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Originally Posted by jcommin
I just had this experience.
A young woman in a Masters program was interviewing for an internship. Working with my HR, we went thru the process. After the interview, I told the HR dept, there wasn't a fit. I did give the woman my card in the event she had questions.
Several days later, she emails me wanting to know how she fared on the interview. I reached out to the HR dept and was told they would respond and not me. Several days pass and she still writes me. Apparently HR didn't respond. So I did. I did because she was persistent. She wanted to know why. I wrote to her explaining what were the requirements and what, I felt, she was weak in. I encouraged her to continue her education and gather the skills she needed. She thanked me and asked if she could work for free - she was looking to gain the experience. I was taken back and declined her offer. We are LinkedIn buddies solely because of her persistence. She will do well going forward.
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Not to thread-jack, but how is someone with a Masters (or obtaining one), exhibiting drive with fastidious follow-up and willing to work for free not a fit!? If you took the interview, she couldn't have been that far off, right?
IMHO, it's a bad decision hiring on box checking requirements instead of character. Heck, it's also laughable that this person is listening to advice like "continue education and gather skills" when she's being turned down for free labor at a Master's level. Sounds like if she didn't go to school in the first place she'd be better off. (And don't give me that garbage "people with a college degree typically make $1-2M more in their lifetime than those without. It's a skewed data sales pitch)
I know because I've been hired both ways and I reached much greater heights when I was presented with a challenge that needed to be achieved with innate abilities rather than "you meet the requirements".
Currently, approximately 20-30% of employers will consider this character approach and it's proven to yield much higher productivity and employee happiness.
My response plays directly into "misunderstood user" LOL