This was an open call interview, which I realized as I was sitting in the client waiting area with at least five other prospective candidates; there were actually so many of us that there was not enough seating for clients as they came in for their appointment.
I waited about forty-five minutes after my original scheduled time. When I finally got called in for the interview, I sat down with two women, one of which I was told to ask for when I arrived at the salon, and an additional woman who introduced herself but did not her state position in the company.
I was asked very few questions, all of which were very standard, run of the mill interview questions and was also thanked for having an extensive work history in salons, which I found strange. I was, however, not asked about any of these positions, and asked about my most recent job, which actually was not in a salon or related industry at all, and was definitely the least relevant position on my resume, in terms of the position for which I was applying.
I was asked if I would also be interested in another managerial position available, however was not given any information regarding this other role’s compensation. Fortunately, I had seen this position already on the same site for which I had originally applied for this Human Resources Manager position, and already knew it was at least a near $30,000.00 pay decrease from the one I had originally applied to.
The interview ended by being told that this Human Resources Manager position had actually been filled and I was then asked a second time if I had any interest in the other, less paying position, for which I was grossly over qualified. All in all, it was a very strange interview and I left the salon feeling as though I had been tricked into coming an interview for a position that I not only hadn’t applied for, but also one that I was uninterested in and that paid much less.