it is standard now here, too but this was over 27 years ago. it was not back
then.

-----Original Message-----
From: Deri James [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2000 1:09 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Interviews?


On Friday 22 December 2000 11:52 pm, Barber, Kenneth L. wrote:
> i don't know the requirements of a fire man/woman, but a insurance
> underwriter is a destjob using mostly statistics. all that is required is
a
> average amount of brain power. i will not go into it, but, i could make a
> case of having more than average brain power. i don't think that height
> would be as nessessary for a fire man/woman as would strength. i have know
> short people that had plenty of strength and knew how to leverage it that
> could have matched any of thoue tall guys.
>    it was in the spring of 1973. even if there was a valid requirement,
> they had my height and weight on the application before they ask me to
come
> to winter haven for a interview (at my time and expense, i might add). if
> it was height they should have looked at the 5 ft 6 in. on their form and
> not have called me. no, i think it was that the jerk that interviewed me
> could not make hisself confortable with the cerebral palsy.
>

Ken,

Is it normal for interviewees to foot the bill? In the UK the company
normally pays the bills - certainly stops frivolous interviewing. Mobil Oil
flew me down for a 2 day interview, put me up in a 4 star hotel (my first
taste of US interviewing techniques, possees of psychologists watching the
group dynamics!!) This was a 3rd Interview, 14 of us going for 2 jobs, what
fun!!

Cheers

Deri
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