Mosbeau’s Recruitment Discrimination: Learning Experience

I have read about a certain law enacted in Australia and US about Equal Employment and laws against discrimination in the process of job application especially during the job interview process.

I have never paid attention to it for years because I have never come to experience such incident on which I can relate to, but I know that many have experience either way. And this will be changed eventually with Mosbeau.

Mosbeau, one of the fast growing and slowly being recognized cosmetic company announced their need for positions including Senior Copywriter positions and many more. Having a thought about a friends’ recommendation, I personally alotted time to give it a try.

Don’t get me wrong, I am currently working, running my own business online, and in a good standing in terms of my career, but went to try otherwise for what it’s worth.

Since the office is based in Makati, I have to come as early as two hours ahead to buy time in finding parking space and also not to be late. When I got there, I adviced my headhunter friend to inform the Mosbeau HR about my presence and about my appointment confirmation.

When I got in the office, first approach of the reception was (which happens to be the security guard), made of a sour impression on me. Looking at me from head to toe. I was dumbfounded! He then asked, what’s my business with them. I said, I have appointment with Dianne de Vera, but the guy said, she is not around and called sick that day, hence the person who will talk to me will be the other HR personnel, but before I took a sit, he said something of what I am wearing, saying, why Im not on a formal attire.

I dont have any recollection in my mind that I needed to be in a formal dress or attire, although I am wearing smart casual outfit, in pair of long sleeves top and levis bottoms which I could say just right for the position I am applying. The position requires creative mind and creative skills on which I believe I dressed how creative people does.

After a while, the HR personnel, who was dressed in a cheap yellow skirt and ragged blazer approached me and said in verbatim:

” I’m sorry but we can’t accommodate you today for the interview, we believe we have sent out a protocol about dress codes of our applicants, that no pants here and that we require our interviewees to be on a formal attire, for whatever position it might be. And looking at you, I dont think you are in wearing appropriate attire.”

I was dumbfounded again, but before I got carried away of what transpired, having a “maldita attitude in me” bounced back and expressed disbelief from what I heard.

In addition, the headhunter friend who recommended me said nothing about such protocol and also utter disbelief about such protocol that wasnt even true.

I said, “Ohh is that so, first of all, I wasnt informed about your so-called dress protocol, and don’t see anything wrong about what I wear. Second, I believe you just said right now, that you only hire people based on their personal looks and appearance and how they clothed themselves rather than how they qualify based on their skills set and with their talents.”

After that, she smirked and said, oh well, thats how we do it here, sorry!

And so, I thank her for their time wasted which pale in comparison to my wasted time just coming in their office.

I thought,  ”What a BUMMER!” My outfit is even expensive just looking at what you have in your body, and with that attitude in your face.

I silently thought too, after I looked her from head to toe, whether or not she is wearing something appropriate for the office, while her footwear is a slip on. She was wearing a faded yellow skirt without make up on, and lousy blouse that I think only costs a 100 pesos from Ukay Ukay, and a blazer that doesnt even compare to my Espada Suit.

I wasted time and effort coming to this Mosbeau office for unworthy result. In the end, I have thanked myself for not pursuing the job, I am still thankful that it did happen and I charged it to experience. It made me think how recruitment here in the Philippines sucks. Mosbeau made it easy for me to understand what kind of Human Resource people they hire.

I could easily understand whether or not the HR made a wrong impression of me, because I look strikingly better than anybody in their office. Mosbeau hires stupid, unethical, and arrogant ugly people which is far too different from their so called beauty products.

Generally, it is unfortunate indeed that there is no clear guideline or even law that surfaces for Philippines to protect the people from such discrimination as this one.

Adding to the sad reality that a lot of Human Resource practitioners even lacked the right training and pro-active attitude towards a fair job application and interview process.

Next time, you asked for people to come over to your office, remember, you needed people to fill in positions you require. And not all interviewees are going to kiss your asses just to get a job in lousy company!

Just sharing a piece of my mind

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