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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 21, 2024 23:49:52 GMT
If someone within your department applies for another job, would you notify them that you won’t be offering them an interview? Or just interview the candidates you choose and never say anything?
I know someone this happened to. They were told that they qualified for the new position and that an interview would be forthcoming. Then one day, the big wigs were in the office with a string of people coming in to interview. Nothing was ever said to her about the new position. Her boss and her boss’s boss knew that she knew there were interviews being conducted without including her. It’s been a week since that happened and nothing was said to her.
I thought it was off that at least her direct boos never said anything. Maybe a bit of encouragement to keep trying?
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Post by Lexica on Aug 21, 2024 23:55:16 GMT
I think if they valued the employee, their direct boss should let them know and hopefully let them know the reason why. Maybe they were missing a qualification of some type? That would let the employee know to achieve that qualification before applying for another internal position. I think not saying a word would cause unnecessary hard feelings.
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Post by cmpeter on Aug 21, 2024 23:56:36 GMT
That terrible that they didn’t have the courtesy to let her know. We would have acknowledged her application. If we felt she had a chance given her an interview. If we felt she was entirely unqualified at least speak to her and explain why and offer suggestions for things she could do to be competitive for the role
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Post by mom on Aug 22, 2024 1:53:06 GMT
I think common decency would say that they should have said something to her -- perhaps the other candidates had more experience, etc. and the boss could have given her some reassurance that her time would be coming in the future.
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Post by gillyp on Aug 22, 2024 8:28:56 GMT
In my opinion someone should absolutely have discussed it with her but she should/could have approached her manager when she discovered what was going on and asked what the score was.
I presume the big wigs hadn’t already decided the position was hers and the interviewing was being done just to be seen to be doing it. A practice I don’t like but I know it goes on.
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RedSquirrelUK
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Aug 22, 2024 9:07:25 GMT
Whoever told her that she qualified for the new position should have got back to her and explained the reasoning.
One of my old supervisors was encouraged to apply for a management position that came up. She applied, wasn't interviewed, and after they announced the new management was all external, she left. I don't blame her. They shouldn't have got her hopes up unnecessarily, and then made her feel slighted.
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Aug 22, 2024 9:43:28 GMT
At my company, we interview all internal candidates who apply. Even if they don't qualify per se for the position, we value their interest in career progression and as managers provide feedback as to what they can do to better their skill set for future openings.
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 22, 2024 16:46:08 GMT
Thanks to all for confirming my thoughts. I encouraged her to look outside her organization, as they obviously don’t value their employees. She’s definitely said that there is a group of favorites and she’s not part of the clique.
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