Reply to: Attending Interview On Wrong Day...

[Taita]

How can it be the 'correct' interview if it is the wrong day? wrong day= wrong time or am I living on a lifeless comet?

Whoops.... my mistake TF. I commented rightly on the wrong comment. Apologies.

[TheFaQQer]

How can it be the 'correct' interview if it is the wrong day? wrong day= wrong time or am I living on a lifeless comet?

He came back on the correct day, at the correct time and had the interview.

[Taita]

Yep ! Choice between 2 roles now, so decision time...

Well done! Fortune favours the brave..........

[Taita]

So, did you get it?

How can it be the 'correct' interview if it is the wrong day? wrong day= wrong time or am I living on a lifeless comet?

[kaiser78]

So, did you get it?

Yep ! Choice between 2 roles now, so decision time...

[acnm]

Had a guy arrive a couple of hours late for an interview courtesy of Southern Rail - really unlucky.

I was happy to give him a chance since I was at the time negotiating the horror that is national rail on a daily basis. My line manager though told him to shove off when he arrived at reception out of breath and sweaty after running from the station.

[TheFaQQer]

I have a friend who for whatever reason was due to attend an interview tomorrow, but instead turned up today. Apparently the time had been changed and he had thought the day and time had been changed.

Can my friend in effect kiss this role goodbye even if he turns up tomorrow ?

So, did you get it?

[TheFaQQer]

Ding Ding! How can anybody be on time on the wrong day?!?

VillageContractor said "on time to the correct interview" (my emphasis)

[Taita]

Whenever I've hired people I've not been impressed by people turning up late. Wouldn't really mind if they got the day wrong but turned up on time to the correct interview.

Ding Ding! How can anybody be on time on the wrong day?!?

[VillageContractor]

Whenever I've hired people I've not been impressed by people turning up late. Wouldn't really mind if they got the day wrong but turned up on time to the correct interview.

[JRCT]

I once heard a story about a guy turning up for interview and he hit another car as he was parking his. He went in and told the receptionist straight away and it turned out to be the interviewer, and his potential line manager, who's car he had hit.

He got the job partly because of his honesty. So, if you're honest enough to admit being a tw4t and the best way to do that is to make a joke, then I don't see it being an issue. If it is an issue, then you don't want to work with them anyway.

[BolshieBastard]

I have a friend who for whatever reason was due to attend an interview tomorrow, but instead turned up today. Apparently the time had been changed and he had thought the day and time had been changed.

Can my friend in effect kiss this role goodbye even if he turns up tomorrow ?

When you, sorry, your friend starts on the wrong day, are you, sorry, your friend going to bill them for the additional travel?

[Project Monkey]

Don't worry, today's candidate was a dud. So long as you're not totally cr*p, then the gig's yours.

[kaiser78]

He's right though. How on earth are we supposed to know. They might take pity on him and give him a second chance, they may not. How the hell should we know.

Unless he is gods gift to that role and all the rest were muppets I wouldn't be seeing him again.

No he's not right though - I am merely seeking opinion/feeling and not a definitive answer. The definitive answer will come following the interview. Refer to posted #6 in this thread.

[tractor]

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Your friend is a chump so he comes to you for reassurance. You must agree or you would not seek reassurance from others.

Good luck tomorrow.

And cue next week's post "My friend started a day early by mistake and wants to know where he stands. Can he bill for an extra day?"