Shamelessly posting here for traffic..
I applied for a job, and received an invitation to interview.
On the day of the interview the potential employer rescheduled from an in person interview to an e-mail interview due to unforeseen circumstances.
id never heard of an e-mail interview but basically they e-mailed me the interview questions at 1pm and I had 1.5 hours to complete.
in one way this was a positive but in another…. I had trouble with google docs which impacted on my time, I had to copy and paste things into a word document and start again so I wound up having to go over the 1.5 hours by 20 mins which I did explain was due to technical difficulties with google docs.
mega annoyingly I noticed the odd typo and extra word after submission - in spite having spell checked.
it was 5 pages of interview and then personal screening questions.
they said in their e-mail that this interview method wouldn’t disadvantage me but aside from not being put on the spot in person I feel as though it has, I wouldn’t have run out of time in a real interview and I wouldn’t have added in extra words.
its a job I have experience of and its minimum wage (I mention this as it felt like I was applying for a job with a much higher pay grade) but has been the most bizarre interview experience….
especially given communication is 80% body language.
my answers were good and I wouldn’t really change them but I don’t think I’m getting the job am I?
the thing is I type bloody fast too so god knows how a slower typer would’ve got on
what are your own thoughts and experiences?
id never even heard of an e-mail interview up until this point.