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Re: Interviewing Strategies

Subject: Re: Interviewing Strategies
From: Al Geist <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 07:47:02 -0500

Edgar D' Souza wrote:

Did he use bad language or act really crude or something? Or was it
just that he was taking a call from a g.f. while on company premises?

I'm curious :)

Ed.

On 12/9/06, classe -at- charter -dot- net <classe -at- charter -dot- net> wrote:

Very true. At my former company, we interviewed a candidate who seemed to
fit the job description very well. When the HR manager informed my manager
and I that he was on his cell phone in the company lobby, arguing with his
girl friend, he was crossed off the list of potential candidates and his
resume discarded.


Ed makes a good point. I have yet to see or hear of a relationship that was perfected each and every day. My wife and I are wonderful together and love each other dearly, but we also have "those days," when we are on opposite sides of the rainbow. It's not often, but it happens and I would have to say that this is true of most relationships. You may have eliminated an excellent candidate because the receptionist perceived that he/she was having a heated discussion with their partner, who told the HR manager who interpreted the receptionists comments as the candidate having family problems when in fact, it may have been one of those days when the planets were lining up wrong for the couple. As Edgar said, you never mentioned if the person was yelling, swearing, or both. If that were true, then you were correct in tossing the resume because that would be unprofessional.

Al

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