Your job candidate sits down, takes a family photo off your desk and deposits it into her purse. Another one slips off her shoe, pulls out some Johnson’s baby lotion and proceeds to slather it on her foot.Seriously?Yes, seriously. Those are real stories from HR and hiring managers who replied to a CareerBuilder survey on the worst interview flubs they’ve ever witnessed.The nationwide survey, the results of which were released Jan. 14, was conducted online by Harris Poll from Nov. 4 to Dec. 1, 2015, and canvassed more than 2,500 hiring and HR managers. CareerBuilder specializes in HR software.In addition to sharing stories about strange job interviews, the respondents answered questions about interview behaviors that annoyed or angered them. Lying, answering a cellphone during the interview, appearing arrogant, dressing inappropriately and swearing were among hiring managers’ top 5 deal breakers. Half of the respondents said they knew within the first five minutes of an interview if a candidate was a good fit for the position. The survey results have a sampling error of +/- 1.92 percentage points.“Preparing for an interview takes a lot more than Googling answers to common interview questions,” said Rosemary Haefner, chief HR officer for CareerBuilder. “Candidates have to make a great first impression appearance-wise, have a solid understanding of the target company, know exactly how to convey that they’re the perfect fit for the job, and control their body language.”Strange Interview Behavior The survey asked HR and hiring managers to share the biggest mistakes job candidates have made or the most unusual things candidates have done during an interview. According to the interviewers, candidates have:• Taken a family photo off the interviewer’s desk and put it into her purse.• Started screaming that the interview was taking too long.• Said her main job was being a psychic/medium and tried to read the interviewer’s palm, despite the interviewer’s attempts to decline the offer.• Said "painter of birdhouses" when asked what his/her ideal job was. (The company was hiring for a data entry clerk.)• Sung her responses to questions.• Put lotion on her feet during the interview.• Replied “My wife wants me to get a job” when asked why he was applying for the position.• Started feeling the interviewer’s chest to find a heartbeat so the two of them could “connect heart to heart.”• Had a pet bird in his/her shirt.• Conducted a phone interview in the bathroom—and flushed.• Spread confetti around during the interview.• Said she didn’t want to leave her old job, but her boyfriend wanted her to work for the company so she could get discounts on products.• Shared a story about finding a dead body.• Said he wouldn’t be willing to wear slacks because they didn’t feel good.Body Language Mistakes When asked to share interview behaviors that they disliked, hiring managers named the following:• Failing to make eye contact (cited by 67 percent of respondents).• Failing to smile (39 percent).• Playing with something on the table (33 percent).• Having bad posture (30 percent).• Fidgeting too much in their seats (30 percent).• Crossing their arms over their chests (29 percent).• Playing with their hair or touching their faces (27 percent).• Having a weak handshake (21 percent).• Using too many hand gestures (11 percent).• Having a handshake that was too strong (7 percent).Originally on SHRM.org.