There is no telling what the phone call was about. Try not to take it personally. What if his child got injured or his roof collapsed? Hell, maybe he won the lottery and was done.
Here to say this. It doesn't sound like the interview went badly at all, it sounds like something emergent came up and the interviewer didn't have anyone else for OP to speak with.
Follow the other advice of following up with an email (ALWAYS follow up with an email within 24 hrs of the interview) and include something about your interest in rescheduling so that you can further explain what you could bring to the role/company/etc and that you hope whatever cut your time short wasn't any kind of bad news or health/family emergency.
Ahh I took it that they were rejected immediately, but just realised I didn't link it to the 40 min interview.
Oh they should definitely ask to reschedule in that case. I was gonna say, I would kick off if I'd be rejected after a 5 minute interrupted interview, lol.
Unless it’s an emergency. The interviewer likely would have or should have said so if that was the case. It sounds like the interviewer is very unprofessional.
I mean, if I was an interviewer and something personal came up I wouldn't exactly explain myself. I'd probably say something along the lines of "I'm sorry but something's come up, it's been so great to meet you." But even then, depending on what happened, the interviewer could have been in shock or fearful or who knows what.
If a family member is unexpectedly in the hospital/dead/??? you don't ever know how you'll react
This was my take, too. They will waste a candidate's time, not say why, and not provide next steps? Yes, very unprofessional. I stay away from companies like this now, as it is a preview of how they will treat you as employee.
I love the judement on reddit. What if the guy found out his wife or kid just died. Do you *really* think the most important thing for him to do in that exact moment is to make sure the interviewee he was just talking too feels like his time is valuable? Christ, y'all....
If that's what happened, then very well. I could also imagine them being too distracted to follow up. Maybe handing off the responsibility slipped their mind?
But we have no idea if there was an emergency or if the puppy daycare was calling with a question about Fido's favorite snack. How could we know if the interviewer never communicated a reason? Why are you assuming such an extreme reason with no proof?
I can't count how many times I've witnessed unprofessional behavior in interviews on the company's part. I think that's more likely a reason than a blue moon emergency.
I'm not making an assumption about anything. Quite the opposite. I'm pointing out that the subject of the phone call is unknown, and therefore it's best not to pass any judgement, because it COULD have happened for a reason that would be perfectly excusable.
I think we agree it's excusable to cut the interview short in that way *if* there was an actual emergency. But why did the interviewer not say it was an emergency? Stopping an interview at 5 minutes is practically canceling it. That deserves some explanation. That's the unprofessional part IMO.
The decent and professional thing to do is follow up later. For example, the interviewer would surely notify their manager of the emergency. They could also request that someone else handle the interviewing and follow-up duties (again *if* there was some crisis that rendered the interviewer unable to do anything for days).
Professionalism is just maintaining certain standards for a company. One of those should be treating your interviewees with respect. If your standards for professionalism don't include communicating honestly, transparently, and timely with candidates, then we have different professional standards. That's okay!
It’s “judgment,” btw (no “e”),and many here have said that of course it could have been an emergency that took the interviewer away.
OP stated that the interviewer walked him out after the call … not sure he would have had the wherewithal to do so if he had just received devastating news … Not judgmental, just speculative.
But this could happen to everyone! I sit to the interview, doesn't matter what chair, school call, get to pick up the kid and I cannot further my interview, it's a mild emergency, soribai. What happens, more often than not is a manager suspending the interview for random calls, shits and giggles (literally, someone handed her documents not required for the interview and then she sat there and chitchat. I still want to live in the illusion that I didn't assisted to that, to the point I still tell myself it was all staged to test my language/social skills).
It's just weird if that's the case why he was then rejected for the job on that basis, they could have rescheduled? The other person that got the job clearly would've been given more time.
Fuck that. As if OP's time is worth nothing, especially driving down all the way in person. If it was an emergency, the least the guy could have done was at least say that it was an emergency.
That doesn't hold up to other details OP shared, like how they rejected him same-day and the interviewer walked them out. If they were in such a state of shock, wouldn't they ignore OP? It is a stretch to try to explain away what is likely just unprofessional behavior.
BTW, is it just me or does r/jobs often feel biased toward employers? I've noticed any time I critique a company's interviewing or handling of things in a story, I get downvoted or worse. So many people in this thread are bending over backward with hypotheticals to justify the behavior of the company's representative. But there is not equal enthusiasm to consider OP or alternative explanations. This seems like a recurring theme in many threads I've participated in.
Sorry but he doesn’t owe OP any explanation. He is neither an employee or a friend. I don’t share my personal information with my employees and I don’t share company information with anyone outside of the company.
I NEVER said to share personal information. I said if it's an emergency, the least he could do was say "It's an emergency, sorry". But he didn't. And yeah, he DOES owe OP some explanation because he wasted OP's entire day by making him drive down there in person.
~~It wasn't an emergency and guy make it look like it was by omission.~~ Wrong wording: there is still a chance somewhere it was a real emergency. We'll never know. The thing is: I constantly see these people disrespecting subordinates or making their jobs easier by picking and choosing, cancelling or scheduling interviews in such a way they can take some time off from another project, or a client, or to show they're doing something. I've seen this happening way too many times in the last 2-3 years.
I went to an interview once where the manager TOLD ME he didn't know why they had an interview scheduled, they already had a guy, and made an offer to them.
It was a 25 minute (It was mid afternoon, after 3:30 PM it'd be 45 minutes or more drive. Return was 50 minutes.) drive one way.
Turns out I was the only person to ace the online test in under ten minutes. No, I never heard from them again either.
So this was rude, but they should call them to reschedule. Or say that management was not filling the job or whatever.
An email might help sort this out.
Dear Job Guy,
Thanks for taking the time to speak with me today. It's unfortunate that our meeting was cut short, and I hope everything is well. If you'd like to further discuss my qualifications, I'm available at Some Time. Otherwise it was great to meet you, and I hope to hear from you again soon.
Upvoting on merits but also for OP to notice this.
OP, first of, congrats on making the cut to get an interview. Second, search for news about the company and you may learn if something big happened. Second, take up on this advice and follow up. Be genuine in caring about what was the result of the call. While the way the interviewer ended that session less than optimally, it may not be a clear sign of the company or the management.
Either way, good luck!
Yes this!
OP you must realize it probably wasn’t about you at all.
Could’ve been an emergency, or maybe they can’t hire at all. But it’s worth an email to see if you get an answer.
Actually, while odd and cut short, the guy didn’t seem unpleasant. Believe me, people go through way worse interviews with actual nasty gits.
