About ten years back, a good friend of mine got laid off from his position at a large financial services company. My friend who at the time was in his mid 40s had very impeccable credentials and a solid reputation in the industry had a very difficult time finding a new job. He managed to line up several interviews but nothing panned out. After several months of getting rejections, he decided to consult with an out placement firm for assistance in getting a new job.
This was actually part of his severance package. So he met with this consultant who was a woman in her late 40s and she reviewed his credentials, his work history and she even had him go through some mock interviews. This consultant told my friend that his credentials were good,his interview skills and presentation was good. his dress ware was good. However, she then told him that he needed to tone down his manliness because he was too much of a mans man. She then went on to explain to him that in this day and age, the average moron in HR is a 20 something ditz who has no real life experience and has been subjected to anti male indoctrination in college.
This consultant was dead serious when she told my friend about toning down his alpha manliness because it will get a negative response from the corporate HR women. He eventually got a job, but this is what goes on today with corporate HR women. I try to avoid them as much as possible because they try to involve themselves in operational issues where I work and they have no clue what they’re doing. I use to have to deal with one who was notorious for having excuses for everything and answers for nothing. It was like going through a revolving door and you still ended up in the same place.
This was actually part of his severance package. So he met with this consultant who was a woman in her late 40s and she reviewed his credentials, his work history and she even had him go through some mock interviews. This consultant told my friend that his credentials were good,his interview skills and presentation was good. his dress ware was good. However, she then told him that he needed to tone down his manliness because he was too much of a mans man. She then went on to explain to him that in this day and age, the average moron in HR is a 20 something ditz who has no real life experience and has been subjected to anti male indoctrination in college.
This consultant was dead serious when she told my friend about toning down his alpha manliness because it will get a negative response from the corporate HR women. He eventually got a job, but this is what goes on today with corporate HR women. I try to avoid them as much as possible because they try to involve themselves in operational issues where I work and they have no clue what they’re doing. I use to have to deal with one who was notorious for having excuses for everything and answers for nothing. It was like going through a revolving door and you still ended up in the same place.