Was I blown off for an interview?
Someone reached out to me via linkedin wanting to meet virtually which was supposed to be yesterday to discuss the possibility of a job. They asked if I was available for yesterday at 11:30am and I said yes and I’ll put it on my calendar. I never heard anything to let me know that yesterday wouldn’t work nor did I get any correspondence after with a confirmation. I did send a reminder message around 8am yesterday saying I’ll see you at 11:30, and gave my gmail since it was supposed to be a hangouts and I wanted to avoid having to go through my resume to find my email.
Around 12pm yesterday, after I waited at my laptop for a google invite for almost 30 minutes, I just sent a message saying I think I must have mixed up the dates and I hope we can connect soon. I still haven’t heard anything.
I know I should have tried to triple check to be sure if we were meeting, but I don’t want to be pushy. My reply and reminder yesterday morning were 2 chances to let me know they couldn’t make it. And we’re all so busy, I want to be respectful of their time, if someone asks can you meet at this time, and I say yes, I’ll put it on my calendar, the only way I would think it wouldn’t happen is if that person told me so. If I don’t hear after they’ve asked me and I said yes, I don’t ask for a google invite, I just assume it’s a go.
I understand emergencies happen and I’m hoping that they are ok, nothing was wrong and they got caught up and forgot. I just have had a tough time with my job search lately and I want to give them a chance, we’re all human, so if they ask to reschedule, I will.
I've heard people say the way you're treated in an interview/by an employer during the application process is indicative of how they will be as an employer. Is that true?
Should I have done more to follow up to make sure it was supposed to happen? Was I blown off? Has this happened to any of you and how did you respond? Do you have any suggestions on how I can prevent this in the future without being pushy by asking for a calendar invite?
Thank you for your input.
Barb Hansen
Startup Product, Growth & Strategy
9.66k
06/19/20 at 1:17AM UTC
Did your interviewer miss your interview? Yes
Was the reason they missed the meeting malicious? Probably not
Is the fact that they missed your interview an indication of future behavior? Maybe. Maybe not.
Could you have done more to confirm the time/date? No. You emailed them once before and once after, that's enough (in my opinion)
What can you do now?
I would send a meeting request suggesting a new time for the interview and inviting the interviewer to adjust the meeting time in the meeting request to a time that suits them if your suggested time doesn't work for them.
Have I had this happen to me?
Yes. In the pre-COVID times, a recruiter for a large publicly traded reached out to me via LinkedIn for a senior position. We found a time that worked for both of us. I was working at the time, so coordinating schedules took some juggling on my part, and then she didn't show up for the meeting. I emailed her, she apologized and explained what happened, we rescheduled and the process restarted.
Jillian KnappEducator, Storyteller, Lifeline
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06/19/20 at 1:14AM UTC
You may get a few different opinions on this, but here is my two cents. The only other thing I would have done is confirm the time zone if applicable. Yes, emergencies do happen, but they should have let you know by now. Based on what you have said, this sounds unprofessional.
I have been ghosted during the interview process at times as well - one time was after a third interview and I was sure I had the job. It happens. I don't normally follow up more than twice. I say let it go; unless you hear from someone by tomorrow with a really good reason. I have worked in a number of positions and I can say that the interview process can most definitely be indicative to how they are as an employer. I have been impressed and less than impressed and it did follow into employment.
But keep your head up. More will come. Wishing you all the best in your job search. The right job is coming!
