Interviews

2 fast

Hi All

So I went for an interview and I was grilled about my leaving cert and the subjects I chose and the reasons why!

I have a lot of experience plus a degree, so this has me a bit miffed.

I don't get the reason, as we grow and become experienced surely the LC no longer matters!

I felt like the interview style raised a lot of red flags and didn't focus on my comparability to work with the company.

Just wondering is this something you've come across or am I just being ott?

The job wasn't even a highly skilled one!

GarIT

There is some research that checking performance over a longer period of time indicates future performance.

Someone with low leaving cert results and good grades in ther degree is less likely to be a productive employee than someone with decent results in both.

Google askmfor them too, and some Fin Tech companies.

EDIT: I missed the not nightly skilled job bit.

Etc

Says more about the quality of the interviewer TBH. You mention it's not a highly skilled job so the interviewer might not get the lack of relevance of the LC.

Mango Joe

Yes the interview process is often an opportunity for a prospective Employer to determine how qualified, educated and astute you are while simultaneously revealing how arrogant, ignorant, uninformed and unprepared their HR Personnel are.

Often these first impressions should be listened to and you should consider as a warning what other unprofessional delights the Company has up its sleeve which has potential for untold misery should you be unlucky enough to get/take the job.

Or in other words, pay heed to the red flags they've been kind enough to manically wave about the place.

Etc

Mango Joe wrote: »

Yes the interview process is often an opportunity for a prospective Employer to determine how qualified, educated and astute you are while simultaneously revealing how arrogant, ignorant, uninformed and unprepared their HR Personnel are.

Often these first impressions should be listened to and you should consider as a warning what other unprofessional delights the Company has up its sleeve which has potential for untold misery should you be unlucky enough to get/take the job.

Spot on !

Jim2007

2 fast wrote: »

Hi All

So I went for an interview and I was grilled about my leaving cert and the subjects I chose and the reasons why!

I have a lot of experience plus a degree, so this has me a bit miffed.

I don't get the reason, as we grow and become experienced surely the LC no longer matters!

I felt like the interview style raised a lot of red flags and didn't focus on my comparability to work with the company.

Just wondering is this something you've come across or am I just being ott?

The job wasn't even a highly skilled one!

Why would someone with education, qualifications and experience go for such a job?


I expect the interviewer was trying to figure that out and wants to be sure you are just not using him as stop gap until you find something else.



Recruiting cost money and employers don't want it wasted by someone who has no intention of hanging around. If you are over qualified, you should expect that people will want to be sure that you are genuine.

2 fast

Jim2007 wrote: »

Why would someone with education, qualifications and experience go for such a job?


I expect the interviewer was trying to figure that out and wants to be sure you are just not using him as stop gap until you find something else.



Recruiting cost money and employers don't want it wasted by someone who has no intention of hanging around. If you are over qualified, you should expect that people will want to be sure that you are genuine.

I meant highly skilled as in IT, Engineering, scientist or director level.

I have experience for the role and it would be a move up for me. The interview was strange and I don't I didn't get a good idea of the company nor they of me.

Thank you for all your replies and I am listening to these red flags as was mentioned

Etc

Jim2007 wrote: »

Why would someone with education, qualifications and experience go for such a job?


I expect the interviewer was trying to figure that out and wants to be sure you are just not using him as stop gap until you find something else.



Recruiting cost money and employers don't want it wasted by someone who has no intention of hanging around. If you are over qualified, you should expect that people will want to be sure that you are genuine.

I can't see how this is relevant to being asked about his leaving cert.