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Well, remember, you are interviewing them too. So whether you hold it against them or not is up to you!
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CD3 speaks truth. Be careful how you implement it though. I tried this once in an interview. Every question I got, I returned back with a good ol' "What about you?" They were caught off-guard on the question about strengths and weaknesses. Needless to say, I didn't get the job, but that's ok, there are no losers in life, only lessons.
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I’m sorry you think life is supposed to be fair.
That must be tough.
@CD1: I found your comment to be one of the few based in reality. I figured I’d dilute the negative reactions a bit and add some support for straight talk.
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Tis how the animal kingdom works. Mufasa late ok. Hyena late big problem. Accept your fate and be on-time from now on.
My uber got into an accident once on the way to an interview and made me late. It helped me dodge a bullet - the interview was weird and I got bad vibes. Everything happens for a reason!
The idea is “if you can’t be bothered to show up on time for something you are asking someone else for, what does that say about you”.
This is such an asshole take. Interviewees aren’t asking for something any more so than the place that posted the job asking for people to apply. The majority of the people at an interview stage probably
didn’t even apply, someone recruited them.
The company has the need. The company is making the ask.
Keep in mind a lot of times interviews are put on people’s calendars by some admin or RM person with no regard for their schedules.
I kinda thought (pre-covid at least) that when you had an interview, generally you took that day off and would trek into their location. So being late is frowned upon since that’s your sole responsibility. On the other hand- the people interviewing you are still working, taking client calls, etc. So it would be more acceptable that they are late since if a client call goes over…I mean what are they gonna do? You can do your best but sometimes calls just go over and you get stuck. We’ve all been there so shouldn’t we get it? But also what do I know, someone feel free to give their hot take on what I just said lol
Says who? How many times has that happened to you to be able to make that claim?
That happens most of the time for me. But at least we’re on Zoom now, so it’s way easier to be on time.
I’d say it’s not a great look for either party to be late, but if life happens and you are, you should absolutely at least apologize. I’ve been in a handful of calls where the other party showed up 10-15 minutes late and didn’t acknowledge it. How you handle it says more to me than the late part.
You have just as much of an ability to decline an offer because they were late as they do to decide not to extend an offer because you were late. It may not always feel like it, but Interviews go both ways!
If avoidable, being late is not ok on either side. You should lead by example and be on time and not worry about why the world does what it does.
“Do as I say, not as I do.”
Being late is not ok but at the same time, it's not something anyone does on purpose.
I like how CD1 talks about the first impression. Ok, I will be on time for your lousy interview and then I will always be late to work. Keep in mind the fact that in Europe (and I know that you're probably in the US where you could fire people just for exhaling mocha flavoured CO2 in the morning) it's illegal to simply fire an employee so the agency gets stuck with that person because they made a good first impression.
I would much rather meet the real person than a wax figure acting the way people like you want them to be.
Though this seems to be a bit of a bar fight, I’m going to step in to say one thing. Swing if you want, just watch the face! The OP wrote the post in a way that expressed frustration with a fact of business: the person doing the paying tends to have more power. That’s also the answer to the question.
If interviewers are late and unprofessional, you’re more inclined not to accept an offer. Interviews work both ways. You’re interviewing them as much as they are interviewing you!
I’ve been late to 2 interviews in my life and I’ve gotten both jobs for some reason and was very successful in both. It’s all about the actual interview I think.
Only doing zoom interviews right now, but I probably would barely notice if someone was a few minutes late (showing up to the interview), so I guess for me, I don’t care if a candidate is a little late. However I do try to be on time or at least email the candidate if I’m running a few minutes late to interview them. When you’re booked back to back a lot it does happen, a few minutes of grace time is no big deal in my book. Would I show up to an interview late though if I was the candidate? No, I personally like to be 5-10 minutes early.
It isn't. If they're more than 5mins late, they're telling you that they don't respect you or your time.
Maybe the lateness is related to them being overwhelmed with work, thus necessitating new hires, and the interview itself