My friends and family know I work in human resources and am often TASKED with screening employees and conducting pre-interviews. Once I had a friend ask if I could get her friend an interview at the company I worked at. Referrals were encouraged, so I conducted a pre-interview with the individual. She moved on to the next round of interviews, at which point I began to receive a large amount of pressure from my friend to influence the hiring process and get her hired. Despite the pressure, I remained unbiased and did not attempt to influence the process in any WAY. In the end, I learned that it is better in these situations to TRY not be directly involved with interviewing friends and family. In the FUTURE, I would request that another staffing coordinator complete the interview to avoid any conflict of INTEREST.

My friends and family know I work in human resources and am often tasked with screening employees and conducting pre-interviews. Once I had a friend ask if I could get her friend an interview at the company I worked at. Referrals were encouraged, so I conducted a pre-interview with the individual. She moved on to the next round of interviews, at which point I began to receive a large amount of pressure from my friend to influence the hiring process and get her hired. Despite the pressure, I remained unbiased and did not attempt to influence the process in any way. In the end, I learned that it is better in these situations to try not be directly involved with interviewing friends and family. In the future, I would request that another staffing coordinator complete the interview to avoid any conflict of interest.