Re: Job Description Change After Interviewing

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On 3/05/09, Lynn wrote:
> My former boss left our company about a year ago.
> Recently, my company posted his job via our career site
and
> I applied. My resume was written to mimic the
requirements
> laid out in the job description. I have over 7 years of
> experience and two individuals to whom I reported
> interviewed me and gave the hiring manager glowing
> reviews. However, I was not selected. I found out
> (through our HR dept) that the hiring manager changed what
> they were looking for for this particular job, after I had
> my interview. The person who got the job was a personal
> friend of the hiring manager and his job qualifications
> (product management) had nothing to do with the posted job
> description.
>
> Do I have anything legal to stand on about this
situation?
> I think I was over looked because of their relationship
and
> it had nothing to do with my qualifications.

If the boss wants to change the job description in order to
hire his pal, he can. It may be a bad business decision and
unfair, but it's legal.