Christina A. Stoneburner was featured in the Law.com
article, "Don't Do It! 3 Interviewing Faux Pas." Full
text can be found in the September 3, 2015, issue, but a synopsis
is below.
Christina A. Stoneburner highlights whatnottodo during the
interview process, noting that "a mistake can be so easily
made that could lead to a lawsuit by the applicant or losing a
qualified candidate."
Do not say something that can be perceived as discriminatory,
make promises or make negative comments regarding HR, warns
Stoneburner.
Stoneburner goes on to elaborate, "Until a final decision
is made as to who is going to be hired and at what salary, no
promises should be made."
Statements such as "If it were up to me, you'd have the
job but HR has to sign off on it and they're really slow"
are problematic, says Stoneburner. "Comments like these make
HR seem ineffective and unnecessary, which plants a seed in an
applicant's head that HR is not the place to go to
