View Full Version : How would you react if you arrived 20 mintues early for a job interview and you


TVFactFan
04-13-2005, 06:49 PM
were dressed to impressed, and you tell the receptionist why you are there so the receptionist goes and gets the interviewer. The interviewer forgot or wasn't told you were coming to meet with them and tells the receptionist to ask you-"Do you think you will be able to reschedule?"


A)would lose interest in working for that company?

B)Would you reschedule and come back another day to be interviewed?

Karen*
04-13-2005, 07:03 PM
I would be very tickked off and rant about it all day, but I would eventually reschedule.

Mijada
04-13-2005, 07:19 PM
It would depend on how bad I needed the job. I would reschedule if I really needed the money but if I had other job opportunities lined up I would forget about the place since they forgot about me.

Rhiannon
04-13-2005, 07:30 PM
reschedule. that happens

TVFactFan
04-13-2005, 07:33 PM
It would depend on how bad I needed the job. I would reschedule if I really needed the money but if I had other job opportunities lined up I would forget about the place since they forgot about me.



I guess i was frustrated because if I called the interviewer the day of the interview at the exact time the interview was supposed to start and asked can I reschedule because something came up, i'm confident he/she would not be interested in rescheduling another interview.

Mysty Eyes
04-13-2005, 07:33 PM
Yes, it would depend on the situation. If you are really interested in the position, then reschedule.

One thing that interviewers seem to forget is that they, too, are being interviewed… by the job applicant. I cannot begin to tell you have often I have gone on interviews and the person questioning me is not able to answer my questions. Or they give me a “skills test” that they have not yet tested themselves, so I end up being their guinea-pig. Gee, thanks! But really, it’s “no thanks” as far as I am concerned. It is the responsibility of the potential employer to be prepared for the interview. If they are being so inconsiderate and unprepared at a time when they are also making a “first impression,” I figure that they might very well run their business the same way, and that is not a situation that I want to be a part of.

If the reason for the employer’s need for rescheduling is because some unforeseen events occurred, then that makes the situation understandable. If they simply forgot, then I would not want to come back.

Basically, it depends on the "feel" of the whole thing. A gut reaction. And whether or not I am really interested in that particular job, with that particular company.

Belair
04-13-2005, 07:43 PM
I'd probaly just reschedule but I'd be majorly pissed off about it,and go get coffee with someone who'll listen to me bitch and whine.

Mijada
04-13-2005, 07:51 PM
I guess i was frustrated because if I called the interviewer the day of the interview at the exact time the interview was supposed to start and asked can I reschedule because something came up, i'm confident he/she would not be interested in rescheduling another interview.

I agree and don't blame you at all. I would be ticked off too. But the way I feel is that jobs are very hard to come by these days and if it were me and I didn't have any other jobs lined up at the moment and had bills to pay, I would just reschedule. I would feel stupid like they were walking all over me but I would rather do that then have bills keep piling up on me and not have health insurance etc...

vienna waits
04-13-2005, 08:31 PM
reschedule.

Jrnygrl
04-13-2005, 08:36 PM
I guess i was frustrated because if I called the interviewer the day of the interview at the exact time the interview was supposed to start and asked can I reschedule because something came up, i'm confident he/she would not be interested in rescheduling another interview.


TV I know your frustration, and you are right, if you did the same thing the interviewer would see that as a negative against you. Unfortunately these people who have jobs, feel that they can behave anyway they want to.

But your looking for a job, and if the job interests you enough then I would reschedule the appointment.

I feel your pain. :wave:

dawsongirl
04-13-2005, 10:47 PM
were dressed to impressed, and you tell the receptionist why you are there so the receptionist goes and gets the interviewer. The interviewer forgot or wasn't told you were coming to meet with them and tells the receptionist to ask you-"Do you think you will be able to reschedule?"


A)would lose interest in working for that company?

B)Would you reschedule and come back another day to be interviewed?

It would depend on how desperate I was for a job. If I had other prospects, then I'd leave and never go back. Don't really wanna work for someone with crappy management.

Brian Damage
04-13-2005, 10:53 PM
Solomon, I say reschedule. A few years ago I scheduled an interview with someone and on the day of the interview, the interviewer no showed. It pissed me off, but I rescheduled and eventually got the job.

robyrob
04-13-2005, 11:01 PM
reschedule - who knows, they may be looking for someone to fill an interviewer's position soon...

Brian Damage
04-13-2005, 11:04 PM
reschedule - who knows, they may be looking for someone to fill an interviewer's position soon...

:lol:

TVFactFan
04-13-2005, 11:07 PM
Solomon, I say reschedule. A few years ago I scheduled an interview with someone and on the day of the interview, the interviewer no showed. It pissed me off, but I rescheduled and eventually got the job.


What happened was when the receptionist asked me could i reschedule, i said probably not and was getting ready to leave. But before I left, the receptionist stopped me and asked could I wait 15-20 mn and she arranged for someone else to interview me. So i was very close to leaving but she wanted to see if they could get someone else to interview before I left.

Janice
04-13-2005, 11:16 PM
reschedule - who knows, they may be looking for someone to fill an interviewer's position soon...
:rotflmao:

And I suggest rescheduling Solomon. Mistakes happen. Maybe his secretary messed up his appointment book.

