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Joined: Wed May 30, 2007 12:14 am Posts: 1454 Location: Kitchener, ON
Who is it, but one of the people that had interviewed me this week for the new job. The conversation went something like this:
"Hello"
"Hi Paulo! How are you? This is Kathleen. I was one of the people that had the pleasure of interviewing you."
"Hi Kathleen. It is nice to hear from you. I hope that you are doing well and have contacted me to share some good news.”
"Well, Paulo, I do have some good news but it will not probably be the good news that you are expecting to hear"
"Uh..."
"Let me explain. We unfortunately decided to go with another candidate…”
“And what exactly is the good news?”
“… It came down to you and this other individual out of 37 candidates. We thought carefully about who to take and wanted to take someone who was willing to make a full commitment to this role”
“I am sorry. What do you mean by “full commitment”? I am willing to fully commit myself to that position. There was no other intent on my part. Isn’t that the implication when someone applies for a position?”
“Well, we need someone who will stick around for at least 5yrs and with your qualifications, we frankly don’t think that it will happen with you”
“You mean, I am under-qualified for the job? But that is what I am doing right now. On the test after the interview on Excel, how did I do? Did I fail?”
“No, no. You got 100%.”
“Huh?”
“You got 100%”
“So, what is the problem exactly? The other person just had a better interview?”
“We think you are over-qualified and would be extremely bored with this position”
“But…”
“I am sorry, Paulo. We really believe that you have a bright future ahead of you and we detected on how ambitious your goals are. So, this is the good news. You are too good for this job. We decided to go with a candidate that is better adjusted for this position”
“You mean less qualified”
“Yes, better adjusted”
“If there is nothing else I can do to change your mind, I would like to thank you for your time…”
“It was pleasure to meet, Paulo. Remember, your future is bright”
“Thanks, I guess. Bye.”
“Bye”
I HATE INTERVIEWS!
Can you really be over qualified for a job, or did I just get an ear full of crap?
Joined: Wed May 30, 2007 12:14 am Posts: 1454 Location: Kitchener, ON
No, it is true. It just happened. I am fuming. I had to write it down just to calm down and not scream here at work. I thought I had the job too because it went great. I guess it went TOO great. Darn it.
No worries though. I will keep looking. Maybe I will get something that is more my standard...
That was not a very professional way to handle this. What they should have done was to sit down with you and explained thier misgivings and give you an oppertunity to address them.
What gets me is that they actually think they were complimenting you! I'm not trying to make you madder than you are, but man, they really screwed up two ways. The first was by not hiring you if you were the more qualified, and second was the way they made the decision.
Hang in there Paulo. Maybe some good can come of this.
Joined: Wed May 30, 2007 12:14 am Posts: 1454 Location: Kitchener, ON
That is exactly what it feels like Tony: Like I got the big shaft. I am dousing my sorrows in scotch tonight when the kids go to bed. Thanks for listening to my ranting.
The good news is that I saw a posting from Nanci on the Stoker Award being broadcasted live on the net. Have you seen that yet? I will post here too...
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA), World Horror Convention, and iSCIFI.tv announce that the 2007 Bram Stoker Awards ceremony will be broadcast live on the Internet on Saturday, March 29, 2008.
This is the first time that the Stokers have been broadcast as they happen.
The awards ceremony is being held at the 2008 World Horror Convention in Salt Lake City. Following a banquet, the awards ceremony will begin at approximately 9:00 p.m. local time (11:00 p.m. eastern time).
To watch the awards, please click to http://www.iscifi.tv/live/ where the podcast will be displayed in the center of your screen.
The Master of Ceremonies this year is Jeff Strand, and a series of esteemed horror authors will present the Stokers in the categories of:
Novel
First Novel
Long Fiction
Short Fiction
Collection
Anthology
Nonfiction
Poetry
As well, several non-Stoker awards will be presented:
The 2008 Grandmaster Award (presented by the World Horror Society)
The co-winners of the HWA Lifetime Achievement Award
The Richard Laymon Award (HWA President’s Award)
This is the 21st annual Stoker ceremony. The HWA is pleased to be working with the World Horror Conference and iSCIFI.tv to broadcast the event.
To view the live video, you will need to have Flash installed for your web browser and your Internet speed needs to be at least 300 kbps (downstream / download).
If your stream is slower, you may have pausing in the video, or the audio will be out of sync. iSCIFI.tv will be offering audio only and still images that are captured during the podcast. Please visit the live stream page at http://www.iscifi.tv/live for further information, troubleshooting, and links to the audio and/or image captures.
HHF - I'm sorry to hear this. They did treat you shabbily - and if you think about it, would you really want to work for someone that shallow? I know it's hard (hell, I'm going to be in the same position soon), but keep plugging!
Joined: Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:20 pm Posts: 1512 Location: The 'Skatch
Wow, man. That's total bullshit. But you know what? You don't need them. They definitely did you a favour. I doubt you would have enjoyed working for a bunch of flakes. I say you dodged a bullet there. Sounds to me like you're destined for bigger and better things anyway.
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Joined: Wed May 30, 2007 12:14 am Posts: 1454 Location: Kitchener, ON
Thanks for all your kind words, guys (and lady). I took a little time off work with a buddy here, and we went out for a Guiness and a burger across the street at an Irish Pub. They serve a pretty mean burger.
Wow. That level of insincerity from the company was ridiculous. All they had to do was send you a letter stating they were going with another candidate. period. I've never heard such BS where they tell you they have good news but are NOT hiring you. Trust me, you don't want to work there. I've had my share of bad jobs and this one sounds like a disaster.
Nice place Paulo! Pool tables too! We have places like that here but they are always so crowed with young people. I found a nice place that has vitural golf machines instead of pool tables and that was neat.
You could have a nice meal, a few beers, and then play some golf. They were actual golf courses too, and you swing real clubs.
Joined: Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:20 pm Posts: 1512 Location: The 'Skatch
Must be nice... We have three crusty bars here. I haven't set foot in one in about 5 years. The other two I've never been in at all. And don't plan to go anytime soon.
Like I said...
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Joined: Wed May 30, 2007 12:14 am Posts: 1454 Location: Kitchener, ON
Yeah...but we don't have virtual golf machines. That is a neat idea Tony. I have seen virtual batting cages in some places, but I did not know that they had golf.
Joined: Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:20 pm Posts: 1512 Location: The 'Skatch
There are a couple places in Edmonton with the virtual gold setup. It's pretty cool to be able to golf at any level when it's 30 below outside. While eating chicken wings. And drinking copious amounts of beer.
Good times...
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