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Vice Presidents and personnel directors of the one hundred largest corporations were asked to describe their most unusual questions that have been asked by job candidates.

• “What is it that you people do at this company?”
• “What is the company motto?”
• “Why aren’t you in a more interesting business?”
• “What are the zodiac signs of all the board members?”
• “Why do you want references?”
• “Do I have to dress for the next interview?”
• “I know this is off the subject, but will you marry me?”
• “Will the company move my rock collection from California to Maryland?”
• “Will the company pay to relocate my horse?”
• “Does your health insurance cover pets?”
• “Would it be a problem if I’m angry most of the time?”
• “Does your company have a policy regarding concealed weapons?”
• “Do you think the company would be willing to lower my pay?”
• “Why am I here?”

Vice Presidents and personnel directors of the one hundred largest corporations were asked to describe their most unusual experience interviewing prospective employees.

• An applicant challenged the interviewer to an arm wrestle.
• An applicant wore a Walkman, explaining that she could listen to the interviewer and the music at the same time.
• An applicant fell and broke his arm during the interview.
• A candidate announced she hadn’t had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and french fries in the interviewer’s office.
• An applicant explained that her long-term goal was to replace the interviewer.
• A candidate said he had never finished high school because he was kidnapped and kept in a closet in Mexico.
• A balding candidate excused himself and returned to the office a few minutes later wearing a hairpiece.
• An applicant said that if he was hired he would demonstrate his loyalty by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm.
• An applicant interrupted interview to phone her therapist for advice on how to answer specific interview questions.
• A candidate brought a large dog to interview.
• An applicant refused to sit down and insisted on being interviewed while standing up.
• One candidate dozed off during interview.

PORTSMOUTH, England (UPI) — A Portsmouth, England, grandmother says her local government has ordered her to have a lifeguard on duty for the 2-foot-deep wading pool she put in her yard.

Lourdes Maxwell said she has been putting the small pool out in her yard at the start of summer for more than 20 years for her children, grandchildren and neighborhood kids to play in, The Daily Mail reported Tuesday.

However, she said the city council issued a health and safety edict ordering her to empty the pool after she wrote the council to seek permission for a larger pool outside her house. Maxwell said she contacted her member of Parliament, who convinced the city to allow Maxwell to keep the pool, provided she pays for insurance and has lifeguards watching the pool at all times.

“I asked around for insurance and they just laughed at me. No one offers insurance for paddling pools,” Maxwell said. “I’m always there to supervise but they’re trying to tell me I need lifeguards for a kiddies’ pool as well — it’s crazy.”

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

BLYTHE, Calif. (UPI) – Ironwood State Prison officials in California say they’ve activated a new 1.18 megawatt solar power plant.

The ground-mounted, photovoltaic plant that will produce more than 2.4 million kilowatt hours during its first year is the result of a public-private partnership with the SunEdison Co. of Beltsville, Md.

SunEdison financed, constructed and will operate the solar energy system. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation therefore avoids all upfront capital costs and will purchase the solar energy at predictable prices equal to or less than current retail rates, officials said.

SunEdison said its solar power system will produce no greenhouse gases, no noise and will use little to no water in operation.

Officials said the facility, during the next 20 years, is expected to produce more than 43 million kilowatt hours of solar energy, the equivalent of powering 4,107 homes and removing 3,770 cars from the road for one year.

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

BLYTHE, Calif. (UPI) – Ironwood State Prison officials in California say they’ve activated a new 1.18 megawatt solar power plant.

The ground-mounted, photovoltaic plant that will produce more than 2.4 million kilowatt hours during its first year is the result of a public-private partnership with the SunEdison Co. of Beltsville, Md.

SunEdison financed, constructed and will operate the solar energy system. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation therefore avoids all upfront capital costs and will purchase the solar energy at predictable prices equal to or less than current retail rates, officials said.

SunEdison said its solar power system will produce no greenhouse gases, no noise and will use little to no water in operation.

Officials said the facility, during the next 20 years, is expected to produce more than 43 million kilowatt hours of solar energy, the equivalent of powering 4,107 homes and removing 3,770 cars from the road for one year.

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

A professor asked a student to remain for a few moments after class. Holding out the young man’s assignment, the professor said, “Did you write this poem all by yourself?”

The student said, “Every word of it.”

The professor said, “Well, then, I’m glad to meet you, Mr.Poe. I thought you were long dead.”

ORLANDO, Fla. (UPI) – The one thing you don’t want to do when you buy a ghost in a bottle is open it, says a Florida man who makes the novelties with the help of “ghost catchers.”

That would let the ghost back out, said John Deese, who vows that his team finds the ghosts in “haunted establishments, cars, hotels, maybe even graveyards.” The St. Augustine, Fla., man told WKMG-TV of Orlando, Fla., they then stuff the captured spirits into bottles, which he sells on the Internet for $20.00.

The first ghost was caught in a farmhouse in Decatur County, Ga., he said. Asked how a ghost is bottled, Deese told the station, “Well, if you went to KFC, you wouldn’t ask for (their) secret recipe.”

Prominently displayed on the bottles is the warning “open at your own risk.”

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

Island Def Jam Music Group (IDJ) has
announced that Shakir Stewart will effectively fill the vacancy left by
rapper/mogul Jay-Z, who announced his resignation as President of Def
Jam in December of 2007. Stewart, who was senior VP of A&R, was
named Executive Vice President of Def Jam Recordings Antonio “L.A.”
Reid announced today. Stewart will report directly to Reid and Steve
Bartels, Chief Operating Officer of IDJ and will be responsible for all
day-to-day matters regarding Def Jam. His responsibilities include
signing new talent, overseeing producers and guiding the creative
vision of the legendary label. “The bold young management style that
Shakir has established at Def Jam is one of the major reasons behind
the label’s success today,” IDJ CEO L.A. Reid told AllHipHop.com in a
statement. Stewart has signed or worked with a number of influential
artists, including Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Destiny’s Child, Ciara,
Outkast, Usher and others.

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