From resume mix-ups to drug interrogations, business and human resources management sophomore Sophie Jones’ interview history has not always been ideal. 

Jones had her first interview at a sports bar at age 16.

During the interview, she was asked if she smoked marijuana and, when she replied no, Jones said the manager asked her to smoke with him sometime.

Jones took the job anyway and worked there for about a week before walking out. 

“The servers were just mean and very unhappy with their jobs,” she said. “I was a hostess, and the other hostesses were rude to me.”

Jones said she never went back and never felt bad about it. 

“They never even called me, so I’m not sure they even noticed,” Jones said. “I can’t work somewhere I don’t respect the manager.”

At 18, Jones interviewed for a cashier position at Best Buy. She stayed up the night before to prepare and printed her resume at 9 a.m.

“I always take hard copies of resumes to interviews,” she said. “I just feel it looks more professional.”

The manager checked her resume, shot Jones a quizzical look and asked her name again. 

“She didn’t ask me any normal interview questions, like examples of strong customer service or my strengths and weaknesses,” Jones said.

Instead, the manager asked basic questions that could have been answered by looking at the resume. 

After 30 minutes, the manager passed Jones’ resume back to her.

“It wasn’t my resume,” she said. “It was my ex-boyfriend’s.”

Despite the mix-up, Jones got hired on the spot. 

“I really think she just hired me, because it amused her that I had given her the wrong resume,” Jones said. “I had applied online, so she had all my information already.”

The manager went on to call Jones by her ex-boyfriend’s name for the first month of employment.

“She even gave me a name tag my first day with his name on it,” she said.

Jones said more recent interviews have been normal experiences.