I was asked what my religion was and whether I had a boyfriend. My answers were, "I beg your pardon?" I told my recruiter and she said she'd take that company off her list.
That's the way we should handle companies like that one. That last girl too, right? How on earth would political views or virginity _ever_ be relevant? If politics are important, I assume it would be self selection (as in working for a Prager "university" or something). Still bonkers in general.
The 'are you a virgin?' question was off the scale creepy (and yes, why did her father not say anything?). In my younger days, companies seemed obsessed as to what I planned to do with my uterus (like, do I plan on making all the babies). It shows just how warped much of society still is, when this sort of intrusion into women's bodies even crosses the mind of many people. The great come-back line for the virgin question is to fire back (particularly if you know he is married) "do you have a mistress? or are you recruiting for a mistress rather than an internship? Personally I am only interested in the internship"
Yes, the no-make-up one is a problem, because nor do I wear make-up or heels (heels are another one btw), I actually cannot wear heels due to an ankle injury a long time ago. However, for the interview, I put on a very minimal bit of make-up (depending on job level) and it usually takes me an hour just to find the makeup! But after starting, you can bet zero BS on my face. Best I can do is put up with it for a week, on a gradual scaling down process. I also refuse to wear dresses, and always trouser suit type. I don't work in fashion, I am not young, and I often work in male-dominated sectors. The expectation of make-up and heels for women, in any sector except fashion, is ridiculous, and sexist.
As someone who has worked in fashion, I can tell you that we don't wear makeup or heels to work. Except for those who are forward-facing jobs like sales, even then if you are in sales and the amount of walking required, it is not a fit. Watch videos of Fashion Week in NYC, LONDON or PARIS. The designer walks out on the stage dressed in all black, all brown, or dark navy. They will not only be wearing flats but basic black, brown, or dark navy utilitarian-type shoes, they aren't generally even loafers. They generally are wearing a turtleneck top, and the most plain pants possible. They won't be wearing any make-up generally, and their hair is either slicked back or very short regardless of female or male. They are as androgynous as one can possibly be. I made patterns and was used as a fit model, so they didn't want makeup on my face because they would walk into the pattern room and ask me to change into a sample in the middle of the room. No privacy at all! The pattern room was generally cement floors so we were encouraged to wear really good sneakers that had good cushioning. Generally showed up to work in black jeans and layered clothes because the warehouse could get cold or too hot. In fashion college orientation we were warned that we were the "Illusion Makers", but to never get caught up in the Illusion". If you were to look at me you would never guess I am from the fashion industry.
I no longer wear heels due to an ophtho-neurological problem. Before surgery even walking in flats was weird. But, there is no business justification for heels. Nothing in my job dictates it is done better with me in heels. “Looks pretty” isn’t a business justification and if it is then men should be required to put lifts on their shoes. I have only worked one job with a no pants dress code and I only lasted there 6 months. They are impractical unless your job is to do nothing but sit all day.
I have to admit as a woman I feel the need in interviews to explain that I am allergic to makeup to make sure they realise that I didn't just "not bother". I shouldn't have to, but it is a thing after I got feedback that I hadn't "presented myself well enough for an interview". I was suited up and did my hair (as much as it allows), so the only thing I could think of is that I wasn't wearing makeup. The interview was for data entry in a non-customer facing role...
Makeup being important would only be relevant for those in the makeup industry or fashion or sales and even then .. it shouldn't be a deal breaker IMHO.
I went for an interview to work with horses. I was experienced and knowledgeable. I was a bit taken aback when asked, "What would be the worse thing about employing you?" I thought for a few seconds and replied, "Your horses will become my horses, I will do what is right for them." I got the job and worked for him for twenty years.
No reason a person should be expected to wear make-up if she normally doesn't. That's personal bias on the part of the interviewer, and possibly gender discrimination. If everything else was a match, and it appears it was, then the interviewer may have been looking for a reason to dismiss.
I was up for head writer job on a major tv show. The network exec asked how old I was - I am not young - and I stood up and said, “as a former attorney, let me give you some free advice: never ask that question; it is insulting AND illegal. I won’t report you, but that is just because life is too short to waste on a dope like you….”
@ Ironically, they offered me the job, but I had gotten a gig running a writers room on a major streaming thing. Big budget, bad execs, dumb directors. What fun!
When I was looking for an internship (I work in IT) I had an awful experience with one interview. It was quite far away from my home and it was a small company. I got there and the place was a mess food containers everywhere. A few interview questions in I got asked about my dating life and if I would date one of the people that was doing the interview if he got his own place. Also got told they needed a woman in the place to keep the boys in check and make sure everything is clean. I didn't take the role they got mad at me for leading them on and I blocked them on all my socials.
I went for a promotion in a company I worked at and I didn't get it as I didn't have the right look for the role (that was the feedback they gave me). They employed a very good looking fella who was an absolute moron. They had the cheek to ask me to train him up as he didn't have any knowledge, qualifications or experience for the role. I was fuming I wasn't good enough to do the role but good enough to train someone and offer support whilst they did the qualifications I already had. I spoke to the guy who got it when he was in post and he didn't even have to do the same interview as me. Mine was an hour his was 15 mins. I left not long after
@@Bobywan75 it’s not even just that. The standards for looking like you "fit the role" for a woman versus a man are entirely different. A guy can look like a dumpy middle-age dad and be considered perfectly fitting for a role but a woman the same age who looks a little bit frumpy will not be considered.
I have gradually downgraded my interview clothing range. At first I went full suit when I had no experience to rely on. Then I dropped the tie, then the jacket because it was summer and I preferred to be confortable rather than suited up. Now, I just go with casual clothing, just regular nice clothes. I rely entirely on my skills and I have always been taken for the jobs I really wanted. If some company were to not hire me because of my appearance, that's not a company I would like to work for anyway.
You are lucky. The bias toward women is that we must ALWAYS look bangable, skills are an after thought. You could be the most qualified candidate, but you show up without eye shadow or acne? You're clearly not what the company is looking for. It's happened to me before.
@@darrennew8211 Not so sure . Dressing above your station in life ( the position you applied for ) could be seen as better than thou . Dressing in a clean cut decent T should make you blend , a suit distances yourself without doubt ,,,,, maybe the shirt is correct ?....
@@godzillas6301 You don't really want to blend during the interview. You want to show respect without showing hubris. That said, I'm retired, so maybe now it's appropriate to show up in ripped up jeans and crocs.
I am with you on this WHAT WAS HER DAD DOING?! It sounds a lot to me like her dad was setting her up with someone at the company. "Here's my nice conservative virgin daughter, I have brought her like a cow to market would you like to take her off my hands?" How disgusting I'd move to the other side of the country and not say a word to him until he crawled out there begging for forgiveness. YUCK.
The make up one is merely a reflection of double standards. I had an interview once where I was asked if I had a partner and if we were planning on having kids in the next 2-3 years. I responded by saying, "Excuse me, how is that relevant to the role?" And he said, "I don't want to just hire someone to have to pay maternity leave and then pay someone on top to cover that leave." And I said, "If I were a man with a partner with intentions of having a family, would you be asking me that same question?" And he said, "No, because men don't get pregnant." And I said, "Well, women don't get pregnant without the participation of a man in some way either and a man is equally as responsible for a child as a woman is in the event a couple choose to have children." It basically turned into a fight and he demanded that I just answer the damn question. It really rubbed me up the wrong way. Whether it's makeup or children, women get persecuted in the workforce for this despite the fact women are as equally as dedicated as men to their jobs across the board. If an employer is going to insistent a woman wears makeup, they should be providing a makeup allowance to her as it's a company requirement. But in equal proportions, then men should wear makeup too by default and get paid a makeup allowance as well. 🤷🏼♀️
The second one sounds like gender discrimination to me. Do they also expect men to wear makeup? No? Then expecting a woman to wear makeup is discrimination, thus illegal in the US.
I did wear makeup during the day time interview with the supervisor, but was given the 11p to 7a shift and didn't feel it necessary to wear it on graveyard shift. Worked for over a month when the supervisor realized as I was going home that I didn't have makeup on and asked me why? I told her it wasn't comfortable to be sweaty while cleaning and stocking with makeup on. She had no comeback, so I never wore makeup again. Yay!
I interviewed for a job with this research company. Everything went great it seems. The interviewer kept hinting that I got the job in the bag. Gave him my references and everything. The next day he asked if he could contact my college advisor for reference instead of the people I gave him. It was super weird that he did that. I told him I’m not taking the job.
How about a more fun interview story? I had been going to the library daily to get away from home and had occasionally helped other patrons with computer issues because I was ahead of the curve compared to the staff. One day I’m reading some articles online when the head librarian walks up behind me, calling me by name. “Last year you filled out an application to be a library shelver.” It wasn’t a question, I just turned to face her as she added, “You also were one of the people I interviewed.” I nodded, “Yeah, I had been applying because working at the animal shelter was too depressing.” So she asked me to come to her office and we had a chat. “Without expecting anything in return, you’ve helped anyone who struggled with computers and even taught the staff about cleaning keyboards so they last longer. We just got a bigger budget to hire a shelver. You still want the job?” I worked there five years until they got a new librarian who was… not particularly fond of me.
Its pretty routine in America to be grilled and asked inappropriate questions about every aspect of your life as a female candidate for any job. The incessant pokes for information about your relationships, where and how healthy your family members are, your children, plans for children, sickness, health, health insurance, child care, partner/spouse, where you live, who you know in the field or area... oh! And ANY gap in employment better be verified by the President of the United States or you will not work again except as a minimum wage earner.
One smoothbrain at Information Builders started asking me questions if I knew X, Y, and Z (programming languages), and I was like, "Uhhh, no, never touched them." _"You don't know X, Y, or Z?"_ "Nope." _"Then why did you put down on your resume that you know them??"_ "I don't have any such thing on my resume." _"No?"_ [almost angrily, like he "caught" me in a lie or something] "Nope." [pause] _"Sandeep? Sandeep Kumar?"_ "Not even close." (I'm more whitebread than Pat Boone.) _"Oh... _*_Who_*_ are you again?"_ I was tempted to walk out right there, but figured I'd give them a shot. Mistake. Another story for another day...
