In honour of the silly season, we thought we'd share something silly with you.
Zack Urlocker from Valley of the Geeks wrote this a few years ago, but I think it's even funnier with a second read....
Top ten things NOT to say when a recruiter calls:
10. Would I be a manager or would I have to do real work?
9. I think this phone is tapped. Can we meet at your house instead?
8. What's their policy on sexual harrasment?
7. When you say source code, what exactly to you mean by that?
6. My boss had an issue with on-the-job nudity. Is that a problem?
5. I'm not sure the FBI will let me work on computers anymore.
4. Oh sure, I know those guys. I already hacked into their web site.
3. This is great timing; they've just asked me to pack up my desk.
2. You know the Melissa Virus, that was my idea!
1. My manager has a restraining order against me anyways.
So come on, share the best thing a potentional candidate has ever said to you...
About the author:
Zack Urlocker is a pseudonym for a Silicon Valley software executive who gets more calls from recruiters than from his family.
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