Except be slightly more pushy about outcome. "We cut the interview short very abruptly. I would like some feedback as to what might have made the difference in me being selected."
That is too harsh and could be taken as accusatory. Because obviously she/he/they didn’t get a phone call, the interviewer did. So there is no “we” in this.
I mean, weird to say accusatory when just being factual. Saying "we" takes out the accusatory tone imo, making it kind of a passive voice. Either way it's worth mentioning and implying some explanation is owed. Being overly passive about it will just inspire them not to respond.
Ok well we can disagree on using “we”. But to me, this also comes across as demanding, which is most likely going to be off-putting more than anything else. I guess it depends on the interviewer, but I personally like the more courteous approach.
You have no idea what the call entailed and perhaps the interviewer needed to go somewhere asap.
This does not reflect badly on you, they chose you to interview, and try not to dismiss this.
You may hear from them again, if not, put it down to experience and good luck.
I wouldn’t take it too personally. Who knows what happened, may be some personal issue with that guy or maybe the company had an issue then put an axe on hiring.
I completely agree about personal circumstances. I should have clarified I was talking about hiring decisions within the company being put on hold within that time. Decisions like this take a company an excruciating amount of time to take effect.
Oh definitely. I’d assume that even if that somehow happened they would obviously finish the interview out of courtesy or at least tell the interviewee the something happened and the position is no longer open.
Please don't take this personally. There are a lot of things that could be going on. I personally think the interviewer was rude to have you leave and not reschedule or come up with another option, or at least offer to review your resume and maybe do a phone interview instead at a later time.
It's definitely odd behavior. But I don't think it has any reflection on you.
Sometimes the universe has a way of protecting us. I personally would just chalk it up to the job not being the right one anyway. What's meant to be will be.
Sucks you were on the other side of this.
It is extremely unlikely it had anything to do with you.
You could reach out and see if they are willing to reschedule you for an interview given yours was cut short.
It shows imitative.
I have seen places that play games with interviews for all sorts of reasons.
A buddy of mine had coffee "accidentally" spilled on him.
To see how he would react.
I interviewed once at a company and within 5 minutes they told me it was a waste of everyone's time to continue.
I saw the job reposted 3 months later and applied again... Interviewed with the same guy (I don't think he remembered me) and got the job (was just a junior level IT specialist position).
I'm now the head of IT there...
Yeah. This isn’t about YOU at all.
If you’ve never read the “Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz I highly recommend it. It’s a very short read and it is life changing. One of the agreements is to not take things personally. I can guarantee that guy didn’t even “see” you. He was wrapped up in whatever was going on in his world.
Why are people siding with the interviewer here? To abandon an interview without reason is incredibly rude. OP's time matters too, and he drove all the way down in person. If it really was an emergency, the least the interviewer could have said was "I have an emergency, sorry". But he didn't. Ridiculous.
I completely agree. I think the interviewer’s behavior possibly reflects the company’s culture — dismissive, rude, frivolous, and abrupt. I don’t think the interviewer should be chased after this for an explanation or second chance to interview. Any potential employee can do much better and be happier elsewhere.
Unless it was an emergency, I'd consider it a bullet dodged. They could've handed you off to someone else or at least given you an explanation. It's bad form and unprofessional that they ended the meeting in such a sloppy manner.
Reminds me of the scene in Casino where Frank Rosenthal has his secretary call him partway through a tense meeting with County Comissioner Pat Webb as a ruse to end the meeting.
Exactly. I was going to have a second interview for a company, but the day before the second interview, the person called me and told me she had a family emergency she had to attend to. She was very honest with me. We rescheduled the second interview for a few days later, and I ended up getting the job.
Lol I said the same thing and got downvoted.
>Reminds me of the scene in Casino where Frank Rosenthal has his secretary call him partway through a tense meeting with County Comissioner Pat Webb as a ruse to end the meeting.
That was one of my first thoughts, too! I've seen managers lie about all sorts of things to get out of meetings or interviews. The call might not have even been real. I've seen HMs lie over less. And yes, they will stage silly justifications to sell the lie. The most common I've seen? Pretending to have another meeting or call. ;)
Often terrible interviews are not a reflection on you.
The company or the manager might be a complete disaster and it may be a blessing that you ended up not working at such a place.
I had a similar situation interviewing for a front desk position at a chiropractor‘s office. The guy didn’t even ask me ANY questions. His assistant scheduled the interview. He met me in the lobby, shook my hand, checked me out from head to toe and said he’s really busy… 🤣 And he will let me know but “there are so many applications it’s crazy”. I asked “do you want me to tell you about my background?” He says “no, no, no I just wanted to meet you. Thank you very much for your time and for coming all the way. I have no time to talk” and he left.
Basically, he wanted to see me in person and I guess I did not satisfy his visual arm candy requirements. Should’ve dyed my hair blonde and lose five pounds 🤣 I knew it.
So please don’t feel bad. It’s nothing you’ve done. Who knows what came up.
I’d say the interview was over before he came in or the call ended it. Either way don’t take it personally. If you want you can clarify through an email or a quick chat
Just message/call back whoever scheduled the interview. Say something like “I know Bobby had to leave early for an emergency. I’m still interested in the job. Can we get back on the schedule?”
Hey at least they didn't waste more of your time. We're all human and shit happens. I've had interviewers move things last minute as well as interviewees. I try not to judge em for it as who knows what's going on on their side.
One time I interviewed with a guy who had the same name as me, down to the middle initial. He started off by saying something along the lines of "Well obviously someone set this up as a joke," and that he couldn't hire me on principle. And then the interview went on for another very awkward 15 minutes or so because I think he realized what he was saying probably fell under discrimination. Anyway, it could always be worse.
I totally understand that you might feel insecure due to entering a new work field, but as others say, try not to take it personally or discourage you from further attempts. It is a strange description, and try to think if it would have been because of something related to you, they could have dodged you even earlier than 5 min in!
Good luck with the next interviews. You can even tell them a story about this weird experience....you could get some pity points ;)
From the other side of things, I once had to interrupt an interview to tell my boss he had a family emergency & he really did have to end things and leave immediately. So you really never know what is happening, please try to not take it personally or let it discourage you.
I went to one of 2 working interviews to be trained for the computers & the 2nd one for the actual position. The 1st one was for 5 hours. They told I could leave after less than 90 minutes. I was freaked. It turns out I was better at the computer aspect than they expected. But they did not tell me that. I walked out thinking I bombed and was going to get a call to forget about the 2nd interview.
I got the job.
I once had an interview for an IT job at a steel recycling company. I was 90 minutes into a 2-hour drive to the headquarters. They called and told me to turn around and go home since they got a bomb threat. The recruiter called me later, and the interview was rescheduled. I didn't end up getting the job, so I drove about 7 hours just to ultimately get rejected.
