I was at an in-person interview after a few rounds of Zooms. I met with the person I’d be replacing, the Principal I’d be working for & the CEO. Came away feeling great about all 3- until my follow up convo with the recruiter. She said I’d received excellent feedback, but the CEO was not comfortable about my emotional volatility after I’d broken down in tears when he asked me to describe my most successful employee/ supervisor relationship. I was utterly confused, as no such thing had happened. It took me two days of obsessing over it before I figured it out- while speaking to the guy (I guess about my wonderful former employer), I’d gotten a frog in my throat. I coughed a couple times, took a sip of water & said excuse me, then continued on. Perhaps my eyes had watered when I coughed?? Job gone.
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I was at an in-person interview after a few rounds of Zooms. I met with the person I’d be replacing, the Principal I’d be working for & the CEO. Came away feeling great about all 3- until my follow up convo with the recruiter. She said I’d received excellent feedback, but the CEO was not comfortable about my emotional volatility after I’d broken down in tears when he asked me to describe my most successful employee/ supervisor relationship. I was utterly confused, as no such thing had happened. It took me two days of obsessing over it before I figured it out- while speaking to the guy (I guess about my wonderful former employer), I’d gotten a frog in my throat. I coughed a couple times, took a sip of water & said excuse me, then continued on. Perhaps my eyes had watered when I coughed?? Job gone.