WARNING: READ ENTIRELY - the interview process appeared to be a fairly standard one in which extensive hotel management experience and passion for the industry as I presented to Capital One Hotel Group, Inc. would lend itself well, and it did. I successfully received a formal job offer within 48 hours of my one and only interview. However, looks can be deceiving as I was to quickly learn. I was provided a verbal job offer on the phone from the same interviewer (and after a formal background check mind you) just two days after my first interview. Salary, benefits, starting date, and training was discussed extensively in tandem with that phone call, and initiated by the same person who conducted my in-person interview. Excited to review the formal job offer package which was promised to be emailed to me after the call, I waited three days for the gut-wrenching result. Nothing arrived and my calls, texts and emails to two company officers were ignored. Chalking this process up to experience, I would quickly conclude it was due to my own self-inflicted shot in the foot. I’d innocently referred to my same-sex marriage at the tail end of that job offer phone call. Three days surpassed without any further communication by that company or interviewer and the job offer was formally rescinded that Monday (and cowardly via text message). It's both disconcerting and insulting for any hotel company/ownership group to boast that it "supports quality employee recruitment that encourages diversity," yet rescinds a formal job offer because it doesn’t mesh with their world views. But again, a bullet I dodged which I hope helps serve others whose goal it is to find a diverse environment in which to work. You can keep looking because it is not here.

The interview was with the representative of the property manager company and the general manager of the sister property. They were friendly and answered all of my questions. The process was overall pleasant and very productive. They gave me instant feedback to let me know if I would be moving on in the interview process or not.