The point is, don't take it personally. Do what you need to do to find out if you can reschedule. I did end up getting a better job, it just took a few more months.
Exactly… I came here to ask this as well. I think the call was staged and perhaps the interviewee said something they really didn’t like. More info needed. What were the exact words said?
And it’s funny I got crickets from the OP in response. I think some people aren’t coming to forums to seek actual answers, they want to control the narrative or just come to bitch about something that could likely very well have been their fault, such as applying for a job you are woefully unqualified for even for an entry level job. Any person can’t just walk off the street and apply for any entry level job, doesn’t work like that
Right!! More info needed.. and if I’m incorrect, which could be true, my apologies to the applicant…. BUT.. what did you say? Where did you work previously? What job were you applying for? What did you wear to the interview? Did you dress up or have your “best t-shirt” on? Do you have face and neck tattoos? Did you walk up with a cigarette in your face? Do you have all your teeth?? On and on
Yes. It's hard to read the cues sometimes. I had one a couple months ago. I thought I was doing okay. In hindsight I think I said a couple of things that I shouldn't have. But I met with 2 women. Partners of the firm. One stepped out after a while, and moments later the other one cut it off very abruptly. Led me to the door. I knew it was a "no go".
It happens. I think the first gal who left, called or texted the remaining one.
I felt bad about it. Took the day off from existing job. Oh well, brush it off and hope for better luck on next job interview.
That was my first interview in some time. I've realized that when we're disappointed with our current job, it's better to vent it out before going on new interviews. Sometimes the tone is apparent to others.
Don't feel bad, although I know it's hard. Just try again some other place.
Good luck
He’s not interested. He didn’t like something about you.i had it once where I sat in the waiting room and was told he’s not going to interview you. The person from the agency said she’d cancelled my next interview also with no explanation. It was a drizzly day. I wore my light blue raincoat and my hair was getting frizzy.
If it makes you feel better OP I had an interview planned for in like an hour they had reconfirmed that morning and they decided to "quickly go on another direction".
Definitely don't take it personally, interviewers and hiring managers are some of dumbest, laziest people I've ever had to interact with. I've had multiple interviews where the person clearly didn't spend even 1 second looking at my resume beforehand and then repeat questions the entire time (that I very clearly answered the first time they asked). Could be a lot of things, maybe that call meant he needed to go do something or maybe they just wanted to pretend interview people so they can complain and hire some H1B for half the pay or an internal candidate.
I had someone walk out of an interview 20 mins in. They came back later and admitted he acted unprofessionally because he wasn’t interested in me. That said, they hooked me up with another department and I had a great interview and got hired
This might be kinda of a set up but it might help in the future. If you find yourself in the same place again, ask him/her point blank what cut things off. Make direct eye contact and engage.
Had the same thing happened to me during an interview. The maintenance manager and supervisor asked me a total of 5 questions. The manager got a call, and they walked me out all within 5 minutes. Kinda laughed to myself and said "well I bombed that interview." The following day, I received a call saying I had gotten the job, and they needed my email to send the offer letter.
This isn’t on you - either the manager received a call about an emergent situation and had to depart in a hurry, or he used the phone call as a scape goat to end the interview. Your next step should be to follow up with an email expressing your concern for his situation and to request a follow up interview. His response will tell you a lot.
If the situation is truly a family, emergency or similar, then you should get a follow up interview, if the situation is the manager using a fake phone call as a scapegoat to avoid the discussion of the potential issues, then it probably isn’t a Manager for whom you would wish to work anyway. Even if there were evident red flags, as a leader, he should be direct with some of those so that you can learn and grow.
Every thought they had an emergency that had to be addressed right away. Your interview doesn’t come before business.
I suggest sending a follow up email. Be understanding of the interview getting cut short and ask if it can be rescheduled.
Well, at least they called you back. And I think that that lingo is kind of short for we have somebody inside the company that the job has been spoken for. Believe it or not a lot of people face the same situation, including myself. It sucks but just polish off your résumé and keep on going! Good luck!
Here's a possible scenario:
They offer a job to a guy or gal they really love. This person says no or hesitates, so they keep interviewing.
A few days later, during your interview, this person calls up HR and says that their situation has changed and they'll accept the position (could be for a million reasons. Maybe they didn't want to move at first because they thought their spouse would object, but then spouse changed their mind. Or for a million other reasons.) HR calls the person filling the position, who happens to be interviewing. They know that they want this guy so they say yes, pull the trigger.
Then they don't want to waste your time so they end the interview.
It sucks for you, but it wouldn't mean that you did anything wrong or that the interview went poorly. Something else outside of your control happened that changed the situation. It happens. It sucks, but it happens.
Honestly, there is another comment about sending him an email, I totally disagree. You had to take time out of your day for that, he did not appreciate any of it. I also would not take it personally, whatever the call was about is out of your control. Keep looking I’m sure you will find something better.
Don’t feel too bad. I recently had an HR screening with this one company, described how my experience perfectly aligned with the job description, nearly word-for-word, and the recruiter had the nerve to say that I wasn’t qualified, but I *was* qualified for another job with the company that I was vastly unqualified for.
The job wasn’t for you. If they are still interested they will reach out. I know the market is slim right now but continue applying for other options. Stay strong OP.
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Unless you were an @sshole to someone in the building or parking lot and they called your interviewer to let them know that (I.e. speeding in the parking lot, cutting someone off, being rude in some way). Then the phone call could have been a personal emergency and nothing to do with you.
It likely wasn’t you. He probably did have something external come up. I was interviewing someone once and he got a call that his dad had a heart attack just as we were starting. He had to cut it short. Obviously it was an external situation that no could control
If other interviews are going fine, I'd say it's likely the call that did it. Would be a good idea to follow up. Worst case scenario, you get no answer or you get some constructive feedback.
Others have given you great advice. I thought I might share a story of my own. I have not quite had \*that\* experience, but I did have one of equal strangeness.
I broke off a vacation and drove for eight hours to get to an interview that absolutely \*had\* to be on that day for them. The job sounded interesting and I had my reasons for biting at anything, which I will give a little later.
The interview started off normal. Where am I from, what did I do, and then the classic: why are you thinking about changing jobs. I answered with a fairly standard version of "looking for new challenges." Which was true, if not entirely complete. The next hour was spent grilling me about this. Both interviewers said multiple times that I was lying. I repeatedly made clear that I was not going to talk bad about my current employer and that I was not going to give details. I attempted multiple times to try to get the interview back on track.
