What would be the one thing that put you off hiring someone?

[greyrabbits]

Of all the things that would put you off giving someone a job, what’s the one thing that’s a definite no thanks.

You could just say that you couldn't choose between the last 2 candidates and tossed a coin. I mean, it's an awful shame for Mr. Bluehair Pronoun-Pratt, but that's the way it turned out.

What process of reassigning their sex is a woman using she/her pronouns proposing to undertake?

The criticising last/current employer one is interesting.

I think people should be allowed to be critical of their employer. A candidate should be able to state they don't agree with the company strategy, or don't have confidence in the leadership, or perhaps their employer is not addressing unhealthy work culture etc etc. Employees should be able to be critical of that, after all, if the candidate was happy they wouldn't be interviewing.

Slagging off an employer is another thing.

I think there's a fine line and as a hiring manager it's important to be able to know where it is.

If hiring managers can't learn where it is no one will ever be honest and interviewers will just get a beige answer of "oh it's just time, feels like it's time to move on" 🤐

How would you know if an interviewee was a drug taker, they are hardly freely going to give you that information

Agree, if they didn’t meet the skills requirement

Unfortunately it’s a well known fact that being obese can go against candidates in the interviewing process

People who spend the opportunity to ask their own questions, to ask about promotion opportunities. Mate, you haven't even got the job yet for one, and for two a promotion would be my job!!!

I also had one person come and ask if we would invest in his side business.

Coming unprepared.

I used to interview people and one of my peeves was people who just had no drive, no motivation in life. I asked one chap what he'd done in the two years employment gap he started on his CV - he told me that he just say around watching TV most of the time! At least he was honest, but he could have said almost anything other than that!

As for the whole pronouns thing - it makes no odds to me if a person wishes to have different pronouns than the ones you'd assume they had. But to me, the issue is that they had to specify it at interview or application stage. It doesn't matter to me if a good applicant is male, female, neither, either, or indeed, a trained monkey. What matters is their ability to do the job and to fit into the team. If they're the kind of person who states it, then I'm sorry to say that they're probably going to have all sorts of issues that I don't need in my team. Far better to get the job and then mention early on in their employment that they'd prefer to be known as he/she/they/whatever.

I think the hiring manager essentially farted in the lift and got out

Coloured hair? What’s wrong with having your hair coloured? I have two tattoos and you would never, ever know it or think by looking at me that I’d have any.
Stating their pronouns. I completely agree.

Oh yes
Shes a bitch and we all hated her
Even more so when she pulled that stunt

Yes - but for me, simply because it would indicate someone who was very ‘up themselves’ and a bit too wrapped up in their own ego and identity politics rather than someone with an outward-facing interest in the world.

Lies. Two candidates have the same example of a fraud prosecution. Both were DWP so likely had a circular!

I don't think this is a fair assessment. Traits of being self-involved and 'up themselves' are represented well in all groups.

Wearing a rainbow lanyard or pronouns or non binary. All suggest a degree of self obsession and self righteousness that are unnecessary and cause conflict

Arrogance.

Really?! In lots of workplaces these things are required. Rainbow lanyards can show the workplace is inclusive and in public sector for example, can make people feel safer accessing the service.

Feel safer. Lol.

so anyone not wearing a rainbow lanyard is unsafe? I expect all my employees to be safe and professional and hate virtue signalling

Yes of course. Because they know they won't be judged because of their personal characteristics. Which is pretty important in public service.

No I didn't say that did I? It's a visible symbol of inclusion though so I think it's a weird thing to dislike.

Pronouns for sure.

Ffs some of you lot. Gauche, indeed.

I've worked with lots of people with preferred pronouns and without, I didn't find there to be a difference in their levels of professionalism or self-interest... I found that self-interest seemed to be mainly represented most highly at particular levels of management more than anything else, regardless.

"Preferred pronouns."