Re: Job Interviews Of Fail: This Time I'm On The Other Side Of The De
I learned afterward not to disclose jack to HR people and not to let them buffalo me. My dad told me never to let them do that. He had been offered and accepted a position for a company and went in to fill out his paperwork. The HR people insisted they needed to know the names of his children and all that and he told them, "None of your business." They persisted, explaining that he couldn't apply for the job unless he disclosed that information. That pissed him off and he told them that the names of his children had nothing to do with the job. Push came to shove, but he held firm. They told him he wouldn't be able to work for the company, and he informed them to check with the supervisor as the job was already his. HR called the supervisor, explain the situation, and then told my dad, "Uh, never mind. We don't need that information."
It never ceases to amaze me at the amount of personal information companies think they need and how willingly most people give it up. I never, ever list any of my son's information with HR of any company I work for. I've known people who had HR play the "we need to know your pay" game, and they've simply walked out only later to be called back because the hiring supervisor *specifically* wants to interview that person and has told HR to go pound sand.
I learned afterward not to disclose jack to HR people and not to let them buffalo me. My dad told me never to let them do that. He had been offered and accepted a position for a company and went in to fill out his paperwork. The HR people insisted they needed to know the names of his children and all that and he told them, "None of your business." They persisted, explaining that he couldn't apply for the job unless he disclosed that information. That pissed him off and he told them that the names of his children had nothing to do with the job. Push came to shove, but he held firm. They told him he wouldn't be able to work for the company, and he informed them to check with the supervisor as the job was already his. HR called the supervisor, explain the situation, and then told my dad, "Uh, never mind. We don't need that information."
It never ceases to amaze me at the amount of personal information companies think they need and how willingly most people give it up. I never, ever list any of my son's information with HR of any company I work for. I've known people who had HR play the "we need to know your pay" game, and they've simply walked out only later to be called back because the hiring supervisor *specifically* wants to interview that person and has told HR to go pound sand.
