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    People Are Sharing The Most Unbelievable Reasons For Being Turned Down From A Job, And These Employers Are SHAMELESS

    "A candidate was declined because they brought their résumé in a Jonas Brothers folder."

    Some employers can be totally heinous when it comes to rejecting people from working for their company. From ghosting to poor and horrible excuses, I'm sure anyone who has applied for a job can think of at least one...memorable experience.

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    A while back, I shared some outrageous job rejection stories that inspired even more people to share their experiences, which inspired even more people to tell their story. Here's what they had to say:

    1. "I applied for a safety officer job and was rejected because, although I had plenty of experience, I didn’t have the necessary qualifications, so I went and got the 'necessary qualifications,' and the next time I applied, I was also rejected, but this time because I lacked experience."

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    —philipnicholls

    2. "In my field, I have a thousand of these stories. My favorite is when a candidate was declined because they brought their résumé in a Jonas Brothers folder."

    —twoh7

    3. "My husband got hired as a plant manager for a company that liked that he had a background in safety because they didn’t have anyone in a safety position...and it showed. The only thing they had that was right was that all the exit signs were lit."

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    "Everything else was a violation (and they worked with hazardous materials), so my husband quickly told them that if they didn’t fix these dangerous things, if a safety organization ever came, they’d be fined a ton and most likely shut down. They let my husband go the next day. I guess instead of fixing the issues, they wanted someone to just walk around and look pretty while they did what they wanted. I wonder to this day if a safety auditor ever showed up."

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