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Example 1 I can understand. She didn't sound like a good fit for the culture. It happens. I'm sure I have been turned down for jobs for that reason. Heck, I even withdrew from consideration at one place because I knew I wouldn't have gotten along with the people.
Example 2 seems like a stretch. The OP made a lot of assumptions about the candidate. Maybe her wedding ring was being cleaned. Maybe she was in a domestic partnership. Maybe her man couldn't afford a ring. Maybe she has a live-in mother who could watch her child. Maybe, maybe, maybe. There are tons of maybes and the OP just assumed the worst.
Actually, the candidate was like, not the best so we actually couldn't like hire him basically because like, he actually had really like, bad communication skills.......
Second example - I know someone else (it wasn't me) who turned down a candidate partly because she mentioned having a child, but wasn't wearing a wedding ring. It wasn't a moral thing, he was just worried that there was no one to cover for her if the child was sick, etc., and she'd miss too much work.
This isn't real, is it? Because I know so many people, including my parents, who never wear wedding rings. My parents have been married over thirty years and I have never seen them wear rings...
At my previous job, I used to go through the resumes and pick people out. My bosses really wanted someone who spoke Russian because of the area they planned to be focusing on for business. The reasons given here for not hiring the girl aren't surprising---but I am surprised someone actually behaved like this when they were so desperate for a job:
-Called her for an interview and waited two minutes for her to find a pen in her own home
-Showed up without any type of professional attire
-Had her sitting in the waiting area for a few minutes---and noticed she was on her phone
-Came back a few minutes later and she was still on her phone---informed her I was waiting for her
-Five minutes later she was still in the waiting area, on her phone, when I walked up to her and asked her if she was serious
-Had no idea how to exit the building---we were on a single floor, and you can only walk one way or another---and then came back, asking me how to get home
As I have already mentioned on other threads here, I often ask the questions of the interviewee: "What is the title of the position you're applying for?" and "What is the name of our company?" A solid 30% of people get those questions wrong or can't answer them at all. I don't know if this is surprising or not, but they weren't hired.
As I have already mentioned on other threads here, I often ask the questions of the interviewee: "What is the title of the position you're applying for?" and "What is the name of our company?" A solid 30% of people get those questions wrong or can't answer them at all. I don't know if this is surprising or not, but they weren't hired.
Good point. Also knowing the companies history and mission is vital. A good interviewer wants a candidate with a real interest in working for that organization and will ask. Unfortunately, There are interviewers that themselves lack skills and go on assumptions (He/she is too old, too single, too chic) without actually communicating. The job market is almost like a cheesy singles event sometimes.
Good point. Also knowing the companies history and mission is vital. A good interviewer wants a candidate with a real interest in working for that organization and will ask. Unfortunately, There are interviewers that themselves lack skills and go on assumptions (He/she is too old, too single, too chic) without actually communicating. The job market is almost like a cheesy singles event sometimes.
I definitely agree that the market can be like a singles event. However, someone needs to get hired, and in this economic climate the differences between that person chosen and the person who wasn't chosen could be minute and seemingly petty.
That's the unfortunate lay of the land
All the candidates wondering why they didn't get hired makes me think back to some times when I participated in interview processes and people were not hired for strange reasons that they could probably never guess.
One example - I gave the thumbs down to a really great candidate because she was too nice. She was quiet and sweet and really knew her stuff, but would never have lasted in the viper's pit that was my workplace. All I could think was how everyone would take advantage of her, ignore her, sabotage her, etc. She probably couldn't figure out why she didn't get hired, and I know she was snapped up by another place pretty quickly. I did her a favor, but she'll never know it.
Second example - I know someone else (it wasn't me) who turned down a candidate partly because she mentioned having a child, but wasn't wearing a wedding ring. It wasn't a moral thing, he was just worried that there was no one to cover for her if the child was sick, etc., and she'd miss too much work.
What unusual reasons have you had for turning candidates down?
I worked for someone who would not hire black people to answer the telephone.
One example - I gave the thumbs down to a really great candidate because she was too nice. She was quiet and sweet and really knew her stuff, but would never have lasted in the viper's pit that was my workplace. All I could think was how everyone would take advantage of her, ignore her, sabotage her, etc. She probably couldn't figure out why she didn't get hired, and I know she was snapped up by another place pretty quickly. I did her a favor, but she'll never know it.
Well done. And you're right, she was probably snapped up soon after.
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