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Hi All, i truly hope that this day finds you well; I know many of us might be struggling with finding that job.

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Hi All, i truly hope that this day finds you well; I know many of us might be struggling with finding that job.

I went for a job interview, and felt like I really put my best foot forward. I was asked some detailed questions, some responses that I provided, I believe, hit the mark - i say this because I saw the interviewer take notes on the responses that were really great. I know I struggled through a couple of them, but I felt it was a positive interview over all. Had I been on the other side, I would think I'd be a great candidate for the running. But as I replied to the questions, I felt I was giving my best tools away to a manager that obviously was seeking input for her own role. This company's employee reviews are very low, and they need help on the management end it seems, as stated from anonymous employees (both past and current). I am thinking I won't be hired because I have yet to hear back, but I feel like some companies may be interviewing to get unwaranted advise from the interviewee? Does anyone feel this?

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  1. Paulla Fetzek, MSEd

    Hello! Unfortunately, a LOT of companies seem to be incorporating real-time concerns or issues into their interview process. Often under the guise of seeing how a person would handle a real situation.

    In my mind, this is free labor on their part.

    If faced with that again, you could craft a response like, "I understand and appreciate the problem. If I'm hired, I would bring x/y/z (ie: skills or knowledge you possess that you believe would solve it) to approach a solution."

    And sometimes - a company really does just want a fresh perspective and is genuinely asking to see if someone can bring something to the table that the company can use moving forward.

  2. Anonymous

    Unfortunately, it might be happening a lot more than you'd think. A company isn't really looking to fill a needed position but fiddling around in the talent pool of candidates to find information or strategies, that they feel they could use for free to help solve an internal problem. I think it's underhanded and unethical but I'm not sure if there are any quality control checks out there that would prevent this from happening.

  3. Steven Mock

    You are right to trust that feeling. In an interview it is fair to share your approach and how you think through a problem, but you do not need to hand over a detailed plan they could take away and use. If a question starts to feel like free consulting, it is okay to pause and ask how the role itself is set up, who would own that work, and what the decision timeline is — that usually tells you a lot about whether the role is real. I would send one polite follow-up, keep applying elsewhere, and take the low reviews and management concerns seriously. A strong interview should leave you feeling considered, not used.

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