IT isn't easy to stand out from the crowd during a job interview - unless, it seems, you are Crawley job hunter Mukra Mirza.
Because the 32-year-old left his interviewers stunned by performing a striptease - while singing It's Raining Men.
Perhaps unsurprisingly he didn't get the job.
Mr Mirza decided the Full Monty-style strip would help set him apart from other candidates when he applied for a job with NBS Recruitment in Crawley High Street.
The seductive taking off of his top and the enthusiastic rendition of the song sadly didn't result in a role with the company.
He did at least receive a letter congratulating him on his "disco-diva performance".
It read: "Thanks again for coming for an interview with myself. It was interesting to meet with you.
"Whereas we loved your karaoke version of It's Raining Men we feel the striptease was a little unnecessary.
"Thanks again for your time and I suggest moving forward you seek medical attention before attending other interviews."
Mr Mirza had been unemployed for several months before applying to NBS for a job last month.
On the day of the interview, May 20, Mr Mirza performed the strip in an interview room at the firm's office.
Richard Forrest, from NBS, who wrote the rejection letter, told the Daily Mirror: "I've never had to write a letter to a candidate quite like it.
"We all enjoyed his extrovert performance and big effort to impress, but finding a role for him is going to prove difficult.
"We don't have much call for an individual who strips and breaks into song in IT recruitment.
"Even though he's obviously keen, maybe he'd be better suited to a job at Butlins."
Mr Mizra admits he may have "laid it on a bit thick" during the interview, but feels it was important to stand out.
"The letter made me laugh when I read it." he said.
"I might have laid it on a bit thick during the interview, but really want a job.
"There's not a lot on offer these days, so it's important these days to do something that helps you stand out.
"I'm pretty sure most companies could secretly use a person like me working for them."
