AIBU to see this accidental rejection email as a red flag?

[ElizabethReed]

What they do not want
Too senior
This is a major red flag.
They do not want:

• 15–20 year veteran
• people who have “done everything already”
• people who feel too established / too corporate
• someone who may be less hungry for a builder seat

G specifically said profiles like “I built xxx rm” are probably not the right fit.

I accidentally received this email along with my rejection today. The notes from the hiring manager.

I think you dodged a bullet. I think that they want someone that is new and inexperienced and cheap and does what they are told and doesn't have their own opinions on any of it

You've answered it then you must see the expression red flags on a lot of threads then.

Too nebulous.

here in this thread I see the OP referring to G like we’re supposed to know who that is

Presumably that was exactly what was on the accidental email - 'G' and their advice would be obvious to the HR panel because this, in writing, was supposed not to have gone outside the company.

So, if you are actively looking for less professional and less corporate/ careful people, this is the kind of thing that will happen. Hopefully the seniors are quite forgiving of mistakes of this sort in their interview processes, or aren't especially wound up by them.

This kind of thing happens all the time.

I'd respond back

'dont think you meant to send this to me! Looks like this time the role isn't aligned with my experience. If you do find you need someone with xxx and yy in the future, I'd be happy to step in and drive this forward as this is what I do, I'm good at it and I enjoy it'.

Does it, now?

Yes it does. People are careless and lack attention to detail.

is something bothering you

I don't understand the email or the post and it reads like AI wrote some of it

I think this is excellent!!

I don’t need to do any basic reading around it, you’ve literally just answered my question…

That's different, the scheme you discuss will clearly state that at the outset.

This job was advertised to all, but the secret selection criteria was 'we don't want someone old'.

I‘d answer „Thank you for the feedback, very useful! So it sounds like I was just a bit older than your ideal candidate?“
If you’re lucky they’ll answer in the affirmative.

It's cute you see it this way!

It's pretty obvious. The notes are how to exclude older candidates without explicitly saying 'we want someone younger'.

Oh this would be so tempting!

I think I thought you might have an interest in discrimination. I've found its always best to check these things out for yourself anyway.

No clue what you're talking about. Good luck with that

Red flag for what?

Incomprehensible.

Eh?

It does contain actionable material.

Yes, it's age discrimination. You could probably take them to tribunal if you have the chops for it. The sad fact is that if you did that you would probably never get a job in that industry again. But you do have a case

I think it’s less about experience, but more about attitude. In a builder environment, the ‘know it all attitude’ kills collaboration. I think the interviewer was pretty astute.

YANBU, it's covert ageism.

Considering you can’t write coherently I think they made a good call.