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While waiting for a friend in a hotel lounge recently, I had the chance to speak with the in-house staffing manager prior to his meeting and interview with a prospective employee. The manager, Randall, had been actively recruiting for a new sales manager to bring in more convention business and to oversee catering and meeting arrangements. After being unsatisfied with his previous interviewees, he was feeling frustrated by the entire interviewing process, and wasn’t too excited to do his next interview.

Since I caught him with a few minutes until his next applicant, and my friend still hadn’t arrived, he had time to share a few of his frustrations. When I asked him what his biggest issue was in filling his opening, Randall said that at the moment there were fewer people applying for jobs in the hospitality industry, regardless of position. He attributed this to the common belief that the hotel business was still substantially hampered from the Covid 19 pandemic. While this is partially true, it was a bit ironic that the hotel Randall works for was booked at over 85% capacity, an achievement many hotels would love to accomplish. Overall, however, the hospitality industry is recovering.

One of the other things that concerned Randall was that ... (read more:  https://hanklondon.com/getting-to-the-core

Every few weeks we pose a question you might get asked during an interview and a suggestion on how you might formulate your answer. 

This week’s question:

Would you object to working for a boss who is much younger than yourself, or one who is possibly less experienced? 

This question can be asked in a myriad of ways: Substitute … much younger … for a boss who (fits into any identifiable characteristic, usually suggesting age, gender or other bias). In any form it’s an obnoxious question that gets asked too frequently! But IF you are asked, you don’t want to go into a detailed explanation of your opinion on gender roles, agism, or corporate hierarchies. The smartest and most effective response is a simple "No. I'm just looking forward to working with other competent people." Anything else you say in response could be misinterpreted and/or mislead your interviewer. Of course, if you really do have issues with any of these possibilities, ask your interviewer why they asked the question. Their response will certainly help you determine if working for this company is where you want to be or not.

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