Wow! I answered an ad on Craig's List for employment yesterday (I know that Craig's List isn't probably the best place to be looking, but... I digress). I received a call from their local HR person for a phone interview that lasted no more than 2 minutes. After answering 2 to 3 questions, they couldn't wait to get me in for a personal interview! Now, I'm relatively savvy when it comes down to normal business procedures and am pretty confident about my abilities. The issue I have is that I wouldn't invite ME in for a further interview based on my answers and I know ME better than they know ME. I think they're looking for only a little above having a pulse.
I did set up an appointment for an interview scheduled for tomorrow. I then decided to look them up at the BBB and on numerous web site complaint boards. I made the decision that 2 hours of my life would be missing during this interview, I would not be interested in their company and could never get those 2 hours back.
This is where it gets humorous! I called the HR person and told him I was cancelling my appointment and he didn't even ask WHY!!! Gee, they must get many many cancellations based on research by prospective employees. Is this the behavior of a stable, well intentioned company? I think not! Beware...
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