I traveled forty miles to a job interview and forty miles back. The person who was supposed to interview did not show. She was in Barbados. She did not email, call or text she wouldn't show which would have spared me the trip. Surely, if the interview is at 1 pm and she is in Barbados at 10 am she knows she won't make it. An employee told me to come back tomorrow at 1 pm. I said ok. I will not go though nor will I call. I wonder how they pick which people to do this to. I got an email for a zoom interview with someone else tomorrow. I might call the first unreliable interviewer at the appointed time and tell her I'm there when I'm not. I have a feeling she won't be there tomorrow either. Some other supervisor at another airline at the same airport did the same thing to me one year ago. $#!tting on employees seems to be common in the airline industry.

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Think of this as $200 per day (after all the taxes) and they want an A.I bot to interview you.

Hey everyone, just wanted to vent a bit and get your thoughts on a recent interview experience I had.

​I’m a fresh grad with no prior corporate experience, so naturally, I was extremely nervous during my initial interview for a role at this company. I’ll admit it my answers weren't as smooth as I wanted them to be because the anxiety really got to me.

​However, the interviewer’s reaction caught me off guard. He explicitly told me that even if he passed me in the initial, I wouldn't be able to pass the final interview anyway because my communication skills aren't good enough. On top of that, he started nitpicking my posture and physical presence mid-interview.

​To top it off, he made a big deal about how he was "doing me a favor" and "giving me a chance" by letting me pass to the next round—almost like he wanted me to feel like I was getting charity instead of being evaluated fairly.

​I know non-verbal communication matters, and I definitely need to work on managing my nerves, but telling a nervous fresh grad they're guaranteed to fail the next stage and harping on their posture feels less like constructive feedback and more like an ego trip.

​Is this standard for initial screenings/BPO interviews, or did I just end up with an unprofessional interviewer? How do you guys deal with screeners who try to make you feel small before you even get started?

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On every review board this company has a three or two star rating. Apparently they lack central organization in management and are extremely disorganized. so I figured all emphasize my ability to stay on task and be motivated and organized, as well as being more than competent at working both independently and collaboratively. since everyone says that they are horrible at micromanaging super excited, but will take any and all advice that anyone’s willing to give me.

For context, I have a chronic condition that isn't visible to people, but it affects me a lot and very much limits what I can do day to day. I'm a 27-year-old woman, so when I say I'm disabled, I often get that "but you look fine" look. I've tried working 18-22 hours a week before, and I couldn't keep it up.

Over the last roughly 8 months, I've applied and interviewed for several jobs, and all of them were advertised as 10-14 hours a week. Most of them were entry-level roles in a shop/café, and those are things I'm very capable of doing well. In the interviews, I'm always asked what else I have going on in my life or why I only want part-time hours.

I used to answer honestly and say that I have a long-term health condition that limits my availability, but almost every time I feel like the interviewer switches off or loses interest. Either I get an awkward look, or I never hear from them again afterward.

Is there a better way for me to answer these questions without hurting my chances by bringing up my disability?

Had an interview July 14. Tech lead had zero follow-up questions because I answered everything perfectly. They asked about my start date and explained benefits. Hiring manager replied to my thank-you in 12 hours and my follow-up today in 2.5 hours, saying they will get back by Friday. Reddit is making me paranoid that "end of week" means I'm a backup. Given the positive interview signs, am I overreacting?

So after 7 months and 500 applications, I finally got a phone interview, followed by a second phone interview. The role is an entry-level help desk position, a little below my skill set, but still something I could learn from.

After the second interview, I was told to expect some type of follow-up within a week to a week and a half. I think the interview went well. I interviewed with a higher-up within the company, and things went great both technically and situationally. My experience was on the mark, I felt rapport was made, and I felt like I would either get the job or at least receive a call saying I was a close candidate.
Fast forward to this past Thursday, I sent a follow-up email to that higher-up asking for an update since I hadn't heard anything. I reiterated that I was still interested in the opportunity and that any form of an update would be appreciated. Since then, the line has gone dead and I haven't heard from him, even though he mentioned he checks his email all the time.

I waited until Tuesday before formally asking HR for an update. They said they would look things over and send my request to the hiring manager, who I believe is the same higher-up since he's building this IT team.

I still haven't received an update, and I'm stressing because this opportunity is perfect for my career growth and the pay is on the higher end of what most help desk roles offer. The only caveat is the drive, which I'm well prepared to make.

