This week, I had the privilege of doing a video interview with a candidate and as soon as the camera turned on she scurried a child off her lap, looked embarrassingly and apologetically into the camera and shared that she was having childcare issues because her childcare was closed due to COVID. I smiled and offered her 2 options: we could reschedule the interview at a time that was better for her or we could continue with her kiddo on her lap. I made clear neither would have a negative impact on her candidacy. She opted to bring her child back into her lap. So, I called my 3 year old to come and sit in my lap as well. Because I'm also having a childcare hiccup due to COVID and my kids are home on quarantine. I could see the weight drop from her shoulders. She lifted her head with pride. She nailed every question. We laughed a lot. The kids had a blast making faces to each other. And she got a job offer because she was smart, competent, and qualified to do the job at a high level. Just because we've been at this for almost a year doesn't mean we don't need to continue to lead with empathy and grace. #talentmanagement #talentacquisition #empathy #competencybasedinterviews
Love the story! I wish many other employers handled this kind of situations the same way! Thank you for sharing!
This made me teary-eyed. Thanks for sharing and for leading the way you do.
Robyn D.
3y
This is awesome leadership!
We need more stories like this!
This is a picture of leadership in action and a true Leader.
You are a true Leader! Thank you for sharing. We live in a world filled with cruelty and so much more we need to be reminded on a daily basis with such GREAT action, that we are humans before anything else.
I literally almost had a tear. The world needs more understanding like this!
Eddie Tiwari
3y
Awesone
Academic Interventionist
2yYou rock! We all need to extend a little more grace...to others and ourselves!