my candidate’s wife’s grandmother died…rather suddenly..he and his wife have to explain to their small children ..4 and 5 years old about death, etc.<\/p>\n
our client had scheduled a dinner with the candidate and the president of his company …a semi-final interview…and, wouldn’t you know, the evening right after the funeral…<\/p>\n
so my candidate leaves his wife and kids at the family gathering after the funeral and goes to the dinner interview..<\/p>\n
needless to say he was distracted and unfocused just enough to screw up the interview…<\/p>\n
his mistake was that he should have explained that he had just come from a family funeral and he was a bit unfocused and emotionally depleted…<\/p>\n
most people would have empathy for that kind of thing and take it into account …soooo, the lesson: if you are experiencing an emotionally stressful personal issue that is going to impact your being able to interview well…tell the interviewing authority at the beginning of the interview<\/p>\n
he did not<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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