Interview Confidential?

[tlaboube]

Texas

one of the people interviewing me discussed my answered with her husband, who also works for the company I was interviewing with however wasn't part of the interview team nor does he work for the same department, her husband made some accusations about my work history which made it back to the hiring manager, who called me in for a meeting the following week to discuss a position I didn't have on my resume however was listed on the online employment application and we discussed it in the face to face interview. Because of what was said the hiring manager told me they thought I was being untruthful based on her husbands response, I told him I put the poison on the application and we discussed this in the interview, that's when he said it made it feel I wasn't being truthful? I was shocked that a person on an interview team could discuss the interview with her husband who had nothing to do with the hiring process and then caused me not to get the position because they felt they needed to agree with the team, which means her husbands response/input. Is this ethical?

 

[Zigner]

I don't see why not.

Wife: Honey, you'll never guess who came in for an interview today.
Husband: Who?
Wife: tlaboube.
Husband: I remember him, the last time I saw him, he was making dohickeys for Bob's Dohickey Company.
Wife: Oh.
Husband: Good night.
Wife: Good night.

Then, the next morning, Wife checks your resume and sees that you never mentioned working at Bob's Dohickey Company.

 

[cbg]

You would be surprised to learn that you have no expectation of privacy when it comes to interviewing. With the exception of any medical information anyone may have and very, very little else, applicants are fair game.

Just as you have the right to ask questions or discuss with anyone you want what it is or will be like to like to work for ABC Company, ABC Company has the right to discuss you with others who know you in determining whether they want you to work for them. It generally comes as a shock to people that the employer is not limited to the names you give them.

This is why I tell posters not to lie on, or omit facts from, their resume. It is so very easy to get caught.

 

[FlyingRon]

Dude, sentences are your friend.

There's no implied or explicit confidentiality in a job interview, nor is the information privileged. Checking out prospective employees with others is called DUE DILIGENCE and it's a good idea for hiring managers. In fact, you should expect it. It's bad form to call up the employees CURRENT employer without discussing it with the applicant, but still not illegal. I learned that a long time ago when I didn't check out a new hire even though I personally new one of her former employers.