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Platinum Services Fishy Interview Practices Dubuque, Iowa

10th of Nov, 2010 by User735038

I recently answered an employment ad in my local newspaper. My call was returned, and I was excited to be offered an interview for a sales position. Upon arriving for my "interview," I was surprised to find that it was a group interview situation. The Platinum rep took my resume and had me fill out the application at the beginning of the meeting. During said "interview" the Platinum rep talked about the business and how great it is. He also was sure to point out that they don't hire everyone. That in itself is no big deal....The problem is this: that's all he did. He didn't ask any of us applicants a single question about ourselves. At the end of the "interview," he said he would be contacting us tomorrow to let us know if we were hired. The next day, it was no surprise that he called me. I addressed the concern that he knew nothing about me or my skills except what I wrote down. He informed me they don't do reference checks because laws prohibit references from disclosing most information anyway. True. However, when I asked if we would be doing a second interview so that he could learn about me and my skillset, his response was that it was a waste of time. He noted that either people could do the job or they couldn't, and he on occasion, but rarely, made wrong decisions when hiring. One word: FISHY! In my opinion, there is something wrong with any company that doesn't take a few minutes to legitimately interview their applicants.I obviously did not take the position. I just want to know, if they aren't hiring everyone (as he was so sure to point out), how are they deciding which applicants to hire?

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