Sorry to burst your crush bubble, but I'm not sure asking him out is such a good idea. For one thing, your employer might not look kindly on you using the job application process as your personal Match.com. Granted, he's not an employee, but it could open them up to potential lawsuits. At the very least, it seems like a misuse of your position at the company. Maybe weigh whether it's worth the possible job risk.
Plus, you've never even met! Don't let the British accent cloud your judgment. He might sound like Daniel Radcliffe, but look like Dame Edna. How do you know he's not an axe murderer? Adorable British folk can be psychos too. Just look at Jack the Ripper.
Did he give you his contact info outside of the job application context? Did he say you should call him? Getting a call out of the blue from someone from a job he applied for might freak him out. He could think you're calling back about the job only to find out you just want a date. Be prepared for the possibility that he doesn't want to date with someone from a job that turned him down.
At the very least, wait a couple weeks before contacting him. Maybe look him up on Facebook and get in touch that way. Write him under the pretense of wanting to connect professionally and see if he'll be a Facebook contact. At least then you'll know what he looks like. (And also whether he's actually single.)
Kudos for thinking outside of the box and being spontaneous. That said, you should be careful. This sounds like it could be a funny story to tell your grandkids some day. But it also sounds like a recipe for trouble.
Plus, you've never even met! Don't let the British accent cloud your judgment. He might sound like Daniel Radcliffe, but look like Dame Edna. How do you know he's not an axe murderer? Adorable British folk can be psychos too. Just look at Jack the Ripper.
Did he give you his contact info outside of the job application context? Did he say you should call him? Getting a call out of the blue from someone from a job he applied for might freak him out. He could think you're calling back about the job only to find out you just want a date. Be prepared for the possibility that he doesn't want to date with someone from a job that turned him down.
At the very least, wait a couple weeks before contacting him. Maybe look him up on Facebook and get in touch that way. Write him under the pretense of wanting to connect professionally and see if he'll be a Facebook contact. At least then you'll know what he looks like. (And also whether he's actually single.)
Kudos for thinking outside of the box and being spontaneous. That said, you should be careful. This sounds like it could be a funny story to tell your grandkids some day. But it also sounds like a recipe for trouble.
umm you don't even know if he's single.
I get the same way with accents. Northern Irish and Scottish is like mana to my ears and my clothing mysteriously just falls off.
"Adorable British folk can be psychos too."
Bahaha!
Please don't do this! Think about it ...how freaked out would you be if someone called you back using the personal details from the application of your failed job interview to ask you out on a date - especially when they didn't want you to come work for their company. I would start to worry about whether they might show up at my home address. Please don't!!!
Although, personally the french accent is my weakness. Crazy or ugly and sometimes... once.... homeless - even when my eyes are saying "NO NO LOOK AWAY" my ears are saying "hel-loooo french MAN"!!!
Feel free to give him my number ;)
There are plenty of other fish in the Isles...
Seriously, if it's just the accent that's doing it for you, you should know that there are, like, literally millions of British people, some of whom you might even meet for real one day. If you can't wait, well... I hear that Britain is absolutely teeming with British. I guess you know where to take your next vacation.
If this happened in reverse where you got a call from your interviewer only to find out he wanted a date and not to offer you a job, how would you feel?
Personally, I would feel so disrespected - not good enough for the job but enough to be another piece of ass to be chased and caught. There are some situations where I want people to focus on my abilities, not date-ability.
"Creeper alert!" is what he'd think. I'm sorry, but while this could be a feasible story for a romantic comedy, it's just creepy in real life. Maybe steer clear of rom-coms for a while?
On a side note, for those of you who love accents: Just don't go tell the guy/girl they catched your attention because of their accents. It's slightly insulting because it's something so shallow and, chances are, they have heard it a thousand times.