Survey Finds One-Fifth Of Job Applicants Have Been Flirted With By The Company’s Job Interviewer

According to a recent survey reported in HR Drive, roughly 20% of job applicants reported that the person interviewing them for a job has flirted with them. This according to a JDP report released Jan. 6. Most candidates (59%) also said they’ve been asked questions about their personal lives — and 1 in 3 said it made them uncomfortable. A third of job candidates were asked about their relationship status, and 37% of women — versus 27% of men — have been asked about their plans for children.

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Employers who hire this way are excluding people unfairly, and hurting themselves as well, as they’re basing decisions off their own subjective opinion rather than the candidate’s real qualifications.