Has anyone had an interview and the hiring manager (CHRO) made you feel you weren’t good enough for the role? What did you do? This happened to me and it made me question my skills and experience. The hiring manager was very transparent about how she felt about my answers which I felt was fair. She was providing constructive feedback. The interview lasted an hour and I was surprised she didn’t end the interview right away when she felt I wasn’t qualified. Maybe I should have ended the interview.
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Yes, the CHRO gave me feedback during the interview. It was a little different for me because I’ve never gotten feedback during any interviews. I’m not saying that doesn’t happen, but if I were to receive any feedback then it would be afterwards through an email and even then, that’s rare. Either they pass on me or they’d ghost me so that tells me enough. She was telling me how my LinkedIn profile isn’t professional enough and then she told me that I’m not speaking the language of the role. It made me scratch my head multiple times during the interview. It was a bit brutal but I listened to what she said and changed my profile and then I started researching how I can do better at my interviewing skills. Unfortunately, I didn’t get the job and that’s ok too.
I think she was the unprofessional for not knowing how to conduct an interview, and at Hr level she should know better, if your profile was not professional enough why she did call you for an interview and made you waist your time? Did she need to rub that on your face? Again not professional…you are the lucky one because you don’t have to work with someone like her 🙄
Sounds like she was not trying to make you feel you were not "good" enough for the role, but be a steward of the profession and help you with future roles. Curious to know if you spoke with a recruiter prior to the interview with the CHRO or if this HM contacted you directly from your application?
Yes, I spoke to the recruiter after the interview regarding the CHRO. I told the recruiter that I had a pretty unpleasant experience during the interview. But honestly, I really didn’t know how to feel because I’ve never had an interview such as that. I’m glad she gave me some pointers, but in a way, it felt a bit unprofessional. However, this recruiter had the best interest of her client. The recruiter told me that she didn’t understand why the CHRO would give feedback in an interview. It was intimidating. If that’s how she acted in any interview then I don’t see why anybody would want to want to work under her. There were other things that came up in the interview which I’ll express in another person’s post.
Yes. I just interviewed with the CHRO and although she she did not make me feel this way. I collaborated with many with past employers and some “traditional” professionals have that straightforward tactic in communication. I do however think that sometimes we beat ourselves up when there not enough time or comfort to brand our true skills in the short interview time spans were granted so we overthink. Also, look it as you not being a fit for her department. If she’s making you feel like this now I wouldn’t want to consider looking forward to a follow-up from her, because you would more than likely end up in this same phase again due to her managerial style.
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That’s terribly unprofessional especially by a CPO!
She gv feedback during the interview?
Did you get an answer back? Some of my old hiring managers loved to see how someone handle pressure and tested people's confidence in their abilities. One of my managers did it so much, he extended an offer to the guy and he literally turned it down because of the doubt that interview put in his head! I felt the same way before I started there as well. I wanted to cry afterward and got a call the next day saying I got the role. Have you heard back? It may surprise you!
After speaking to the recruiter after the interview, I never got any follow up. (She was an external recruiter). I also knew the recruiter no longer wanted to work with me afterwards based on my feedback about the CHRO. She probably thought I was a complainer but I don’t always let these types of situations fly. I didn’t express any unpleasantness with the CHRO because I followed through with the full interview. Plus, I really needed a job. But…sometimes, I’m unwilling to be a punching bag. But of course, the company is a client of the recruiter so they would rather lose a candidate over a big bucks from their client. However, I don’t know why I decided to do the interview in the first place because the recruiter told me prior to my interview with the CHRO that there were two other people hired before me which both declined the role. That was a red flag but I needed a job. They probably met her and changed their mind, but I never got any confirmation whether at the CHRO was the cause of the problem. And I don’t think testing somebody’s confidence and abilities or putting pressure on a candidate is a proper way to handle an interview. Some interviewers or hiring managers don’t take the consideration that there is such a thing called candidate experience. These types of interviewers or hiring managers may not be able to hire top-tier talent if they come off as pompous and arrogant. There are strategies to build a great candidate experience but if hiring managers or interviewers aren’t aware or knowledgeable with that then they’re doing themselves a disservice.
Please help others and post your interview experience on their Glassdoor company page. This says alot about the culture there, and people should know what they're like.
Huuum, interesting. Several things come to mind. However, let’s just say that that position was not for you and you were saved from making a mistake if offered the job. As soon as your “spidy” sense goes off, pay attention. If you felt uncomfortable in the interview, you will probably feel that way in day to day interactions.