Aibu to be furious at having my time wasted and wonder why they do it? Job interviews.

[Whydothatthough]

I'm qualified in administration and customer services but not very experienced (a couple short fixed term contracts), I'm trying to get my foot in the door somewhere and I'm applying for both permanent and temporary roles.
I don't have much money as obviously, I haven't got a job!

I applied for a job last week, got invited to interview today. I was really pleased and he sounded reasonably keen on the phone. So figuring I had decent enough chances I used my last £5 to get there, only to be humiliated.
He took a quick glance at my CV, spent a minute asking me questions my CV answered (exactly what NVQ's I had) which I answered. Then said, I don't know why you even bothered applying. I said that I felt I met x y and z criteria and as it was only a fixed contract (6 months) it would be a great way to boost my experience. At this point I was a bit confused. He then said that I've wasted both of our time, his time was precious and I should come back when I'm good for more than stacking shelves. I didn't say a word and got up and left.

I had a similar experience a few weeks ago; manager initially seemed positive but at interview I was told that he wouldn't have interviewed me if he knew I didn't have 2 years of experience. This was a requirement that wasn't stated and my CV would've told him I didn't meet!

Aibu to be furious that my time is wasted in this manner? I have had better interviews too, it's not all awful. But it just seems really cruel to call someone in to interview and waste their money and time for something that could be done over the phone (a quick 2 min call to say, sorry, not experienced enough).

Definitely them and not you, so as unnerving as it is, please don’t let it knock your confidence.

I went through the struggle and worry of a job search last year, and it was a headache to submit my info to several places for which I qualified (going by a their postings), to not hear a word back or to see the update that I wasn’t even considered for an interview.

When I was contacted and interviewed for my current job, and then offered the position, I knew it was meant to be. The others hadn’t bothered with me, and that to me was for the better, as I got a position for which I’m very happy. It didn’t feel that way, of course, until I got it and I certainly felt down about myself initially.

The right thing will come along. 🙂

My WPM score is 77 and my CV is chronological. I think my CV is okay; but even if it's the worst cv in the history of bad CV's, I think it'd be better to not call me in in the first place! I have applied for quite a variety of admin roles but the bulk of my experience is in data entry.

Whydothatthough

I recruit for a public body in London - pm me your cv if you want a second opinion

He's an arse and you're well out of it.

And this sort of shite is one of the many reasons I went self employed,

That really is so rubbish and I'm sorry that you went through that. Sorry if you have thought of all this but are you in a position to do voluntary work to get the experience. You may be lucky and it leads to a role. No idea of your circumstances but in theory - if you did something each day - you'd quickly get a broad range of experience. I used to work in the NHS and we had people on work experience and I've experienced lots of it in the voluntary sector. Lots of places would snatch your hand of and you can get opportunities through your local CVS or you could approach companies. Temping Agencies obviously are a better bet from the perspective of also getting paid but often you end up in the same type of job as they are still looking for people with experience. Good luck.

Happened to me. Interveiwer skimmed my CV and mistook my current employer for a completely different company with a similar name i.e. Tom Smith Builders for Tom Smith Advertising Agency. He had worked at the company he thought I worked and reeled off a list of people I should know. I was totally bewildered. When he realised I didn't actually work there, he couldn't get me out fast enough. I'd taken half a days leave and pad for a baby sitter.

Was it through an agency? I've recruited for admin temps recently and the cvs they sent over are completely random even though I've been quite specific about what I want. They always push for an interview, even when I say that they don't seem right. No excuse for him being rude though.

Good luck, you'll get there.

Some people are dicks. I went to an interview once and when i arrived on the date and time they told me no one was there to meet me. I asked some security if there was anyone and they didnt know. I wasnt allowed in the building unacompanied. Then finally they found someone. He asked my name had no record of me having an interview and decided to interview me anyway. By interview me i mean sat me in a room and told me about the company for ten minutes then frisked me before letting me leave. I was about nineteen at the time and completely baffled by it.

Please don't let it knock your confidence - the guy who interviewed you was an arrogant knob and it is to be hoped that all his itches may henceforth be unreachable. I say that as someone who is currently job hunting and I've had my time wasted at interviews by employers who clearly had no interest in employing me, so I feel your pain.

Oh Op they were completely unprofessional. Hope you get a perm job soon; don't be disheartened. This has reminded me of the thread about the interviewee with the wet chair; anyone else remember that one? What happened in the end?

I agree with PP that you have dodged a bullet - you wouldn't want to work for shitbags like that. But it is infuriating and depressing that so many companies hold employees in such contempt.

Sorry to hear of the bad experience, OP. I am sure that there is something much better for you just around the corner.

Stay positive OP. Your job is out there if you persist. Agree that your interviewer lacke every skill he should have (including good manners) and you would have not had a good time working there.

You don’t want to work for people who are so incompetent. You are interviewing them too, and they didn’t pass
^this

Keep your head up. He sounds like an absolute prick and the only person that’s wasted anyone’s time is his for not checking your CV against his standards.
As others have said a universities are a great way to get experience, Unitemps is a big one and once you get a foot in the door it’s easier to get permanent contracts

My worst was when I found out the job was totally not as advertised: way more junior, way more hours, and the bonus and commission wouldn't kick in for 18 months. The job was basically working full time for £100 a week. Couldn't believe it. I was so angry. Supposedly a reputable company, though I've found a lot of vitriol online from recent employees and disgruntled customers.

I can empathis. Agancies are the worst though. I once travelled for 2 hours to an interview with a company I'd previously worked with and said to the agency that I never wanted to work for that company again (I'd done really well there, but absolutley terrible management). They rang me and said that a firm in my particular industry was really interested in me and could I travel to the interview next week. I asked which company but they said it was confidential at this stage, and I even ASKED is it Company X (because I didn't want to work for them again), and they said No. Interview was held at the regional office of the agency, I got there, signed in and the receptionist said 'take a seat they're running a fair bit behind (...useless management), and oh you might like to look at their brochure while you wait'
So I said I had explained to (person at local regional office) that I didn't want to work for Company X and left!

I've had this happen twice. Both times I told them I'd be travelling from wales to London and would come up the day before to stay in hotel as early interviews. I dropped it in and they said oh yes great good idea.

Just why?!

You are inyerviewing them too, and they didn’t pass.

This. More organisations need to realise that their recruitment processes influence the way you view them. Not just whether you want to work for them but whether you want to use their services and that applies in future when you're working elsewhere and awarding contracts. They don't do themselves any favours by being power tripping wankbadgers.

I had a friend who went to an interview where she and her CV was ripped to pieces by the main interviewer, he was a massive knob while the other two interviewers said nothing,

I think some people get off on power trips and belittling people, you just have to remember that it says more about them than it does about you.