Other than that it was a good interview. There was the woman who washed her underwear in the restroom sink. Then there was the candidate who said he had heard about the job opening from the Shah of Iran. And there was the candidate whose cellular phone rang during the interview. He asked Ms. Dorter to excuse herself while he took the call.
People have all sorts of reasons for applying for jobs.
Debra W. Haffner has fond memories of the Long Island woman she interviewed for the post of development director of a small nonprofit organization on 42d Street in Manhattan. And the shopping in midtown is much better than the shopping on Long Island. The man applying for a high-powered sales position had already indicated to Bette BonFleur of Orlando, Florida, that he was interested in working only about 30 to 35 hours a week. Selby Drake of Sparks, Nevada, outside Reno, remembers the young woman who answered ad advertisement for a clerical position and was called for an interview. She arrived with her parents.