What if you are late for an interview?

Lisa at HR Thoughts answers a question from a candidate who is worried because she was late for an interview .  She gives great advice:

• Stay calm
• Focus on what you can do for the company
• Send a thank you

In other words, don't over focus on what you did wrong, or that will get the potential employer focused that direction too.  We all make mistakes.  How you handle your mistakes says a lot about what kind of employee you will be - and most HR folks and Hiring Managers are smart enough to get that!

Comments

[Jackie Cameron]

I so agree Peggy. I too read Lisa's post and was prompted to post on my own experiences on this.

Like so much in life it is how we behave when things don't go to plan that marks us out.

Jackie

[almostgotit]

I was a little worried about reading this post, as I was late to an interview once, and I didn't get that job! There wasn't a lot I could have done about it, especially after the fact, so I apologized with a brief excuse, and moved on.

(It only happened the once, of course. At subsequent interviews I built in plenty of extra time to get lost, etc.!)

[Francois]

This is very true. Just give this type of stuff regularly that will help to motivate peoples. Also there are lots of jobs waiting for you at http://www.career-descriptions.co.uk/