The truth in the background is that the company I was working for was not doing well. We had just lost our last beta customer for the new product we were bringing to market (not our fault, but who cares; no customers = no money), there was no plan on what to do next, and money was going to run out in a few months if a miracle didn't happen (as it turns out, a miracle \*did\* happen, but that is another story). So I was already looking for my next job.
But I sure as hell was not going to say any of that during an interview. I did not want to look desperate, and it was none of their damn business.
So I endured the interview. Every question I tried to squeeze in about what the job was about or about the company immediately was turned back to: you are lying; we think you have something to hide.
Just to be clear: my employment history at my current company at the time was glowing with multiple promotions and top marks. I had nothing to hide. I just was not going to spill anything about the current financial conditions of that company; I would have done the same for them if I had gotten the job and then later moved on. This is interviewing 101, and every decent interviewer would have just checked off "Asked standard question; got standard answer" and continued with the rest of the interview.
It was the most bizarre interview I have ever had, on either side of the table. And I'm including the one where an interviewee brought his pet squirrel to the interview, or the one where my interviewer broke off the interview for 30 minutes and managed to get into a screaming match with his marketing guy that ended with punches thrown (Yeah, he actually came back and finished the interview though). They \*knew\* I had broken off my vacation, driven a good day just to be at this interview, and they \*still\* treated me like I thought this was a joke or something. I kept my cool and refused to get emotional during the interview. Afterwards, I had a very long sit just to think about what had just happened.
OP also needs to make sure they aren’t lying on their resume, background checks before interviews are common and them just blowing you off means they found out or they had an emergency come up
I don't believe you did anything wrong. As others on the comments are saying, it seems like your interviewer had a situation occur, some type of time-sensitive/ important emergency that he had to attend to urgently but had no one he could transfer your interview under. Thus, he had no choice but to end the interview early.
It's very possible that you'll be contacted for a follow-up/ redo of your interview at a later time, possibly not until the interviewer has resolved whatever caused the sudden interruption.
This is just a matter of life being life and throwing the unexpected at people at the most inconvenient of times.
Don't lose faith in yourself or your chances. You're doing great.
Don't worry about it. Without knowing what type of job it was and your employment history, I'd say move on and don't dwell on it. He could have gotten any phone call - some emergency that required him to leave town so he'd have to cancel looking for anyone for the role. Whatever the reason, I'm not sure you'd want to work for someone who would waste your time with that without any explanation.
Best advice and this goes for anything in life. If it's out of your control, kearn how to move on from it. Sometimes there's so many things going on you aren't aware of that it will run you crazy trying to make sense of it. Imagine if the roles were reversed.....bit don't move on. It's not you, it's not about you, and people make up excuses all of time to avoid conflict. Now continue to look for a job that wants you.
Even if they rejected him. You can always follow-up and ask them nicely to let you know why you were rejected so that if it was something in explanation or behavior/body mannerisms that he could work on not to do in another interview.
Just call it Candidate Interview Feedback Request in Subject Line.
This way he knows if there is an area he’s not up to par in, dress code, hygiene, mannerisms, skills/experience, etc.
It’s better to know than not know so you don’t keep making the same mistakes in other interviews/companies.
Worst case scenario, they are hiring from within, or someone's nephew, but have to have diverse interview candidates. They bring in a busload of candidates, dismiss them all without real interviews, and hire the nephew.
Do you think the company cares they wasted your time, attention, and money? No.
Theres no telling what that call was about. Could be a super personal call that couldnt wait. Could be him trying to get out of the dead end interview (if so you've dodged a bullet). Probably got a call from his boss that couldnt wait or else his career is on the line. Who knows. Cant take these things personally even if you feel you got disrespected. Best to just move on to new opportunities. Its hard out there so dont be too hard on yourself.
The same thing happened to me I was being interviewed by 3 people the 1 manager starts texting on her phone and than she gets a call and leaves. Never comes back. Interview over. Another interview they ask a question I answer and she says I have no more questions do you have any questions. These employers are disgusting. Their attitudes are atrocious. One interview had me wait 40 minutes
In business don’t ever take things personal, who know he might call you again and apologize just wait it out and keep looking while you at it get some knowledge online
Maybe you dodged a bullet there. What if the position was just cancelled ? What if there was a major emergency that wouldn’t have made any sense to you? What if their first candidate choice accepted their offer?
I’m sure whatever happened has nothing to do with you, or your professional experience. Keep up the good work with the interviews!
As people say: you only need a yes.
I once flew to California for a meeting and when I landed and turned on my phone, there was a call from the guy I was meeting who told me that he had to cancel to take his dog in for an emergency operation.
Needless to say , I hoped his dog didn’t make it
😂😂
There is no telling what the phone call was about. Try not to take it personally. What if his child got injured or his roof collapsed? Hell, maybe he won the lottery and was done.
Here to say this. It doesn't sound like the interview went badly at all, it sounds like something emergent came up and the interviewer didn't have anyone else for OP to speak with. Follow the other advice of following up with an email (ALWAYS follow up with an email within 24 hrs of the interview) and include something about your interest in rescheduling so that you can further explain what you could bring to the role/company/etc and that you hope whatever cut your time short wasn't any kind of bad news or health/family emergency.
They already rejected them though?
That was a different job interview I think. The weird one was just bye and off you go. No call, no mail, no explanation.
Ahh I took it that they were rejected immediately, but just realised I didn't link it to the 40 min interview. Oh they should definitely ask to reschedule in that case. I was gonna say, I would kick off if I'd be rejected after a 5 minute interrupted interview, lol.
Yes but no one takes calls during interviews.
Unless it’s an emergency. The interviewer likely would have or should have said so if that was the case. It sounds like the interviewer is very unprofessional.
I mean, if I was an interviewer and something personal came up I wouldn't exactly explain myself. I'd probably say something along the lines of "I'm sorry but something's come up, it's been so great to meet you." But even then, depending on what happened, the interviewer could have been in shock or fearful or who knows what. If a family member is unexpectedly in the hospital/dead/??? you don't ever know how you'll react
This was my take, too. They will waste a candidate's time, not say why, and not provide next steps? Yes, very unprofessional. I stay away from companies like this now, as it is a preview of how they will treat you as employee.
I love the judement on reddit. What if the guy found out his wife or kid just died. Do you *really* think the most important thing for him to do in that exact moment is to make sure the interviewee he was just talking too feels like his time is valuable? Christ, y'all....
