Rose, I feel your pain. I had a hell of a day yesterday! As you know, I am only applying to jobs, no internships. It has been a bit of a challenge since there are no jobs! That said, I was thrilled on Friday when I found what sounded like the most fabulous job! It was as if the position was created for me. I immediately replied. Their response came almost instantly, inviting me for an interview on Monday. I should have known things were too perfect, I should have suspected it was too good to be true. As soon as I arrived, red flags galore, am I surprised it ended so badly? Nope.
Red flag # 1: I arrived 10 minutes early for my 1pm interview only to learn that my interviewer was at a meeting and would be at least 30 minutes late. Great!
Red flag # 2: On their site, the job title blatantly said "junior editor and assistant to the Editor in Chief." When I arrived, it had conveniently changed to an INTERNSHIP! Lying about the nature of the job to get people in the door? Bad form!
Red flag # 3: When I politely informed the interviewer that I was looking for a permanent position and not an internship, he completely ignored me! Then he handed me a little booklet. When I opened it, I saw that it was an EXAM! I felt like I was about to write the SATs! Not one for pop quizzes, I firmly refused to write the two hour test!
What is this world coming to when internships are disguised as jobs and standardized multiple choice questions? I know they say "beggars can't be choosers" but in this case, I chose to walk out that door without looking back!
Back to the drawing board...
Bisous xx Ophelia
this is the worst kind of recruiter! glad you got out while you still could.
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