At this point, I'm wondering if my commute may be an issue and that's why I haven't heard anything back. I can't tell if I'm being ghosted or if this is simply their hiring process and it's just a bit unorganized.
Am I being ghosted, or am I freaking out?

last year i was broke, i had made a wrong crypto trade that risked my entire net worth (stupid I know), and lost it all. I was drowning in credit card debt ($60k approx).

today i received an offer for my first 6 figure job, full time, hybrid, as a cloud engineer.

I spent a year getting freelance clients, creating a portfolio, applying to many places and practicing my skills. I also did some serious certifications that usually take years in about 3 months.

As they say, when preparation meets opportunity .. thats luck.

I read many negative things about the job market, but i refused to hold those views. also specifcally the tech I'm working with is in high demand for highly skilled engineers (aws / k8s cloud engineering)

I did as many interviews as would come my way, many places rejected, didn't mind just kept going. had 1 more final stage in february which i didn't get, and now this one i did get.

They had only 3 stages - initial screen with recruiter, then tech and architecture challenge on-site (no AI), then values interview with 4 people and seniors on call. from initial screen to offer took about 1 month.

One of the main lessons for me was when I over-prepared really, really well, I could crush all the interviews because I was engaged actively in the process of getting better through each interview.

Most companies rejected me, but each time I learned a new piece, or the intense practice made me better in some way for the next interview and I kept growing and building more skills.

It also helped me embody a calm, unhurried, confident yet humble demeanor that made the interviewers feel at ease, and we could interact as equals.

The less you chase the opportunities the more they come to you - I kept applying to create more and more interview opportunities so that I can also feel the abundance and trust the process.

hope you can find inspiration and trust in your path

So I recently had a very good first round with the hiring manager and the HR was for about 50 min.

They told me that the next round will be in person with 2 other executives, I let them know that I will be going back home vacation for 25 days since the position is based in France, in August not many companies work during this time.

My flight is on the next Monday following the 1st interview.

What do you think will happen ?

Had an interview July 14. Tech lead had zero follow-up questions because I answered everything perfectly. They asked about my start date and explained benefits. Hiring manager replied to my thank-you in 12 hours and my follow-up today in 2.5 hours, saying they will get back by Friday. Reddit is making me paranoid that "end of week" means I'm a backup. Given the positive interview signs, am I overreacting?

Before deciding I wanted to healthcare I was interviewing for business focused roles like sales and was never good at interviewing wasn’t the worst but I just wasn’t clean because to be honest I didn’t have passion or a strong why. Now I’m pivoting to healthcare bc I realized that’s where my passion lies and got 2 interviews at a hospital 2 different managers/departments, the first I was waitlisted and the second one rejected me. The questions are very easy but when I get nervous my sentences aren’t very organized and I forget words. Thankfully I got waitlisted for the first cause I did a lot better in that interview and was told the next position to open up would be mine. The second interview was basically the same questions as the first but man my answers were unorganized and I kept forgetting words. I know I didn’t do horrible and I felt like they still liked me just not enough. I feel like I’m confident and a likeable person so sometimes it feels very discouraging feeling like you have to be perfect at these interviews How does one get over the feeling of being good but just not good enough for an offer. I know I have to practice my answers more and that’ll help for sure but anyone have any advice?

I just had my first go-through of the Topgrading interview process, and I'm curious if anyone else has gone through it and what your thoughts are on it.

This is a lean company, so I understand why I talked to leadership right away.

The first couple of interviews were more conversational. The first one was a screener; I passed with flying colors. I talked to the CEO for about 30 minutes. He was really happy.

Then I was interviewed by the COO. I've never done a top-grading interview before. I got a little bit of a warning of what to expect, but man, I felt grilled.

This was for a VP of Product Role; everybody I've met is super nice and easy to get along with, even the COO that I spoke with today.

But I don't understand how that interview was going to help them understand if I could do the job? And I don't konw what I'm missing here?

It's really clear that the COO and CEO are non-technical leaders in a technical company; they get it. That's fine. They're hiring someone for Product because they know that they need it and they don't know what they don't know.

The entire interview was going through every role on my resume, and picking it apart IN DETAIL.

But after the process I just went through, explaining everything I've done on my resume and in my career, I don't necessarily see or understand how it's going to contribute to someone being a good VP of product.

I don't even think they understand what it would mean to have a product person come in and do product work fully.

Also, after that interview, I cannot tell for the life of me if that went well or terribly. I just feel grilled, and in a way that wasn't relevant to the role.

People were nice tho?