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Yes. Warning sign.
When I was starting out in industry I had an interview like that. When I told my mom (I still lived at home then!) my mom was concerned and said it’s a red flag: that an interview is their ONE chance to get to know the candidate.
They made an offer, I accepted, and had resigned a month later after a lot of tears and anguish. The head of the division was diabolical, never listened (as I should have anticipated!) and constantly blamed me for not doing tasks that she had never told me about. It was MISERABLE.
And every role I had since was a delight, ~20Y later!
I beat myself up for years for messing up that role, when in reality that red flag was there at interview.
I have already been in that situation before as well, thus the question.
It’s not always a bad sign. My manager interviewed me and he was kind of a talker. It’s been a few years since I accepted and have been fine in my role. He’s still somewhat a talker but that’s just his personality. Now if he were malicious or saying things that were offensive while talking a whole lot, that’s a different story.
I never thought this person was a talker (to this extent). It just surprised me.
It can be a sign that they already decided and want to sell you on the business. I’ve inadvertently done this before.
Or sign of a bad interviewer. Many hiring managers are not trained how to interview people.
Or they’re narcissistic.
Yes… so many options of how to interpret this.
Follow you gut!
Sometimes I’ll do this when I can tell an interviewee wants the job badly because I want to be very honest and give a clear picture of what the company and also the department and the colleague dynamics are so they know what they’re buying into. Also, this helps them decide if my management style aligns with thier preference. Once I’m done my spiel, I rely on the phone screen and elaborate on that to get to know the person and ask questions to drill down on their work ethic and skills. If they have no questions after all of that, I consider it a major red flag. A second more relaxed interview if they pass - this is where I’ll do more reflective listening and see why they want the job and why they would be best candidate.