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Reminds me of a few years back when I interviewed a woman for a therapist position. She kept mentioning during the interview that she's Jewish. It was weird, because it wasn't even relevant to the questions I was asking. I started making marks on my pad every time she mentioned being Jewish (not just alluding to it, but saying it) and I think it was close to 20-25 times. And the interview was under an hour.
At first I was thinking that she was trying to set me up for a lawsuit (if I didn't hire her, she could say it was because of her religion). But it was strange because this was Northeast Philly, where half the population, and probably half my staff, were Jewish.
Reminds me of a few years back when I interviewed a woman for a therapist position. She kept mentioning during the interview that she's Jewish. It was weird, because it wasn't even relevant to the questions I was asking. I started making marks on my pad every time she mentioned being Jewish (not just alluding to it, but saying it) and I think it was close to 20-25 times. And the interview was under an hour.
At first I was thinking that she was trying to set me up for a lawsuit (if I didn't hire her, she could say it was because of her religion). But it was strange because this was Northeast Philly, where half the population, and probably half my staff, were Jewish.
It sounds like she really wanted the job, and was making her sales pitch.
Reminds me of a few years back when I interviewed a woman for a therapist position. She kept mentioning during the interview that she's Jewish. It was weird, because it wasn't even relevant to the questions I was asking. I started making marks on my pad every time she mentioned being Jewish (not just alluding to it, but saying it) and I think it was close to 20-25 times. And the interview was under an hour.
At first I was thinking that she was trying to set me up for a lawsuit (if I didn't hire her, she could say it was because of her religion). But it was strange because this was Northeast Philly, where half the population, and probably half my staff, were Jewish.
Maybe as a way of indicating that she would be comfortable there and would have points of commonality with clients or an understanding of their culture. If you had a lot of Jewish clients, particularly if they were more of the conservative or Orthodox leaning, she might have played this up as a possible selling point. Some solutions or approaches might not work in a conservative or orthodox household that might go over just fine in a Gentile or less traditional Jewish household.
Maybe as a way of indicating that she would be comfortable there and would have points of commonality with clients or an understanding of their culture. If you had a lot of Jewish clients, particularly if they were more of the conservative or Orthodox leaning, she might have played this up as a possible selling point. Some solutions or approaches might not work in a conservative or orthodox household that might go over just fine in a Gentile or less traditional Jewish household.
Right. But she really overdid it. She didn't need to hit the interviewer over the head with it 25 times. That only conveys nervousness/anxiety, or some other problem. Like in the case the OP presented. It doesn't make a good impression. It's counterproductive.
No, this was a place where half our staff were Jewish, but a minority of our clients were. Being Jewish would not hurt a person's chances of being hired, but it also would not make the person more likely to be hired. It's a neutral. However, talking constantly in a professional setting about your personal life (like your religion) is a red flag in a mental health setting. Not sure what field the OP is in, but if I had a candidate for a therapist position who couldn't stop talking about his lovely wife, that might also be a red flag.
That's what I was thinking. Married people supposedly get ahead faster than single people. The OP said he was a "younger man", so maybe he thought mentioning his wife would make him seem more responsible or likeable.
Or adult/mature/responsible...something youthful-looking people sometimes have a hard time conveying.
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