Considering all the advice about interviewing out there, you might feel you have to walk on eggshells when you're interviewing for a job.
Don't worry. Asking to reschedule your interview won't blow your chances. Nor will asking too many questions.
And, believe it or not, neither will showing up late.
While we certainly don't recommend you go out of your way to be late, experts say that most interviewers will understand if you get stuck in traffic. The important thing is to go about informing your interviewer the right way.
In fact, there are quite a few things you might think would cost you the job that, in reality, won't:
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Asking to reschedule
Before you get an in-person interview, you'll likely talk to a recruiter or hiring manager on the phone as part of the preliminary vetting process. If you get this call at a bad time, you don't have to take it right then.
"I've interviewed too many candidates who simply answered their phone and were distracted, unprepared, and more — it's not their fault," Vicki Salemi, a career expert for Monster, tells Business Insider. "Am I saying to not answer your phone? No. But when you do you can simply state, 'I would love to speak to you but I'm in the middle of something right now. Can we schedule time on the calendar to have this conversation?'" The employer won't think any less of you for doing this, Salemi says.
The same holds true if you're sick or something comes up and you need to reschedule your office interview. Salemi says you just need to give the employer enough notice — at least 48 hours would be best, though, if you're sick, sometimes 24 hours will have to do. When you ask to reschedule, mention the reason without getting into too many gory details, she says.
Asking which job you're interviewing for
"When I worked in corporate recruiting, it wasn't uncommon for candidates to apply to more than one job at the company," Salemi says. "When you're contacted about your résumé, go ahead and specifically ask which role they're talking about. You'll need it to market your skills and experiences towards that job over another if they vary slightly."
Being late
"In an ideal world, we would all arrive ten minutes early for our interviews," says Vicky Oliver, author of "301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions." "Unfortunately the ideal world is worlds apart from Manhattan traffic."
If you are running late, Oliver says you must call ahead. "You get a lot more sympathy if you call 20 minutes in advance and say, 'I have been sitting in a cab for 40 minutes and am terrified that I am going to be late for our meeting today. I hope you won't hold it against me because I am really looking forward to meeting you.'
Never just slide in late without an excuse. Your interviewer will notice, she says.
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