To think it’s unprofessional that the interviewers didn’t apologise for being 15 mins late?

Do you really need the job? If not, I suggest declining and telling them why, in very clear terms.

Modern technology means there is no excuse for not letting people know.

This is the one thing I wonder too

It's fairly rude to be late, it's very rude not to apologize.

Must admit, whenever I have had something duff happen in an interview like this it has generally followed that the boss, job or company is 5hite. It's almost like the signs were there at the outset. I contracted a lot so saw it all. One interviewer answered his phone several times, another was an hour late (I kid you not!), another one telling me not to try and read my CV (while it was upside down on his desk, etc. etc.

Are you going to do the second interview?

I'd be inclined to turn it down and not give a reason. If pushed, I would say you don't think it's a good fit.

I thought you had an interview with ME as I had one on Teams today at 11am and couldn't login on the link the recruiter had sent! I contacted him, asked for the applicant's email and sent a new link (the whole thing took 15min).
I DID pologise though, more than once, I would never have considered not to!
I am conscious that person's time is valuable and I wasted it, although not on purpose.
Not having heard an apology is a red flag from that company, or potential future manager/colleague who was interviewing you

It is rude and unprofessional. Believe me when I say, it tells you everything you need to know about the company & the people you will be working for & it's not good! If they don't care they've kept you waiting, they won't care if your pay check is late etc.

I'd take the second interview and ask at the end of it as part of your questions to them how do they prioritise time management in the organisation 😂

I wonder if there was a scheduling miscommunication and they weren't scheduled to start until 11.15 but the EA had sent it to you for 11? Seems odd to not acknowledge the delay.

Did they say thank you for waiting. For those of us who say sorry for existing that’s usually the advice. But if not that was rude and suggests they don’t value the time of people less senior. And I say this as someone senior.

Are you going to turn up 15 minutes late and not apologise?

I'd be tempted....

I once had two interviewers fail to attend an in person interview! I was waiting in reception for 30 minutes. Kept asking the receptionist if there was anything wrong, was assured they were on the way. I gave up and left. Was later told by the agency that one of their parents was taken ill & other stuck in traffic - would I like to rearrange? I decided to pass as it left me with a terrible impression of the company.
Comgrats on getting a second interview though

An interview is a two-way process. You should be judging/considering them just as much as they are you. This is a very poor first impression and I'd reconsider them as a potential employer.

Did you apply direct or through a recruitment tagency? Ask the agent what the employer is like, if they have recruited for them before etc, and at second interview ask lots about culture and staff turnover and why the role is vacant.

id definitely have apologised profusely if I was so late with no explanation

DS had lots of interviews for apprenticeships - he learnt so much about the companies from the interview process!

Very unprofessional. By ten past, with no message at all to say they were running late, I'd have left and sent an email saying something like

Hi,

I attended the interview scheduled for 11am today, but unfortunately nobody was there. Please get in touch if there is a plan to reschedule.

Unless you're absolutely DESPERATE for work and willing to put up with a shitty employer, I would bail on this. If this is how they treat candidates when they are making a first impression, imagine how they treat established staff? No thanks.

It's unprofessional and from experience a sign of what you'd be working with if you accepted the job. People who do this unfortunately do not value your time.

Yes, me too!

My boss was on holiday for two weeks and no one knew I was starting. It took them several to get me onto the computer system. I sat there reading a book for a few days.

Boss turned out to a very good egg but disorganised. I was his PA....

Agree with PPs about this could be the sign of the work environment. I’d be very wary of any company that doesn’t value your time and working for a manager that doesn’t apologise or even acknowledge the lateness!

Someone once told me as much as the company are interviewing you, you're interviewing them as well. I would not want to work for an organisation that doesn't even value your time when they're trying to make an impression on you.

I once went for an interview and was told that I would hear back from them by X date, it came and went so I gave it another day or 2 before calling them (obviously at this point I knew I wasn't successful) and was told there was only myself and one other candidate and they had more experience. Fair enough, but if you've only interviewed 2 people then it's not exactly difficult to call the person who didn't get the job and let them know.

Yanbu. An interview is two way. It's for you to learn if you want to work for them, as much you then finding out if you right for their job. Tbh the fact they don't value your time by a simple sorry about the delay tells you all you need to know.

I had a trial shift and told I had the job at the beginning of August. They took my bank details for payment of the trial shift and have ghosted me since, not replied to emails and manager won't take the phone. Have emailed head office and they don't respond either. Some companies are awful.