Most Outrageous Stories (c-Stories) (TM):  Recruiting/Staffing/Human Resources

I am a recruiter for an employment staffing company. One day I was interviewing a prospective candidate for a recruiting position. She was an attractive, "fresh out of college" female. I concluded my interview and the candidate left the office. Almost immediately, my door opened and my director walked in with a big smile. "Wow, she's a knockout! Give me her number!" I thought he was joking, but he said, "No, really." I disgustedly told him there was no way I could give that information out. Bad work ethic, go to a bar, blah, blah, blah. Well, a few months later we had another position opening and I called that candidate back in for an interview. (I hired someone else for the first job) At the conclusion of that interview she said, "I need to let you know that John Smith (name change) called me after my first interview and asked me out for coffee. I didn't know who he was and how he got my number so of course I declined. Did you give it to him?" I assured her I did not and apologized. She was hired, also. Obviously, John Smith had the nerve to go through the resume's on my desk when I was out of my office and got her number! Pretty daring, all for a number. I guess lust and testosterone rule the thought process!

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There was five of us that were building a corporate team. The process included interviewing hundreds of people so we got pretty close and trusted each other. There were two young guys (I will call them, Justin and Dave) in there late twenties, a conservsative family guy with three kids (Bob), an attractive woman in her mid to late twenties (I will call her Tiffany)and me a "Plain Jane". I can still "Bob" telling the story to me (I am more on the conservative side myself). "Yep, I walked into the office and Justin & Dave were very focused while looking at a file with what looked like pictures. They both agreed that they liked a certain picture and Tiffany thanked them for their honest opinions'". "Than Tiffany asked me to be very honest and to pick which picture I liked the best?" I began looking through with what proved to be a modeling portfolio. Justin & Dave were watching my every expression & reaction. The last picture, well, (Bob took a long pause) Tiffany was as naked as a Jaybird." Justin and Dave chose the nude, Bob chose a picture where Tiffany was fully dressed. She never asked me my opinion. Unbelievable! I am not sure if she evr made it in modeling!

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It was my first HR manager position and I was three years out of college. I had heard stories about a female employee that would �rendezvous� with male co -workers at the local lake. Evidently, she was very open and quite loud when she described these escapades and other employees often heard her talk about her fun at the lake. One male employee wanted to join in on the fun. To his surprise, she was not interested in him and she actually came to me to make a complaint about this male employee who was pursuing her. I realized I was over my head as it was common knowledge of her gregarious stories. I went to the VP of HR for advice. He took notes as I explained the situation. In this meeting, he educated me about how important it was to take notes, to document and get all the details. He asked specific questions of the employees involved, the departments and even the name of the lake. I was relieved as things quieted down for several weeks. My role model had resolved my situation! About six weeks later, the rendezvous queen came to me and closed the door to my office. She said; �I want to thank you for your help. And, you won't believe who I've been sleeping with at the lake - your boss, *****! It has been wonderful - I believe ***** and I are soul mates. �He told me that we should keep our dating a secret and not to tell even you because he cares about me and my reputation. But I knew you went to him, so I wanted you to know and thank you so much!� At the time, I thought "You Have Got To Be Kidding!" My boss whom I went to for mentoring actually slept with the employee with the complaint!

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I just was in this website and rushed to tell my coworker about it as she is in HR. I thought she would enjoy the humorous stories and want to help answer the advice section. I distracted her, and she accidently instant messaged a frustrated and under payed frustrated employee evfryone's salary while I was describing the website! Oh my Gosh, this just happend! The website created its own story! Timing is everything!

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I’m a new as HR personnel in a construction firm and I find it difficult to deal with male employees. I can also sense that they, too, are hesitant to approach me whenever they have concerns. To bridge the gap between us, I changed my image in going to work. Instead of wearing dresses, I wear pants. I make sure to befriend all of them to establish a harmonious relationship.

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What is the best way to keep your resume up to date?

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