Sat down with an applicant who did not have any nursing degree or education to support why she was qualified for the job, so she was asked about her qualifications and if she had the necessary credentials for the position. She said, “No, but I watch ER all the time and I know I can do the job”.


Or – how about the one where the applicant is texting on his phone while I’m asking him questions, not even bothering to look at me.

Jennifer Steier, HR Manager, Ultrafab, Inc.

Be glad this wasn't you!

Here are a few interviewing disasters that were sent in by email!

• I know this sounds made up but I'm not kidding.  A job applicant challenged me (the interviewer) to an arm wrestle.


• Interviewee wore a Walkman, explaining that she could listen to the interviewer and the music at the same time.

• Candidate announced she hadn't had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and french fries in the interviewer's office.

So now you see...strange interviews are more prevalent than we thought.  Let us know your interviewing or hiring disaster and why you need the "Boost Your Business with the 7 Secrets to Hiring & Firing" System by this Friday and you may win it for FREE!  ($997 Value)

Let's Hear Your Hiring/Interviewing Disasters!

Today is the day to start sharing the "Worst Interviewing/Hiring Story Ever!" 

Tell me WHY you need this system so bad (i.e. your biggest interviewing or hiring disaster), and the WINNER of the worst (and therefore, best) story will win the “Boost Your Business with the 7 Secrets to Hiring & Firing System” completely FREE.

So go ahead and post your story in the comments section of this blog. Or if you'd like to send in video of you telling the story (extra points), go ahead and send it to info@discwizardonline.com.


Winner will be selected on November 20th!

Something's Coming...

We're getting closer to the "Worst Hiring/Interviewing Story Ever" Contest! 

The completion of my new product “Boost Your Business with the 7 Secrets to Hiring & Firing System” has gotten me really excited.  So I couldn't wait to get this information in people's hands!  So I thought - why not just give one away?

Of course, this is really valuable information (a steal at $997) so if I'm giving it away, the person has to really need it.  That's why I'm having this contest. 

Starting November 11th, submit your reason for needing this product.  What's the worst experience you've had when interviewing or trying to hire someone?  Funny stories are welcome too!  And if you can demonstrated that you are most in need - you might just win the “Boost Your Business with the 7 Secrets to Hiring & Firing System” completely free!

More to come!