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Re: Phone Interview Etiquette
DIR By: Kimberami
Date: August 20, 2020, 8:42 am
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I wonder if that was a test to see how much BS you are willing
to put up with.
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Re: Phone Interview Etiquette
DIR By: DaDancingPsych
Date: August 20, 2020, 9:18 am
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> I wonder if that was a test to see how much BS you are willing
to put up with.
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Maybe they don't know that it's a test, but I think that you are
right. Any manager who behaves this way for an interview is
likely to pull all kinds of poor management BS! ::)
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Re: Phone Interview Etiquette
DIR By: JeanFromBNA
Date: August 21, 2020, 2:16 pm
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> If I agree to be at a place for an interview, am waiting by
the phone for one, or at the computer for a video call, at a
certain time on a certain day, I expect the interviewer to be
there as well and on time. I understand that sometimes stuff
happens and things get in the way of the interview, but that is
when someone, the interviewer if possible, reaches out to me (or
another interviewee) and explains that they need to reschedule
for whatever reason. Not just leave anyone hanging just because.
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> I'd be upset as well, because time was set aside for this and
the interviewer never bothered to call.
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On the rare occasions that I'm more than a few minutes late for
an interview, I'll have someone let them know, and let them
reschedule if they want.
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Re: Phone Interview Etiquette Updated #19
DIR By: Andi_3k
Date: August 24, 2020, 3:54 pm
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I actually heard from the guy about 3 days after the phone
interview was actually scheduled. He said he had it written down
wrong and had it for the day after. Even though he emailed me
the information for the interview. The email came 2 day AFTER he
“thought “ it was scheduled and he said he understood I was “no
longer interested but I should realize this does not reflect on
the company but only on him”
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Re: Phone Interview Etiquette Updated #19
DIR By: gramma dishes
Date: August 24, 2020, 8:47 pm
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> I actually heard from the guy about 3 days after the phone
interview was actually scheduled. He said he had it written down
wrong and had it for the day after. Even though he emailed me
the information for the interview. The email came 2 day AFTER he
“thought “ it was scheduled and he said he understood I was “no
longer interested but I should realize this does not reflect on
the company but only on him”
>
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Do you believe him? Seems that the receptionist thinks he does
things like this frequently! But at least he apologized and I
find that alone pretty unusual. I certainly didn't expect
you'd be reporting this!
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Re: Phone Interview Etiquette Updated #19
DIR By: DaDancingPsych
Date: August 25, 2020, 8:03 am
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--- Quote from: gramma dishes link ---
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> [quote author=Andi_3k link=topic=1819.msg56402#msg56402
date=1598302445]
> I actually heard from the guy about 3 days after the phone
interview was actually scheduled. He said he had it written down
wrong and had it for the day after. Even though he emailed me
the information for the interview. The email came 2 day AFTER he
“thought “ it was scheduled and he said he understood I was “no
longer interested but I should realize this does not reflect on
the company but only on him”
>
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Do you believe him? Seems that the receptionist thinks he does
things like this frequently! But at least he apologized and I
find that alone pretty unusual. I certainly didn't expect
you'd be reporting this!
[/quote]
Agreed! This explanation does not really make sense, but it is a
step in the right direction. I wonder if someone in the company
is coming down on him for not filling the position / losing good
candidates / representing the company poorly? That could be a
positive sign for the company and maybe (just maybe) the company
is working to improve this manager. I would still proceed with
great caution and depending on my situation I may still walk,
but it is interesting none-the-less.
Is it wrong to strongly suggest that you continue with the
process so that we can hear more? Yes? Nevermind.
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Re: Phone Interview Etiquette
DIR By: Andi_3k
Date: August 25, 2020, 8:39 am
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I actually did give them a second chance... I went to n in
person interview first thing this morning- interesting to say
the least. I was never actually interviewed because I refused to
answer the very personal questions on their “COVID-19”
questionnaire.
Let me explain: the interviewer who came out was a totally
different person than the one with whom I made the arrangement
and greeted me by telling me to shake her hand. In a pandemic-
in a state where we are supposed to be social distancing and no
physical contact. The questions we fairly invasive and ones I’ve
never heard before ( is: where were you born, have you been in
any large groups, of so where ? Ect) and then I was handed a
form that asked me to sign off on “ if you get hurt on company
property you agree to hold us not responsible “ what are we do
in in an interview that I need that? I felt it very creepy and
refused to go on. Sorry (I know the stories would have been
great!)
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Re: Phone Interview Etiquette
DIR By: Codewoman1125
Date: August 25, 2020, 9:35 am
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I'm sure the stories would have been epic. But if you're being
asked where you were born, I agree, run! Run like the wind!
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Re: Phone Interview Etiquette
DIR By: Rho
Date: August 25, 2020, 10:25 pm
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where were you born?
My freind who was born in Japan while her father was deployed
there as part of the U.S. armed forces could have had fun with
that one.
Or my cousin who was home birthed in an aprtment complex.
Any who---good for you ending the creepy interview.
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Re: Phone Interview Etiquette
DIR By: Aleko
Date: August 26, 2020, 1:55 am
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Second everybody: that is one seriously flaky company. I
wouldn’t trust them even to pay your salary.
Was any of that even legal where you are? I’m pretty confident
that in the U.K. asking someone at a job interview to state
where they were born would count as straight-up racial
discrimination (whether they gave you the job or not). And
surely a signed statement saying that you won’t hold the company
responsible if you get hurt on their premises isn’t worth the
paper it’s written on: if a chunk of ceiling falls off and hits
you on the head, let alone if they require their employees to
engage in some dangerous working practice, you can still sue.
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