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If they email you to say thanks but no thanks you could just send them a quick note to say "thanks for the update/letting me know".
I had a similar interview situation yesterday too. It was with a company I was very excited about but it got off to a bad start. The interviewer forgot about the first telephone interview so I let him off with it and went out of my way to do the telephone interview the following day at 7:00pm as the interviewer was in New York.
The first interview went well so I was invited in for a face to face. This then got moved at short notice to half an hour later than scheduled but that was ok with me. I then attended the interview during which I was told they still "weren't sure what type of candidate spec they wanted". I could tell that this was going to be a waste of time as these ambiguous "open" positions usually are. The interviewer asked me a few vague non-competency based questions about the industry and it only lasted half an hour. Apparently I was supposed to be then interviewing with someone more technical but they "couldn't do it face to face that day due to a client meeting" I knew at this point that it was a "no" and it was confirmed by email today.
It was a pretty bad process overall. If I had turned up telling them I wasn't quite sure what I wanted, they wouldn't have appreciated it all. What makes employers think its ok to waste candidate's time when they're not sure what they want?
I had a similar interview situation yesterday too. It was with a company I was very excited about but it got off to a bad start. The interviewer forgot about the first telephone interview so I let him off with it and went out of my way to do the telephone interview the following day at 7:00pm as the interviewer was in New York.
The first interview went well so I was invited in for a face to face. This then got moved at short notice to half an hour later than scheduled but that was ok with me. I then attended the interview during which I was told they still "weren't sure what type of candidate spec they wanted". I could tell that this was going to be a waste of time as these ambiguous "open" positions usually are. The interviewer asked me a few vague non-competency based questions about the industry and it only lasted half an hour. Apparently I was supposed to be then interviewing with someone more technical but they "couldn't do it face to face that day due to a client meeting" I knew at this point that it was a "no" and it was confirmed by email today.
It was a pretty bad process overall. If I had turned up telling them I wasn't quite sure what I wanted, they wouldn't have appreciated it all. What makes employers think its ok to waste candidate's time when they're not sure what they want?
I think its good advice.
The experience of our fellow PH'er above is terrible. I do not know why companies do this type of stuff.
My general reaction is to get my respond to get my point across. I seem to always want the upper hand or the final word. I need to snap out of taking this poor approach.
Thanks gents.
The experience of our fellow PH'er above is terrible. I do not know why companies do this type of stuff.
My general reaction is to get my respond to get my point across. I seem to always want the upper hand or the final word. I need to snap out of taking this poor approach.
Thanks gents.
colinjy said:
so what your saying is there chat with you is more important than something that could be mission critical ?
things can pop up at any time that need immediate attention if it's a choice of dealing with an issue that is going to have a major impact or speaking with a potential candidate I know which way I'd be going and if the candidate didn't want to come back in then well there's more fish in the sea.
I would be more worried about joining a company in which that person would choose the 15 min chat over the building burning down.
If the issue that prevented the chat taking place was of that severity, instead of just down to lack of planning, motivation, organisation, or all 3 I will eat this not very tasty internet hat I have on my desk here. :P things can pop up at any time that need immediate attention if it's a choice of dealing with an issue that is going to have a major impact or speaking with a potential candidate I know which way I'd be going and if the candidate didn't want to come back in then well there's more fish in the sea.
I would be more worried about joining a company in which that person would choose the 15 min chat over the building burning down.
Edited by colinjy on Thursday 21st January 17:24
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