A Simple Case of Sabotage

  Career Development  

You are sitting at your desk when the phone rings. You know the drill: It was a recruiter calling to propose an opportunity that seemed like a great chance at a new job, in a great city with a company that is highly respected. The phone screen with the recruiter went very well, as did the interview with your would-be manager, and finally flight plans were booked. "Great," you think, "I am on my way. Now I am going to go and meet the rest of the team, and if they are anything like the manager, it will be just the career move I have been looking for." Sound familiar? Well, as Paul Harvey would say, keep reading for the rest of the story.

So you take time off of work, get on a plane, prep the night before for the interview in the hotel room--pausing to take the occasional good luck calls from the spouse--and then bright and early the car arrives to take you to the interview where the agenda for the day is given along with a great cup of java. Everything on the agenda looks great: interviews with people on the team throughout the day, lunch with the manager and ending the day with a run around town with the real estate agent. What could be more positive? Your anticipation and confidence grows.

As the day progresses, all of the interviews go better than you could have hoped. Everyone is friendly, wanting to learn about your skills and what you would bring to the team as well …

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