One time about ten years ago I was trying to hire someone to fill an entry level programming job. One applicant stood out - he had a decent resume, nice cover letter, and good sample code. It was probably the best resume from a recent college grad I had ever seen at the time.
When I called him for his phone interview, his mother answered and chatted to me a bit about the position, hours, company, etc. I thought that was a little unconventional but he did decently enough once I managed to get him on the phone, so I asked if he could come in for an in person interview the following week. He said "absolutely!" and I told him that he'd be getting a call from someone to arrange the specifics.
Fifteen minutes later, his mother called me back and started asking about the flights, hotel accommodations, what lunch options there would be while they were there, if I could make sure to have a chair for her too at all of the interview sessions, and what questions we were planning to ask. She made a point to mention that he'd never flown or traveled by himself before. It turns out she'd also written his entire resume and sample code herself.
I told her we'd pass on her son, but if she wanted to apply for the job I'd be happy to interview her instead. I never heard back.
