I was recently asked to call up candidates for a job interview and so I did. But the attitude of these candidates was so shocking. It was as if they were not really bothered to find a job or they felt we should be begging them to attend and roll out the red carpets for them.
Here’s an idea of how these fresh grads responded to a call for interview.
I call each and every one of them, tell them about the position, confirm the date and time and it was all settled. They all said OKAY *thumbs up* for everything and I told them to reply the email I would be sending them to confirm if they were attending.
Out of seven of them, only 2 replied the email to say they would be coming. I call up the other five a few days later to ask if they will be coming.
One says she is going back to her hometown for an emergency.
One says he has got another job offer
Two say they are coming but want to change the date/time
One just doesn’t answer the call.
Not even one of these five people took the initiative to call and inform us that they wouldn’t be coming or had a problem with the date. After rescheduling those who had issues with the dates, it was fixed that four of them would be attending the interview.
I sent them a map with the email. Yet two out of four of them came at least half an hour late. One didn’t turn up at all.
God bless the companies that hire these people in the future.
P.S.- But sometimes even if you do everything right, u can get stuck with a crazy interviewer.. Watch this =D
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