Unfair Interview?

waltolla

Unfair Interview?

Would it be classed as unfair for one candidate to be interviewed by 2 people, have one 'observer' in the room and one note taker; and the other candidate to be interviewed by just one person and had one person note taking?

Also, do I have any rights in requesting the original notes and scoring system? I have received feedback but it is extremely vague. E.g Effective communication - 70% etc etc.

Many thanks. Any advice would be very gratefully received.
Kind regards
Waltolla

MissSarah1972

waltolla wrote: »

Unfair Interview?

Would it be classed as unfair for one candidate to be interviewed by 2 people, have one 'observer' in the room and one note taker; and the other candidate to be interviewed by just one person and had one person note taking?

Also, do I have any rights in requesting the original notes and scoring system? I have received feedback but it is extremely vague. E.g Effective communication - 70% etc etc.

Many thanks. Any advice would be very gratefully received.
Kind regards
Waltolla

How do you know the other person interviewed only had two people in the room?

I think you can request the notes made but not sure how.

marleyboy

I remember attending an interview that consisted of a boardroom full of people, one person spoke, he produced a timer clock and said "You have 4 Minutes to convince us why you should get this job" then clicked the button and sat back.

bluenoseam

Not really as I can think of several valid reasons as to why someone may not be able to take notes (dyslexia for example could make this difficult) thus it may be more appropriate for them to have a note taker.

waltolla

I was interviewed with only 2 people in the room (one interviewer and a note taker). I did not score highly enough to pass the interview.
My colleague was interviewed with 4 people in the room. (2 interviewers, 1 observer and 1 note taker) She passed.
So could this be classed as unfair? She had more people to decide an outcome where as my outcome was decided by one person alone?

WestonDave

Surely the question is not whether its unfair but whether its an unlawful form of discrimination.

Being interviewed by more people isn't necessarily beneficial - having more people marking will tend to reduce the impact of one extreme viewpoint, but that can work both ways. If for example you'd got a 80 and a 60 mark that would give you an average of 70. If they'd got one 80 and 3 60's they'd have got an average of 65 so you'd have got through. (its not clear how many are marking in your case but whether its 2 vs 4 or 1 vs 2 the illustration still holds).

Even if it was in some way unfair you'd probably need to show that it was unfair in some unlawfully discriminatory way - i.e. they set it up that way because you are disabled or black etc to reduce your chances.

marybelle01

waltolla wrote: »

I was interviewed with only 2 people in the room (one interviewer and a note taker). I did not score highly enough to pass the interview.
My colleague was interviewed with 4 people in the room. (2 interviewers, 1 observer and 1 note taker) She passed.
So could this be classed as unfair? She had more people to decide an outcome where as my outcome was decided by one person alone?

None of which consitutes unfair! Employers don't have to be "fair" about interviews. They only have to not discriminate based on race, sex etc. in their recruitment.

MissSarah1972

waltolla wrote: »

I was interviewed with only 2 people in the room (one interviewer and a note taker). I did not score highly enough to pass the interview.
My colleague was interviewed with 4 people in the room. (2 interviewers, 1 observer and 1 note taker) She passed.
So could this be classed as unfair? She had more people to decide an outcome where as my outcome was decided by one person alone?

Oh it was for an INTERNAL job?

Surely the more people to decide an outcome does not play in your favour as you have a 50/50 chance one says yes and the other says no

One person only has to say yes to get it

PasturesNew

I was interviewed once, not by the panel (like the others) .... but by some assistant asking a list of questions off a sheet of paper. It wouldn't occur to me that there was anything like a proper interview process and that they'd take notes that could be compared and you could go back and whine your way into a job. After all... if you're not picked, surely they could easily find a reason why they chose somebody else. Even if it was just they had a perter backside.

waltolla

WestonDave wrote: »

Surely the question is not whether its unfair but whether its an unlawful form of discrimination.

Being interviewed by more people isn't necessarily beneficial - having more people marking will tend to reduce the impact of one extreme viewpoint, but that can work both ways. If for example you'd got a 80 and a 60 mark that would give you an average of 70. If they'd got one 80 and 3 60's they'd have got an average of 65 so you'd have got through. (its not clear how many are marking in your case but whether its 2 vs 4 or 1 vs 2 the illustration still holds).

Even if it was in some way unfair you'd probably need to show that it was unfair in some unlawfully discriminatory way - i.e. they set it up that way because you are disabled or black etc to reduce your chances.

Hi westondave. Thanks your your answer. The job I was being interviewed for is known for trying to recruit anyone that is NOT a white male (of which I am). Do you think I could find out using the data protection act how many interviewers were present in the other candidates interviews broken down into sex, race etc?

Firefox1975

What?

known for trying to not recruit white males? what the hell job is it?