Job Hunting and Scheduling an Interview

My Recent Experiences

  So I recently submit my interview to a few different places online. I used monster.com and usajobs.gov to find something related to my field. As the phone calls began to come in I began to schedule my interviews by a first come first serve basis. (Remember they are calling you which means your application was already good enough for them to make the effort to call you.) When you receive the phone call for the interview make sure to be speak clearly and annunciate. The phone call is a test to see how much your paying attention. Basically you need to get 4 pieces of information: 1- Company they represent, 2- Person who is calling + their position, 3- Time and Date of Interview, 4- Directions + Call back number. Always keep in mind that it’s best to take the offered time and date the interviewer asks for. By taking their time slot you are working with them and showing that this interview is important to you.

  Unless you have surgery or an extreme situation I would try my very best to take the first option the interviewer asks for. By waiting or pushing the interview to a later time may put you hours or days behind excellent competing applicants. Trust me they write everything down, especially your “reschedule” offer. I had to skip out on a doctor’s appointment to make an interview, I didn’t end up getting the job but here was my mind set. Interview = Job = Money … Doctor = Deductible/Coverage = Less Money. It’s not exactly logical in a educational standpoint but you get my point.

The Job Interview Saga continues…