I was driven around on an interview for a faculty position, ostensibly to see the architecture around town, but every building turned out to be a church. I'm Canadian and nonreligious, but it was the US South, so I assumed the point was to determine my religious faith. Eventually, after many churches and the local synagogue, we came to a Southern Baptist church, and I'd had enough so I enthusiastically (and quite honestly) said "my father was Baptist - *Northern Irish* Baptist!" There was a secular Jewish professor from New York City in the back of the vehicle, and he immediately caught on to what I'd done and just barely held back from breaking into open laughter. Plenty of other weirdness, but that was by far the most memorable moment.
The second one about the weird questions reminded me of one I made. I was asked for my suggestions for questions to ask an applicant. I wasn't in the room when they were interviewed, just asked for question suggestions. For added context, this was at a company that specializes in making educational and general reading materials for individuals who are low vision or blind. My suggested question was, "How would you explain to someone how to access the Windows settings menu, without using any directional or color information?" When I say "directional", I mean things like to the left, right, next to X, etc. It was a very simple task to describe to a user, but I worded it to see if someone could think of how to adjust their directions to someone who cannot see the screen because a lot of our users used a screen reader due to the nature of the business. The question was meant to see if someone could be thoughtful and adapt within reason. I wasn't going to ask how to use a screen reader, refreshable Braille displays, and such because I know most people have never touched those. That was stuff we could teach. Plus, if the candidate seemed to enjoy the questions and discussion, that would be an added bonus because then we'd know they'd be a good fit. We were a tiny, close knit IT department. There were only 3 of us in the office handling everything. We loved having fun tech discussions.
The interviewer who asked if the teenager was still a virgin should have been reported to the police. Sounds like they wanted to have a "Relationship" by the sounds of it.
@@MadDawgPrash nah I agree, and if I was that lass’ dad I’d have probably punched the man… the police won’t do shit though because being inappropriate and creepy isn’t a crime
@@firstlast-tf3fq Actually, if it can be interpreted as grooming, it may well be - and the offender doesn't get to determine that. I'd personally have made a police complaint my very next stop.
@@jackywhite880 I really doubt “are you a virgin” meets the barrier for grooming… like this is objectively an awful thing to say but calling it grooming trivialises actual grooming
there is a wide culture sold in all media that women need 'makup' but men don't.... totally unjust, highly expensive for which the woman is not paid more to meet that expectation. I have never bought into it and can count on my fingers the number of times I have had any makeup on, and most were for costume events and two were lending my face to friends daughters to practice on. Insisting on makeup is gender bias !
I made an appointment to interview for an 8th grade Math teacher at a Catholic school. I had years of relevant experience and proper certifications. When I arrived for the interview nobody knew I was scheduled that day nor could they find the principal. After I waited awhile, I was ushered into the principal's office where she told me the position was filled the previous day. Then I listened to about 15 minutes of the principal explaining why she hired a male Math and didn't think I would have been a good fit. I'm female and went on to teach in a public highschool.
Weirdest interview I ever went on had me interview candidates for them during my interview. The people would ask me about the company and I said "I don't know, I am interviewing myself today." That was one of the biggest reasons I turned down the offer that I got. Note, this was a tech startup and my role was to run the department and they had me interviewing candidates for that department.
Women do not need a face full of makeup to do a gd job. If she was applying for a role in the beauty industry, that might be the only reason to turn her down but even then it's pretty disappointing
Unless you're auditioning for a clown, make up should NOT be a requirement for an interview - there are many reasons women choose not to wear it including expensive cost, allergies and also the simple fact that it should not control a woman's life. Some people are put off by make up in the first place, because they don't consider it "formal". Unless the job interviewing is for a slaughterhouse (where I can see religious ethics may be an issue, but surely if that was an issue nobody is thick enough to apply for a job where they know full well they'll be performing rites of murder against their religion) I don't understand why someone would ask their religion...
I remember going for a low level office admin job (basically I had to do a career reset) and I was given a 30 mins test, after which I had an hour interview. The test was incredibly basic; here’s a list of things you need to do, and say which ones take priority. For the interview itself, I went in a large room and had 8 people on the other side of a huge desk and just grill me. I honestly thought I’d been sent to the wrong interview room. Completely over the top (I didn’t get the job -I got told I needed to get more experience for an admin job that paid £22k). My fav was filling in for a job as a lab technician for 3 months, doing the job well, got told to put in an application and not even making it to the interview stage as I did t meet the criteria (despite this not being an issue for 3 months).
I cannot believe that the teenager's dad sat there and waited for her to answer such an inappropriate question! Granted, I'm an old lady now and grew up in a more prudish era, but my dad would have come unglued if I'd been asked that. And I would have been deeply disappointed in my dad if he had not.
I worked at a place for a fixed term contract and had to help hire my replacement. I had a firm idea of who I wanted from the CV's and Covering letters but when it came to interview I went with someone else purely because they shone at the actual being part of the team. It was a genuinely hard decision to make and I did try and get my favourite out of their shell but they shut down :(. I wasn't the only interviewer. There were four of us on the panel.
I did an interview for a health adjacent service provider. They had clients coming into the office, some with anger or other issues. During my interview one of the 3 interviews asked me about how I would deal with a client that was shouting aggressively whilst his dog barked and there were other people in the reception area. I asked him if they had any policies and procedures regarding how to deal effectively with this kind of situation and as a new hire I would first defer to more experienced staff until I was familiar with their policies and procedures. He rolled his eyes and kept insisting I answer the question about what I would do. I explained that I would do whatever the more experienced staff members asked me to do. (I was thinking That as I haven’t worked here I couldn’t possibly know the answer). He kept insisting I answer his question so I suggested assisting the client (and his dog) in a private area so that other clients could be seen too. At this answer he scoffed. So again I asked what their policy was regarding a situation like that, and had something like that happened before or often. I didn’t want the job I didn’t get the job
That one time when they asked me for details to figure out what my NATAL CHART was like, while also asking whether I'm single, criticizing my experience and CV, mentioning high turnover, that since covid the employees werent meeting their standards, and that none of us candidates met the requirements (senior position advertised as intermediate)
I've gotten the supper power question before. Also "if you were a magazine, which magazine would you be?". My absolute favorite was when an HR rep asked me a question while she was sitting in on the interview. She asked "if you were a fruit in a fruit bowl, which fruit would you be and why?" immediately I thought 'just tell her you'd be the bowl because you keep things together' but I saw the hiring manager role his eyes at the question. Taking his lead I said "...i dunno a banana I guess." dismissively. When she asked why I just shrugged and said "I like em!" The hiring manager smiled and I actually got the job.
Asking any questions that are so personal shouldn’t be allowed. I applied for a job at the Aust Tax Office - first question on application was ‘do I identify as one of the following…. LGBTQ, aboriginal, 50+ female etc etc‘ every ‘newsworthy’ ident listed. I may have been able to answer in the positive for a few but All suggestions had no relevance to the position nor my ability to do the job, I didn’t submit application because I didn’t like their question.
As a woman, if I were told that for a job interview I would filing a legal motion for discrimination. That is NOT acceptable to judge on unless you've explicitly stated your preferred dress policy in your interview requirements or notes. It personally sounds to me like the interview was threatened by them, or simply didn't care for them on a personal and it resulted in them being turned down. I've been provided this answer a few times ( mostly by men ), and I work as a software engineer; we don't have to even meet with any "high level staff". It's just an excuse for someone personally taking issue on something and retaliating over it.
I mentioned elsewhere the bigshot who took over the interview after the tekkies were through with me, who kept asking me if I "had a good work ethic". Dewd was looking for someone to put in loads of unpaid OT and calling that "having a good work ethic" vs being a doormat.
As someone who has for many years, coached/trained interviewers, I always end with " it is your job to get the best out of each candidate". A good interview panel will also ensure that they focus on the genuinely required skills/knowledge/experience needed to undertake the advertised role
I hate how women are judged on their appearance regarding make-up, whether they choose to wear it or not shouldn't come into play, look at my CV and my experience, talk to me without judgement ffs. it's a misogynistic status quo that needs to go.
@@dorothyw9551Women tend to judge much more so in my experience. I've had jobs with women managers who would make snarky co.ments about me not wearing enough makeup (usually mascara and lip gloss is what I wear) and not getting acrylic nails. 1) couldn't afford the nails. 2) when I did cave to the pressure, they absolutely ruined my natural nails. Never again!
@@LadyWolf6692 so it’s not just me? lol… I hate to say it, but the worst, most deceitful and unethical bosses I’ve had have been women. It’s like they ruled the landscape as mean teens, and nothing has encouraged them forward in their maturation. Not that all male bosses have been princes, but it’s a special flavor of outrageous with some women.
@@dorothyw9551 Exactly! They ruled the landscape as mean teens and never got past that point in maturing. I think they actually get meaner and much more malicious.
4. If we handle pork, Jews and Muslims would not work with us. If we handle beef, Hindus might have a problem. If we handle any kind of animal products, Buddhists and vegans might have a problem. The question should be, "Do you have any moral or ethical reasons that prevent you from working here?"
@@normanhines5189 You wouldn't have grounds for such a case as the job is advertised in what it would entail. Where have you heard of such a thing taking place then?
@@normanhines5189 You are right and I found the case. He was a janitor in a HUGE place, and simply asked not to be asked to clean a part of it. There would be MANY janitors working in this place. He did NOT set out to be employed with the purpose of being able to sue for money from what I was able to find (and access, a lot of it was behind pay walls) online. He jut basically said "I will clean all areas except the ones with this". He also had very limited English, and may not have thoroughly understood that he might be asked to clean other areas at the start. Where sis you hear about this case?
