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Did he write the time down wrong and thought he was showing up 10 minutes early? I ALWAYS call if I even think I'll be running late.
No, he was running late and/or lost. I didn't quite understand his explanation
Yikes. If I was lost and thinking I wasn't going to make it ON TIME, I would stop somewhere and call and ask for directions so they at least know what's going on!
@missy11: weird!! I would NEVER not show up for an interview but if I knew I was very lost/bad traffic and was going to be almost an hour late I would call immediatly and beg for mercy and try to reschedule. I cannot imagine why you could be that late. You should always leave early and you always do a test run to your interview!!! always!! same time and everything to see how traffic is at that time. never go to an interview with that being your first time there. some people are not as responsible and thoughtful though. wise advise? I think so. DH aparently does not...he is never this prepared! he is the guy that is right on time or 5 minutes late...it gives me an anxiety attack everytime!!! LOL
Wow, that's crazy that he didn't even call. Fair enough people sometimes get lost - but with the internet and everything else, people should be able to look at google maps and adjust their time accordingly so that's not even a big issue. 50 minutes late is ridiculous. Especially without a phone call.
Wow, if I were that late (or late at all) I would at least call and tell them the problem. For me it would probably be due to traffic, accident, or something annoying. But I would still come no matter what just to explain and try to save my butt!!! Definitely would call first though.. geez!
I wouldn't have shown. I probably would have called and said I was coming. That would be it.
If I was going to be 5 minutes late I would call. If I was going to be 30 minutes late I'd call and ask to reschedule and explain my (hopefully amazing) excuse.
I would NEVER not show up to an interview. To me, not showing up at all is much worse than coming late.
As Drake said, "better late than never, but never late is better" I make sure to allow an additional 30 minutes more than what I'm expecting to allow for traffic, etc. But I'd always call even if I thought I would be late.
Never late! If I was going to be late, I would be calling to explain why and begging for their grace.
I always leave myself lots of time for interviews. Try to get up to the office 10 minutes before hand. There was only one time I was late by 5 minutes because I got lost and twisted around (there were like two street names that were the same but was confusing how it split up). I was so apologetic and I went to the interview but it felt awkward.. I didn't get it obviously.. I never did that again. But if I was that late I would have called to reschedule.. No phone call is just rude.
I don't think I'd ever just not show up.
Cute story though, the other day I had a girl come to my office and ask about the parking situation (it is a little bit confusing, since most spots are marked "customers only" or "30 minute parking" which obviously isn't long enough for most interviews). She was doing a DRY RUN for her interview the next day. I mentioned it to the HR person and he was impressed at how seriously she was taking it.
When I was in a position in which I interviewed applicants I found that there were several who were late and even better, they didn't seem to care! I was also stood up by applicants. No email, no phone call to let me know that they couldn't make the interview/changed their mind.
If I knew I was going to be any later than 5 minutes early, I would call. Anything more than 15 minutes late, I would beg to reschedule,
There was this one time when I was job hunting… I was on my way to the interview, I had given myself extra time so I should have been 15-20 minutes early. I was in the car, drinking coffee, I hit a pothole and my coffee spills all over my white shirt. Oh No!!! Can't go to an interview like that. So I called the guy, I told him that my fathers car had broken down and needed a ride/jump (something like that) and was there any possible way to reschedule. He asked how long I needed and I told him an hour. I rushed to the first store I could find, bought a new shirt and make it to the interview 45 minutes later. Guess what? He ended up offering me the job.
If I knew I was going to be any later than 5 minutes early, I would call. Anything more than 15 minutes late, I would beg to reschedule,
There was this one time when I was job hunting… I was on my way to the interview, I had given myself extra time so I should have been 15-20 minutes early. I was in the car, drinking coffee, I hit a pothole and my coffee spills all over my white shirt. Oh No!!! Can't go to an interview like that. So I called the guy, I told him that my fathers car had broken down and needed a ride/jump (something like that) and was there any possible way to reschedule. He asked how long I needed and I told him an hour. I rushed to the first store I could find, bought a new shirt and make it to the interview 45 minutes later. Guess what? He ended up offering me the job.
I would never be late. But if I did, it'd be b/c I was dying or something and I'd definitely call. I always go where I need to interview BEFORE so I don't end up in this situation.
Haha this post was funny to me because I was 2 hours late to my very first job interview, even though I had left plenty of time to get there early. I was taking the train into the city and something had happened, and I was stuck on the train. I did call, and it was no problem to just come in when I got there. I wound up getting the job (and am still there). Sometimes there are just things you cannot control!!
When I was 24, my car broke down on the way to an interview. I called the HR guy to ask him to reschedule (had to use a payphone, before the days of cell phones). The gentleman offered to come and get me and called my dad for me, he had to hear the stress in my voice. He not only gave me the job, but he arranged for his mechanic to pick up the car and fix it.
@tksjewelry: Whoa! That is so sweet.
If I was that late to a job interview, I would just not go...I would be humiliated. But its one of my fears also, I'm always 25 minutes early to everything.
Funny Story:
We had a friend who was running really late for a job interview. There was a major freeway accident and he showed up over 1 1/2 hours late. To make matters worse, he accidentally left his phone at home and couldn't call.
He walked in the door covered in sweat and in a panic and said to the receptionist "I'm so sorry. I'm late for my interview with Mr. Smith" The receptionist looked at my friend and said "Mr. Jones, your interview was scheduled for yesterday."
The good news is that they still took him for the interview and he actually got the job!
I always get to interviews early so that I have buffer time for traffic or getting lost.
I would NEVER not show up but I would call immeadiately upon realizing I would be at all late and if I was going to be really late, try to reschedule without leaving too bad of a taste in the interviewers mouth.
I had a job interview one time and I was running early. Then of course there was a MAJOR accident that shut down the highway and all the back roads were backed up. I called right then and there and they said it was okay because they had employees that were on their lunch breaks making the same call I was. I got there 3 hours later and still got the job.
I'd say like 20 minutes tops. You never know if it is in a big city there can be traffic, construction, one ways, rush hours, detours or just get plain lost trying to find it.
I was 30 minutes late to a job interview once because I got hit by a car. I bled all over their floor, they called my mom to come pick me up, and I got the job! It's a pretty funny story looking back, but I was very stressed out the day of. I needed that damn job!
I can't imagine being late with no call or not showing up. If you can't do those things for the interview, what type of employee are you going to be? Good employees call (like the above posters). :)
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show up?
Guy showed up today 50 minutes late.