“ It was a new ”: Reditor perplexed by questions about political opinions in the interview for the specialist role of digital marketing
A social media user recently wrote in a Reddit article that she was perplexed during an interview for a marketing specialist’s role. The user said that the first two laps had gone very well and that all the expected questions had been asked.
The torsion in history, however, occurred when the creative director of the agency would have asked the questions of users linked to their political trends.
The user wrote on Reddit: “But in the final interview with the creative director, things have become bizarre. We were talking about social media campaigns, and he suddenly said:” So what is your position on all the political things that happen recently? We must make sure that our team is aligned with messaging. “
The user also declared that she had tried to redirect the conversation to something less clumsy by trying to highlight the specific points to the role. The Redditor said that despite his efforts, the creative director insisted and began asking questions about specific political figures.
“I have been in marketing for 6 years, and it was definitely a new one. I kept it professional and I said that I believed following campaign memories and customer directives, but the whole atmosphere moved after that. It seemed disappointed not to give it a direct political response.”
The user also declared that he had sent a thank you email but has not yet heard of the company. The post has left his redditors colleagues divided as some empathized by the experience of the original poster.
However, other users have declared that these questions aim to assess whether or not the candidate will integrate into the culture of the company.
A user commented: “It depends on the company and it would probably be a concern, but phrase this question in this way is bizarre enough. If they are not explicitly on the one hand, it would be a problem. If you work for a company that aligns strongly and explicitly to what I do not support if I do not support. Messaging?”
A second user wrote: “I applied once for a job as an office manager in a construction company and the interviewer asked me what my opinions were on abortion. I finished the interview right there. “”
A third user weighed: “It’s completely legal, but a terrible idea. You dodged a massive ball here, and frankly, gave the perfect answer to this question. He does not deserve.”
If a recent demand process indeed asked my sexual orientation, we have entered the era of the tribalistic atmosphere, “commented a fourth user.