I was once interviewed for a fairly mid-low-level technician position, and the main thrust of the interview seemed to be the person across from me making sure that I saw the Lexus keys on his desk. Ten minutes in I decided to nuke the interview. The man's name was C*** Cubbage, so I asked if he got beaten up a lot at school and called 'Cabbage'. I walked out and thanked him for his time shortly after that.
The thing about religion...that is actually relevant. I work in IT and if we avoid hiring from a certain religion then we.. Don't have to provide a prayer mat and time ( while others have to keep working ) Have to walk on egg shells in case someone gets offended at anything Have to deal with employees who have no energy due to being on a fast during business hours.. Sorry to say all of that but it's just plain true!
Years ago, when it was more commonplace to ask about how many sick days you'd had, they asked me that question. I was honest I'd had no sick days but I had been signed off for a month with depression in the last year. I got a call saying I was their preference from all the interviews but they were concerned about my depression and would not be offering me the job unless I could reassure them I was 'better'. Even at 23 I thought it was ludicrous to ask me to reassure them and promise I wouldn't get signed off again... I said I would not be doing that and found myself advising them to never have this conversation with anyone else and respectfully removed myself from the hiring process. I wasn't objecting to the question in itself but the fact they'd thought it was OK to say that made me question the company's internal progression, training and support because if their managers were clueless about the basics it showed how much the company invested in their people. I didn't and still don't blame those managers and I was grateful that they inadvertently exposed a culture I didn't align with
I went to an interview once and the man that interviewed me (who was also the business owner) said to me, “I don’t know if I should hire you or date you.” 😮
In the USA, to prove your legal, you have to show ID. Typically, a birth certificate and drivers license. BUT clearly marked on the document request form, it states a valid passport is all that is required. I had just gotten a passport last year and was excited to use it. When I was asked for 2 forms ID and I declined and pointed out the legal requirement the interview would not read her form and grumbled and photocopied my passport THEN stating her supervisor would have to confirm all new hers and IF I got the job I would be contacted by the end of the week.... the phone never rang. Up to the document request, it was a really good interview
I try to interview every year or so to keep my skills fresh. I never wear makeup. If that's a requirement for a job, they can bite me. First, it feels like wall paste and second...no. Oh the stupid questions... other than human what mammal would you want to be and why? My answer..orca because its very smart and high up on the food chain.
Regarding the makeup: I am female, 72 years old, retired for several years after 46 years in the workforce. I have not worn makeup since one snowy day when I was 13 years old, off from school due to the weather, and a friend and I were fooling around with my mother's cosmetics. I don't think my lack of makeup ever cost me a position. I remember that at a place where I worked in the 1990s, I felt some of my female co-workers wore too much makeup. I remember I had a Top 3, which, of course, I kept to myself. I remember two of the three. The one I ranked as # 3 wore what I considered to be too much of that stuff on her cheeks - blusher? - see, I don't even know what certain cosmetics are called.
It does go both ways. I know of one candidate for an electonics job related each circuit back to IED making. The interviewer checked under his car before going home.....
Had two interviews similar to #1, both involved lateral transfers to another government agency. First one I arrived fifteen minutes early to the interview, and only after I had decided to leave after waiting nearly forty minutes total did I get the interview, which lasted about 15 minutes tops. To this day I believe that it was one of those dog and pony show interviews. Second one was similar to the first, in that I was kept waiting about twenty minutes after the start time, and this was at an agency that I was trying to get back into. Didn't get that one, only because of a policy they had about disciplinary issues (if you had one, you were disqualified for the next two years in applying for a job there).
The make-up one is discrimination based on gender. I don't wear make-up. Many men don't wear make-up and a man wouldn't be turned down for not wearing make-up, why should women?
Many years ago when my children were young I was asked by one older male interviewer in a panel of three what my child care arrangements were and what would I do if one of my children was ill, I replied by asking him if he was asking that question of the male applicants which was met with an awkward silence. I actually did get the job. I had hoped the sexism in interviews had progressed but apparently not.
I never wear makeup for that very reason. I've even had problems with skin care products from companies that tout their hypoallergenic approach. Anything with hyaluronic acid in it makes me break out in a rash.
I was going for my first engineering job after graduation. I was asked what member of Alice in wonderlands tea party I would be and why. Apparently it came to the interviewer in their dream the night before and he had recently watched the movie with his daughter. I couldn't even remember the party let alone all the characters in it. I wonder how I was supposed to answer that. Suffice to say I did not get that job.
7:30 well, members of scientology are requirered to recruit more members. So this was probably an attempt to recruit, as the interviewer is a member of that cult. No other logical explanation for that.
I had moved back to my home state and signed up with a temp agency til I got settled in. They sent me to work in a small office, about 8 people. Shortly after I arrived the first morning, the manager announced it was prayer time. I said oh no thanks I have my own spiritual practices. Whereupon I was glared at and told that if I was going to work there morning prayer circle was MANDATORY! I joined in but quickly learned that the culture and behavior in that office was decidedly not Christian. Fortunately I was only there about 10 days.
My boss asked me for my date of birth and time. He did not specify why he needed that information. Later, when I had worked there for a while, he confessed that his wife is a numerologist and she did some calculations to see if I was a good fit or not. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.😆🤦♀️ When he saw my dissapointed face he quickly told of course it wasn't a main reason.
1st Had a lady verbally demean me after every question. Found out she (the director) was walked out by the board due to her mistreatment of all employees like a month later.
im a delivery driver for a welding supply company here in the states. im a cdl driver and have to maintain a certain level of license to do said work. and our interviews are simple can you do the job. and we talk we dont really interview and yet at the same time. we get to relax and chat that tells us all we need to know. dont need quick thinking for the deliverys. maybe for the driving but 99% of the time no. we think things through and even call eachother to bounce ideas off eachother and make the right decision.
Senior Management here. I no longer wear makeup into the office and neither does my manager. I stopped because I’m over 50 and it looks worse if I wear makeup. By the end of the day, the makeup starts to dry out my skin and it’s a mess. My hair and clothes are still professional. Makeup isn’t a sign of professionalism. Looking clean and put together is. Women are often accused of looking “sick”, “tired” and “messy” when they go without makeup because some men and women are uncomfortable with women in a professional setting without the mask makeup provides. I have no problem interviewing women without makeup and men with beards (another thing some weirdos freak out about).
Applying for jobs in education, years ago in rural Scotland, I was frequently asked VERY personal questions about religion and church attendance. I was was even asked if I was 'legally married' to my wife rather than one of those 'modern partnerships.' Most often by totally unelected church ministers somehow allowed to dominate personnel interviews. (The smaller the local authority, the bigger that panel tended to be - but then who doesn't like a lunch on expenses?) My invariably response was simply to rise and leave. "Don't you want this job then?" - No, sir, I do NOT - not if it might involve working for the likes of you ! In one case, I summarily walked out simply on the question of "Oh my God - you're NOT an Irish left-footer, are you?" (I'm part Irish and proud of it - though an atheist.) More than once left after being asked if my application was 'on the square.' To be sure, that was decades ago. Happily (I hope) a younger ex-colleague (a lad of only 68) recently assured me things have changed a LOT since then. I do hope so.
Make should NEVER be required. She was presented very neat and clean, tidy, well dressed. The ONLY thing missing was makeup and that should NEVER be required. We have hair, we fix it properly. But so long as her skin was clean, nothing more should have been required about her face.
I spent many years in a chemical laboratory and most of the women didn't use make-up at work - there might be issues of safety, contamination etc., but why anyone would even care is the odd thing.
Two from me: 1) I was left waiting for 45 mins for my first interview with my current employer ( at the offices of a recruiter in central Brum)... when the recruiter and the manager turned up I was at the door (now 50 mins late for the interview) . They both stunk of wine. I said virtually nothing in the interview - couldn't shut the woman up after her boozy lunch. Got a 2nd interview which was much more professional with a different level of management - been at the company 19years. 2) 25 years ago - I (a man) was interviewing for an "Engineering Technical Administration Assistant" - a role I was over qualified for, but already doing for a very famous company.... I was asked by one of the women interviewing me "why are you interviewing for a woman's role". I didn't need the job ( and the travel would have killed me) so I stopped the interview there and told them I didn't want to carry on the process.
When doing zoom interviews once, both me and my interview partner forgot to join, leaving the poor guy waiting until he gave up. We rescheduled, but it was embarrassing and didn't leave a good impression.
4:50 exactly, questions are supposed to be down to the job for which you are recruiting. For example, when we recruited for junior lab worker, we only had the basic hr questions, I devised a basic test that only required basic knowledge (glassware, equations, rounding and stuff) and took 15 minutes to administer knowing that candidates are always very nervous. Explaining that this is only part of the interview process, that it's not a show stopper, I got some great insights about the candidates. Some fared really well and others really poorly and given the high stress of the place I was in, I used it to push for some candidates. It was a great tool. On the other hand, I remember an interview where the interviewer was 45 minutes late, asked for written questions that we were supposed to discuss and then ignored them altogether. Very disappointing and I'm glad I didn't get the job.
I had a similar experience with the first one except I waited 45 minutes past the 10AM start time and then left. The interviewer called me at the end of the work day and claimed to have been in meetings from 9-5..Also while waiting for those 45 minutes I noticed a lot of red flags about that particular office like talking about sensitive information over speakerphone etc..
I got asked in an interview "does your wife work? Do you plan on having kids? Is your wife going to continue working after you have kids? Oh, she is? that's too bad... So, what church do you attend." I noped outta there.
