[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Perhaps not entirely what the question asked, but I need to get this off my chest.[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]About 10 years ago, I was asked to come in for an interview for selling Bose speakers at one of their B2B outlets. It was an entirely professional deal, and the HR guy on the phone could not stress enough how important knowledge about sound systems was. So I go in and only one other guy shows up. We assume they need more people, so we both fancy our chances. only thing is this guy has no idea how speakers work, no idea what or who Bose is, and displayed a generally carefree attitude. At least he was wearing a shirt and not a polo with his jeans and sneakers.[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I get called first, and my interview went on for over 30 minutes, getting grilled about all things imaginable and then some more. I was pretty confident about the material ('coz I knew that stuff!) and I thought it went really well. So i come out and this guy is shitting bricks because he did not realize this was a "serious job interview." We had built up some rapport while waiting, so when he asked me if I could wait for him for some moral support (we were headed back to the same area too), I said okay.[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]His interview lasted 5 minutes. He walked out with an offer letter. All they asked him was his name and his background. I was politely asked to reapply after 12 months.[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]This guy was equally confused. He was not a scumbag, in fact, he was a really nice guy. But even when you are selling high end conference room sound systems to people who have no time to even listen to your pitch, Bose wanted good looks over skills.[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Did I mention this guy looked like a cross between Christopher Reeve and Elvis Presley?[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/6isl6x/what_is_socially_accepted_when_you_are_beautiful/[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]About 10 years ago, I was asked to come in for an interview for selling Bose speakers at one of their B2B outlets. It was an entirely professional deal, and the HR guy on the phone could not stress enough how important knowledge about sound systems was. So I go in and only one other guy shows up. We assume they need more people, so we both fancy our chances. only thing is this guy has no idea how speakers work, no idea what or who Bose is, and displayed a generally carefree attitude. At least he was wearing a shirt and not a polo with his jeans and sneakers.[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I get called first, and my interview went on for over 30 minutes, getting grilled about all things imaginable and then some more. I was pretty confident about the material ('coz I knew that stuff!) and I thought it went really well. So i come out and this guy is shitting bricks because he did not realize this was a "serious job interview." We had built up some rapport while waiting, so when he asked me if I could wait for him for some moral support (we were headed back to the same area too), I said okay.[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]His interview lasted 5 minutes. He walked out with an offer letter. All they asked him was his name and his background. I was politely asked to reapply after 12 months.[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]This guy was equally confused. He was not a scumbag, in fact, he was a really nice guy. But even when you are selling high end conference room sound systems to people who have no time to even listen to your pitch, Bose wanted good looks over skills.[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Did I mention this guy looked like a cross between Christopher Reeve and Elvis Presley?[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/6isl6x/what_is_socially_accepted_when_you_are_beautiful/[/font]
