I was contacted by a recruiter. Upon an interview for a sales position; despite my extensive experience (5 years beyond the minimum required), high performance in previous positions, with reputable companies, and extensive education, the interviewer took one look at me and my resume an asked, “How did you not know that Anthropology was not a career choice?" He continued to ask me if, “I worked in non-profit development because I came from poverty," and had a general condescending tone. He was completely unaware that Anthropology is the study of human culture. Therefore, giving me an additional awareness of human interaction, experience in research and more specifically market research which should have been seen as an amplification of my talents for a sales position, not a detriment. He was also unaware that non-profit development is quite literally asking for money without giving the donor anything in return. I've had to sell people on the idea of giving to benefit someone other than themselves. It was obvious that, as a manager, he had no idea how to interview someone and quite frankly I am surprised he is in charge of the hiring process. He does not recognize integrity or professionalism. I obviously did not get a job offer. However, I am now employed with one of the larger non-profits in the Seattle area and in 4 months I have already led a team to achieve over 100K in donation and memberships, as well as, bringing in about the same in group visits and rentals. I am a highly professional individual from the Chicago land area and have been employed with top companies in my field. I have never experienced such unprofessional behavior from a potential employer in my life, and that is saying a lot as a minority female. The interviewers’ behavior border lined on racism and harassment.

1. Phone with manager 2. in person with manager 3. ride a long with sales consultant 4. phone with director, 5. in person with director. They really are looking for go getters that want to bend over backwards to win and close deals. You need to eat, breathe, and sleep Paychex and cold calling and closing sales. They also wanted to role play and asked me if i walked into the door of a business and not knowing anything about Paychex what would i say and do and how would i close the sale. The sales reps i met, the immediate manager i would have all seemed very cool, down to earth people that weren't overly corporate-y. However the director was intimidating and seemed to act like Paychex was the best company ever and only 1% of the population was worthy of working there. C'mon, get a life.