I have two anecdotal experiences about appearance and religious beliefs during an interview; I have changed career paths now but I am a qualified performing arts teacher/lecturer and one of the first jobs I applied for was at an FE college (for non UK; further education vocational studies for students 16 to 21 years old) and it was a college in a seaside town in south east England. Exactly as Ben said, I was always told to over dress smart rather than look scruffy. I realised as soon as I got there I stuck out like a sore thumb as everyone was wearing shorts, flip flops and had surfer vibes 😂😂 needless to say I didn’t get the job. Think my uncomfortable demise came through in interview 😢 The other interview was for a catholic secondary school, in the UK denomination schools are allowed to specify their preference for a candidate who has the same religious beliefs as theirs. As I myself went to a catholic school and lived in Italy until I was 17 years old, I ticked that box. The interview went well and I was offered the role, until… I was asked if I could provide references(normal practice) INCLUDING the details of my local church to confirm I attended mass every Sunday😂😂😂 I turned down the job 😂😂😂
I had an interviewer that instead of asking me good questions instead tried to attack me into why I was wanting to work with them and everything. Not like normal questions but more tried to attack and belittle me.
One time I had an applicant come in for his interview, he sat in the chair opposite me, propped his feet up on my desk, took out a lollipop, and told me he was going to be the best employee I ever had! Needless to say, he was immediately asked to leave my office!
I remember when I had to answer 25 pages of personality questions for retail associate jobs... I think it's a precursor to MBTI quizzes? God those things were terrible. I lied thru my teeth every time.
"How would you build a spice rack for a bilnd person?" The only acceptable answer (unless you are visually impaired) Well I would start by interviewing actual vision impaired people about their opnion, rather than make uniformed product decisions in the fly.
I've been for several interviews over the past few months and there appears to be a prevailing attitude of interviewers not dressing up for interviews. Ive either been in a suit or shirt/tie and they're in casual attire.
RE: number 4 It sounds like they deal with pork or similar products that are forbidden by some religions. It's fair to make sure someone will be able to do the job, but the way of asking that is really bad. The right approach is the same with every job, you go over the job, company, and requirements of the role, and then just check they're OK to proceed given that outline. It happens first thing in every interview I've ever done because it's the smart way to make sure they're confident they can do the job as well as make sure everyone is on the same page about the job/company they're applying for. Absolutely mind boggling they went to religion and kept focused on it.
I have a short interview story - to give a little context I was leaving a position as Engineering manager and 'moving down the ladder' a bit to a draughtsman position where I had started in engineering 20 or 25 years earlier. I'm interviewed first by the drawing office manager who asks me tech stuff and has me do a few tech problems - all good. Then the Technical Director comes in and after a few questions I get - how are you at dealing with clients - they are a bespoke manufacturing company so I could end up talking to clients - fine. The next question is - So the client calls you and says you've been a C**T - I showed no shock and answered something like if I had been then I would apologise to them, and the interview just carried on. I've never been able to decide whether the guy thought that it was fine to use that language in an interview - its common language in a big fabrication shop, and that was most of the business. The alternative is that the guy was just trying to shock me to see if I'd get flustered. I did get the job, took it, and a year later the tecg director was gone as he was useless.
I think the quirky questions, such as the spice rack one, are OK if they have a purpose. For example, when I interview for technical project managers (someone who needs to be able to explain complex ideas to people who don't understand them), one of the questions I ask is for them to pick a sport or activity they are familiar with and explain it to me like I never heard of it before. I also explain what the purpose of the question is to the interviewee though, so they know what I am looking for. And it isn't a question that I make a decision based on. I simply use it to guage a soft skill that is hard to demonstrate on a resume.
Oh, do I have some stories of interviews! I am from the Fashion Industry. Back in the early days, I was what they deemed the perfect size, and also tall. In other words, my legs are 2/3 of my entire body, which makes me fashion model size. Although I had the body and looks to possibly make it as a supermodel, I didn't have the want to do that. I worked on the design and pattern side of it. Almost every single job interview I went into the dude would ask me what clothing size was. The first time took me back, but then he explained that I looked to be the perfect size to also be a fit model. A fit model is the person who they can try samples on. Therefore even though, I was a pattern maker I would have designers and execs walk into the room and throw garments at me to put on. There were NO dressing rooms either. You get over modesty quickly! Hahaha! The cool part was that people that were my size were hard to find so getting jobs in the field was easy. It helped that I am not a big makeup wearer too, because they don't want you getting makeup all over the samples. The culture is very laid back and casual as sweatshirts and jeans were normal daily attire. I have since moved into graphics design, and I had an interview for a college graphics department (not teaching but for all the college marketing and media). They gave me horrific directions to where I needed to go and didn't bother to send me a map of the college. I am OCD about being early, and I was there a 1/2 hour early got lost, and ended up late. I couldn't even find anyone who knew where I was supposed to go until I found a remote little unnamed office that I walked into. When I got there, there were ten people there to interview me. When I apologized and told them I had been wandering around lost on the campus for well over 30 minutes, they laughed and said, that is a common thing to happen to interviewees. I am positive that my getting lost and being late is what cost me the job. Places who do panel interviews should have to warn you, so you can be prepared or refuse in advance. It felt like I was in a firing squad. Much worse than being asked my size and height, and being expected to change clothes in front of a bunch of execs.
i wear makeup and heels maybe 1-3 times a year, my anniversary and maybe a fancy date with my husband. i flat out REFUSE to makeup or heels to an interview or job. One exception is neon green eyeliner for a halloween costume one day. i will not set the expectation for myself or other women that makeup/heels = professional.
I was fully qualified for this one job I interviewed for given that I had 2 years experience doing the same kind of job. Well the interviewer didn't like the fact that I had a disability. That was her very first question to me when she met me and then she wouldn't let it go. Naturally I knew I wasn't going to get the job.....and then over a year later, she had the audacity to email me as if I had was one of her employees. Apparently she had accidently put my email in there.
Unfortunately, there have been several studies about women with makeup vs. women without. Unless they ask it directly, you can’t prove it. I was turned down for a nursing job because I wasn’t a thin blonde. I had hoards more experience than any of their nurses. They didn’t want smart, the heart doctors wanted a dating pool.😊
I was asked why I didn't wear makeup to an interview twice, once for a job and once for an art scholarship! (At the time I had never worn makeup.) On item #2: I would much rather answer those questions than the kind normally asked on interviews!🤣
For that last story, since the interviewer was a friend of OP's father, I wouldn't be surprised if the "virginity" question was requested by the father, which would explain why the father was encouraging OP to answer the question instead of raising an objection to the question.
I was asked by the head if school to help him complete his visa paperwork. This included being called days after interview to get more help from me. I was not offered a job.
The idiotic questions for an interview at a CEX, it's literally a videogame and dvd resale shop... Why do these people need to think about designing a spice rack for blind people? It's just stacking empty game boxes on shelves and keeping discs clean and undamaged in a drawer under the counter...
With the second instance, I'm amazed that someone who claims to have done recruiting work and knows how to handle interviews inside and out, has never asked for feedback from the hiring manager if they were not selected. You should always do this in case there is any information you can use in your next interview. Or in my instance, where they openly admitted potential discrimination. Also, a manager cannot ask about someone's religion but they certainly can ask if they would have an issue working with "X", you need to be certain you're not hiring someone who would cause harm to the company.
The third story - what have those questions got to do about working for Cex ? It sells used tech - computers, laptops, mobiles, gaming systems, DVD’s, Cd’s and games !
I had an interviewer forget about my appointment and get double booked.I don't know if they did the booking or they had an assistant who did that. Fortunately the receptionist told me within 15 minutes and offer to reschedule. I declined.
Yeah, if someone in an interview asked me how to design a spice rack for a blind person, I would be saying, "Oh I didn't realise these sorts of things were part of the job," and then would get up and apologise for wasting everyone's time and walk out. Yes of course I don't need a job, if I was to get one it would be more in the line of just something to do during the day, but I can understand how someone desperate for a job would frustrated at these sorts of question, the are straight up idiotic!
I’m currently job hunting, my previous employer had contracted a company to help those of us laid-off with job hunting, interviewing, etc. I’m at an impasse with my coach. Is there a difference between white & blue collar resumes? I think there is, and their company works predominantly with white collar workers. Help! Please chime in with your thoughts.
There is no world in which not hiring somebody based on the fact they weren't wearing makeup is acceptable. This is gender discrimination, and it's infuriating as a woman how much extra effort we have to put in literally every day just to fly under the radar, let alone to be considered "professional enough". It's our hair, our footwear, we can't wear the same thing repeatedly, and no matter what we do our appearance will leave us being judged by SOMEBODY. She dodged a bullet imo
I know this was for my daughter’s uni place, she went in with loads of confidence and swapped it around and interviewed the interviewer. 🇬🇧and got the place so always go in looking good and loads of confidence
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I was asked what my religion was and whether I had a boyfriend. My answers were, "I beg your pardon?" I told my recruiter and she said she'd take that company off her list.
That's the way we should handle companies like that one. That last girl too, right? How on earth would political views or virginity _ever_ be relevant? If politics are important, I assume it would be self selection (as in working for a Prager "university" or something). Still bonkers in general.
you are way too kind, if it had happened to me, I would have left immediately.
The 'are you a virgin?' question was off the scale creepy (and yes, why did her father not say anything?). In my younger days, companies seemed obsessed as to what I planned to do with my uterus (like, do I plan on making all the babies). It shows just how warped much of society still is, when this sort of intrusion into women's bodies even crosses the mind of many people.
The great come-back line for the virgin question is to fire back (particularly if you know he is married) "do you have a mistress? or are you recruiting for a mistress rather than an internship? Personally I am only interested in the internship"
Yes, the no-make-up one is a problem, because nor do I wear make-up or heels (heels are another one btw), I actually cannot wear heels due to an ankle injury a long time ago.
However, for the interview, I put on a very minimal bit of make-up (depending on job level) and it usually takes me an hour just to find the makeup! But after starting, you can bet zero BS on my face. Best I can do is put up with it for a week, on a gradual scaling down process. I also refuse to wear dresses, and always trouser suit type.
I don't work in fashion, I am not young, and I often work in male-dominated sectors. The expectation of make-up and heels for women, in any sector except fashion, is ridiculous, and sexist.
Did you go to Labor Board or sue?
