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I applied for an education job in Nov. 2012. It is a great administrative positive, but it has taken the school district until March 2013 to select a group of applicants to interview. I re
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Interview Practices
posted at 4/7/2013 8:01 AM EDT
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I applied for an education job in Nov. 2012. It is a great administrative positive, but it has taken the school district until March 2013 to select a group of applicants to interview. I received an invitation to interview (after waiting anxiously for four months); however, there were two things that I believe are unfair. 1. The email indicated that interviews were the NEXT day; 2. I live 1200 miles away and could not make it the next day. I called the same day and spoke to the assistant who was scheduling interviews. She said that she would pass the message on. I did not hear back within three days, so I emailed the assistant. She said that she would pass the message on, and if the committee was still interested that they would contact me. It has been over a week, and I have not received any communication. Here is my question, can this employer decide not to interview me because I could not make their initial interview? This position is a HUGE promotion and opportunity. My experience and skills match what the employer advertised, plus I have additional skills that would make me more marketable. Something does not seem quite right that I was not provided an interview after being selected. I offered webcam and telephone options AND my address was listed on my resume, cover letter, and application. Thoughts? |
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Re: Interview Practices
posted at 4/8/2013 4:23 PM EDT
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kbear- I am sorry but you will not like my response so apologies in advance. No they do not have any obligation to accommodate your commute issue. Yes it feels unfair but fairness is not an obligation or right of entitlement. The already had other good candidates besides you so they did not need to see you. Dealing with an assistant is not the best way to handle this. You needed to find out who headed up the committee and contact that person. At the very least I would have contacted the Head of HR immediately to seek some relief. It is unfortunate that this employer treated your application so lightly but............. move along. |
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Re: Interview Practices
posted at 4/8/2013 5:00 PM EDT
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There's also an interesting response to Kbear71's question on our Workforce.com Facebook page. Thought you'd like to see it: Manuel Núñez Inside job. Call me a grizzled veteran or a straight up cynic, but they had someone in mind all along and extended the app period to document that they did a fully compliant search, while knowing attrition would take it's toll on initial applicants. This applicant probably wouldn't want to work there now, but a plaintiff's employment lawyer might help with the disappointment. |
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Re: Interview Practices
posted at 4/10/2013 10:44 AM EDT
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In Response to Interview Practices: I applied for an education job in Nov. 2012. It is a great administrative positive, but it has taken the school district until March 2013 to select a group of applicants to interview. I received an invitation to interview (after waiting anxiously for four months); however, there were two things that I believe are unfair. 1. The email indicated that interviews were the NEXT day; 2. I live 1200 miles away and could not make it the next day. I called the same day and spoke to the assistant who was scheduling interviews. She said that she would pass the message on. I did not hear back within three days, so I emailed the assistant. She said that she would pass the message on, and if the committee was still interested that they would contact me. It has been over a week, and I have not received any communication. Here is my question, can this employer decide not to interview me because I could not make their initial interview? This position is a HUGE promotion and opportunity. My experience and skills match what the employer advertised, plus I have additional skills that would make me more marketable. Something does not seem quite right that I was not provided an interview after being selected. I offered webcam and telephone options AND my address was listed on my resume, cover letter, and application. Thoughts? Posted by kbear71 Team or committee interviews are terribly difficult to set up. It often takes weeks to find a time slot when everyone's schedule is clear. If an applicant is not available at that point in time, then that may very well result in being excluded from the pool of finalists. especially if they have a numberof qualified candidates to choose from. Good luck |
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