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I second that. I`m very much a "honest is the best policy" person, but when dealing with HR teams, be careful. Been there and done that, and learned the hard way when HR turned my honesty into something it wasn`t - focused on the negatives rather than the positives. Everyone else thought "yes", HR said "no". Try to give them what you think they want to hear, otherwise they`ll stick their sticks in to big themselves up.
This happened to me 10 years ago with Enron. Was interviewed by Head of division and a couple of traders. They said yes, 2nd interview was with quants guys, Head of dive even popped by to wish me luck, 3rd interview was with HR woman (girl). She asked me the same question I'd been asked previously and I snapped saying "Look, this is the third time I've had to answer this question. Why didn't you just have everyone interview me at the same time!?".
Went for an interview at a bank yesterday, excellent interview, really hit it off with the Global Head of XYZ. Very informal interview which lasted 2 hours!
The chap was very honest and said that he liked me and wanted to proceed to an HR interview. Note that this is a contract role.
At the end of the interview with Global Head, he warned me to be careful how I approach the fact that I have not been renewed and why I had an issue with the guy in my old team.
Been in my current contract at another bank for a number of years, however I have not been renewed and to be honest I did not wish to renew.
I did have a bit of an issue with a team member about 6 months ago and moved team. Still work with this individual indirectly. I want to note that I did try and sort out issues on a number of occassions. However my feeling was he felt treatened by me. Being honest he was out of his dept in his role.
Question, should I be totally honest about all that has gone on ?
Cheers in advance.
Tips
- NEVER mention you werent going to get renewed. Say you had been there a while and wanted something new now as your learning curve was somewhat limited or the work was simply BAU aligned
- NEVER EVER EVER EVVVVVVEEER say you didnt get on with people. You are very lucky the Head of XYZ wants to progress - you must have come across as a decent guy. But in future never mention conflicts with people; HR will have a field day with this and see it as a show stopper
All I am saying is what BB said - just with less aggression
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