As someone who has worked in fashion, I can tell you that we don't wear makeup or heels to work. Except for those who are forward-facing jobs like sales, even then if you are in sales and the amount of walking required, it is not a fit. Watch videos of Fashion Week in NYC, LONDON or PARIS. The designer walks out on the stage dressed in all black, all brown, or dark navy. They will not only be wearing flats but basic black, brown, or dark navy utilitarian-type shoes, they aren't generally even loafers. They generally are wearing a turtleneck top, and the most plain pants possible. They won't be wearing any make-up generally, and their hair is either slicked back or very short regardless of female or male. They are as androgynous as one can possibly be. I made patterns and was used as a fit model, so they didn't want makeup on my face because they would walk into the pattern room and ask me to change into a sample in the middle of the room. No privacy at all! The pattern room was generally cement floors so we were encouraged to wear really good sneakers that had good cushioning. Generally showed up to work in black jeans and layered clothes because the warehouse could get cold or too hot.
In fashion college orientation we were warned that we were the "Illusion Makers", but to never get caught up in the Illusion". If you were to look at me you would never guess I am from the fashion industry.
I no longer wear heels due to an ophtho-neurological problem. Before surgery even walking in flats was weird.
But, there is no business justification for heels. Nothing in my job dictates it is done better with me in heels. “Looks pretty” isn’t a business justification and if it is then men should be required to put lifts on their shoes.
I have only worked one job with a no pants dress code and I only lasted there 6 months. They are impractical unless your job is to do nothing but sit all day.
I have to admit as a woman I feel the need in interviews to explain that I am allergic to makeup to make sure they realise that I didn't just "not bother". I shouldn't have to, but it is a thing after I got feedback that I hadn't "presented myself well enough for an interview". I was suited up and did my hair (as much as it allows), so the only thing I could think of is that I wasn't wearing makeup. The interview was for data entry in a non-customer facing role...
Makeup being important would only be relevant for those in the makeup industry or fashion or sales and even then .. it shouldn't be a deal breaker IMHO.
Oh, the makeup thing isn't even the worst of it. I've gotten so many questions about if I want to have kids in the next xyz years and why/why not...
"We rejected you because you weren't advertising your sexuality enough."
I went for an interview to work with horses. I was experienced and knowledgeable. I was a bit taken aback when asked, "What would be the worse thing about employing you?"
I thought for a few seconds and replied, "Your horses will become my horses, I will do what is right for them."
I got the job and worked for him for twenty years.
No reason a person should be expected to wear make-up if she normally doesn't. That's personal bias on the part of the interviewer, and possibly gender discrimination. If everything else was a match, and it appears it was, then the interviewer may have been looking for a reason to dismiss.
I waa thinking that they saw the candidate as a threat to their own position.
"We rejected you because you weren't advertising your sexual avaiability enough."
@deannal.newton9772 Not at all. Women discriminate and judge other women ALL THE TIME. What rock are you living under? 😂
I was up for head writer job on a major tv show. The network exec asked how old I was - I am not young - and I stood up and said, “as a former attorney, let me give you some free advice: never ask that question; it is insulting AND illegal. I won’t report you, but that is just because life is too short to waste on a dope like you….”
superb!
@ Ironically, they offered me the job, but I had gotten a gig running a writers room on a major streaming thing. Big budget, bad execs, dumb directors. What fun!
When I was looking for an internship (I work in IT) I had an awful experience with one interview. It was quite far away from my home and it was a small company. I got there and the place was a mess food containers everywhere. A few interview questions in I got asked about my dating life and if I would date one of the people that was doing the interview if he got his own place. Also got told they needed a woman in the place to keep the boys in check and make sure everything is clean.
I didn't take the role they got mad at me for leading them on and I blocked them on all my socials.
I went for a promotion in a company I worked at and I didn't get it as I didn't have the right look for the role (that was the feedback they gave me). They employed a very good looking fella who was an absolute moron. They had the cheek to ask me to train him up as he didn't have any knowledge, qualifications or experience for the role. I was fuming I wasn't good enough to do the role but good enough to train someone and offer support whilst they did the qualifications I already had.
I spoke to the guy who got it when he was in post and he didn't even have to do the same interview as me. Mine was an hour his was 15 mins. I left not long after
Gender discrimination. They never intended to hire a woman.
That's infuriating. Sadly, there are a few studies that shows that good looking people tend to have better jobs with better pay.
Maybe they didn't want you leaving the current position as you work really well?
@@Bobywan75 it’s not even just that. The standards for looking like you "fit the role" for a woman versus a man are entirely different. A guy can look like a dumpy middle-age dad and be considered perfectly fitting for a role but a woman the same age who looks a little bit frumpy will not be considered.
They treated you like Veronika...
I have gradually downgraded my interview clothing range.
At first I went full suit when I had no experience to rely on.
Then I dropped the tie, then the jacket because it was summer and I preferred to be confortable rather than suited up.
Now, I just go with casual clothing, just regular nice clothes. I rely entirely on my skills and I have always been taken for the jobs I really wanted. If some company were to not hire me because of my appearance, that's not a company I would like to work for anyway.
You are lucky. The bias toward women is that we must ALWAYS look bangable, skills are an after thought. You could be the most qualified candidate, but you show up without eye shadow or acne? You're clearly not what the company is looking for. It's happened to me before.
simple answer is dress for the job you apply for like you already work there ...... and tell them this ......
You have to dress one level above the company you're interviewing for. They all wear t-shirts? Show up with a collar and you're good.
@@darrennew8211 Not so sure . Dressing above your station in life ( the position you applied for ) could be seen as better than thou . Dressing in a clean cut decent T should make you blend , a suit distances yourself without doubt ,,,,, maybe the shirt is correct ?....
@@godzillas6301 You don't really want to blend during the interview. You want to show respect without showing hubris.
That said, I'm retired, so maybe now it's appropriate to show up in ripped up jeans and crocs.
I am with you on this WHAT WAS HER DAD DOING?! It sounds a lot to me like her dad was setting her up with someone at the company. "Here's my nice conservative virgin daughter, I have brought her like a cow to market would you like to take her off my hands?" How disgusting I'd move to the other side of the country and not say a word to him until he crawled out there begging for forgiveness. YUCK.
The make up one is merely a reflection of double standards. I had an interview once where I was asked if I had a partner and if we were planning on having kids in the next 2-3 years. I responded by saying, "Excuse me, how is that relevant to the role?" And he said, "I don't want to just hire someone to have to pay maternity leave and then pay someone on top to cover that leave." And I said, "If I were a man with a partner with intentions of having a family, would you be asking me that same question?" And he said, "No, because men don't get pregnant." And I said, "Well, women don't get pregnant without the participation of a man in some way either and a man is equally as responsible for a child as a woman is in the event a couple choose to have children." It basically turned into a fight and he demanded that I just answer the damn question. It really rubbed me up the wrong way. Whether it's makeup or children, women get persecuted in the workforce for this despite the fact women are as equally as dedicated as men to their jobs across the board. If an employer is going to insistent a woman wears makeup, they should be providing a makeup allowance to her as it's a company requirement. But in equal proportions, then men should wear makeup too by default and get paid a makeup allowance as well. 🤷🏼♀️
The second one sounds like gender discrimination to me. Do they also expect men to wear makeup? No? Then expecting a woman to wear makeup is discrimination, thus illegal in the US.
What would they say if a man was wearing make up. Would he be turned down?
I did wear makeup during the day time interview with the supervisor, but was given the 11p to 7a shift and didn't feel it necessary to wear it on graveyard shift. Worked for over a month when the supervisor realized as I was going home that I didn't have makeup on and asked me why? I told her it wasn't comfortable to be sweaty while cleaning and stocking with makeup on. She had no comeback, so I never wore makeup again. Yay!
I interviewed for a job with this research company. Everything went great it seems. The interviewer kept hinting that I got the job in the bag. Gave him my references and everything. The next day he asked if he could contact my college advisor for reference instead of the people I gave him. It was super weird that he did that. I told him I’m not taking the job.
How about a more fun interview story? I had been going to the library daily to get away from home and had occasionally helped other patrons with computer issues because I was ahead of the curve compared to the staff.
One day I’m reading some articles online when the head librarian walks up behind me, calling me by name. “Last year you filled out an application to be a library shelver.” It wasn’t a question, I just turned to face her as she added, “You also were one of the people I interviewed.” I nodded, “Yeah, I had been applying because working at the animal shelter was too depressing.” So she asked me to come to her office and we had a chat.
“Without expecting anything in return, you’ve helped anyone who struggled with computers and even taught the staff about cleaning keyboards so they last longer. We just got a bigger budget to hire a shelver. You still want the job?”
I worked there five years until they got a new librarian who was… not particularly fond of me.
That's a really awesome story.
Its pretty routine in America to be grilled and asked inappropriate questions about every aspect of your life as a female candidate for any job. The incessant pokes for information about your relationships, where and how healthy your family members are, your children, plans for children, sickness, health, health insurance, child care, partner/spouse, where you live, who you know in the field or area... oh! And ANY gap in employment better be verified by the President of the United States or you will not work again except as a minimum wage earner.
One smoothbrain at Information Builders started asking me questions if I knew X, Y, and Z (programming languages), and I was like, "Uhhh, no, never touched them."
_"You don't know X, Y, or Z?"_
"Nope."
_"Then why did you put down on your resume that you know them??"_
"I don't have any such thing on my resume."
_"No?"_ [almost angrily, like he "caught" me in a lie or something]
"Nope."
[pause]
_"Sandeep? Sandeep Kumar?"_
"Not even close." (I'm more whitebread than Pat Boone.)
_"Oh... _*_Who_*_ are you again?"_
I was tempted to walk out right there, but figured I'd give them a shot. Mistake. Another story for another day...
