What are some unexpected ways a potential hire tanked their chance at a job?

English is my second language, I moved to the US after college, and got an interview for an

engineering position at a top aerospace company. I was nailing it, as far as I know,

until the hiring manager asked, how is your relationship with your current manager? Would it upset

him if you leave, or would

he say good riddance? I thought good riddance meant something positive, like good luck or best of

wishes, so I said she'd say the latter. I didn't get the job. A great example of why no one

should be afraid to ask questions in an interview. I once saw a resume that stated they were a valid Victorian.

Either they were trying to say they were the top of their class,

or that they were a genuine person from 19th century England,

neither of which were true.

I recruit for the blue-collar industry,

and there was a poor guy where English was second language,

who kind of struggled to understand me, but we had Samoan and Tongan-speaking staff who were assisting in the recruit process.

We were through the interview process, just, and while pre-employment substance screening via urine sample,

I was explaining, in-depth, I might add, the requirements of the test. Pee in the pot up to here,

close the lid and bring to me for the test. When he was taking quite some time to pee in the pot,

which can happen if people are a bit nervous or shy, I called out to see if he was okay,

which he said, yeah, boss. About 10 minutes later, he appears and the pot is wrapped securely in

hand towels so as to not be on display.

I found this odd, as the amount of samples we do meant that we were so used to handling P, it was

second nature. He looked a little sheepish and coy, very telling of someone who perhaps was a little

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