Re: Denied Employement

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On 2/20/07, RCW wrote:
> 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.
>
>
Would I send the letter to the HR Rep or someone higher up?

Thanks.