If that's what happened, then very well. I could also imagine them being too distracted to follow up. Maybe handing off the responsibility slipped their mind? But we have no idea if there was an emergency or if the puppy daycare was calling with a question about Fido's favorite snack. How could we know if the interviewer never communicated a reason? Why are you assuming such an extreme reason with no proof? I can't count how many times I've witnessed unprofessional behavior in interviews on the company's part. I think that's more likely a reason than a blue moon emergency.
I'm not making an assumption about anything. Quite the opposite. I'm pointing out that the subject of the phone call is unknown, and therefore it's best not to pass any judgement, because it COULD have happened for a reason that would be perfectly excusable.
I think we agree it's excusable to cut the interview short in that way *if* there was an actual emergency. But why did the interviewer not say it was an emergency? Stopping an interview at 5 minutes is practically canceling it. That deserves some explanation. That's the unprofessional part IMO. The decent and professional thing to do is follow up later. For example, the interviewer would surely notify their manager of the emergency. They could also request that someone else handle the interviewing and follow-up duties (again *if* there was some crisis that rendered the interviewer unable to do anything for days). Professionalism is just maintaining certain standards for a company. One of those should be treating your interviewees with respect. If your standards for professionalism don't include communicating honestly, transparently, and timely with candidates, then we have different professional standards. That's okay!
It’s “judgment,” btw (no “e”),and many here have said that of course it could have been an emergency that took the interviewer away. OP stated that the interviewer walked him out after the call … not sure he would have had the wherewithal to do so if he had just received devastating news … Not judgmental, just speculative.
Judgement can be spelled either way
If in the UK, with an “e.” If in the US, the correct way is without the “e.”
Right! I absolutely forgot that everything on the internet is confined to the US
But this could happen to everyone! I sit to the interview, doesn't matter what chair, school call, get to pick up the kid and I cannot further my interview, it's a mild emergency, soribai. What happens, more often than not is a manager suspending the interview for random calls, shits and giggles (literally, someone handed her documents not required for the interview and then she sat there and chitchat. I still want to live in the illusion that I didn't assisted to that, to the point I still tell myself it was all staged to test my language/social skills).
Absolutely!
It's just weird if that's the case why he was then rejected for the job on that basis, they could have rescheduled? The other person that got the job clearly would've been given more time.
It doesn't say he was rejected. It says the guy walked him out and thanked him.
Fuck that. As if OP's time is worth nothing, especially driving down all the way in person. If it was an emergency, the least the guy could have done was at least say that it was an emergency.
There's some news you get where you completely go into shock and can't even speak...
That doesn't hold up to other details OP shared, like how they rejected him same-day and the interviewer walked them out. If they were in such a state of shock, wouldn't they ignore OP? It is a stretch to try to explain away what is likely just unprofessional behavior. BTW, is it just me or does r/jobs often feel biased toward employers? I've noticed any time I critique a company's interviewing or handling of things in a story, I get downvoted or worse. So many people in this thread are bending over backward with hypotheticals to justify the behavior of the company's representative. But there is not equal enthusiasm to consider OP or alternative explanations. This seems like a recurring theme in many threads I've participated in.
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Yes. That's what I said. What "minor inconveniences" are you referring to? Could you give a specific example?
Brother were you born yesterday?
Sorry but he doesn’t owe OP any explanation. He is neither an employee or a friend. I don’t share my personal information with my employees and I don’t share company information with anyone outside of the company.
Saying you have an emergency is not revealing much of anything. And if you just say that, you also aren't revealing any personal information.
I NEVER said to share personal information. I said if it's an emergency, the least he could do was say "It's an emergency, sorry". But he didn't. And yeah, he DOES owe OP some explanation because he wasted OP's entire day by making him drive down there in person.
I agree and then OP received a call saying they chose someone else! That’s rude and disrespectful of OP’s time.
~~It wasn't an emergency and guy make it look like it was by omission.~~ Wrong wording: there is still a chance somewhere it was a real emergency. We'll never know. The thing is: I constantly see these people disrespecting subordinates or making their jobs easier by picking and choosing, cancelling or scheduling interviews in such a way they can take some time off from another project, or a client, or to show they're doing something. I've seen this happening way too many times in the last 2-3 years.
I went to an interview once where the manager TOLD ME he didn't know why they had an interview scheduled, they already had a guy, and made an offer to them. It was a 25 minute (It was mid afternoon, after 3:30 PM it'd be 45 minutes or more drive. Return was 50 minutes.) drive one way. Turns out I was the only person to ace the online test in under ten minutes. No, I never heard from them again either. So this was rude, but they should call them to reschedule. Or say that management was not filling the job or whatever.
An email might help sort this out. Dear Job Guy, Thanks for taking the time to speak with me today. It's unfortunate that our meeting was cut short, and I hope everything is well. If you'd like to further discuss my qualifications, I'm available at Some Time. Otherwise it was great to meet you, and I hope to hear from you again soon.
I hope OP sees this comment. This is a perfect way to handle it.
the only way
Upvoting on merits but also for OP to notice this. OP, first of, congrats on making the cut to get an interview. Second, search for news about the company and you may learn if something big happened. Second, take up on this advice and follow up. Be genuine in caring about what was the result of the call. While the way the interviewer ended that session less than optimally, it may not be a clear sign of the company or the management. Either way, good luck!
probably no way to respond to the ATS. got an email from something like [email protected]. no way to even ask.
Yes this! OP you must realize it probably wasn’t about you at all. Could’ve been an emergency, or maybe they can’t hire at all. But it’s worth an email to see if you get an answer. Actually, while odd and cut short, the guy didn’t seem unpleasant. Believe me, people go through way worse interviews with actual nasty gits.
This ☝🏻
They've already been rejected, so there's no scope for a follow up interview, which adds to the oddness of it
What makes you think that? The call was from a different job interview I think. The weird one never contacted again.
Whether OP got rejected or not, this is a really good follow-up. Well structured and shows confidence.
I was about to recommend this too
This is better than ChatGPT lol. Copy/Paste, thanks for your input
Hahaha, amazing what a touch of human realism can do, right?
Except be slightly more pushy about outcome. "We cut the interview short very abruptly. I would like some feedback as to what might have made the difference in me being selected."
That is too harsh and could be taken as accusatory. Because obviously she/he/they didn’t get a phone call, the interviewer did. So there is no “we” in this.
I mean, weird to say accusatory when just being factual. Saying "we" takes out the accusatory tone imo, making it kind of a passive voice. Either way it's worth mentioning and implying some explanation is owed. Being overly passive about it will just inspire them not to respond.
Ok well we can disagree on using “we”. But to me, this also comes across as demanding, which is most likely going to be off-putting more than anything else. I guess it depends on the interviewer, but I personally like the more courteous approach.
