{"id":999881286,"date":"2011-12-13T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dice.npgdev.com\/?p=767074958"},"modified":"2011-12-13T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T21:00:00","slug":"cartoon-exboss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dice.npgdev.com\/hiring\/recruitment\/cartoon-exboss","title":{"rendered":"Hiring Humor: Ex-Boss Bashing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bah humbug.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You always expect candidates to be on their best behavior in an interview setting. Unfortunately, sometimes their Scrooge-y side inadvertently slips out.<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever interviewed a candidate who didn&#8217;t exactly put their best foot forward? Post a comment below to tell us your\u00a0temperamental\u00a0tale.<\/p>\n<p><em>In HR and recruiting, you have the BEST stories. You\u2019ve lived through them to tell the tales (anonymously, of course!) 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