I was driven around on an interview for a faculty position, ostensibly to see the architecture around town, but every building turned out to be a church. I'm Canadian and nonreligious, but it was the US South, so I assumed the point was to determine my religious faith. Eventually, after many churches and the local synagogue, we came to a Southern Baptist church, and I'd had enough so I enthusiastically (and quite honestly) said "my father was Baptist - *Northern Irish* Baptist!" There was a secular Jewish professor from New York City in the back of the vehicle, and he immediately caught on to what I'd done and just barely held back from breaking into open laughter. Plenty of other weirdness, but that was by far the most memorable moment.
The second one about the weird questions reminded me of one I made. I was asked for my suggestions for questions to ask an applicant. I wasn't in the room when they were interviewed, just asked for question suggestions.
For added context, this was at a company that specializes in making educational and general reading materials for individuals who are low vision or blind.
My suggested question was, "How would you explain to someone how to access the Windows settings menu, without using any directional or color information?" When I say "directional", I mean things like to the left, right, next to X, etc.
It was a very simple task to describe to a user, but I worded it to see if someone could think of how to adjust their directions to someone who cannot see the screen because a lot of our users used a screen reader due to the nature of the business.
The question was meant to see if someone could be thoughtful and adapt within reason. I wasn't going to ask how to use a screen reader, refreshable Braille displays, and such because I know most people have never touched those. That was stuff we could teach.
Plus, if the candidate seemed to enjoy the questions and discussion, that would be an added bonus because then we'd know they'd be a good fit. We were a tiny, close knit IT department. There were only 3 of us in the office handling everything. We loved having fun tech discussions.
The interviewer who asked if the teenager was still a virgin should have been reported to the police. Sounds like they wanted to have a "Relationship" by the sounds of it.
Asking someone if they’re a virgin is creepy as shit, but being creepy isn’t a crime
@@firstlast-tf3fq it's highly inappropriate and beyond creepy in my opinion.
@@MadDawgPrash nah I agree, and if I was that lass’ dad I’d have probably punched the man… the police won’t do shit though because being inappropriate and creepy isn’t a crime
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Actually, if it can be interpreted as grooming, it may well be - and the offender doesn't get to determine that. I'd personally have made a police complaint my very next stop.
@@jackywhite880 I really doubt “are you a virgin” meets the barrier for grooming… like this is objectively an awful thing to say but calling it grooming trivialises actual grooming
there is a wide culture sold in all media that women need 'makup' but men don't.... totally unjust, highly expensive for which the woman is not paid more to meet that expectation. I have never bought into it and can count on my fingers the number of times I have had any makeup on, and most were for costume events and two were lending my face to friends daughters to practice on. Insisting on makeup is gender bias !
the plastered on daily types also tend to be the most stuck up and bitchy as well
I made an appointment to interview for an 8th grade Math teacher at a Catholic school. I had years of relevant experience and proper certifications. When I arrived for the interview nobody knew I was scheduled that day nor could they find the principal. After I waited awhile, I was ushered into the principal's office where she told me the position was filled the previous day. Then I listened to about 15 minutes of the principal explaining why she hired a male Math and didn't think I would have been a good fit. I'm female and went on to teach in a public highschool.
Weirdest interview I ever went on had me interview candidates for them during my interview. The people would ask me about the company and I said "I don't know, I am interviewing myself today." That was one of the biggest reasons I turned down the offer that I got. Note, this was a tech startup and my role was to run the department and they had me interviewing candidates for that department.
Women do not need a face full of makeup to do a gd job. If she was applying for a role in the beauty industry, that might be the only reason to turn her down but even then it's pretty disappointing
Unless you're auditioning for a clown, make up should NOT be a requirement for an interview - there are many reasons women choose not to wear it including expensive cost, allergies and also the simple fact that it should not control a woman's life. Some people are put off by make up in the first place, because they don't consider it "formal".
Unless the job interviewing is for a slaughterhouse (where I can see religious ethics may be an issue, but surely if that was an issue nobody is thick enough to apply for a job where they know full well they'll be performing rites of murder against their religion) I don't understand why someone would ask their religion...
I remember going for a low level office admin job (basically I had to do a career reset) and I was given a 30 mins test, after which I had an hour interview.
The test was incredibly basic; here’s a list of things you need to do, and say which ones take priority.
For the interview itself, I went in a large room and had 8 people on the other side of a huge desk and just grill me.
I honestly thought I’d been sent to the wrong interview room.
Completely over the top (I didn’t get the job -I got told I needed to get more experience for an admin job that paid £22k).
My fav was filling in for a job as a lab technician for 3 months, doing the job well, got told to put in an application and not even making it to the interview stage as I did t meet the criteria (despite this not being an issue for 3 months).
I cannot believe that the teenager's dad sat there and waited for her to answer such an inappropriate question! Granted, I'm an old lady now and grew up in a more prudish era, but my dad would have come unglued if I'd been asked that. And I would have been deeply disappointed in my dad if he had not.
I worked at a place for a fixed term contract and had to help hire my replacement. I had a firm idea of who I wanted from the CV's and Covering letters but when it came to interview I went with someone else purely because they shone at the actual being part of the team. It was a genuinely hard decision to make and I did try and get my favourite out of their shell but they shut down :(. I wasn't the only interviewer. There were four of us on the panel.
I did an interview for a health adjacent service provider. They had clients coming into the office, some with anger or other issues. During my interview one of the 3 interviews asked me about how I would deal with a client that was shouting aggressively whilst his dog barked and there were other people in the reception area. I asked him if they had any policies and procedures regarding how to deal effectively with this kind of situation and as a new hire I would first defer to more experienced staff until I was familiar with their policies and procedures. He rolled his eyes and kept insisting I answer the question about what I would do. I explained that I would do whatever the more experienced staff members asked me to do. (I was thinking That as I haven’t worked here I couldn’t possibly know the answer). He kept insisting I answer his question so I suggested assisting the client (and his dog) in a private area so that other clients could be seen too. At this answer he scoffed. So again I asked what their policy was regarding a situation like that, and had something like that happened before or often.
I didn’t want the job
I didn’t get the job
That one time when they asked me for details to figure out what my NATAL CHART was like, while also asking whether I'm single, criticizing my experience and CV, mentioning high turnover, that since covid the employees werent meeting their standards, and that none of us candidates met the requirements (senior position advertised as intermediate)
I've gotten the supper power question before. Also "if you were a magazine, which magazine would you be?".
My absolute favorite was when an HR rep asked me a question while she was sitting in on the interview. She asked "if you were a fruit in a fruit bowl, which fruit would you be and why?" immediately I thought 'just tell her you'd be the bowl because you keep things together' but I saw the hiring manager role his eyes at the question. Taking his lead I said "...i dunno a banana I guess." dismissively. When she asked why I just shrugged and said "I like em!"
The hiring manager smiled and I actually got the job.
Asking any questions that are so personal shouldn’t be allowed. I applied for a job at the Aust Tax Office - first question on application was ‘do I identify as one of the following…. LGBTQ, aboriginal, 50+ female etc etc‘ every ‘newsworthy’ ident listed. I may have been able to answer in the positive for a few but All suggestions had no relevance to the position nor my ability to do the job, I didn’t submit application because I didn’t like their question.
Was there an option to say "prefer not to respond" or were the questions mandatory?
I would just checked them ALL
4:21= 1) a Bat'leth. 2) Alphabetically. 3) Cold war Russia. 😂
As a woman, if I were told that for a job interview I would filing a legal motion for discrimination. That is NOT acceptable to judge on unless you've explicitly stated your preferred dress policy in your interview requirements or notes. It personally sounds to me like the interview was threatened by them, or simply didn't care for them on a personal and it resulted in them being turned down. I've been provided this answer a few times ( mostly by men ), and I work as a software engineer; we don't have to even meet with any "high level staff". It's just an excuse for someone personally taking issue on something and retaliating over it.
I mentioned elsewhere the bigshot who took over the interview after the tekkies were through with me, who kept asking me if I "had a good work ethic". Dewd was looking for someone to put in loads of unpaid OT and calling that "having a good work ethic" vs being a doormat.
As someone who has for many years, coached/trained interviewers, I always end with " it is your job to get the best out of each candidate". A good interview panel will also ensure that they focus on the genuinely required skills/knowledge/experience needed to undertake the advertised role
I hate how women are judged on their appearance regarding make-up, whether they choose to wear it or not shouldn't come into play, look at my CV and my experience, talk to me without judgement ffs. it's a misogynistic status quo that needs to go.
And women will judge you for that just as often as men, maybe more so, in my experience.
@@dorothyw9551Women tend to judge much more so in my experience. I've had jobs with women managers who would make snarky co.ments about me not wearing enough makeup (usually mascara and lip gloss is what I wear) and not getting acrylic nails.
1) couldn't afford the nails.
2) when I did cave to the pressure, they absolutely ruined my natural nails. Never again!
@@LadyWolf6692 so it’s not just me? lol… I hate to say it, but the worst, most deceitful and unethical bosses I’ve had have been women. It’s like they ruled the landscape as mean teens, and nothing has encouraged them forward in their maturation. Not that all male bosses have been princes, but it’s a special flavor of outrageous with some women.
@@dorothyw9551 Exactly! They ruled the landscape as mean teens and never got past that point in maturing. I think they actually get meaner and much more malicious.
4. If we handle pork, Jews and Muslims would not work with us. If we handle beef, Hindus might have a problem. If we handle any kind of animal products, Buddhists and vegans might have a problem. The question should be, "Do you have any moral or ethical reasons that prevent you from working here?"
If you had any of those religions, you wouldn't turn up trying to get a job at one of those places anyway.
@@charlotteinnocent8752 unless your intent is to sue them for discrimination
@@normanhines5189 You wouldn't have grounds for such a case as the job is advertised in what it would entail. Where have you heard of such a thing taking place then?
@@charlotteinnocent8752 Al-Jabery v. Conagra Foods, Inc. A Muslim gets a job as a janitor, refuses to clean the pork production line, is fired, sues.
