They were trying to decide if I was a worthwhile investment.
I understood why they were asking these questions, but it made me want to scream because I was a good fit for their company and they were on track to throw it away as a result of short-sighted concerns.
This is is about the time that I felt my body sink deep into the chair and then realized that my mouth was hanging open.
I usually mustered my body back into an upright posture before I responded with:
Just in those few short moments, the person sitting across from me had usually already made up their mind because they quickly wrapped up the interview by saying…
After leaving the interview, I usually receive a letter …
Thankfully, times have changed.
There are now many employers who recognize the benefits of military spouses and will not make such fast judgments. However, not all employers are up to speed.
Even though I am married to someone in the military, my past employers will attest that I give a great return on their investment in me.
A simple wedding ring can open the door to loaded questions that make everyone lose out—the candidate and the employer.
So, I continue to leave my wedding ring off for interviews, because it gives employers that are not so smart one less thing to use in the line of questioning that leads to the interview ending early.
