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That's what I did first. I went directly to the woman who interviewed me. She said that there was "something on the table," and it had to come from HR (corporate office), so I've been calling there. When I got the line from HR that journalists don't do research, I called the woman back. I told her and the HR guy that was about as purely inaccurate as it gets--that writing is only about 10 percent of writing, ironically enough. I told them I would forward them my investigative pieces, highlighting the various things I had to research, and then detail the various phone calls, interviews etc.
They're not responding at all now. I have to call the HR guy about the "on the table" thing--the media department. I'm not getting that. It's done. Something else went on there. You could here the uncomfortable tone in the first woman's voice. She is younger than me, and I just got the sense that the women managers (a bit older than me) put the big kabash on me. I can't figure it out. You can't know. I seriously physically shook on this one. It's not like it's a high-level job either. And I'd be great at it. I had even planned to tell her we could do it on a trial basis, and I had no problem with that. You can only do it if they answer your calls. (She's not the only one in that department I called.)....It's done on that front.
So now I'm looking at piecing together other things and that's where I'm looking for help at this point. I would like to know if others have had that sort of problem when job hunting, however.
Thanks
posted by
terpgirl30
on November 8, 2006 at 4:14 PM
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If you want that job, maybe you should go back to the one who "promised"
the job was yours. Skip the professional bit, the high qualifications. Tell her your troubles -- you're going to lose the house unless you get a full time job. Give her a reason to hire a woman who'd be grateful and loyal. Make her see that hiring you would be a good decision the others would respect.
Yes, I know it seems like crawling. Yes, I know you think she's lied to you. But you went in confident, presented a picture of someone with options, that you didn't really need that job. You liked each other, the interview went well. Then she had second thoughts. A bit of jealousy from someone else, someone with no face time, and the seed of doubt was planted.
posted by
Pat_B
on November 8, 2006 at 1:35 PM
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