So a few years ago (late 2011? early 2012?) when I finally got permission to start building out my team and hiring.... I was having a tough time finding candidates.
I was looking for a pretty particular set of skills and personality (in short, a "problem solver"). The right mindset comes from people of all different kinds of backgrounds, so it wasn't like I could just drop some keywords into Monster.com and BOOM have a hundred resumes to choose from.
We were starting to get a little bit desperate. I needed the help BAD and we just weren't finding good candidates. We had one guy come through, that I was on the fence about. He completely missed the first phone screen with the recruiter. Just a total no-show, didn't pick up the phone when she called. They eventually connected, and rescheduled. Got through that okay, we chatted, decided to move him on to the next step (which was a phone screen with me, the hiring manager). He rescheduled at the last minute (like 5 minutes before the call) but at least he rescheduled ahead of time this time.
We eventually chatted. He was "okay". If I'd had more candidates I likely would have passed, but factoring in the "we need help", decided to recommend he come in for an in-person interview. He had some glimpses of what I was looking for and figured that by running him through the mill a little, we'd be able to see if he really had "it". With this role and this set of requirements, it can be hard to really nail down whether the guy can hack it with 2 30-minute discussions (and one by a recruiter, who is generally clueless anyways).
So we set up the appointment. Guy no-showed. No call, nothing ahead of time. Just didn't show. Recruiter asked me if I wanted her to try to reschedule... um, no. I think he's already proven he's not reliable. NEXT!
I remember the guy because (a) he had a somewhat unusual name, and (b) he lived in Marengo, which is a small town west of me.
Fast forward to yesterday. Local Facebook discussion group. Someone starts this rant about white-on-black racism, and how it's why he "can't get ahead" and "can't catch a break". Name sounds oddly familiar, but I can't place it. Pull up his profile... BOOM. Just moved FROM Marengo to Lake in the Hills (another town nearby).
It was the guy I interviewed a few years ago.
*sigh*
SO tempted to point out that maybe it's his lack of personal accountability and is own f*cking fault he "can't catch a break" but it's probably not worth getting my blood pressure cranked up over it. I already have blood pressure problems.
