How would you react if you felt that a job interview was designed to humiliate you? That's what happened to 22-year-old Olivia Bland. Bland had recently applied for a position with a company called Web Applications UK. After performing well during an initial interview, she was invited back for a second round--this time with the CEO of the company, Craig Dean. This second interview didn't go so well--at least, not from Bland's perspective. "It was mostly him speaking at me and telling me how terrible I was at everything," Bland said. She says the CEO attacked everything from her writing style to her body language, along with calling her an underachiever. Then, the company offered her the job. While Bland initially accepted the job offer, after giving it further thought she decided to decline. Her email is a remarkable example of emotional intelligence, and contains a number of invaluable lessons. (Read more in today's column.) #EmotionalIntelligence #leadership #BestAdvice #management #PersonalDevelopment #BusinessIntelligence #careers #culture #empathy #EQApplied #MakeEmotionsWorkForYouNotAgainstYou …see more