one of many reasons why I love the Evil HR Lady by Alison Green on May 26, 2010 There’s a brilliant post from the Evil HR Lady up over at BNET, called “It’s a Job Interview, Not a Beauty Pageant.” Excerpt: We see the hiring manager as a contest judge who is to be feared and impressed. Instead of thinking, “what would I really do in this situation,” we think, “what does this judge want to hear?” The difference is at the end of a beauty pageant, the winner gets a crown, some money and the the obligation to ride on the back of a convertible in the town 4th of July parade, while the “winner” of the job interview “pageant” gets to spend 40-50 hours a week with the “judge.” Go read it. You may also like:why don't bosses realize people will leave if they're not treated well?why do highly qualified people stay at dysfunctional companies?my coworker sent a classist, racist email company-wide after a janitor won our Christmas contest { 1 comment }