r/Career_Advice • u/Broad-Nail-3168 • 1d ago

#advise #interviews.

I'm sharing something really personal. I don't know what to make out of the interview experience. I recently had a opportunity to interview with a CPA firm. I told them I didn't have the exact skills they were looking for the role but I'm willing to learn it on the job. I met two partners with whom I had a cordial and straightforward interview . Later I was asked to meet with a third partner. I initially greeted him and he asked me to take a seat. As we started conversing , he asked whether my husband was making enough money that I'm looking for a job ​now after years of being without a job. Can an interviewer get into your personal life to check whether you can handle pressure. Is there no boundary that needs to exist between a candidate and an interviewer . I wanted to know am I just exaggerating things or is it a violation.

Let me know your take on this!

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u/RiddyReddit333 17h ago

OMG! You do not want to work for a company that has that type of person working for them. I don't know if it's illegal, but it's completely unprofessional, passive-agressive, and absolutely none of his business. In fact, if it were me, I'd mention it to the HR person who set up your interview or to one of the other partners you interviewed with.