The Out-of-Control Interview

Question 1: How would you explain the nature of the panel interview Maria had to endure? Specifically do you think it reflected a well thought out interviewing strategy on the part of the firm or carelessness on the part of the firm’s management? If it was carelessness, what would you do to improve the interview process at Apex Environmental?

Answer: The overall expression of the interview was so stressful. This is because Maria Fernandez was a bright popular and well informed mechanical engineer, who graduated with an engineering degree from State University in June 2003. As she was a bright and intelligent engineer she always expected a job which can evaluate or where she can implement her working capability and exclusively one her technical skill expertise. So a firm likes Apex Environmental which is a well known and structured firm where Maria most wanted to work. This can evaluate her working ability perfectly. That was her expectation. But the interview was a disaster for her because it was an Stress interview. The interviewer seeks to make applicant uncomfortable with occasionally rude question. The question ranged from unnecessarily discourteous to irrelevant and sexist such.

This it reflected a well thought out interviewing strategy on the part of the firm because it helps to identify hypersensitive applicants and those with low high stress tolerance and Maria was selected because of her responsible and mature behavior.
To respond the question whether it was a well thought interview or not; well it is controversial. It can be said that it was not overall well structured but the interview was effective. The reason was in the interview the employer asked too many irrelevant questions like “why would you take a job on a waitress in a college if you are such an intelligent person”? Also “Are you planning on settling down