Re: Denied Employement

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On 2/20/07, Victoria M wrote:
> I applied for a position in a city 3 hours south of where
> I currently live. After the first two phone interviews I
> was asked to come have a "face to face" interview at the
> company. I thought all went well but recieved my "dear
> Jane" email a week later. I was able to pin down the HR
> rep and asked her why I was denied employment. The first
> reason she gave me was I was not a good "cultural fit".
> This is a smaller town where most people are married. I am
> a single 40 year old female. Do I have any recourse here?
>
> Thanks.

Maybe but it would be difficult to prove. Saying an
applicant is not a good "cutural" fit is outrageous if not
facially discriminatory. Problem is they will deny they
ever said that. You may want to send them a letter (via
fax..Certified mail may cause them to go into damage
control) reiterating what you were told by the HR rep and
ask for a response. They will probaly ignore your letter.
Dont threaten to sue or do any thing other than ask for
clarification.

Under these circumstances a failure to respond may be deemed
as an admission at which point you would have proof of what
could be a unlawful discrimination. Best of luck to you.