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statewide prep sports positions

Discussion in 'Journalism Jobs' started by Mark2010, May 20, 2009.

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  1. DCJ401

    DCJ401 New Member

    Did anyone else have a really bizarre interview with them? He asked me about my faith and whether or not I would work with convicts, and like everyone else it seemed like I had a great interview and that he would contact me and nothing every happened.
     
    DCJ401, Oct 7, 2009
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  2. Hank_Scorpio

    Hank_Scorpio Active Member

    That's interesting that they would ask you about your faith/religion. That's really illegal.
     
    Hank_Scorpio, Oct 8, 2009
    #110
  3. golfnut8924

    golfnut8924 Guest

    Yup I had the exact same thing. They actually asked me what religion I practiced. I was absolutely stunned. And I'm quite sure there are laws about asking that in a job interview. Nice guys for sure, but man that really threw me for a loop. Major red flag.
     
    golfnut8924, Oct 8, 2009
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  4. the champ

    the champ Member

    It's not actually illegal to ask such questions in an interview. But if the interviewee does not get the position, the interviewer has opened up himself/herself (rather his/her company) for a discrimination lawsuit.

    Just out of curiosity, for which states was the religion question posed?
     
    the champ, Oct 8, 2009
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  5. DCJ401

    DCJ401 New Member

    I'm in Florida, and I agree Mark is a nice guy but it really did take me by surprise that any company/person would ask those type of questions during an interview.
     
    DCJ401, Oct 8, 2009
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  6. golfnut8924

    golfnut8924 Guest

    Yeah it seems pretty consistent across the board that those types of questions were asked for everybody. If I wasn't in such a desperate situation at the time I would've walked out right then.
     
    golfnut8924, Oct 8, 2009
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  7. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Not sure things are going as well as they'd like. From The Pipeline:

    Everyone, as most of you know by now CoachesAid has had to enter into a restructuring phase as of yesterday afternoon which unfortunately means that we will scaling back about 35 state sites temporarily and laying off the Content Coordinators in those states for now.

    This move puts CoachesAid on solid ground for the long term while we work out technical issues and create the revenue streams that we expected to have upon launching. We have been calling everyone personally since yesterday evening to inform them of their status going forward and will continue to do so. We hope to speak to everyone by this afternoon sometime.

    Thanks for you patience as we try to get through to everyone.

    Martin Barnett
    CoachesAid.com-National Content Director
     
    Moderator1, Oct 16, 2009
    #115
  8. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    A web venture promises to hire lots of journalists, but then doesn't have the revenue stream in place at startup?

    Unpossible!
     
    RickStain, Oct 16, 2009
    #116
  9. MidwestSportsGuy

    MidwestSportsGuy Member

    Anyone know which states survived?
     
    MidwestSportsGuy, Oct 16, 2009
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  10. BigGreen11

    BigGreen11 New Member

    On the west coast, only Washington survived cuts. Not sure about the other regions.
     
    BigGreen11, Oct 16, 2009
    #118
  11. Hank_Scorpio

    Hank_Scorpio Active Member

    Given that they don't return calls (and likely make calls like this) very well, what are the odds these content coordinators are finding out about this for the first time on SportsJournalists.com?
     
    Hank_Scorpio, Oct 16, 2009
    #119
  12. MidwestSportsGuy

    MidwestSportsGuy Member

    Unfortunately, and personally speaking, the odds are very good.
     
    MidwestSportsGuy, Oct 16, 2009
    #120
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