Job Hunting Chronicles

I have a question for recruiters: if a company you're working with has an illegal hiring bias, do you think it's your responsibility to educate them on why they shouldn't be doing that? Or do you say nothing and just look for candidates that fall outside of the hiring bias? I'm asking because after a couple of emails with a recruiter going back and forth about a job that the recruiter felt that I would be a strong candidate for, we had a virtual meeting this morning where the recruiter pretty quickly announced that they thought I was too old for the position. I actually thought I misheard them, so I asked if they could repeat what they had said. They said what I thought they did. Unreal. Now, I have no problem with dodging a bullet (which clearly this is), but the recruiter tried to make it seem like it was the company who was in the wrong because it was their bias, and the recruiter was just following directions. Don't they have an obligation to let the company kno...

If job interviews were honest: Employer: Do you have a problem with overtime? Me: Not if I get paid for it 🤣 Now obviously, I didn't say that but I can tell you, this question is concerning to me. Usually this kind of stuff doesn't come out in a first interview (unless the candidate asks about it, which is generally considered a no-no), so the fact that the employer asked this makes me think there's a lot of overtime (unpaid, of course since it's a salaried position). While I stayed engaged for the rest of the interview (and answered the question professionally but also honestly), my gut tells me that this is not a place that I'd be happy at. Time will tell if I make it to round two but I'm definitely not counting on it (and I'm totally fine with that). #IfJobInterviewsWereHonest #JobHuntingChronicles

If job interviews were honest: Employer: Tell me something about yourself that your resume doesn't tell me. Candidate: I like cats more than I like most people 😹 #IfJobInterviewsWereHonest #JobHuntingChronicles

If job interviews were honest: Employer: So the commute isn't a problem for you? Candidate: (confused) The recruiter said it was a hybrid position with a need to be on-site only 1 day a month for the management meeting. The 1 day a month commute is not a problem for me Employer: Well, originally we thought it could be hybrid but we've since decided that that won't work, it's fully on-site (translation: it was never actually going to be hybrid) Candidate: I wish you the best in finding the right candidate (translation: you don't say) #IfJobInterviewsWereHonest #JobHuntingChronicles #BaitAndSwitch

If job interviews were honest: Employer: Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Candidate: Where do YOU see yourself in 5 years? Admit it, we've all wanted to answer like this at some point 🤣 #IfJobInterviewsWereHonest #JobHuntingChronicles

If job interviews were honest: Employer: Why do you want to work here? Candidate: You need help and I need a job 😂 #IfJobInterviewsWereHonest #JobHuntingChronicles