Hello Yahoo community,
So, I went in for a job interview today and the last step was the interview. The girl, who conducted mine seemed like she took a Nyquil an hour before the interview. She was out of it the whole time and rudely yawned while I answered her questions and didn't even practice simple courtesy by saying, "excuse me or sorry." She even gave me a crude look when I said I was a recent college grad and didn't even say congrats or anything (not a big deal like the yawning but just some common courtesy, in my opinion). I am scheduled for a follow-up tomorrow and if she conducts it and acts the same way, should I say something to her or mention it to her superviser?
Thanks guys!
p.s.-- I know sometimes you get people on rare days but I would expect a more professional attitude with someone assigned to a front line position like a HR interviewer. But at the same time, I want the job and don't want to burn any bridges.
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Recommended Answer:Heavens no. Don't say anything to her or to her supervisor. You will come off as entitled and very cocky and self-important.
So she yawns? Big deal. Either you are very boring or she is very tired. Either way, it doesn't really matter. You'll get the job or you won't, but it won't help anything for you to waltz into an office and demand that your interviewer be more polite. IF you ever had a chance with this company or organization, you will lose it the minute that you complain about a person in their office. It's one thing if you inform a supervisor that an employee is behaving rudely to a client/customer/potential business partner. It's quite another to inform someone's supervisor that you don't like the way that she is interviewing you (unless she does something completely inappropriate, like sexually harass you or make a racially insensitive remark).
You will burn bridges the second that you open your mouth. This is a terrible economy and the fact that you recently graduated from college is hardly a reason to expect a congratulations from a complete stranger. She's probably exhausted from so many interviews. I'm not in HR but I'd expect that it would be hard to be in HR during this recession -- you have 4 times as much work because there are 4 times as many applications to read than normal.
IF you simply cannot resist, then I would say a polite, "You seem very tired. Have you been doing many interviews today?" It will show interest in her and also let her know subtly that she's not doing a great job of hiding her exhaustion/disinterest. If she doesn't pick up on the hint, then drop it entirely and just ignore the yawning and do your best with the interview.
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- Do not say anything if you want this job. Everything in life is political. You do not have any clout to talk to a supervisor about the behavior of someone at a place of employment where you do not even work yet. Even if you get hired, keep it to yourself.
- Is this person going to be your supervisor? If so, then you might want to think twice about working there. If this is just the HR person interviewing, then just let it go so you can move to the next interview.
- I wouldnt say anything untill after you got the job. If you say something before the person in charge may think like already you dont like some of the employees employed by the company and this job isnt for you.
- Heck no. Job interviews are not the time to have a sense of morality. It's a dog eat dog world out there. I don't suppose that interview just fell in your lap, did it?
