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Internal interview and interviewer not showing up

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fuckingfuckers · 14/07/2020 08:07

Name changed for this last night and then decided against posting as it is very outing. My former boss is on mumsnet but I've already told her and doubt that I'd say anything here that I wouldn't say to her. Hopefully no one else from my workplace is. Grin

Internal interview for a role that is a little out of my league but not entirely. This role has come about from a restructure in which I am being made redundant. I would do very well at it but it would be hard. There are other internal candidates but I am unsure how many. I assume someone is earmarked for the role but apparently not.

I received notification late last week, I think Thursday that the interview was on Monday, last thing in the day. I was on annual leave and we had travelled to a beach location for a long weekend. We all left early in the morning rather than late at night as planned (lost a day/spent my day of annual leave driving back for this interview) I didn't go in as I am still nervous of covid, the other interview I had over teams went well but I had to drive back as otherwise it would be done in a service station.

Anyway, first part of the interview is with a manager and a director. It went ok but was very unstructured and I rambled. Then the manager said he would tell the MD and other head of dept to call me for the second part. I waited twenty minutes. Nothing. So I messaged the first manager on teams asking what was happening. He started typing and then called me. The MD was busy. He would arrange for it to be rescheduled to today. I've received nothing so far.

If you're still with me... What would you do?

Email HR and let them know?
Withdraw application?
Just wait and see what happens and chalk it down to experience?

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Enquirer20 · 14/07/2020 08:13

If I had the guts I’d definitely ask someone about it - HR, manager etc. It shows you’re invested in applying and keen for the role.

dontdisturbmenow · 14/07/2020 08:13

Just wait. There might have been an emergency or they suddenly didn't feel well. I'd expect them to apologise though.

MalificentJones · 14/07/2020 08:22

All that information about the beach isn’t really relevant. Although inconvenient for you, that is when the interviews were. If the job was at another company you would have had to take annual leave anyway.

I would assume that something had happened that prevented the MD from making the call rather than anything else but yes I would follow it up today and I would expect an apology.

Good luck, I hope you get it. 💐

Unhomme · 14/07/2020 08:37

Good luck

Although you do ramble quite a lot. Be more succinct and clear.

fuckingfuckers · 14/07/2020 09:51

@Unhomme 😂😂😂

It's funny, rambling is one my pet hates. Interviews and times when my confidence is knocked just set me off. Nightmare! I normally make a grand effort to be clear and concise.

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fuckingfuckers · 14/07/2020 09:53

The MD has previous for this by the way.

My colleague had an interview and he turned up twenty minutes late.

I really do think it's more of a hint that I didn't make the cut more than anything else.

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fuckingfuckers · 14/07/2020 12:24

Interesting. Apparently they just ran over on the previous interviews. Understandable.

I was so upset last night. I took it as a personal slight as I think I am being made redundant because my face doesn't fit as it were.

They seemed genuinely interested in my responses and now I feel so much better about it.

He even commented on my clear and concise answers 🤪

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