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I did that interview. Borderline illegal. My life story I consider pretty personal and was so was a pretty uncomfortable interview.

organsnyder 3y ago
I didn't feel compelled to share anything I didn't want to share. I really felt free to frame it in a way that I was comfortable with. It's as much a "career story" as a "life story", IIRC.
- the_only_law 3y ago
  My “career story” is already nice and curated for you. It’s called a resume.
  - dopamean 3y ago
    A list of things is not a story.
  - diordiderot 3y ago
    Seems like they let's candidates filter themselves. Win win
    - the_only_law 3y ago
      No shit. Every company “lets” candidates filter themselves
s1artibartfast 3y ago
Maybe that attitude is one of the things it is good at screening for?
- annexrichmond 3y ago
  That’s a bit presumptuous. I was enthusiastic about the interview until afterwards The interview was conducted by the recruiter and while she didn’t flat out ask personal questions, she asked questions that would almost cause me to reveal personal information such as my marital status and sexuality. It was not fun coming with made up responses to avoid that because it’s none of her business. There’s a reason interviews should stay professional. I’m surprised they haven’t been sued.
  - s1artibartfast 3y ago
    Sorry if my comment came off at an personal attack, that wasn't the intent. With that said, there are lots of reasons why a company might want to vet candidate attitude besides discriminating based on protected characteristics. Out of curiosity, what kind of questions did you find invasive or discriminatory?
    - annexrichmond 3y ago
      So it wasn't the questions themselves, but when you start asking about why you moved from this city to that, or why did you choose this school, etc. Maybe it's because your SO got a job there, or some other personal reason. I get that it's totally an innocent intent, but there are much better ways to assess a candidate's soft skills, that is strictly related to their professional experience.
      - aprdm 3y ago
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        dang 3y ago
        Please don't cross into personal attack, regardless of how wrong another commenter is or you feel they are. (The two options that work here are to post something thoughtful and substantive, or not to post.) https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

organsnyder 3y ago

I didn't feel compelled to share anything I didn't want to share. I really felt free to frame it in a way that I was comfortable with. It's as much a "career story" as a "life story", IIRC.

the_only_law 3y ago
My “career story” is already nice and curated for you. It’s called a resume.
- dopamean 3y ago
  A list of things is not a story.
- diordiderot 3y ago
  Seems like they let's candidates filter themselves. Win win
  - the_only_law 3y ago
    No shit. Every company “lets” candidates filter themselves

s1artibartfast 3y ago

Maybe that attitude is one of the things it is good at screening for?

annexrichmond 3y ago
That’s a bit presumptuous. I was enthusiastic about the interview until afterwards The interview was conducted by the recruiter and while she didn’t flat out ask personal questions, she asked questions that would almost cause me to reveal personal information such as my marital status and sexuality. It was not fun coming with made up responses to avoid that because it’s none of her business. There’s a reason interviews should stay professional. I’m surprised they haven’t been sued.
- s1artibartfast 3y ago
  Sorry if my comment came off at an personal attack, that wasn't the intent. With that said, there are lots of reasons why a company might want to vet candidate attitude besides discriminating based on protected characteristics. Out of curiosity, what kind of questions did you find invasive or discriminatory?
  - annexrichmond 3y ago
    So it wasn't the questions themselves, but when you start asking about why you moved from this city to that, or why did you choose this school, etc. Maybe it's because your SO got a job there, or some other personal reason. I get that it's totally an innocent intent, but there are much better ways to assess a candidate's soft skills, that is strictly related to their professional experience.
    - aprdm 3y ago
      [flagged]
      - dang 3y ago
        Please don't cross into personal attack, regardless of how wrong another commenter is or you feel they are. (The two options that work here are to post something thoughtful and substantive, or not to post.) https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html