I interviewed for a job and didn’t get it. Fine. But now it seems like I was just one of the minority candidates they had to interview so they could give the guy they wanted his new role. How do I know? I was talking to a guy who said he was “starting his new job soon” and later I found out it was the one they had me interview for. I don’t care who gets the job but don’t waste my time. Didn’t they already get sued for fake interviews?
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Baby GRWM to gtfo the stage coach
Settle down. Same here and im white. They usually know who they want (work friend, contractor, or someone already on the team in a lower role) long before they even post the roles.
@nz newsflash, all companies do it. Heck, some companies post jobs with no intention of hiring anyone at all.
@ms The keywords used here are: diversity requirements
Put the blame where it belongs! That utterly ridiculous policy that so many companies foolishly adopted under pressure called DEI (Does Everything Illegally) was such an abomination to the workforce and was destined to become the failure it finally wound up to be! All those fake WF DEI sessions and meetings were unbelievable wastes of time forced on an employee population that for the most part reacted accordingly. Human nature works in strange and mysterious ways.
I was the "token" applicant due to my circumstances. In every case, the hiring manager had their buddy in mind. Even though my creds were outstanding, and my work performance was outstanding. They never had any intention of hiring me, but needed me to fill one of the diversity requirements. I believe it was corrupt and abusive to the extreme. Word to the wise....they hire who they want, not necessarily whose the best candidate for the role.
Funny, I was the white guy interviewed by a minority panel who selected another minority that didn’t even meet the minimum requirements for the job.
Click bait. Zero relevance to layoffs.
@j1 not below M5. Cry.
OP - the "requirement" for diverse candidate slates was eliminated quite a while back - at least a year ago maybe more.
So you got the interview but you weren't the best candidate for the job... that happens. Doesn't mean you couldn't have done the job well just that there are always reasons why candidates get selected that go beyond what's on the CV.
they do merit promotions all the time. complete bs.
"One of the problems with this is that there’s no way to just promote someone here. Recruiters and HMs unfortunately have to go through the process of posting a req, interviewing, etc…and it creates a lot of frustration, and understandably so."
LOL the boomer troll instantly pivoted
@ea Did AI write this for you or are you just striving to sound like you know what you are talking about. No such thing as hiring malpractice and affinity-based?? Also not a thing.
@gn OP here- I actually am a "boomer"...63 years young.
At least you got an interview and a phone screen. I have applied for jobs where I could start day one with little guidance. Sometimes, they already have a candidate in mind, but they have to post the job.
@OP this is not new this company is well known for doing this has continued the same sketchy unethical practices but hey they don't care.
Who is held accountable for malpractices around hiring? Say in case of a complaint of discriminatory hire based on affinity-based relationship?
I had an interview for a role. There was a mix up on the time so the recruiter called me to apologize. Then instead of setting up a new appointment she told me flat out the manager already knew who she was going to hire. She said I could interview if I wanted but they are getting ready to hire the manager’s pick. Gee, how could I turn down an offer like that? Go through the motions for a job I know I won’t get. Sign me up! Lol.
One of the problems with this is that there’s no way to just promote someone here. Recruiters and HMs unfortunately have to go through the process of posting a req, interviewing, etc…and it creates a lot of frustration, and understandably so.
They have to show they interviewed minority candidates.
I used to be an admin asst. I absolutely hated setting up interviews, and yes, they always knew who would get the role ahead of time. One time, this handsome young black kid came in, dressed up in a suit, when through that difficult "star" guide interview, and I knew he had zero chance. He did so well. It made me sick to my stomach to watch.
@d5 agreed. In fact, they have strict rules around family members on the same team. They will move a manager to a new team before they allow a manager to manage a family member.
I’ve been here for more than a decade and never seen a team with family members on it, referring to a comment above. Also, plenty of times, the hiring manager will post a role even though they know who they want to hire. It’s the law to have to post it. If a job posts on a day and it’s scheduled to close 2-3 days later, they already know who they want.
@cy Giving internal candidates, and candidates from an employees’ extended professional and social circle, a chance is one thing. Hiring from an employees’ immediate or extended family is a completely different ball game. A dirty one. Seeing too many of these cases now. That too , while WF is shedding too many American employees from single income households.
This is true. Happens all the time.
They have internal candidate already. But still need to go through interview process.
Wells Fargo is very much a who you know culture. I feel for most open roles at my site, they already know who they are going to hire. The interview process is just a formality to fulfil the legal requirements. In my department, you can draw a direct line from manager to manager and team lead to team lead. They all have prior relationships.
Hiring practice in some pockets of Wells Fargo communities is corrupt to its core. Hiring from immediate and extended family of current employees seem very common. So prevalent in WF, it’s baffling. Not just immoral or unethical, it can be challenged by law, just like the shady interview practices. There are teams full of sons, daughters, nieces, and so on. Whether these are happening outside the purview of HR or they are just turning a blind eye to these kind of illicit practices is debatable.
We would never do that. Try again
@c8 Boomers Rule A-hole, otherwise you are known as GenWHATEVER LOL
@OP
How do you know?
You don't know so quit spinning up s**t on this board becaude you didn't get a job.
Move on to the next one.
@c6 Yup, OP is probably another boomer blaming discrimination rather than just admit they weren't the best candidate.
@c6 "Entitled" is rich coming from someone who immediately spammed 4 upvotes on their own comment
@OP, feeling entitled are we? You are the problem.
Newsflash: This practice happens all the time at many organizations. It is not just at WF. Not saying whether it is right or wrong just saying.
@a5 That depends on timing.
Starting new job soon happened before the interview or not
I loathe WF and hate the ba----ds, but there is a world of difference between a "fake interview" and not getting the job. Perhaps the other person was more qualified? Wild take. I know.