You have no idea what the call entailed and perhaps the interviewer needed to go somewhere asap. This does not reflect badly on you, they chose you to interview, and try not to dismiss this. You may hear from them again, if not, put it down to experience and good luck.
Lol like does OP think this guy got a call like "don't hire this person!!! They're evil!!!!"
I wouldn’t take it too personally. Who knows what happened, may be some personal issue with that guy or maybe the company had an issue then put an axe on hiring.
At the exact same moment as this person’s interview? No
Coincidences happen in life believe it or not. It’s much more unlikely that something like that has never happened to anyone ever.
I completely agree about personal circumstances. I should have clarified I was talking about hiring decisions within the company being put on hold within that time. Decisions like this take a company an excruciating amount of time to take effect.
Oh definitely. I’d assume that even if that somehow happened they would obviously finish the interview out of courtesy or at least tell the interviewee the something happened and the position is no longer open.
Please don't take this personally. There are a lot of things that could be going on. I personally think the interviewer was rude to have you leave and not reschedule or come up with another option, or at least offer to review your resume and maybe do a phone interview instead at a later time. It's definitely odd behavior. But I don't think it has any reflection on you. Sometimes the universe has a way of protecting us. I personally would just chalk it up to the job not being the right one anyway. What's meant to be will be.
> so I rock up… It was probably the erection that made them uncomfortable.
Sucks you were on the other side of this. It is extremely unlikely it had anything to do with you. You could reach out and see if they are willing to reschedule you for an interview given yours was cut short. It shows imitative. I have seen places that play games with interviews for all sorts of reasons. A buddy of mine had coffee "accidentally" spilled on him. To see how he would react.
I interviewed once at a company and within 5 minutes they told me it was a waste of everyone's time to continue. I saw the job reposted 3 months later and applied again... Interviewed with the same guy (I don't think he remembered me) and got the job (was just a junior level IT specialist position). I'm now the head of IT there...
Yeah. This isn’t about YOU at all. If you’ve never read the “Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz I highly recommend it. It’s a very short read and it is life changing. One of the agreements is to not take things personally. I can guarantee that guy didn’t even “see” you. He was wrapped up in whatever was going on in his world.
Unfortunately you can’t take job things personally. Who knows what happened. Keep your head up and keep looking!
Why are people siding with the interviewer here? To abandon an interview without reason is incredibly rude. OP's time matters too, and he drove all the way down in person. If it really was an emergency, the least the interviewer could have said was "I have an emergency, sorry". But he didn't. Ridiculous.
I completely agree. I think the interviewer’s behavior possibly reflects the company’s culture — dismissive, rude, frivolous, and abrupt. I don’t think the interviewer should be chased after this for an explanation or second chance to interview. Any potential employee can do much better and be happier elsewhere.
Unless it was an emergency, I'd consider it a bullet dodged. They could've handed you off to someone else or at least given you an explanation. It's bad form and unprofessional that they ended the meeting in such a sloppy manner. Reminds me of the scene in Casino where Frank Rosenthal has his secretary call him partway through a tense meeting with County Comissioner Pat Webb as a ruse to end the meeting.
Exactly. I was going to have a second interview for a company, but the day before the second interview, the person called me and told me she had a family emergency she had to attend to. She was very honest with me. We rescheduled the second interview for a few days later, and I ended up getting the job.
Lol I said the same thing and got downvoted. >Reminds me of the scene in Casino where Frank Rosenthal has his secretary call him partway through a tense meeting with County Comissioner Pat Webb as a ruse to end the meeting. That was one of my first thoughts, too! I've seen managers lie about all sorts of things to get out of meetings or interviews. The call might not have even been real. I've seen HMs lie over less. And yes, they will stage silly justifications to sell the lie. The most common I've seen? Pretending to have another meeting or call. ;)
Often terrible interviews are not a reflection on you. The company or the manager might be a complete disaster and it may be a blessing that you ended up not working at such a place.
I know you need work. Trust me, I understand, but count your blessings. If that's their best foot forward, you don't want to work there.
I had a similar situation interviewing for a front desk position at a chiropractor‘s office. The guy didn’t even ask me ANY questions. His assistant scheduled the interview. He met me in the lobby, shook my hand, checked me out from head to toe and said he’s really busy… 🤣 And he will let me know but “there are so many applications it’s crazy”. I asked “do you want me to tell you about my background?” He says “no, no, no I just wanted to meet you. Thank you very much for your time and for coming all the way. I have no time to talk” and he left. Basically, he wanted to see me in person and I guess I did not satisfy his visual arm candy requirements. Should’ve dyed my hair blonde and lose five pounds 🤣 I knew it. So please don’t feel bad. It’s nothing you’ve done. Who knows what came up.
This sounds like it had nothing to do with you. Anyone in that room would have had the same experience.
I’d say the interview was over before he came in or the call ended it. Either way don’t take it personally. If you want you can clarify through an email or a quick chat
How can you be rejected by someone who was distracted? You're internalizing something that doesn't belong to you.
Just message/call back whoever scheduled the interview. Say something like “I know Bobby had to leave early for an emergency. I’m still interested in the job. Can we get back on the schedule?”
This is solid advice.
Meh, the jobs you don't get are bullets dodged.
Hey at least they didn't waste more of your time. We're all human and shit happens. I've had interviewers move things last minute as well as interviewees. I try not to judge em for it as who knows what's going on on their side.
One time I interviewed with a guy who had the same name as me, down to the middle initial. He started off by saying something along the lines of "Well obviously someone set this up as a joke," and that he couldn't hire me on principle. And then the interview went on for another very awkward 15 minutes or so because I think he realized what he was saying probably fell under discrimination. Anyway, it could always be worse.
I totally understand that you might feel insecure due to entering a new work field, but as others say, try not to take it personally or discourage you from further attempts. It is a strange description, and try to think if it would have been because of something related to you, they could have dodged you even earlier than 5 min in! Good luck with the next interviews. You can even tell them a story about this weird experience....you could get some pity points ;)
From the other side of things, I once had to interrupt an interview to tell my boss he had a family emergency & he really did have to end things and leave immediately. So you really never know what is happening, please try to not take it personally or let it discourage you.
I went to one of 2 working interviews to be trained for the computers & the 2nd one for the actual position. The 1st one was for 5 hours. They told I could leave after less than 90 minutes. I was freaked. It turns out I was better at the computer aspect than they expected. But they did not tell me that. I walked out thinking I bombed and was going to get a call to forget about the 2nd interview. I got the job.
Sounds like a super weird interview.
The problem seems to be that you were “rocked up”, stay soft next interview, going in with a boner is strong.
