I received an opportunity to complete the initial video screening for the position. The hiring manager was very distasteful and rude in nature. I did not feel welcomed and immediately was made uncomfortable with the energy that was received from her. If she was not interested in me as a candidate/person, I don’t know why she even bothered for me to be interviewed. Her energy was nasty and immediately helped me to make my decision that I wouldn’t even want to work for this entity after being received so negatively. After inquiring about the department being new because I did not specifically see on the DEI webpage where it stated how long the department had been around, she immediately made the assumption that I had not done my research when in fact, I thoroughly researched CCS’ DEI efforts/contributions. She also assumed when asked about my hesitations that I would probably not be interested in potentially coordinating as well as managing when to my understanding, I applied for a management position. She clearly needs more self awareness & empathy training.