Feeling Overlooked in Hiring Decisions? How to Handle Being Left Out as HR

Hi,

I am working in a software company as an HR executive. I am the only one taking care of all HR activities. One of our engineers, who is close to my MD, referred his friend for the vacancy post to the MD without any information to me.

As per the discussion with my management, I came to know that they already recruited one candidate for the vacancy post. It all happened without my knowledge.

Please help me. What should I do?

Regards,
Lavanya S

Hi Lavanya,

Please let us know what your concern is in this regard. Based on your posting, it seems that you are interested in becoming Head of Business Development & Marketing.

Regards,
Manju :)

Dear Lavanaya,

I think you are worried just because you were not consulted by the management before they decided to recruit somebody. Am I right?

Please let me know.

Take care,
Byomjeet.

Hi Lavanya,

Don't worry about these things. Sometimes, it does happen in our career paths. Just ignore these petty things and don't let them make you feel bad. Don't react to these situations. If such things happen for all the positions, then something is seriously wrong in that company. If this is one isolated incident, ignore it and proceed your way.

Be happy. Enjoy your day.

Regards,
Raghav V

Hi Lavanya,

Internal references and internal job postings are common practices in companies, but they should still be communicated to HR. However, high-level recommendations sometimes come to notice only once the new employee is in the office. Don't take it to heart; continue to work effectively and keep updating the HR records accordingly.

Sorry for not understanding your view earlier.

Regards,
Manju :)

The most important thing in this scenario is that you must never compromise on the fulfillment of joining formalities and other procedures as conducted for other employees. Definitely bring to the notice of your MD in case you find any anomaly in respect of prerequisites for the job, such as qualifications, age, etc.

Salil Sharma
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Hi,

The issue you have raised is not that concerning in this regard. You mentioned that the referred candidate had some contacts with the MD. He may be selected, and how could you hope that your MD will give a word to you that the candidate is shortlisted? Or else, he may be busy and could not inform you.

I do know that the issue is major, but as you are the HR, it means that the candidate's offer letter and appointment will be done through you. So, you are involved in this issue, maybe afterwards. It's human tendency to forget with a busy schedule.

Be happy with your work and forget about the issue.

Bye,
Sandeep

Hey, it's really bad. Even I faced these issues in my previous job. You know what I did next time? There was a vacancy, so I immediately went to my boss with a notepad and asked him for the contact numbers of those he was going to give referrals to. He asked me why, and I said so that I could prepare the offer letter in advance.

My boss didn't see the problem with what he did; he said he didn't have any referrals. Bosses are always like that. We have to make sure that when we become bosses, we don't act in the same manner.

The best way now is to speak to him frankly, explaining that the HR team is unable to function properly due to these issues. Introduce a link or portal where employees, including the boss, can refer candidates and offer a referral bonus to those who update the site correctly.

Sandeep is right. Don't expect too much from bosses. Be happy that you came to know before he resigned. Make sure you complete the rest of the process happily.