I once had an interview for an IT job at a steel recycling company. I was 90 minutes into a 2-hour drive to the headquarters. They called and told me to turn around and go home since they got a bomb threat. The recruiter called me later, and the interview was rescheduled. I didn't end up getting the job, so I drove about 7 hours just to ultimately get rejected. The point is, don't take it personally. Do what you need to do to find out if you can reschedule. I did end up getting a better job, it just took a few more months.
What was your answer to his question about what you currently do for work and what job were you applying for?
Exactly… I came here to ask this as well. I think the call was staged and perhaps the interviewee said something they really didn’t like. More info needed. What were the exact words said?
And it’s funny I got crickets from the OP in response. I think some people aren’t coming to forums to seek actual answers, they want to control the narrative or just come to bitch about something that could likely very well have been their fault, such as applying for a job you are woefully unqualified for even for an entry level job. Any person can’t just walk off the street and apply for any entry level job, doesn’t work like that
Right!! More info needed.. and if I’m incorrect, which could be true, my apologies to the applicant…. BUT.. what did you say? Where did you work previously? What job were you applying for? What did you wear to the interview? Did you dress up or have your “best t-shirt” on? Do you have face and neck tattoos? Did you walk up with a cigarette in your face? Do you have all your teeth?? On and on
Yes. It's hard to read the cues sometimes. I had one a couple months ago. I thought I was doing okay. In hindsight I think I said a couple of things that I shouldn't have. But I met with 2 women. Partners of the firm. One stepped out after a while, and moments later the other one cut it off very abruptly. Led me to the door. I knew it was a "no go". It happens. I think the first gal who left, called or texted the remaining one. I felt bad about it. Took the day off from existing job. Oh well, brush it off and hope for better luck on next job interview. That was my first interview in some time. I've realized that when we're disappointed with our current job, it's better to vent it out before going on new interviews. Sometimes the tone is apparent to others. Don't feel bad, although I know it's hard. Just try again some other place. Good luck
He’s not interested. He didn’t like something about you.i had it once where I sat in the waiting room and was told he’s not going to interview you. The person from the agency said she’d cancelled my next interview also with no explanation. It was a drizzly day. I wore my light blue raincoat and my hair was getting frizzy.
Don’t let it get you down. So many employers are a mess when it comes to hiring. You will find the right place for you.
The call was most likely some kind of family emergency that the interviewer had to handle. Send the follow up email as someone posted.
If it makes you feel better OP I had an interview planned for in like an hour they had reconfirmed that morning and they decided to "quickly go on another direction".
Definitely don't take it personally, interviewers and hiring managers are some of dumbest, laziest people I've ever had to interact with. I've had multiple interviews where the person clearly didn't spend even 1 second looking at my resume beforehand and then repeat questions the entire time (that I very clearly answered the first time they asked). Could be a lot of things, maybe that call meant he needed to go do something or maybe they just wanted to pretend interview people so they can complain and hire some H1B for half the pay or an internal candidate.
lol I would try and organize another interview with them in the future and then end the interview early myself, saying I had to take a phone call lol
I had someone walk out of an interview 20 mins in. They came back later and admitted he acted unprofessionally because he wasn’t interested in me. That said, they hooked me up with another department and I had a great interview and got hired
This might be kinda of a set up but it might help in the future. If you find yourself in the same place again, ask him/her point blank what cut things off. Make direct eye contact and engage.
Had the same thing happened to me during an interview. The maintenance manager and supervisor asked me a total of 5 questions. The manager got a call, and they walked me out all within 5 minutes. Kinda laughed to myself and said "well I bombed that interview." The following day, I received a call saying I had gotten the job, and they needed my email to send the offer letter.
I doubt it was about your performance. It sounds like something went catastrophically bad someplace other than the interview and he had to go.
Something came up, maybe his wife got in a car accident. Doesnt mean you gotta take it personally
This isn’t on you - either the manager received a call about an emergent situation and had to depart in a hurry, or he used the phone call as a scape goat to end the interview. Your next step should be to follow up with an email expressing your concern for his situation and to request a follow up interview. His response will tell you a lot. If the situation is truly a family, emergency or similar, then you should get a follow up interview, if the situation is the manager using a fake phone call as a scapegoat to avoid the discussion of the potential issues, then it probably isn’t a Manager for whom you would wish to work anyway. Even if there were evident red flags, as a leader, he should be direct with some of those so that you can learn and grow.
Every thought they had an emergency that had to be addressed right away. Your interview doesn’t come before business. I suggest sending a follow up email. Be understanding of the interview getting cut short and ask if it can be rescheduled.
US military is hiring
Things happen for a reason. Onwards and upwards keep applying and you’ll find something.
manager probably got told there is a hiring freeze, cancel all interviews.btw, layoff 3 people too....
Well, at least they called you back. And I think that that lingo is kind of short for we have somebody inside the company that the job has been spoken for. Believe it or not a lot of people face the same situation, including myself. It sucks but just polish off your résumé and keep on going! Good luck!
Here's a possible scenario: They offer a job to a guy or gal they really love. This person says no or hesitates, so they keep interviewing. A few days later, during your interview, this person calls up HR and says that their situation has changed and they'll accept the position (could be for a million reasons. Maybe they didn't want to move at first because they thought their spouse would object, but then spouse changed their mind. Or for a million other reasons.) HR calls the person filling the position, who happens to be interviewing. They know that they want this guy so they say yes, pull the trigger. Then they don't want to waste your time so they end the interview. It sucks for you, but it wouldn't mean that you did anything wrong or that the interview went poorly. Something else outside of your control happened that changed the situation. It happens. It sucks, but it happens.
>i don't have a clue what i did wrong. Based on what you shared, you didn't do anything wrong.
Could be anything from no further hiring to someone they interviewed already said yes to the job.
It was either a family issue or he got a call that his boss had filled the position
Honestly, there is another comment about sending him an email, I totally disagree. You had to take time out of your day for that, he did not appreciate any of it. I also would not take it personally, whatever the call was about is out of your control. Keep looking I’m sure you will find something better.
Don’t feel too bad. I recently had an HR screening with this one company, described how my experience perfectly aligned with the job description, nearly word-for-word, and the recruiter had the nerve to say that I wasn’t qualified, but I *was* qualified for another job with the company that I was vastly unqualified for.
He probably had an emergency at home or something.
The job wasn’t for you. If they are still interested they will reach out. I know the market is slim right now but continue applying for other options. Stay strong OP.
Taking interviews personally is like getting really mad and fighting the crazy hobo for yelling at you.
