Candidate: Hey, thanks so much for helping me to get an interview. I know you've done a lot to help me...
2 days later - On the day of interview...
My client: What happened to your candidate? She did not turn up!
I called. I smsed. I emailed - and this is what I wrote...
Dear xxxx,
Trying to contact you via your hand phone but no reply yet. XXXXX notified me that you did not turn up for interview today. Would really like to know the reason. I trust you have a good reason because you seems to be interested in the post based on our past conversations. So, I find it strange that you did not turn up.
Kindly call me when you read this mail.
I would really appreciate it.
Thank you…:)
No reply whatsoever. I gave her another day. Usually in such cases, there are two possibilities. The first one is the candidate has a change of mind, something like a bride having cold feet last minute and decided to ditch the whole thing. Or it could be a genuine situation in which the candidate had an accident and was lying unconscious somewhere and thus, unable to make contact (In my entire recruiting career, only one case fell in the latter).
And it's rather easy to verify whether it's the first possibility or not. Use a different mobile phone to make the call.
In this case, I was rather disappointed that the call was answered and more disappointed when the line went dead upon hearing my voice.
Have some guts, girl! Say it and own it!
Why was it so difficult for the candidate to make a call and say she is no more interested?
This is not just a case of poor job hunting ethics, it's simply rude - lack of basic courtesy. Period.
If you can't keep an appointment with a friend, is it normal to get into a disappearing act?
No, you don't.
But I guess it is no big deal if it's an acquaintance. And of course, one incident like this won't hurt your career so much, would it?
It is becoming a trend among candidates who think of their actions on a short term basis only!. Don't they ever think that Recruiters who had interviewed them might cross paths again in future? This is definitely not an ethical behavior and the sense of responsibility is questionable!
ReplyDeleteWell, this happens all the time. I think if we, recruiters maintain good relationship with the candidate, we should be able to manage this and candidate will be honest to us if he/she is no longer keen with that position.
ReplyDeleteHi Ei-Leen. Thx for your comment. You are absolutely right. But sometimes you don't know know what hit you. You thot there is an understanding - well, you wouldn't hv thot this wud happened after what she said right before the day of the interview, "I really appreciate your effort of securing an interview for me...etc etc..." Ah...people, the most complex being on earth...I personally don't think I got them fully figure out yet...:D
ReplyDeleteBe professional enough to handle those situation.
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