An Applicant Passed Gas During The Interview

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If there is one thing about our technology that we use for call conferences or video conferences, it is how sensitive they are to pick up sounds. It is very important in order to understand the message, but at this particular interview, the microphone picked up something else. We were on the last leg of a series of interviews of applicants for a certain position that we are trying to fill. Since the site is on another state and with COVID precautions, all interviews were done through Zoom. The second to the last applicant passed gas during the interview, while the Senior Recruiter was speaking. Judging by all our reactions, we all heard it loud and clear. As someone who is prone to giggles, it took everything in me not to laugh. I saw that the applicant's face was red, but the Senior Recruiter was not fazed with his questioning. The rest of us in the panel decided to follow his suit and to keep going. But man, it was hard. I am just glad that I have already asked my questions to the applicant before it happened, otherwise, I will start cracking up. Good thing the interview finished with 6 minutes before the next one will start. As soon as the applicant hung up, the other manager asked if we also heard it. And that's all it took before I burst out laughing. We gave ourselves some time to compose ourselves before proceeding to the next applicant. Well, it happens.