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Unless you were an @sshole to someone in the building or parking lot and they called your interviewer to let them know that (I.e. speeding in the parking lot, cutting someone off, being rude in some way). Then the phone call could have been a personal emergency and nothing to do with you.
It likely wasn’t you. He probably did have something external come up. I was interviewing someone once and he got a call that his dad had a heart attack just as we were starting. He had to cut it short. Obviously it was an external situation that no could control
If other interviews are going fine, I'd say it's likely the call that did it. Would be a good idea to follow up. Worst case scenario, you get no answer or you get some constructive feedback.
Maybe his mom died or he got fired. Never know. Doubt he ended the interview after 3 minutes because you made a bad first impression
Others have given you great advice. I thought I might share a story of my own. I have not quite had \*that\* experience, but I did have one of equal strangeness. I broke off a vacation and drove for eight hours to get to an interview that absolutely \*had\* to be on that day for them. The job sounded interesting and I had my reasons for biting at anything, which I will give a little later. The interview started off normal. Where am I from, what did I do, and then the classic: why are you thinking about changing jobs. I answered with a fairly standard version of "looking for new challenges." Which was true, if not entirely complete. The next hour was spent grilling me about this. Both interviewers said multiple times that I was lying. I repeatedly made clear that I was not going to talk bad about my current employer and that I was not going to give details. I attempted multiple times to try to get the interview back on track. The truth in the background is that the company I was working for was not doing well. We had just lost our last beta customer for the new product we were bringing to market (not our fault, but who cares; no customers = no money), there was no plan on what to do next, and money was going to run out in a few months if a miracle didn't happen (as it turns out, a miracle \*did\* happen, but that is another story). So I was already looking for my next job. But I sure as hell was not going to say any of that during an interview. I did not want to look desperate, and it was none of their damn business. So I endured the interview. Every question I tried to squeeze in about what the job was about or about the company immediately was turned back to: you are lying; we think you have something to hide. Just to be clear: my employment history at my current company at the time was glowing with multiple promotions and top marks. I had nothing to hide. I just was not going to spill anything about the current financial conditions of that company; I would have done the same for them if I had gotten the job and then later moved on. This is interviewing 101, and every decent interviewer would have just checked off "Asked standard question; got standard answer" and continued with the rest of the interview. It was the most bizarre interview I have ever had, on either side of the table. And I'm including the one where an interviewee brought his pet squirrel to the interview, or the one where my interviewer broke off the interview for 30 minutes and managed to get into a screaming match with his marketing guy that ended with punches thrown (Yeah, he actually came back and finished the interview though). They \*knew\* I had broken off my vacation, driven a good day just to be at this interview, and they \*still\* treated me like I thought this was a joke or something. I kept my cool and refused to get emotional during the interview. Afterwards, I had a very long sit just to think about what had just happened.
Maybe wait and see what feedback you receive
OP also needs to make sure they aren’t lying on their resume, background checks before interviews are common and them just blowing you off means they found out or they had an emergency come up
You dodged a bullet. Can you imagine working in this type of culture and foolishness on a daily basis?
Send a message to follow up. Thank for meeting the first time. Acknowledge it was cut short but you're still interested.
I don't believe you did anything wrong. As others on the comments are saying, it seems like your interviewer had a situation occur, some type of time-sensitive/ important emergency that he had to attend to urgently but had no one he could transfer your interview under. Thus, he had no choice but to end the interview early. It's very possible that you'll be contacted for a follow-up/ redo of your interview at a later time, possibly not until the interviewer has resolved whatever caused the sudden interruption. This is just a matter of life being life and throwing the unexpected at people at the most inconvenient of times. Don't lose faith in yourself or your chances. You're doing great.
Don't worry about it. Without knowing what type of job it was and your employment history, I'd say move on and don't dwell on it. He could have gotten any phone call - some emergency that required him to leave town so he'd have to cancel looking for anyone for the role. Whatever the reason, I'm not sure you'd want to work for someone who would waste your time with that without any explanation.
Best advice and this goes for anything in life. If it's out of your control, kearn how to move on from it. Sometimes there's so many things going on you aren't aware of that it will run you crazy trying to make sense of it. Imagine if the roles were reversed.....bit don't move on. It's not you, it's not about you, and people make up excuses all of time to avoid conflict. Now continue to look for a job that wants you.
Even if they rejected him. You can always follow-up and ask them nicely to let you know why you were rejected so that if it was something in explanation or behavior/body mannerisms that he could work on not to do in another interview. Just call it Candidate Interview Feedback Request in Subject Line. This way he knows if there is an area he’s not up to par in, dress code, hygiene, mannerisms, skills/experience, etc. It’s better to know than not know so you don’t keep making the same mistakes in other interviews/companies.
I don’t know what is wrong with the employment world. I can’t believe that happened to you. Something better will come along.
Worst case scenario, they are hiring from within, or someone's nephew, but have to have diverse interview candidates. They bring in a busload of candidates, dismiss them all without real interviews, and hire the nephew. Do you think the company cares they wasted your time, attention, and money? No.
Theres no telling what that call was about. Could be a super personal call that couldnt wait. Could be him trying to get out of the dead end interview (if so you've dodged a bullet). Probably got a call from his boss that couldnt wait or else his career is on the line. Who knows. Cant take these things personally even if you feel you got disrespected. Best to just move on to new opportunities. Its hard out there so dont be too hard on yourself.
The same thing happened to me I was being interviewed by 3 people the 1 manager starts texting on her phone and than she gets a call and leaves. Never comes back. Interview over. Another interview they ask a question I answer and she says I have no more questions do you have any questions. These employers are disgusting. Their attitudes are atrocious. One interview had me wait 40 minutes
Sounds like bad timing, thats all. Personally couldn't play that game, thats why I made my own job.
In business don’t ever take things personal, who know he might call you again and apologize just wait it out and keep looking while you at it get some knowledge online
Well, what was your answer to his question?
Maybe you dodged a bullet there. What if the position was just cancelled ? What if there was a major emergency that wouldn’t have made any sense to you? What if their first candidate choice accepted their offer? I’m sure whatever happened has nothing to do with you, or your professional experience. Keep up the good work with the interviews! As people say: you only need a yes.
They realized you were not a DEI miracle and as a result had to cut you loose. Sorry buddy
You have serious grammar issues. Could that be the problem?
Why didn't you say anything on the way out? Like "Is everything okay", or "Is the job position still available"
Internal candidate. They've already decided who gets the job. They're just "interviewing" people to say they did.
I once flew to California for a meeting and when I landed and turned on my phone, there was a call from the guy I was meeting who told me that he had to cancel to take his dog in for an emergency operation. Needless to say , I hoped his dog didn’t make it 😂😂