Strangest thing ever sent to you by a job seeker? - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T01:50:36Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/strangest-thing-ever-sent-to-you-by-a-job-seeker?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1487083&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJust posted the followup on J…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2012-02-15:502551:Comment:15134452012-02-15T09:05:48.848ZJacob Sharehttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/jshare
<p>Just posted the followup on JobMob - with pictures! - including all the stories from the first article, and adding the recent responses from Suzanne, Darryl, Samantha and Lisa:</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://jobmob.co.il/blog/unique-funny-items-for-recruiters/" target="_blank">33 Most Unique and Funny Items Sent To Recruiters</a></strong></p>
<p>Please share it with at least one other recruiter who is guaranteed to find it funny</p>
<p>Just posted the followup on JobMob - with pictures! - including all the stories from the first article, and adding the recent responses from Suzanne, Darryl, Samantha and Lisa:</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://jobmob.co.il/blog/unique-funny-items-for-recruiters/" target="_blank">33 Most Unique and Funny Items Sent To Recruiters</a></strong></p>
<p>Please share it with at least one other recruiter who is guaranteed to find it funny</p> That does sound nice, Suzanne…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-12-22:502551:Comment:14874712011-12-22T09:13:22.635ZJacob Sharehttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/jshare
<p>That does sound nice, Suzanne. What was the most unusual gift though?<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Suzanne Levison said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/strangest-thing-ever-sent-to-you-by-a-job-seeker?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1487083&xg_source=msg_com_forum#502551Comment1487083"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>My niche is the creative world, so my "gifts" are eccentric! The nicest logical type of gift was a gorgeous designer candle sent fed ex…</p>
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<p>That does sound nice, Suzanne. What was the most unusual gift though?<br/> <br/> <cite>Suzanne Levison said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/strangest-thing-ever-sent-to-you-by-a-job-seeker?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1487083&xg_source=msg_com_forum#502551Comment1487083"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>My niche is the creative world, so my "gifts" are eccentric! The nicest logical type of gift was a gorgeous designer candle sent fed ex overnight by a candidate I had just placed. @619Suzanne (twitter)</p>
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</blockquote> My niche is the creative worl…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-12-21:502551:Comment:14870832011-12-21T15:47:58.002ZSuzanne Levisonhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SuzanneLevison
<p>My niche is the creative world, so my "gifts" are eccentric! The nicest logical type of gift was a gorgeous designer candle sent fed ex overnight by a candidate I had just placed. @619Suzanne (twitter)</p>
<p>My niche is the creative world, so my "gifts" are eccentric! The nicest logical type of gift was a gorgeous designer candle sent fed ex overnight by a candidate I had just placed. @619Suzanne (twitter)</p> Hey everyone,
The article has…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-12-19:502551:Comment:14844852011-12-19T20:51:11.690ZJacob Sharehttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/jshare
<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>The article has been posted and your stories and others' make it a great read!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noomii.com/blog/3386-27-wackiest-gifts-sent-by-job-seekers-to-recruiters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">27 Wackiest Gifts Sent By Job Seekers To Recruiters</a></p>
<p><strong>Please visit it, retweet/Like/+1 it, and if you have any followup comments or other stories, share them there too.<br></br></strong></p>
<p>There will also be a longer version on JobMob in late…</p>
<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>The article has been posted and your stories and others' make it a great read!</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.noomii.com/blog/3386-27-wackiest-gifts-sent-by-job-seekers-to-recruiters" target="_blank">27 Wackiest Gifts Sent By Job Seekers To Recruiters</a></p>
<p><strong>Please visit it, retweet/Like/+1 it, and if you have any followup comments or other stories, share them there too.<br/></strong></p>
<p>There will also be a longer version on JobMob in late January.</p>
<p>Lisa, Samantha and Darryl- thanks for your stories too, which came too late for the first version, but will be in the JobMob followup.</p>
<p></p> I got a GI Joe action figure…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-12-19:502551:Comment:14845142011-12-19T17:24:10.098ZDarryl Diosohttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/DarrylDioso
<p>I got a GI Joe action figure from a candidate proclaiming to be "The fighter of clean and usable code (Java)".</p>
<p>I got a GI Joe action figure from a candidate proclaiming to be "The fighter of clean and usable code (Java)".</p> I once had a resume sent to m…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-12-19:502551:Comment:14839942011-12-19T16:20:29.287ZSamantha Laceyhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/samanthaLacey
<p>I once had a resume sent to me with a tea bag stapled to it. There was a note attached saying something like "take the time to make yourself a cup of tea before you read this. This will be the most important document you read all day." </p>
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<p>The guy was very arrogant, both on the phone and on paper and did not get the job. Also, the fact that the tea bag was stapled meant it was unusable, it ripped when I tried to get it off! </p>
<p>I once had a resume sent to me with a tea bag stapled to it. There was a note attached saying something like "take the time to make yourself a cup of tea before you read this. This will be the most important document you read all day." </p>
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<p>The guy was very arrogant, both on the phone and on paper and did not get the job. Also, the fact that the tea bag was stapled meant it was unusable, it ripped when I tried to get it off! </p> I had a candidate send me the…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-12-19:502551:Comment:14839882011-12-19T16:13:31.368ZLisa A, Doorlyhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/LisaADoorly
<p>I had a candidate send me their resume in a Chinese food delivery box - they folded the resume in the shape of a fortune cookie - they were applying for a marketing job and wanted to show how 'clever' they were - I have to say it stood out in uniqueness but the resume susbstance did not live up to the clever packaging.</p>
