lowhangersalesbanger

Director of Sales

Recruiter cancelling 3 minutes before interview

What are your thoughts on this?

I schedule an interview with a company a week in advance (because you should always be interviewing). It's for a job that doesn't even list the pay range on their listing and that I don't really care that much about but I did take the time to prepare for the interview.

3 minutes before the interview (phone call) is scheduled to begin, I get a phone call from the guy I'm supposed to meet with and he tells me "hey I gotta reschedule because my boss wants to have an emergency staff meeting."

My calendar is full and when I told him so and that the 2 alternate times he offered were no good he said "just use the calendly link and find a time that works" and hung up.

I feel this was unprofessional all around and I sort of don't want to reschedule but I just may be holding some low level TA pushover to the standards I hold myself.

So if you were me, what would you do?

What would you do

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Reschedule it is no big deal Don't reschedule and let them know why Don't reschdule and say nothing You are overthinking this as usual take your Zoloft and get back to dialing.

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Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

9

Sales Rep

Emergency meetings happen, causing people to cancel, and Calendly is the most efficient way to reschedule rather than emailing time blocks.

Repeat offender that can be an issue, however, one time thing I wouldn't knock them if you are interested in the role

FinanceEngineer

Politicker

1

Sr Director, sales and partnerships

This makes sense. They are investing time in you for the interview, but business needs to get done (and that comes first). Did you ask about what the meeting is about? Are they cutting a bunch of people (that would be a red flag).

pirate

Big Shot

4

🦜☠️ Account Executive

Don't be too upset. It you're cosy with the recruiter they can really help you to land a role. So I would recommend rescheduling and just say hey all okay with restaff meeting. Who knows they all might have just gotten laid off

Sunbunny31

Politicker

4

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Maybe you're a bit put off by his attitude, but things do come up, and if you're curious, reschedule.
Once.

lowhangersalesbanger

Executive

2

Director of Sales

I think this was mostly it. The attitude he spoke with when I told him I didn't have any availability later today or Monday.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

2

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Yeah, in his shoes, maybe he was also frustrated with the last minute change and feeling pressure to get on that call, so possibly was short with you as a result. Benefit of the doubt until he does it again.

jefe

Arsonist

4

🍁

Take note of this in case you get some shady/disrespectful treatment through the rest of the process, but otherwise just shake it off.
Shit happens, it's not the best but he didn't ghost you.

If this is the first of many flags then bow out when that time comes.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

3

🦊

Reschedule. If it happens again then move on.

GDO

Politicker

3

BDM

Shit happens

CuriousFox

WR Officer

2

🦊

Eloquent

Fenderbaum

Politicker

1

Retired Choirboy🪕

Who the hell knows...maybe he shit his pants. I've seen it.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

2

🦊

Pepperidge Farm remembers...

lowhangersalesbanger

Executive

2

Director of Sales

Comments like this are why I post here. 😂

oldcloser

Arsonist

2

💀

let it roll once - not because you're desperate and need a shitty job... because shit happens even at good jobs. I'd give it a pass once.

Diablo

Politicker

2

Sr. AE

It's okay and it happens. Consider it to be a prospect reschedule.

JustGonnaSendIt

Politicker

2

Burn Towns, Get Money

I would reschedule given this backstory.

Generally, I fucking hate the 'check my Calendly and pick something' approach. IF you want to talk to me, let's figure it out.

I'd give him the benefit of the doubt that it's a stressful day with a firedrill going on, and do the damn Calendly thing this one time only.

If this happens again, I'd make him take the time to find a time, or there would be no next conversation.

wolfofmiami

Opinionated

1

🐺

Damn my guy’s playing hard to get, making you want the job more

lowhangersalesbanger

Executive

0

Director of Sales

It isn't working lol

wolfofmiami

Opinionated

1

🐺

Then don’t respond and don’t reschedule lol

BTQ

Politicker

1

Account Manager

I feel like you've been in sales way to long to let this get to you ser.

Pachacuti

Politicker

0

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

Life happens.

TheHypnotist

Executive

0

Sales Manager

If you want the experience interviewing you may have to deal with this sort of thing more than once. To be fair to the recruiter they notified you of the cancellation and tried to reschedule. When someone is as busy as you seem to be, the calendly link seems pretty reaonsable to me.

DefaultSalesDude

Executive

0

Director

If he didn't care, he wouldn't have showed or called you in advance to let you know there was a conflict. Just reschedule and bump up the meds.

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