Tip No.
132
Q.
I have a second interview coming up for a job I really want. However, at the last interview, the interviewer made ethnic jokes and used foul language. I won't be working with him in my new position should I get the job. Should I just do my best to make it through one more interview so I can get back to work?
A.
You are presented with a tough challenge. You need a job and want to get back to work. You should strongly consider whether this is the company that best suits your needs for employment and quality of work life. No job candidate or employee has to put up with unprofessional behavior and language as you have described. It was your call in the previous interview, whether or not to advise the interviewer that you found the jokes and language offensive. You chose not to advise the interviewer that you were uncomfortable and found the behavior offensive, and you decided to continue with the interview, so we can't help you much with what has already transpired. The situation also call into question the work environment and the policies that may or may not be in place in this organization.
If you know employees who work for this company you may want to ask them to tell you about the work environment and about the company policy on harassment and grievances. Finally, when you do have your next and we presume final interview, you should gauge the professional tone and behavior of the interviewer. If you see any of the negative behaviors you previously experienced, you should directly confront the situation and we recommend that you advise the executive levels of this company's management as well. In any case, you should also feel free to notify executive management, whether you get the job or not, as to the specifics of the inappropriate behaviors you were subjected to with the first interviewer. This person is not representing the company well as an interviewer, from a legal or ethical perspective. The fact that you "won't be working with him" in your new position is irrelevant. Also, you never know--people frequently move to jobs throughout the organization--so aim to do what is in both your best interests and the company's, and advise company management of the situation.
Best of luck to you!
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Q. I have a second interview coming up for a job I really want. However, at the last interview, the interviewer made ethnic jokes and used foul language. I won't be working with him in my new position should I get the job. Should I just do my best to make it through one more interview so I can get back to work? |
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A. You are presented with a tough challenge. You need a job and want to get back to work. You should strongly consider whether this is the company that best suits your needs for employment and quality of work life. No job candidate or employee has to put up with unprofessional behavior and language as you have described. It was your call in the previous interview, whether or not to advise the interviewer that you found the jokes and language offensive. You chose not to advise the interviewer that you were uncomfortable and found the behavior offensive, and you decided to continue with the interview, so we can't help you much with what has already transpired. The situation also call into question the work environment and the policies that may or may not be in place in this organization. |
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