Last year we were desperately trying to hire a someone, and no one thought that calling them into interview on the costume day was a problem. Two of the people interviewing were in full, ridiculous costume. The person never returned our calls after. When I pointed this out, I was told the costumes let them know “what a fun office we are”, which is problematic because:

• We were going to expect that person to work very hard initially to catch up, so we needed a serious, motivated person.
• We’re not a fun office. We’re the opposite of fun– we’re overly political, nitpicking, backbiting, gossiping jerks, and that’s just my boss.

@TheChrisAngel over at Your Stupid Advice thinks he has the answer: Hire actors! Read his full solution.