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 nickyf 20 Oct 20 4.54pm |
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Had an interview yesterday all was going well until I asked a question to the female doing the interview, I am interested to know about the team who i could be working with, It was a courier for the nhs delivering blood samples She said it's a team of 8 people mostly males and 2 women we have to have women not that there is anything wrong with women, I was quite shocked at her response is it me or was that response a little defensive or even sexist? Or just a bit unprofessional? Made me feel a bit uncomfortable
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Rudi Hedman  Caterham 20 Oct 20 5.00pm |
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Public sector crusader ready to be offended or outraged and use her power probably.
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| JRW2 Dulwich 20 Oct 20 5.07pm |
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Originally posted by nickyf
Had an interview yesterday all was going well until I asked a question to the female doing the interview, I am interested to know about the team who i could be working with, It was a courier for the nhs delivering blood samples She said it's a team of 8 people mostly males and 2 women we have to have women not that there is anything wrong with women, I was quite shocked at her response is it me or was that response a little defensive or even sexist? Or just a bit unprofessional? Made me feel a bit uncomfortable Sounds to me as if she was trying to entice you into expressing a non-PC opinion, i.e., "Yes, this positive discrimination's a complete pain." I think that might have terminated the interview pretty abruptly.
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 20 Oct 20 5.16pm |
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Use buzzwords like diversity or gender balance in public service interviews, ask about a gender inclusive policy for example.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 20 Oct 20 5.30pm |
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Originally posted by nickyf
Had an interview yesterday all was going well until I asked a question to the female doing the interview, I am interested to know about the team who i could be working with, It was a courier for the nhs delivering blood samples She said it's a team of 8 people mostly males and 2 women we have to have women not that there is anything wrong with women, I was quite shocked at her response is it me or was that response a little defensive or even sexist? Or just a bit unprofessional? Made me feel a bit uncomfortable She may have been trying to entrap but I don't think so I think she was being unprofessional. If it was deliberate I would argue that she was the one making negative comments about women.
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cryrst  The garden of England 20 Oct 20 6.01pm |
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Originally posted by nickyf
Had an interview yesterday all was going well until I asked a question to the female doing the interview, I am interested to know about the team who i could be working with, It was a courier for the nhs delivering blood samples She said it's a team of 8 people mostly males and 2 women we have to have women not that there is anything wrong with women, I was quite shocked at her response is it me or was that response a little defensive or even sexist? Or just a bit unprofessional? Made me feel a bit uncomfortable Shes a lesbian for sure.
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| thegreatlardino crawley/selsey 20 Oct 20 6.27pm |
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I have been both sides of an interview, sometimes when you are interviewing in a panel you feck up, we are not a machine, especially if its the 4th one you have done that day and really dont care anymore, the mind wanders..
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| Tom-the-eagle Croydon 20 Oct 20 8.10pm |
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Originally posted by cryrst
Shes a lesbian for sure. Definite dyke
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jeeagles  20 Oct 20 8.25pm |
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Originally posted by thegreatlardino
I have been both sides of an interview, sometimes when you are interviewing in a panel you feck up, we are not a machine, especially if its the 4th one you have done that day and really dont care anymore, the mind wanders.. Excellent point. The problem with people is that they are only human.
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| Mapletree Croydon 20 Oct 20 10.43pm |
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Few people are good at interviewing. Even those that do them regularly. This sounds like someone that was flustered. I would not think it entrapment. Cock-ups are far more common than conspiracies
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mr. apollo  Somewhere in Switzerland 21 Oct 20 8.35am |
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I think that some Billy Whizz would have fixed it... Spud's job interview from Trainspotting [Link] Oh hang about, maybe not... Edited by mr. apollo (21 Oct 2020 8.36am)
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Attachment: Forest Hillbilly  in a hidey-hole 21 Oct 20 5.11pm |
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Women are far more experienced in blood-letting, but it tends to impact rational behaviour at certain times of the month. The most important technicality when being interviewed by a woman, is to avoid getting a stiffy. Or as Mapletree put it, avoiding the cock-ups.
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