Over the last year and a half I have interviewed hundreds of people. I have interviewed humans from all aspects of life; Cornell grads—go Andy Bernard!—miners, criers, laughers, bankers, lawyers, software engineers, you name it and I have probably interviewed it...wait, no doctors or porn stars. I have combed through some of the craziest resumes that include being printed on currency paper to giving a bio that included a picture, marital status, health, age and a hobby. Out of the criers, the men are out-crying the women on a 3 to 1 ratio. This is something I would have never expected. Come on guys, toughen up. “Would you like a tissue?”
Our interview process includes a lot more than the standard interview. We take the candidates (generally a group of 5 or 6) through a detailed presentation about the company as well as a day in the life of an employee. We view the candidates are interviewing us just as much as we are interviewing them. The job isn’t easy so we want to set those expectations up-front. Most recently I was giving one of these presentations. Lo and behold someone started texting during my presentation. He was trying to be all sneaky about it too but it was completely obvious. I was one millisecond away from calling him on it but decided not to. I did however, tell the managers that were scheduled to interview him. They decided to ask him about it. Maybe there was a family emergency or something so it was only fair that we ask. It turns out that there was no emergency. At least he was honest. This person ended up not getting an offer. It wasn’t only the text though. There were other factors that played some key roles with him not getting the job. However, it really tells you a lot about the person’s professionalism to be texting during an interview presentation. While I wasn’t literally interviewing him, his interview started the moment he walked in the door and his first impression went right down the toilet. Speaking of toilets, when his Hillary Clinton going to pull out of the Democratic race? Speaking of race…never mind.
2 comments:
WOW Jeff that was funny, I am proud of you. Literally sitting here {me and Wayne} and i start laughing out loud at the last sentence of you Blog.
I was texting all the way through church the other day. Would you still give me the job? I must mention however that I think he should have gotten the job immediately if he had blackberry skills because, hello.
blackberry skills are welcomed with open arms.
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