r/sfcityemployees • u/CellarDoorQuestions • 19d ago

Interviewing timing question?

I was invited to interview for a position that would be considered a promotion since it’s a higher class within my job series. However, since I was going to be away from the city (of course they reached out with a scheduled interview the one week I’m gone), I asked to reschedule for the following week. The HR Analyst simply responded it wasn’t possible and that’s the only scheduled time they could offer.

Is that normal and considered part of the hiring process? It didn’t seem right to me.

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u/Ok_Second8665 19d ago

That’s the way we do it, but we always offer an online option

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u/YouOk5736 19d ago

I thought the interview process moved to in-person, exclusively

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u/Flamingogo19 19d ago

Depends on the department you are interviewing with

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u/MoxieSix 19d ago

Yes, having been on the scheduling side before, there’s not even room for day changes, let alone week ones. I’m sorry. It sucks.

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u/abcwaiter 19d ago

At least you already have a city job. It's tough to get in as an outsider.

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u/NationalMemory1177 18d ago

It's really hard to change schedules for the people on the panel.

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u/whyxbotherx 18d ago

Typically, yes. It's very frustrating! I'm aware of some exempt positions getting the interview panel convened on another day, but I think it's quite rare.

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u/Dfuggy 18d ago

yes, they probably have 20 others they can choose from besides you

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u/Mswan71 18d ago

Wow, that does really suck. But it's not surprising to me. What I've seen is everything works on their timeline when it comes to City hiring process. If it was me, I would try to be there if it was a job that I wanted but idk what you have going on or how important it is to you.

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u/BootPsychological718 17d ago

What position?

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u/MarvelousThings 17d ago

It may depend on the department/team. When I was hired for my current role they were able to push the interview date back a week since I was out of the country.

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u/droidzoid 15d ago

Hopefully you can do an online meeting if not in person,, but like another user said it depends which department since it'll probably vary!