If Forbes ever release a list of World Deadliest Job Interviews, this has to top the list!!!! This is fierce and deadly!
One Chinese company has added a deadly spin to its recruitment process by asking prospective employees to kiss a live crocodile to prove their courage.
The company, located in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, designed the test as a first stage in their interview process to weed out the brave from the wimpy. Isn't that crazy???
The company was looking for nine sales executives during a recruiting event on Wednesday.
Job hunters are led out into the street, where a small, live crocodile is waiting to be smooched.
Thankfully, the croc has its snapping jaws tied shut for the purposes of the stunt.
Anyone who successfully proves their mettle and kisses the reptile will not only get through to the next round, but also receive 1,000 Yuan (around £100).
While several ambitious male graduates have offered to kiss the croc, the company says it is seeking female employees, who should be 'beautiful and wise.' Ha!
While this stunt may seem odd, it is perhaps appropriate for the company, which, controversially, sells 'health products' made from crocodiles.
Kissing the crocodile is meant to help interviewees overcome their fear of the creatures.
Peng Peng, a senior researcher at CASS Institute of Philosophy in Guangzhou, says using a crocodile as a recruitment stunt is a fairly common practice, and likened it to companies using nude or body-painted models in road shows.
However, Mr Peng warns that kissing a crocodile comes with risks, and companies should consider whether it is acceptable and morally right to coerce applicants to kiss a living creature for a stunt.
The 'interview' shown in these pictures was well-publicised with advertising and placards, and a large crowd gathered to watch.
In China, crocodiles are bred en masse as some believe their meat has special health benefits.
In some parts of the country, it is considered to be a special delicacy.
Crocodile bile is also used to make pills to treat various ailments, including asthma.
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