<p>I had a candidate send me their resume in a Chinese food delivery box - they folded the resume in the shape of a fortune cookie - they were applying for a marketing job and wanted to show how 'clever' they were - I have to say it stood out in uniqueness but the resume susbstance did not live up to the clever packaging.</p> Thanks for the details. Good…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-12-12:502551:Comment:14812642011-12-12T09:40:53.816ZJacob Sharehttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/jshare
<p>Thanks for the details. Good stories all of them.</p>
<p>4 cakes is a lot, what a sweet guy :)</p>
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>John W. Ferneborg said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/strangest-thing-ever-sent-to-you-by-a-job-seeker?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1481365&xg_source=msg_com_forum#502551Comment1481365"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>The gentleman that sent the helmet worked for one of the baseball card companies. So sport memorabilia…</p>
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<p>Thanks for the details. Good stories all of them.</p>
<p>4 cakes is a lot, what a sweet guy :)</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>John W. Ferneborg said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/strangest-thing-ever-sent-to-you-by-a-job-seeker?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1481365&xg_source=msg_com_forum#502551Comment1481365"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>The gentleman that sent the helmet worked for one of the baseball card companies. So sport memorabilia was something he had plenty of access to, and in turn used it to his advantage for networking. He had been given my name as someone he should contact, hence he sent the helmet as a "foot in the door" as you say. Very nice guy, unfortunately at the time we didn't have anything that would have been a great fit. </p>
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<p>The beef jerky was from a candidate that I had a nice meeting with for a search. It was on a Saturday and after the interview he was taking his son to his local state fair. We had joked earlier in the interview that you could always find someone selling great beef jerky and the latest wonder mops. Being witty, he sent me a few packs of jerky. It gave me a big chuckle!</p>
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<p>My most memorable of all gifts was at an interview with a Controller for a cake company. He brought me 4 large beautiful cakes as a gift. I brought them back to the office and my team was loving this guy for the generosity and great flavors!</p>
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<p>We'll have to start another thread on the most memorable client meetings... good and bad. I'm sure there are some doozeys! I know I have a good handful plus.</p>
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</blockquote> The gentleman that sent the h…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-12-12:502551:Comment:14813652011-12-12T08:51:26.751ZJohn W. Ferneborghttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/Ferneborg
<p>The gentleman that sent the helmet worked for one of the baseball card companies. So sport memorabilia was something he had plenty of access to, and in turn used it to his advantage for networking. He had been given my name as someone he should contact, hence he sent the helmet as a "foot in the door" as you say. Very nice guy, unfortunately at the time we didn't have anything that would have been a great fit. </p>
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<p>The beef jerky was from a candidate that I had a nice meeting…</p>
<p>The gentleman that sent the helmet worked for one of the baseball card companies. So sport memorabilia was something he had plenty of access to, and in turn used it to his advantage for networking. He had been given my name as someone he should contact, hence he sent the helmet as a "foot in the door" as you say. Very nice guy, unfortunately at the time we didn't have anything that would have been a great fit. </p>
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<p>The beef jerky was from a candidate that I had a nice meeting with for a search. It was on a Saturday and after the interview he was taking his son to his local state fair. We had joked earlier in the interview that you could always find someone selling great beef jerky and the latest wonder mops. Being witty, he sent me a few packs of jerky. It gave me a big chuckle!</p>
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<p>My most memorable of all gifts was at an interview with a Controller for a cake company. He brought me 4 large beautiful cakes as a gift. I brought them back to the office and my team was loving this guy for the generosity and great flavors!</p>
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<p>We'll have to start another thread on the most memorable client meetings... good and bad. I'm sure there are some doozeys! I know I have a good handful plus.</p> Wow! Not that's a gift! The h…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-12-12:502551:Comment:14814532011-12-12T08:37:25.881ZJacob Sharehttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/jshare
<p>Wow! Not that's a gift! The helmet's pretty cool too.</p>
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<p>Just kidding, obviously the helmet is the bigger deal. Why did he send it in if he wasn't even a candidate? And what that?</p>
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<p>And why the beef jerky from the other candidate? I'm trying to understand the method to the madness.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>John W. Ferneborg said:…</cite></p>
<p>Wow! Not that's a gift! The helmet's pretty cool too.</p>
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<p>Just kidding, obviously the helmet is the bigger deal. Why did he send it in if he wasn't even a candidate? And what that?</p>
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<p>And why the beef jerky from the other candidate? I'm trying to understand the method to the madness.<br/> <br/> <cite>John W. Ferneborg said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/strangest-thing-ever-sent-to-you-by-a-job-seeker?id=502551%3ATopic%3A1477590&page=2#502551Comment1481259"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Nicest gift I've received was a full sized New England Patriots Helmet with QB Tom Brady's signature . The gentleman wasn't even a candidate. Obviously I gave him an hour on the phone talking about his career and the best way to tackle going about a job search. This was about 4-5years ago.</p>
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<p>Funniest was big packet of beef jerky... very odd gift, but luckily I do love me some beef jerky!</p>
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