This is no joke

I went on a job interview yesterday. I got the feedback a few hours later. I was not hired. Here are the reasons the HR person gave my agent:

"I felt she was in control of the interview."

"She seemed like the corporate type and was too serious."

"Don't think she would have fitted in. We have a very laid back, casual environment."

And, to top it all, she felt I was too concerned about stock options in the company.

Here's how this comment got misnterpreted.

HR: We're a publicly traded company
Eliz: Oh, that's great, my husband and I day trades stock options. Would you happen to know the symbol for the stock?

Boy, I was really out of line on this one, huh?

Needless to say, I wanted to kill this 25 yr. old b--ch for such stupid comments. But now I'm laughing. All I can say is "thank goodness they didn't hire me."

I hope I'm not going to offend any HR types out there. But I really despise HR recruiters. I do have a couple very good friends in HR roles and they can fully sympathize with me when we discuss how some people in HR coduct job intervews.

However, this one takes the cake.

So, for all those out there, next time you go on a job interview, try not to do too much research on the company and try not to ask too many questions that might embarrass your interviewer.

I was thinking of sending a letter to the editor of my national newspaper about the incident, but decided against it. Some things just aren't worth the effort.

Regards,

Eliz.