Tony went for an interview for a technical job in this firm that specialized in naval military technology.
Mary Ellen interviewed Tony. Mary Ellen was a team leader and an employee of the firm.
The interview was lengthy. Mary Ellen, the employee interviewing Tony (the wanna be employee) was meticulous but also arrogant. Tony met all the job requisites but each time she asked a question and Tony answered it in detail, she responded in a sarcastic tone ”you know that too, wow!” .
Well, after the interview with Mary Ellen ended, Tony went through the 
usual HR drill and then left. Tony never heard from the company but what he remembered from the interview was Mary Ellen’s sarcasm.
Well Tony landed a job in another sector and another company and did very well. The sector bloomed and Tony got promoted to supervisor, manager etc… While this was happening the sector that Mary Ellen’s company specilized in took a dive, and the company (and sector) started laying people off. Mary Ellen became an active job seeker and landed an interview with, of all things, the company that Tony was working in.
As fate would have it, Mary Ellen booked an interview with one of Tony’s subordinates. While the interview was taking place (and this company had a strict inteview code which respected the inteviewee and also required the interviewee to assess the inteviewer; this was introduced by Tony) between Mary Ellen and Andrea (Tony’s subordinate) Tony walks in.
Mary Ellen immediatly recognizes Tony , blushes, and looks down. The interview continues, Tony takes a couple of notes and leaves.
Mary Ellen gets hired the next day (she had excellent qualifications).
Remember when you’re interviewing someone that one day they may be interviewing you…show all the respect, and candour that a qualified job seeking professional deserves.
An interviewer is an employee and an interviewee is a potential employee. Depending on the business cycle, these roles alternate many many times.