@@normanhines5189 You are right and I found the case. He was a janitor in a HUGE place, and simply asked not to be asked to clean a part of it. There would be MANY janitors working in this place. He did NOT set out to be employed with the purpose of being able to sue for money from what I was able to find (and access, a lot of it was behind pay walls) online. He jut basically said "I will clean all areas except the ones with this". He also had very limited English, and may not have thoroughly understood that he might be asked to clean other areas at the start. Where sis you hear about this case?
I was once interviewed for a fairly mid-low-level technician position, and the main thrust of the interview seemed to be the person across from me making sure that I saw the Lexus keys on his desk. Ten minutes in I decided to nuke the interview. The man's name was C*** Cubbage, so I asked if he got beaten up a lot at school and called 'Cabbage'. I walked out and thanked him for his time shortly after that.
The thing about religion...that is actually relevant.
I work in IT and if we avoid hiring from a certain religion then we..
Don't have to provide a prayer mat and time ( while others have to keep working )
Have to walk on egg shells in case someone gets offended at anything
Have to deal with employees who have no energy due to being on a fast during business hours..
Sorry to say all of that but it's just plain true!
Years ago, when it was more commonplace to ask about how many sick days you'd had, they asked me that question. I was honest I'd had no sick days but I had been signed off for a month with depression in the last year. I got a call saying I was their preference from all the interviews but they were concerned about my depression and would not be offering me the job unless I could reassure them I was 'better'. Even at 23 I thought it was ludicrous to ask me to reassure them and promise I wouldn't get signed off again... I said I would not be doing that and found myself advising them to never have this conversation with anyone else and respectfully removed myself from the hiring process. I wasn't objecting to the question in itself but the fact they'd thought it was OK to say that made me question the company's internal progression, training and support because if their managers were clueless about the basics it showed how much the company invested in their people. I didn't and still don't blame those managers and I was grateful that they inadvertently exposed a culture I didn't align with
I went to an interview once and the man that interviewed me (who was also the business owner) said to me, “I don’t know if I should hire you or date you.” 😮
Good grief! I cringed when I read your comment.
Your reply should have been, " neither" and then got up and left.
The answer to that is "No and NO"
In the USA, to prove your legal, you have to show ID. Typically, a birth certificate and drivers license. BUT clearly marked on the document request form, it states a valid passport is all that is required. I had just gotten a passport last year and was excited to use it. When I was asked for 2 forms ID and I declined and pointed out the legal requirement the interview would not read her form and grumbled and photocopied my passport THEN stating her supervisor would have to confirm all new hers and IF I got the job I would be contacted by the end of the week.... the phone never rang. Up to the document request, it was a really good interview
I try to interview every year or so to keep my skills fresh.
I never wear makeup. If that's a requirement for a job, they can bite me. First, it feels like wall paste and second...no.
Oh the stupid questions... other than human what mammal would you want to be and why? My answer..orca because its very smart and high up on the food chain.
Regarding the makeup: I am female, 72 years old, retired for several years after 46 years in the workforce. I have not worn makeup since one snowy day when I was 13 years old, off from school due to the weather, and a friend and I were fooling around with my mother's cosmetics. I don't think my lack of makeup ever cost me a position.
I remember that at a place where I worked in the 1990s, I felt some of my female co-workers wore too much makeup. I remember I had a Top 3, which, of course, I kept to myself. I remember two of the three. The one I ranked as # 3 wore what I considered to be too much of that stuff on her cheeks - blusher? - see, I don't even know what certain cosmetics are called.
It does go both ways. I know of one candidate for an electonics job related each circuit back to IED making. The interviewer checked under his car before going home.....
Had two interviews similar to #1, both involved lateral transfers to another government agency. First one I arrived fifteen minutes early to the interview, and only after I had decided to leave after waiting nearly forty minutes total did I get the interview, which lasted about 15 minutes tops. To this day I believe that it was one of those dog and pony show interviews. Second one was similar to the first, in that I was kept waiting about twenty minutes after the start time, and this was at an agency that I was trying to get back into. Didn't get that one, only because of a policy they had about disciplinary issues (if you had one, you were disqualified for the next two years in applying for a job there).
Hi potential employee, what's your knowledge on Quickbooks and spreadsheets and how would you design a spice rack for the blind?
The make-up one is discrimination based on gender. I don't wear make-up. Many men don't wear make-up and a man wouldn't be turned down for not wearing make-up, why should women?
Many years ago when my children were young I was asked by one older male interviewer in a panel of three what my child care arrangements were and what would I do if one of my children was ill, I replied by asking him if he was asking that question of the male applicants which was met with an awkward silence. I actually did get the job. I had hoped the sexism in interviews had progressed but apparently not.
Make up can not be a deal breaker, what about allergies and stuff like that???
I never wear makeup for that very reason. I've even had problems with skin care products from companies that tout their hypoallergenic approach. Anything with hyaluronic acid in it makes me break out in a rash.
I was going for my first engineering job after graduation. I was asked what member of Alice in wonderlands tea party I would be and why. Apparently it came to the interviewer in their dream the night before and he had recently watched the movie with his daughter. I couldn't even remember the party let alone all the characters in it. I wonder how I was supposed to answer that. Suffice to say I did not get that job.
7:30 well, members of scientology are requirered to recruit more members. So this was probably an attempt to recruit, as the interviewer is a member of that cult. No other logical explanation for that.
I had moved back to my home state and signed up with a temp agency til I got settled in. They sent me to work in a small office, about 8 people. Shortly after I arrived the first morning, the manager announced it was prayer time. I said oh no thanks I have my own spiritual practices. Whereupon I was glared at and told that if I was going to work there morning prayer circle was MANDATORY! I joined in but quickly learned that the culture and behavior in that office was decidedly not Christian. Fortunately I was only there about 10 days.
My boss asked me for my date of birth and time. He did not specify why he needed that information. Later, when I had worked there for a while, he confessed that his wife is a numerologist and she did some calculations to see if I was a good fit or not.
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.😆🤦♀️
When he saw my dissapointed face he quickly told of course it wasn't a main reason.
Happens all the time, you can already see it in the job spec: put as much in it, and then ask for some one with specific expertise ... crazy !
I got a good one! I got rejected for being passionate about one of the projects they had!
1st
Had a lady verbally demean me after every question. Found out she (the director) was walked out by the board due to her mistreatment of all employees like a month later.
im a delivery driver for a welding supply company here in the states. im a cdl driver and have to maintain a certain level of license to do said work. and our interviews are simple can you do the job. and we talk we dont really interview and yet at the same time. we get to relax and chat that tells us all we need to know. dont need quick thinking for the deliverys. maybe for the driving but 99% of the time no. we think things through and even call eachother to bounce ideas off eachother and make the right decision.
Senior Management here. I no longer wear makeup into the office and neither does my manager. I stopped because I’m over 50 and it looks worse if I wear makeup. By the end of the day, the makeup starts to dry out my skin and it’s a mess. My hair and clothes are still professional.
Makeup isn’t a sign of professionalism. Looking clean and put together is. Women are often accused of looking “sick”, “tired” and “messy” when they go without makeup because some men and women are uncomfortable with women in a professional setting without the mask makeup provides.
I have no problem interviewing women without makeup and men with beards (another thing some weirdos freak out about).
Applying for jobs in education, years ago in rural Scotland, I was frequently asked VERY personal questions about religion and church attendance. I was was even asked if I was 'legally married' to my wife rather than one of those 'modern partnerships.'
Most often by totally unelected church ministers somehow allowed to dominate personnel interviews. (The smaller the local authority, the bigger that panel tended to be - but then who doesn't like a lunch on expenses?)
My invariably response was simply to rise and leave.
"Don't you want this job then?"
- No, sir, I do NOT - not if it might involve working for the likes of you !
In one case, I summarily walked out simply on the question of "Oh my God - you're NOT an Irish left-footer, are you?" (I'm part Irish and proud of it - though an atheist.)
More than once left after being asked if my application was 'on the square.'
To be sure, that was decades ago. Happily (I hope) a younger ex-colleague (a lad of only 68) recently assured me things have changed a LOT since then. I do hope so.
Make should NEVER be required. She was presented very neat and clean, tidy, well dressed. The ONLY thing missing was makeup and that should NEVER be required. We have hair, we fix it properly. But so long as her skin was clean, nothing more should have been required about her face.
I spent many years in a chemical laboratory and most of the women didn't use make-up at work - there might be issues of safety, contamination etc., but why anyone would even care is the odd thing.
Two from me:
1) I was left waiting for 45 mins for my first interview with my current employer ( at the offices of a recruiter in central Brum)... when the recruiter and the manager turned up I was at the door (now 50 mins late for the interview) . They both stunk of wine. I said virtually nothing in the interview - couldn't shut the woman up after her boozy lunch. Got a 2nd interview which was much more professional with a different level of management - been at the company 19years.
2) 25 years ago - I (a man) was interviewing for an "Engineering Technical Administration Assistant" - a role I was over qualified for, but already doing for a very famous company.... I was asked by one of the women interviewing me "why are you interviewing for a woman's role". I didn't need the job ( and the travel would have killed me) so I stopped the interview there and told them I didn't want to carry on the process.
When doing zoom interviews once, both me and my interview partner forgot to join, leaving the poor guy waiting until he gave up.
We rescheduled, but it was embarrassing and didn't leave a good impression.
4:50 exactly, questions are supposed to be down to the job for which you are recruiting. For example, when we recruited for junior lab worker, we only had the basic hr questions, I devised a basic test that only required basic knowledge (glassware, equations, rounding and stuff) and took 15 minutes to administer knowing that candidates are always very nervous. Explaining that this is only part of the interview process, that it's not a show stopper, I got some great insights about the candidates. Some fared really well and others really poorly and given the high stress of the place I was in, I used it to push for some candidates. It was a great tool.
On the other hand, I remember an interview where the interviewer was 45 minutes late, asked for written questions that we were supposed to discuss and then ignored them altogether. Very disappointing and I'm glad I didn't get the job.
