Today’s blog post takes a different turn, it’s not about my kids. It’s who I hope they will not turn into… I have been interviewing for a new job and my latest interviewer had to be an under 30 something millennial, or that was my impression after a phone
interview. She called me at the scheduled time but she was completely unprepared. “Hello, yes this is her” I said then after a long pause she says “I guess I’m supposed to be interviewing you for the position of systems analyst “, another long pause. Her voice was very young and she spoke very slowly. I said “Yes, did you have any questions?”, she asked me to wait as she read my resume’. The interview was painfully slow; she did not have the basics of interviewing down. When I tried to move it along and ask about the position and how she measures a good candidate she says “The person I’m looking for needs to be a good personality fit to me”, I’m thinking really? I don’t think I’ve heard that before, team player maybe but personality fit to her… I'd have to be a slug. Then it became all about her, she is new to the project manager position, doesn’t really know what she’s doing, there are a lot of difficult personalities to deal with, she works really long hours and wants to know if I have a problem with long days. So I asked what would prompt long days? She couldn’t even describe the projects or what she does in the Treasury division of the company.
During the interview I felt the mom/coach/teacher in me want to help her, teach her how to conduct an interview find out more of the position but instead I asked “Would this position be reporting to you directly?” which she confirmed, YIKES. The interview concluded quickly from there.
So I told this story to my boys and they said, “get the job and then, like, totally take over, you could totally own her.” And of course I was informed that “if I was her would do so much better than that”. I love sharing these stories with them and getting their reaction. They really talk a good game but I worry they would be just as unprepared and unaware as my interviewer. So I get an email today from my interviewer asking me to come in for a face to face interview. I know I can't work for her, I need someone more high energy and engaging but I have to go, just to see if the person looks like the image I have created in my head… Update.... I went for the interview, she was as I expected. a very young and seemingly overwhelmed in her job. I have never tried harder to convince myself to like some place. The PMO director interviewed me first and was the kind of guy who talked all about himself and tried to tell me how difficult the job was and how demanding all the clients were. He spent more time convincing me that I'm not right for that position. The interview with her was terrible, I just can't work there. |
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AuthorMaxine Manz |