Are you interviewing with the wrong company? Use these follow tips to avoid your time to avoid wasting your time.
As the owner of a recruiting firm, I worked with applicants who dealt with troubling issues during the interview process. Here are some of the things I learned from my experience in helping these applicants
The company location is unsafe.
In major metropolitan areas, office and factory spaces are expensive. In an attempt to keep costs in line, some companies locate their offices in inexpensive locations. In major metropolitan areas, the less expensive locations are often in high crime locations. I have had three clients whose offices were inside chain link fences that had barbed wire on the top. Even though these companies had highly recognizable brands, the companies were small and the cost of safe locations was a challenge to their bottom line.
If you do not believe that the location is safe, you need to ask yourself whether you are interviewing with the right company.
The interviewers fail to keep their commitments.
In some cases, interviewers have valid reasons for cancelling an appointment, and they explain those reasons to you. An easy way to handle the situation is to show understanding and simply reschedule.
However, sometimes failing to keep commitments is a red flag.
- The interviewers cancel appointments without attempting to reschedule.
- The interviewers cancel appointments more than once.
- The interviewers completely fail to call you or to meet with you without calling to cancel or reschedule.
Interviewers take calls during your interview, or they allow people to come into their office to interrupt your interview.
This type of behavior is a sign that the interviewer is not interested in you or, perhaps, simply does not respect your time.
Remember that the way an interviewer handles an interview is a sign of how a company deals with its employees. This behavior is uncommon, but when it has happened, applicants have often complained to me about it and rightfully so.
The company withholds details on benefits and salary range during the interview process.
The company benefits and compensation are confidential information. For competitive security issues, companies must protect the details of their operations. However, to avoid wasting their own time and the applicant’s time, the best interviewers provide general information on benefits and compensation. Often, companies include information on benefits and compensation on the job description.