I had a similar experience with the first one except I waited 45 minutes past the 10AM start time and then left. The interviewer called me at the end of the work day and claimed to have been in meetings from 9-5..Also while waiting for those 45 minutes I noticed a lot of red flags about that particular office like talking about sensitive information over speakerphone etc..
I got asked in an interview "does your wife work? Do you plan on having kids? Is your wife going to continue working after you have kids? Oh, she is? that's too bad... So, what church do you attend." I noped outta there.
I have two anecdotal experiences about appearance and religious beliefs during an interview; I have changed career paths now but I am a qualified performing arts teacher/lecturer and one of the first jobs I applied for was at an FE college (for non UK; further education vocational studies for students 16 to 21 years old) and it was a college in a seaside town in south east England. Exactly as Ben said, I was always told to over dress smart rather than look scruffy. I realised as soon as I got there I stuck out like a sore thumb as everyone was wearing shorts, flip flops and had surfer vibes 😂😂 needless to say I didn’t get the job. Think my uncomfortable demise came through in interview 😢
The other interview was for a catholic secondary school, in the UK denomination schools are allowed to specify their preference for a candidate who has the same religious beliefs as theirs. As I myself went to a catholic school and lived in Italy until I was 17 years old, I ticked that box. The interview went well and I was offered the role, until… I was asked if I could provide references(normal practice) INCLUDING the details of my local church to confirm I attended mass every Sunday😂😂😂 I turned down the job 😂😂😂
I had an interviewer that instead of asking me good questions instead tried to attack me into why I was wanting to work with them and everything. Not like normal questions but more tried to attack and belittle me.
I have a feeling so many of these are going to involve questions you can't even ask
One time I had an applicant come in for his interview, he sat in the chair opposite me, propped his feet up on my desk, took out a lollipop, and told me he was going to be the best employee I ever had! Needless to say, he was immediately asked to leave my office!
LOL! As a teacher for the blind and visually impaired I’m about the only person that spice rack question is appropriate for 😂
My Superpower would be to rename shops that give themselves cringy names. I looking at you CEX
I remember when I had to answer 25 pages of personality questions for retail associate jobs... I think it's a precursor to MBTI quizzes? God those things were terrible. I lied thru my teeth every time.
"How would you build a spice rack for a bilnd person?"
The only acceptable answer (unless you are visually impaired)
Well I would start by interviewing actual vision impaired people about their opnion, rather than make uniformed product decisions in the fly.
Perfect.
I've been for several interviews over the past few months and there appears to be a prevailing attitude of interviewers not dressing up for interviews. Ive either been in a suit or shirt/tie and they're in casual attire.
RE: number 4
It sounds like they deal with pork or similar products that are forbidden by some religions.
It's fair to make sure someone will be able to do the job, but the way of asking that is really bad. The right approach is the same with every job, you go over the job, company, and requirements of the role, and then just check they're OK to proceed given that outline.
It happens first thing in every interview I've ever done because it's the smart way to make sure they're confident they can do the job as well as make sure everyone is on the same page about the job/company they're applying for.
Absolutely mind boggling they went to religion and kept focused on it.
I went for a job at Waitrose, and was asked to create an advert for an item, which mine was a potato masher. I wish I had walked out at that point.
The last one is highly illegal and immorally wrong. Who asks a high schooler if they are a virgin ?
Never mind high-schooler, who asks anyone that question?
I have a short interview story - to give a little context I was leaving a position as Engineering manager and 'moving down the ladder' a bit to a draughtsman position where I had started in engineering 20 or 25 years earlier. I'm interviewed first by the drawing office manager who asks me tech stuff and has me do a few tech problems - all good. Then the Technical Director comes in and after a few questions I get - how are you at dealing with clients - they are a bespoke manufacturing company so I could end up talking to clients - fine. The next question is - So the client calls you and says you've been a C**T - I showed no shock and answered something like if I had been then I would apologise to them, and the interview just carried on. I've never been able to decide whether the guy thought that it was fine to use that language in an interview - its common language in a big fabrication shop, and that was most of the business. The alternative is that the guy was just trying to shock me to see if I'd get flustered. I did get the job, took it, and a year later the tecg director was gone as he was useless.
I think the quirky questions, such as the spice rack one, are OK if they have a purpose. For example, when I interview for technical project managers (someone who needs to be able to explain complex ideas to people who don't understand them), one of the questions I ask is for them to pick a sport or activity they are familiar with and explain it to me like I never heard of it before. I also explain what the purpose of the question is to the interviewee though, so they know what I am looking for. And it isn't a question that I make a decision based on. I simply use it to guage a soft skill that is hard to demonstrate on a resume.
Oh, do I have some stories of interviews! I am from the Fashion Industry. Back in the early days, I was what they deemed the perfect size, and also tall. In other words, my legs are 2/3 of my entire body, which makes me fashion model size. Although I had the body and looks to possibly make it as a supermodel, I didn't have the want to do that. I worked on the design and pattern side of it. Almost every single job interview I went into the dude would ask me what clothing size was. The first time took me back, but then he explained that I looked to be the perfect size to also be a fit model. A fit model is the person who they can try samples on. Therefore even though, I was a pattern maker I would have designers and execs walk into the room and throw garments at me to put on. There were NO dressing rooms either. You get over modesty quickly! Hahaha! The cool part was that people that were my size were hard to find so getting jobs in the field was easy. It helped that I am not a big makeup wearer too, because they don't want you getting makeup all over the samples. The culture is very laid back and casual as sweatshirts and jeans were normal daily attire.
I have since moved into graphics design, and I had an interview for a college graphics department (not teaching but for all the college marketing and media). They gave me horrific directions to where I needed to go and didn't bother to send me a map of the college. I am OCD about being early, and I was there a 1/2 hour early got lost, and ended up late. I couldn't even find anyone who knew where I was supposed to go until I found a remote little unnamed office that I walked into. When I got there, there were ten people there to interview me. When I apologized and told them I had been wandering around lost on the campus for well over 30 minutes, they laughed and said, that is a common thing to happen to interviewees. I am positive that my getting lost and being late is what cost me the job. Places who do panel interviews should have to warn you, so you can be prepared or refuse in advance. It felt like I was in a firing squad. Much worse than being asked my size and height, and being expected to change clothes in front of a bunch of execs.
i wear makeup and heels maybe 1-3 times a year, my anniversary and maybe a fancy date with my husband. i flat out REFUSE to makeup or heels to an interview or job. One exception is neon green eyeliner for a halloween costume one day. i will not set the expectation for myself or other women that makeup/heels = professional.
I was fully qualified for this one job I interviewed for given that I had 2 years experience doing the same kind of job. Well the interviewer didn't like the fact that I had a disability. That was her very first question to me when she met me and then she wouldn't let it go. Naturally I knew I wasn't going to get the job.....and then over a year later, she had the audacity to email me as if I had was one of her employees. Apparently she had accidently put my email in there.
Unfortunately, there have been several studies about women with makeup vs. women without. Unless they ask it directly, you can’t prove it. I was turned down for a nursing job because I wasn’t a thin blonde. I had hoards more experience than any of their nurses. They didn’t want smart, the heart doctors wanted a dating pool.😊
I was asked why I didn't wear makeup to an interview twice, once for a job and once for an art scholarship! (At the time I had never worn makeup.)
On item #2: I would much rather answer those questions than the kind normally asked on interviews!🤣
For that last story, since the interviewer was a friend of OP's father, I wouldn't be surprised if the "virginity" question was requested by the father, which would explain why the father was encouraging OP to answer the question instead of raising an objection to the question.
I was asked by the head if school to help him complete his visa paperwork. This included being called days after interview to get more help from me. I was not offered a job.
The idiotic questions for an interview at a CEX, it's literally a videogame and dvd resale shop... Why do these people need to think about designing a spice rack for blind people? It's just stacking empty game boxes on shelves and keeping discs clean and undamaged in a drawer under the counter...
With the second instance, I'm amazed that someone who claims to have done recruiting work and knows how to handle interviews inside and out, has never asked for feedback from the hiring manager if they were not selected. You should always do this in case there is any information you can use in your next interview. Or in my instance, where they openly admitted potential discrimination.
Also, a manager cannot ask about someone's religion but they certainly can ask if they would have an issue working with "X", you need to be certain you're not hiring someone who would cause harm to the company.
The third story - what have those questions got to do about working for Cex ?
It sells used tech - computers, laptops, mobiles, gaming systems, DVD’s, Cd’s and games !
Asking anyone about their sex lives is wrong, in any situation
I had an interviewer forget about my appointment and get double booked.I don't know if they did the booking or they had an assistant who did that. Fortunately the receptionist told me within 15 minutes and offer to reschedule. I declined.
Yeah, if someone in an interview asked me how to design a spice rack for a blind person, I would be saying, "Oh I didn't realise these sorts of things were part of the job," and then would get up and apologise for wasting everyone's time and walk out. Yes of course I don't need a job, if I was to get one it would be more in the line of just something to do during the day, but I can understand how someone desperate for a job would frustrated at these sorts of question, the are straight up idiotic!
I was asked to fix a code bug in production code in a language i didn't know (Ruby), glad it didn't work out
I’m currently job hunting, my previous employer had contracted a company to help those of us laid-off with job hunting, interviewing, etc. I’m at an impasse with my coach. Is there a difference between white & blue collar resumes? I think there is, and their company works predominantly with white collar workers. Help! Please chime in with your thoughts.
There is no world in which not hiring somebody based on the fact they weren't wearing makeup is acceptable. This is gender discrimination, and it's infuriating as a woman how much extra effort we have to put in literally every day just to fly under the radar, let alone to be considered "professional enough". It's our hair, our footwear, we can't wear the same thing repeatedly, and no matter what we do our appearance will leave us being judged by SOMEBODY. She dodged a bullet imo
I know this was for my daughter’s uni place, she went in with loads of confidence and swapped it around and interviewed the interviewer. 🇬🇧and got the place so always go in looking good and loads of confidence
No makeup... that's an insecure woman judging a competent, assured woman. Hmmm 🙄