Interview Improviser Gifts

"I'm fascinated by your résumé, particularly the advertising supplement."

"Thanks for coming in again. Sorry about the last time. I must have pulled the wrong lever by mistake."

"I phoned your reference. She said you always ate your carrots and picked up your toys."

"To make this interview more entertaining I would like you to take a breath of helium before answering the questions."

"I forgot to say I was breast-fed."

'I'm not sure that mentioning your diploma in 'Monkey Business' really helps your resume...'

Your performance since you came here suggests you may have lied on your resume.

"Social Security forced you to come for this interview didn't they!"

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"You're not giving me the job because I'm 'over qualified'? Oh, don't worry, most of those qualifications have been falsified."

"My next song is a little ditty about why I don't have any references."

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'You lack the expertise we're looking for, Mr Wheaton - but darn it, I like your attitude.'

"I didn't bring a resume. I brought coffee and donuts."

'I made a Valentine's Day card for you. The school has no art supplies so I wrote the color in.'

'I see an applicant being hired!'

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'We have an emergency, ladies and gentlemen! We need help - can anybody in the audience play the tambourine.'

'Let me start by saying I wish I had your imagination...'

'My next song is a little ditty about why I don't have any references,'

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"The whole thing is basically fiction. But I just thought my resume could use some spice."

'I'm a loaf of bread.'

'I've had tight deadlines, if that's what you mean by performing well under pressure.'

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'Would you cart to explain this three page gap in your resume?'

'I don't have a resume, but I have accumulated an extensive paper trail.'

"I may have exaggerated a bit about coming up with a cure for cancer."

"So when did you interest in health and safety start?"

"How would you like to mark our territory?"

"And I'm telling YOU it looks exactly like the picture. See?"

'So, what part of the house are we delivering shock and awe to this weekend?'

"Mind if I ask a Bloody Good Question?"

'Sometimes if things blow onto the canvas I just leave em there.'

"I have to admit, I've never seen anyone list 'cleaning out my desk' as a job skill."