At the first interview by phone, the woman already said it would fit great. The position is for apprenticeship graduates, so for people who still have little experience. I seemed very sympathetic to her, as she said - she had a very good gut feeling. "Cough...
I should still send an application and then we look at it right away. No sooner said than done. On the same evening, as she wished.
After about two weeks, I got a standard reply...
On my inquiry, why. There were two "reasons";
- They chose a candidate with more experience in the field.
- The team composition was better that way. Because I am a man?
If I don't have a chance, why don't you just say so up front? I spent the whole afternoon and evening on it.
That HR person was pretty unprofessional about the way she handled the rest of our contact.
But maybe it was better that way. Because if the FIRST CONTACT PERSON of a company/organization - what ever - shows up like that... Then I don't want to know what's behind the rest.