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trans2006-02-07 06:48 pm
mistwolf.livejournal.com) wrote in trans2006-02-07 06:48 pm
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A job interview, and a fright
So, I have a job interview tommorow. Still unsure about the job itself, it's very entry level. Pays AU$30k/year, which isn't brilliant, but might give me SRS in 2 years or so. If I hold off, I might get something higher... But I might not. The downside is that they want a firm 12 month contract signed. :/
The fright? As I am going through a recruiting agency, they need proof that it is legal for me to work. There is only one thing I can show for this - my passport with my permanant resident visa. Which, of course, clearly states that I am legally male. Which isn't a BIG deal, that's easy enough to overlook... Except the picture. I won't even describe it, I will just show:
Not very feminine, is it? It didn't sink in that I had to show this tommorow until about 10 minutes after the call, and when it did, I pretty much started to panic. Then I calmed down, thought about things, talked to some friends, then ignored them and sent the recruiter an email explaining my situation:
Good afternoon, Recruiter,
There is something I would like to bring up before I come in, and I admit to not being 100% sure how to do it. I think it is better to do so now, than have it come up down the line. The situation is that I am a diagnosed transgendered person, who is in the process of transitioning from male to female. At the stage I am at now, this means that while I present and dress as female, my identification and documentation reflect as male. The main reason I bring this up is that my passport, which contains my permanent residency visa, is very, very different photographically than who I am today, and I don't want this to be a surprise to you.
I hope this does not affect my chances in regards to this position, but I feel that it is important to be up-front about this, in fairness to you and your time, as well as to myself. This is not generally common knowledge about me, and I do hope I can trust in your discretion about it.
I hope this makes sense. Please do let me know if you feel this will cause any problems. Thank you very much for your time, and I am sorry for any trouble.
I sent this, then dashed out the door, a half hour late leaving to pick up my kids and mate, and on movie night no less! I spent most of the hour and a half of driving, getting movies, getting dinner, and coming home worried about this. And sure enough, when I got home she had replied. It took a good 5 minutes to open it, and even then, my mate read it first:
Hi Jamie,
I certainly have no concerns. This is not an issue for myself or my clients as I have placed candidates in the past in your same situation. We will be conducting a group session at 1.30, to start a presentation on the role and what it is all about, then you will be required to sit a computer based customer service assessment with a one on one interview afterwards. There are 8 positions available. Look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.
Regards
Not at all what I expected, and I am so, so much more comfortable now. I am glad I mailed!
The fright? As I am going through a recruiting agency, they need proof that it is legal for me to work. There is only one thing I can show for this - my passport with my permanant resident visa. Which, of course, clearly states that I am legally male. Which isn't a BIG deal, that's easy enough to overlook... Except the picture. I won't even describe it, I will just show:
Not very feminine, is it? It didn't sink in that I had to show this tommorow until about 10 minutes after the call, and when it did, I pretty much started to panic. Then I calmed down, thought about things, talked to some friends, then ignored them and sent the recruiter an email explaining my situation:
Good afternoon, Recruiter,
There is something I would like to bring up before I come in, and I admit to not being 100% sure how to do it. I think it is better to do so now, than have it come up down the line. The situation is that I am a diagnosed transgendered person, who is in the process of transitioning from male to female. At the stage I am at now, this means that while I present and dress as female, my identification and documentation reflect as male. The main reason I bring this up is that my passport, which contains my permanent residency visa, is very, very different photographically than who I am today, and I don't want this to be a surprise to you.
I hope this does not affect my chances in regards to this position, but I feel that it is important to be up-front about this, in fairness to you and your time, as well as to myself. This is not generally common knowledge about me, and I do hope I can trust in your discretion about it.
I hope this makes sense. Please do let me know if you feel this will cause any problems. Thank you very much for your time, and I am sorry for any trouble.
I sent this, then dashed out the door, a half hour late leaving to pick up my kids and mate, and on movie night no less! I spent most of the hour and a half of driving, getting movies, getting dinner, and coming home worried about this. And sure enough, when I got home she had replied. It took a good 5 minutes to open it, and even then, my mate read it first:
Hi Jamie,
I certainly have no concerns. This is not an issue for myself or my clients as I have placed candidates in the past in your same situation. We will be conducting a group session at 1.30, to start a presentation on the role and what it is all about, then you will be required to sit a computer based customer service assessment with a one on one interview afterwards. There are 8 positions available. Look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.
Regards
Not at all what I expected, and I am so, so much more comfortable now. I am glad I mailed!