EDITORIAL: Interviewee harassment unacceptableAs graduation season comes to a close, the yes123 online job bank at the end of last month surveyed 1,260 college graduates to gauge their experiences as they seek jobs, often for the first time. It turns out that many graduates’ welcome into working life is a litany of harassment, starting at the hands of interviewers. Job interviews also provide a distilled case study of the power dynamics at play in so many harassment cases. Is the interviewee going to make a fuss when the interviewer brushes their knee or asks about their plans for marriage? Overt harassment aside, these data also expose a less sinister, but more pervasive disregard for any semblance of work-life balance.
