I'm inclined to view this as a lucky escape. We all know that people like this exist - but it is extraordinary that this particular example is put in charge of interviewing people - with absolutely no training by the sounds of it. At the very least, you would think the business owner would have made sure he didn't say stupid shit like this - if only to make sure they didn't get sued every 5 minutes.
From a practical perspective - write an email to head office, then move on with your life. Something like this would really get under my skin and piss me off for days. Don't let it do that.
I've been unemployed for the past 4 months - and in that time have applied for over 40 jobs, and have had about 25 interviews (of varying type). The recruitment industry/function of organisation is completely broken at the moment - and if you haven't been immersed in it within the last couple of years: your understanding of how it used to work just isn't relevant anymore.
Your CV is more important than ever - as it's your chance to present yourself in the way that YOU want to be considered as an applicant. Every job advert is getting absolutely spammed with hundreds of applicants, 80% or more of which are completely unqualified. There are lots of reasons for this IMO, but thats a conversation for annother day.
After 4 months, I had 2 job offers last week, accepted one, and start next week. I'm allowing the other applications I made to keep running though..... in fact I have another interview in 30 mins 🙂
After 4 months, I had 2 job offers last week, accepted one, and start next week. I'm allowing the other applications I made to keep running though..... in fact I have another interview in 30 mins 🙂
Congratulations - that must be a weight of your shoulders.
Congratulations - that must be a weight of your shoulders.
Yes - thank you, it is.
I’ll update my other thread about job hunting with what I’ve learned. I’ve managed to stay sane - but mostly because I got a decent payout after 12 years at my previous place. This experience now has me looking at my job/career completely differently.
OOhh! now that's an intersting take on it.. !!!
It is, because it's a get-out clause.
"Are you bent?" == "we don't want any poofters here." One tribunal later, "sorry m'lud, I was merely enquiring somewhat directly as to whether the candidate was likely to undercut me by working dishonestly."
I'd probably put my efforts into spreading the story far and wide in the local community (local Facebook groups etc) and encourage the more enlightened people not to take on builders for work in their homes who get their supplies from them. Be a local version of Stop Funding Hate.
I can sense the outrage
Their obviously made up hobbies and pastimes including 'attending museums'.
Why would you think this is made up?
Whenever I go up to London I usually visit one of the major museums or galleries, I made a specific trip to Bath last week to see an exhibition in the Victoria Gallery, I often pop into the museum in town to check out new exhibitions.
Why anyone would assume that’s ‘made up’ is frankly beyond my comprehension.
*rollseyes*
The weirdest question I've ever been asked in a job interview was what my parents did for a living
Toolmaker, obvs.
Attending a museum is when you visit one, but don't look at the exhibits... Just kind of hang around.
Did you call it in then OP?
Sorry if I missed an update or something.
The weirdest question I've ever been asked in a job interview was what my parents did for a living
Toolmaker, obvs.
Ah, SKS hadn't told the whole world at that point, in fact he was just KS then so didn't need everyone to believe he was from an ordinary working class background! Indeed a cynic might suggest that in the late 1990's appearing the opposite may have helped his ascendency to DPP and becoming Sir!
That's just absolutely shocking
I realise that there are some folks who are racist/homophobic etc, but it still shocks me that they are so brazen with their views
I remember being in a taxi when the driver started going on some racist rant when a black gentleman cut him up at a roundabout. Told him to pull over, and just walked away without paying.
Slightly more awkward was a barber who thought it was OK to inform me of his dislike for asians (he obviously didnt use this word) mid way through my trim. Spent 20 min listening to him spew racist drivel before he finished, at which point I told him my other half was Asian and he was a xxxxing bellend.
He quickly backtracked by pointing put he didn't mean 'all asians'...
Well that's OK then..
My mum and her partner plan entire holidays around "visiting museums". Both of them have done this since their teens/20's.
I used to hate it, my mum dragging me round the bloody places telling me to be quiet.
Attending does rather suggest you have been summoned.
Or maybe the meant attending to museums, you know, making sure they are fed an watered and any additional needs are met?
