[biosurfer1]

well I pulled out of the interview. I don't know what the deal is but I don't want to be part of a hiring process that includes managers from my current company.

An HR person called me and I told her my concerns and she acted as if she didnt understand at all. They do this all the time, its very common in public entities since they need help hiring the right person, etc. She said they give the list to the interviewers at the beginning of the day and ask if they know anyone so he wouldn't be in the interview anyways but now he knows I'm looking for a job. I dont think he would say anything to my current management about it but at least I'll know where it came from if he does.

I won't apply for a job again at this company if this is how they treat candidates. I'm stumped at how this HR person couldn't see how using a manager from a competing company to help conduct interviews is bad for them in every way possible.

FYI, I know for a fact that this manager will need to hire 2-3 people for the EXACT same position at our company in a couple months....wonder where he'll pull potential hires from???