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Old 12-09-2015, 06:39 PM
 
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That is a huge risk. I hope it works out for you.

The reason that it is a risk is not necessarily because of your sexual orientation, but because you bring up such a personal thing in an interview setting. You run the risk of being viewed as inappropriate.

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Amen. They want an employee who functions well in the professional role. Plus, you have no way to know how HM feels about the issue.


Your comment was all risk, in what sounded like a good interview. You do not want to turn a good professional interview into a non professional chat. That can turn off the person who was formerly impressed.
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Old 12-09-2015, 06:59 PM
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The Columbus long term is a must do for you. You should convey how Ct is a horrible market for you, so you realized it was time to move on. And come up with local stuff you want to do, that is months off, and mention those.
He definitely needs to stay somewhere long term. I can only imagine nep moving to somewhere like Chicago or Philly, hating it, then moving 1-2 years down the line.
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Old 12-09-2015, 07:48 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Amen. They want an employee who functions well in the professional role. Plus, you have no way to know how HM feels about the issue.


Your comment was all risk, in what sounded like a good interview. You do not want to turn a good professional interview into a non professional chat. That can turn off the person who was formerly impressed.
It's not something I would bring up in an interview with a non-HR person. Philanthropic topics are okay to discuss with HR. She was positively receptive of it and I doubt it harmed my chances at all. She said that she will forward her notes and my resume to the hiring manager and I may hear from them by the end of this week.

I'm not worried about it. You guys are WAY too old school and by the book with everything.
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Old 12-09-2015, 07:59 PM
 
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It's not something I would bring up in an interview with a non-HR person. Philanthropic topics are okay to discuss with HR. She was positively receptive of it and I doubt it harmed my chances at all. She said that she will forward her notes and my resume to the hiring manager and I may hear from them by the end of this week.

I'm not worried about it. You guys are WAY too old school and by the book with everything.

We're more experienced. It was a risk, and if put off, managers do not indicate it. They just note it and decide what to do.


Play your cards close to your vest.
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Old 12-09-2015, 08:12 PM
 
Location: Atlanta metro (Cobb County)
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Yeah well I have a feeling that after tomorrow's interview, I will get an offer.

But.....maybe not. My recruiter told me that the employer has expressed concern about me staying here in Columbus for the long term. Also, the interview is freekin' 3.5 hours long, meeting with 6 different people. That is insane. I don't see how I can succeed at that. Too intense. But I'll try.
One advantage of having a long interview is that you should have a good opportunity to assess what the prospective workplace is like, as well as some of the people at the company and possibly the team where you would be working. In the event you get an offer, there is a better chance you can accept it knowing what to expect - and walk into a situation that will make you happy and productive for the long run. It sounds like emphasizing how much you like Columbus and aspire to settle down in the area would also be a good idea.
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Old 12-09-2015, 08:45 PM
 
Location: TN/NC
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That is a huge risk. I hope it works out for you.

The reason that it is a risk is not necessarily because of your sexual orientation, but because you bring up such a personal thing in an interview setting. You run the risk of being viewed as inappropriate.

Whenever I have interviewed I have always taken pains to keep my personal life out of the discussion. I don't refer to my hobbies, spouse (or lack thereof), pets, kid (or ack thereof) religion, etc.

I have occasionally been mistaken as gay as a result of my caution, but the distance seems to work for me. I don't keep such a cautious distance once I am hired.
Neither do I. I think it's a sign he's one to bring up controversial topics and may end up stirring the pot when hired. Whether he's actually like that, who knows, but I keep anything like that out of an interview. I won't talk about my relationship status, whether I have kids or not (I don't), or even where I'm commuting from if I can.

I don't want to give the overly PC workplace anything to use against me. I'm a pretty conservative guy, and outside of one person in our ten person office, no one else knows my politics or anything controversial. I like to keep it that way.
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Old 12-09-2015, 08:50 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Oh come on now. I never discuss politics, religion or anything like that during interviews. It was just a tidbit that showed that I did some research on the company and I just wanted to express my favorable impression that the company values corporate equality among its employees. WHY is it such a bad thing to say?! It's not like I outright told her I'm gay or anything.

Besides, she probably appreciated that I told her that, because they probably have a hiring quota for LGBT people for their company. So if they need more LGBT people, it only HELPS my chances of getting hired, to further their mission.
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Old 12-09-2015, 08:51 PM
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Besides, she probably appreciated that I told her that, because they probably have a hiring quota for LGBT people for their company. So if they need more LGBT people, it only HELPS my chances of getting hired, to further their mission.
Hiring quota? Does being gay fall under the equal opportunity laws? I think what you said was good, because as you said it shows that you know a few things about the company...but I wouldn't have said it under normal circumstances.
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Old 12-09-2015, 08:53 PM
 
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It's not something I would bring up in an interview with a non-HR person. Philanthropic topics are okay to discuss with HR.
Nope. EVERY SINGLE PERSON you meet and talk to is part of the interview process. I get a report from HR about their interactions with candidates. It is only informational, as the hiring decision rests with me, but if HR were to tell me that you had been inappropriate, too familiar, or simply unprofessional that would become one of the factors that I consider.

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She was positively receptive of it and I doubt it harmed my chances at all. She said that she will forward her notes and my resume to the hiring manager and I may hear from them by the end of this week.
You might not be harmed by this revelation. Or you may be. It is too early to tell, and I wish you the best if luck.

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I'm not worried about it. You guys are WAY too old school and by the book with everything.
I may be old school. But I also have dozens of people who report to me and I hire people all the time. I just might know what I am talking about.
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Old 12-09-2015, 08:58 PM
 
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Oh come on now. I never discuss politics, religion or anything like that during interviews. It was just a tidbit that showed that I did some research on the company and I just wanted to express my favorable impression that the company values corporate equality among its employees. WHY is it such a bad thing to say?! It's not like I outright told her I'm gay or anything.

Besides, she probably appreciated that I told her that, because they probably have a hiring quota for LGBT people for their company. So if they need more LGBT people, it only HELPS my chances of getting hired, to further their mission.
LGBTQ status is not a protected category in many states. I don't know about Ohio specifically though.

You should probably know that quotas don't exist. You cannot discriminate against orotected classes, but you don't have to hire a certain percentage either.

I would laugh at HR if they told me to hire somebody based upon their EEOC protected class.
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