Job interviews can make you crazy. First, there is all the preparation. You fine tune your resume and practice what you are going to say in order to let the know why they should give you the job. Hours are spent deciding what to wear, does this business suit say “knock 'em dead”? After all of that, there is still the nervous dread in the pit of your stomach when you are on your way to the interview, followed by the sweaty palmed waiting to be interviewed.
In a perfect world, all the worry and nervousness pays off and you get offered the job of your dreams. But, more often than not, it goes well and you have to endure even more stress waiting for a call back. But there are times when an interviewer can really make you angry. When a interviewer behaves badly it can make you feel furious.
So what are some of the mistakes interviewers make that drive job seekers crazy?
- Not being available for the appointment- Nothing drives me crazier than showing up for the interview and being forced to wait for a long period of time. If I were late, they wouldn't hire me, but here I am being forced to sit and wait because the interviewer is running late. What is worse are the interviewers who handle their interview schedules like cattle calls. They have 20 people scheduled at 10:00am, and everyone has to wait as one by one each person interviews. My time is just as valuable as theirs, so the assumption that I have nothing better to do makes me furious. The worst part is that often there is no choice but to sit and wait.
- Offering a lower paying position- This bait and switch method gets me really angry. If the company is advertising a certain position, and you are qualified for that position, offering a lower paying position is really a slap in the face. Often times, what happens is that the company really wants to hire people for the lower paying positions but they want a higher degree of qualifications than they are willing to pay for. In order to accomplish this, they advertise for the high paying, highly skilled position and then offer the lower one. Odds are good that someone will be desperate enough to take the lesser job with the hope that they can work up to the job they want.
- Not knowing who we are or why we are there- Before any interview, I do a little research on the company and try to find out a little about who they are and what they do. The same courtesy should apply for applicants. Interviewers should know your name when you go in to the interview and they should know what position you are applying for. Having to explain to them who I am and what position I am looking for makes me feel like I am being asked to do their job for them.
So, no matter how bad an interview went or how angry you were after it, always, always, always thank the interviewer for their time. And DO NOT post about it on a social media site. This is very bad form. And what's worse, any other company that is thinking about interviewing you might see it if they Google search you. Seeing a post like that can make them think twice about calling you for the interview. They weren't there and they don't know that you were justified in your complaint. So be professional and tell your friends and family how awful the interviewer was on the phone or in person. Just don't tweet about it.
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By Melissa Kennedy- Melissa is a 9 year blog veteran and a freelance writer, along with helping others find the job of their dreams, she enjoys computer geekery, raising a teenager, supporting her local library, writing about herself in the third person and working on her next novel.
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