After my "fly down" interview I felt really bad for the candidate.  Of course everyone in the room noticed as soon as he stood up, but there was really nothing I could do.  I was still fairly new on the job, so I took a little bit of ribbing about my candidate choice.

Later in the day we had a meeting to discuss some other positions we were working on and how the interviews for the day had gone.  Word spread quickly about my interesting interview and my co-workers were all having a good laugh about it.  One gal, who was fortunate to not have been an eye witness to the unsettling event, listened intently as I recapped the events of the morning.  When I finished, she asked me what he was wearing.  Sounded like an odd question to me, but told her.  She quickly smiled and informed all of us that she had seen him earlier in the day.  Several of our offices have large glass windows over-looking the parking lot.  You can see out, but you can't see in.  Prior to his interview (remember he arrived early) he was standing outside her window, completely unaware he had an audience, attempting to fix his zipper.  However, that's not exactly what it looked like at a quick glance!  She was somewhat thankful to know the true situation and that it wasn't some strange man doing strange things outside her window!

Although I still felt bad for how the interview went, I was slightly relieved and a little puzzled to know that he was fully aware of his zipper situation.   If you knew you had a wardrobe malfunction ie: broken zipper, would you try to fix it prior to the interview?  How about run to the store and grab a safety pin or even just un-tuck your shirt and explain that your zipper broke?    Cost of safety pin $1.00, time it would take to run to the store, 10 minutes.  Getting the job, priceless.