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No one should leave an interview or interaction with a potential employer feeling angry or disengaged. The fact that you did suggests to me that QA has lessons to learn from your interview experience.
The accusations made in the post are extremely serious and should not be made or received lightly.
I have therefore spent a considerable amount of time investigating this incident. I have read the notes made about your interview, the report written by HR following your discussion with them, and I have spoken to the hiring manager you reference in this review. Following this, I have come to the same conclusion as our HR team – that the accusations of racism and Islamophobia made in this review are unfounded.
With regards to lessons that need to be learnt: As a hiring manager myself I know there is a challenging line to balance between making the candidate feel at ease and asking the right level of questions to establish if they are suitable for the role. The strength of your reaction in this review suggests that the balance was off in this case and that you did not feel comfortable with the level of questioning you received. The hiring manager you met with has reflected and feels that when it became apparent that you were not comfortable revealing some details about your previous employment history, he should not have push and pressed you so hard.
Thank you for allowing us to learn from this and I am sorry you have left with a poor opinion of us. If you would like to talk to me personally about this then please do feel free to get in touch with me at mary.sansom@qa.com
Mary Sansom – Group Communications Director
