A coworker was asked when he was hired the question, “Where do you see yourself in 5 years.” It was in front of a panel, so he picked one out and said, “I plan to have your job.”
This happened to me a while back. A recruiter badgered me into going to an interview for what he called an “eager customer”… recruiter wouldn’t tell me what company the interview was with until the day of the interview, other than to claim “they do the same kind of work that your employer does, and you’re well qualified”… against my intuition I decided to go, since I wasn’t happy where I was…
Turned out to be a direct competitor in the town next door. I easily met all of the job requirements that the interviewer recited… As we talked it sounded like it might be a promising opportunity… then after an hour the interviewer told me that he couldn’t hire me because I out-qualified him and he was afraid his management might put me over him… I was a bit miffed at spending so much time only to hear this that I asked him if his manager would appreciate him turning away what he’d told me was needed talent… he said his manager would probably agree because I also out-qualified him…
It was just as well I didn’t end up there. From talking to one of our former techs who did go there, as well as several others who left that company to come to ours, that company was a clown show. A couple years later it got sold to a national competitor, who ended up closing that shop and laying everybody off.
Oh Really? 16 days ago
Nothing lasts forever—- hire a replacement, train them and when you’re ready to move on… graciously step aside.. ( before YOU get fired)
quinones.felix 16 days ago
A coworker was asked when he was hired the question, “Where do you see yourself in 5 years.” It was in front of a panel, so he picked one out and said, “I plan to have your job.”
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member 16 days ago
Musical chairs!
cuzinron47 16 days ago
In that case someone less biased should make the decision.
wildlandwaters 15 days ago
one a them over qualified types, huh??
NolaMan 15 days ago
anybody notice that the applicant is appears older and well dressed? he may actually want to work!
ferddo 15 days ago
This happened to me a while back. A recruiter badgered me into going to an interview for what he called an “eager customer”… recruiter wouldn’t tell me what company the interview was with until the day of the interview, other than to claim “they do the same kind of work that your employer does, and you’re well qualified”… against my intuition I decided to go, since I wasn’t happy where I was…
Turned out to be a direct competitor in the town next door. I easily met all of the job requirements that the interviewer recited… As we talked it sounded like it might be a promising opportunity… then after an hour the interviewer told me that he couldn’t hire me because I out-qualified him and he was afraid his management might put me over him… I was a bit miffed at spending so much time only to hear this that I asked him if his manager would appreciate him turning away what he’d told me was needed talent… he said his manager would probably agree because I also out-qualified him…
It was just as well I didn’t end up there. From talking to one of our former techs who did go there, as well as several others who left that company to come to ours, that company was a clown show. A couple years later it got sold to a national competitor, who ended up closing that shop and laying everybody off.