Georgia's on my Mind
04-13-2005, 11:22 PM
:rotflmao:

And I suggest rescheduling Solomon. Mistakes happen. Maybe his secretary messed up his appointment book.
what an incompitent bitch!

Cactus Jack
04-14-2005, 07:38 AM
reschedule - who knows, they may be looking for someone to fill an interviewer's position soon...
:rotflmao:

*MIBabe03*
04-14-2005, 07:41 AM
It would depend on how bad I needed the job. I would reschedule if I really needed the money but if I had other job opportunities lined up I would forget about the place since they forgot about me.

Yep, I agree. It really would depend if I needed the job ASAP.

TVFactFan
04-14-2005, 10:30 AM
Yep, I agree. It really would depend if I needed the job ASAP.


But how can it be a good sign if you are being told to come back another day? So even if you need that job it's a strong possibility that you won;t get it anyway because if they were that interested in hiring you that would have found a way to interview you that day. Nothing good can ever come out of being told to reschedule an interview

*MIBabe03*
04-14-2005, 12:11 PM
But how can it be a good sign if you are being told to come back another day? So even if you need that job it's a strong possibility that you won;t get it anyway because if they were that interested in hiring you that would have found a way to interview you that day. Nothing good can ever come out of being told to reschedule an interview

Well, then quit complaining and move on then.

TVFactFan
04-14-2005, 12:35 PM
Well, then quit complaining and move on then.

I did move on you reatrded mutherfu

*MIBabe03*
04-14-2005, 12:44 PM
I did move on you reatrded mutherfu

Well good for you, dumbass. That company probably wouldn't have taken you anyway.

TripperFan
04-14-2005, 01:19 PM
Is there a friggin' full moon out tonight or what?

We're were all going along just fine for a couple of weeks there and this is the third thread I've seen people getting really nasty one! Geez - take some stress tabs folks!!!! :eek:

MsOrange
04-14-2005, 01:32 PM
Is there a friggin' full moon out tonight or what?

We're were all going along just fine for a couple of weeks there and this is the third thread I've seen people getting really nasty one! Geez - take some stress tabs folks!!!! :eek:
you bitch!!!!!!




































(inside joke folks... please don't hang me)

*MIBabe03*
04-14-2005, 01:41 PM
Is there a friggin' full moon out tonight or what?

We're were all going along just fine for a couple of weeks there and this is the third thread I've seen people getting really nasty one! Geez - take some stress tabs folks!!!! :eek:

You're right. I'm sorry if I got mean, but he started it and now I'm finishing it. I'm just going to ignore him.

Janice
04-14-2005, 01:52 PM
I did move on you reatrded mutherfu
Solomon, stop with the personal attacks and name calling. It's a violation of forum rules. I just had to edit another insult from you on another thread which was reported. Come on, be cool.

TVFactFan
04-14-2005, 01:55 PM
Solomon, stop with the personal attacks and name calling. It's a violation of forum rules. I just had to edit another insult from you on another thread which was reported. Come on, be cool.


I'm sorry, it seems like everytime a thread goes well, someone who is depressed-Georgia on my mind, desperate fan 03, or safety pin feels the need to nitpick for no reason at all. Then when i get back at them, they can;t handle it

peter may
04-14-2005, 01:57 PM
I would be extremely pissed off, and tell them to stick their job up their a-s-s

dlemond
04-14-2005, 02:00 PM
Being able to roll with the punches is part of the attributes that make a good employee.

I'm not saying let them treat you like crap, but be polite, not resentful or with an attitude. Be understanding and also confident- "Oh, I understand, things happen. I just have to check my schedule because I have other interviews."

Let them look foolish. Let yourself be the professional.

TVFactFan
04-14-2005, 02:03 PM
Being able to roll with the punches is part of the attributes that make a good employee.

I'm not saying let them treat you like crap, but be polite, not resentful or with an attitude. Be understanding and also confident- "Oh, I understand, things happen. I just have to check my schedule because I have other interviews."

Let them look foolish. Let yourself be the professional.


ok that sounds good.

Janice
04-14-2005, 02:15 PM
I'm sorry, it seems like everytime a thread goes well, someone who is depressed-Georgia on my mind, desperate fan 03, or safety pin feels the need to nitpick for no reason at all. Then when i get back at them, they can;t handle it
No name calling.

Vaudeville Clown
04-14-2005, 02:17 PM
That is really unprofessional, but everyone makes mistakes...

*MIBabe03*
04-14-2005, 02:18 PM
I'm sorry, it seems like everytime a thread goes well, someone who is depressed-Georgia on my mind, desperate fan 03, or safety pin feels the need to nitpick for no reason at all. Then when i get back at them, they can;t handle it

I'm not "depressed." I stated my opinion, and you got pissed off. Obviously you are immature and have low self-esteem yourself, because you attack others that you don't even know.

TripperFan
04-14-2005, 02:18 PM
you bitch!!!!!!




































(inside joke folks... please don't hang me)



:lol: Yes - this one is cool! I can handle MsO!!! Besides, after last night and early this morning, I think I can handle any insult hurled at me - my skin was forced to grow another 4 inches thick!!! :lol: