So you always see lame articles about the do’s and don’ts for people trying to do well in interviews and how to be on your best behavior, but you seldom hear about the ridiculous and faux pas that interviewers themselves make. What are your interviewer horror stories? I’ll start.

I had applied for a role years ago. I walk into the room to shake the interviewer's hand. She didn't bother to stand up – she stayed seated, which isn't the end of the world, of course, but she proceeded to shake my hand while holding on to a pen in the same hand. Weird. So we sit down and I shit you not, the very first thing she asks me: What are you?” Me: Excuse me? Her: what are you? Are you middle eastern? Nevermind the fact that I am nowhere near middle eastern, just the sheer audacity and brazen ridiculousness of that to be asked during an interview blew my mind.