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I've had a lot of interviews over the last 5 years... for both college intern position, as well as proper jobs related to my degree. One thing I've noticed is that when I'm interviewed by women of a similar age (in their 20s), I seem to do very poorly.
Another thing I noticed when interviewed by young women, is that on the rare occasion I seemed to get shit tests (or something similar to it) during the interview. As in a leading question to trick you into saying something. I have been struck dumb with the comparison of how nice some of these can be to me in the interview, compared to what to how I'm dealt with afterwards. I say this because some of these place would avoid any call or email afterwards (and no I didn't keep ringing). And in the interview they'd be saying "and if you've any questions, don't hesitate to email me". Think about it, we all know that when you fail a shit test, a girl will punish you, and likewise when you pass it they treat you like a God.
A lot of these interviews would be first round interviews, which if I passed, I would then get to an interview with more senior staff, who I'd perhaps feel more comfortable with. I've come across quite a few men when being interviewed too, but none of them are young! I'm getting to the stage where I'm tired of being interviewed by girls of a similar age.
Perhaps it didn't help when I was aware of how the last company I went for had won a "planet woman gender equality" award of some sort. You'd have to wonder who'd get such a job if I were neck and neck with another female candidate! I also have to wonder if there's a subconscious bias against the straight white male. I suppose there's no point in pondering it further whether it is or isn't true.
In saying this I don't mean to sound like a whiny feminist myself, by making excuses for my own inadequacies. If there's any truth in what I'm saying, I'm sure it only played a small part in the over all assessment of my abilities for such jobs. But in all my experience of job searching, it seems as if the likes of retail stores and filling stations (who've no HR department) are far more likely to get back to me after an interview, than with interviews I've had that are related to my degree.
Another thing I noticed when interviewed by young women, is that on the rare occasion I seemed to get shit tests (or something similar to it) during the interview. As in a leading question to trick you into saying something. I have been struck dumb with the comparison of how nice some of these can be to me in the interview, compared to what to how I'm dealt with afterwards. I say this because some of these place would avoid any call or email afterwards (and no I didn't keep ringing). And in the interview they'd be saying "and if you've any questions, don't hesitate to email me". Think about it, we all know that when you fail a shit test, a girl will punish you, and likewise when you pass it they treat you like a God.
A lot of these interviews would be first round interviews, which if I passed, I would then get to an interview with more senior staff, who I'd perhaps feel more comfortable with. I've come across quite a few men when being interviewed too, but none of them are young! I'm getting to the stage where I'm tired of being interviewed by girls of a similar age.
Perhaps it didn't help when I was aware of how the last company I went for had won a "planet woman gender equality" award of some sort. You'd have to wonder who'd get such a job if I were neck and neck with another female candidate! I also have to wonder if there's a subconscious bias against the straight white male. I suppose there's no point in pondering it further whether it is or isn't true.
In saying this I don't mean to sound like a whiny feminist myself, by making excuses for my own inadequacies. If there's any truth in what I'm saying, I'm sure it only played a small part in the over all assessment of my abilities for such jobs. But in all my experience of job searching, it seems as if the likes of retail stores and filling stations (who've no HR department) are far more likely to get back to me after an interview, than with interviews I've had that are related to my degree.
