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hklinger

A few weeks ago, I had an interview scheduled and then the day of the interview I received a call that saying that the interview would need to be rescheduled.  I called back a few days later and asked when they felt it would be rescheduled and I was told the administrator was very busy and would get back to me, they weren't sure when it would be rescheduled.  I called a few days again after that and got the same response.  I called again and left a voicemail and did not get a response after several voicemails. I wanted to keep on trying but, I stopped calling because I began to feel silly.  But I still not sure why the interview was never rescheduled.  This has never happen to me and I feel like I need some kind of answer.  I feel like I might want contact a superior but I don't know if that is the right thing to do.  I am not looking to burn bridges, but I want and deserve an answer.

newstart710

This happened to me in September. It was an interview for a mat leave, and eventually they did reschedule- I got the offer the day before the leave started.  The principal had rescheduled the entire day of interviews because something came up on the day she originally scheduled interviews. Then, she couldn't give up another full day for it, so her secretary had to find time to schedule all of the interviews on different days where the principal, vice principal and district officials were all free at the same time. There were 5 different people in my teaching interview, so it may just be they are trying to find a time that works for all of them.

NSL

Honestly, depending on how many voicemails you left within a short timeframe I think you may have an answer to why you haven't received a call back.  Even if they didn't turn your interviewer off, this is a busy time of year for everyone, particularly if the district in question ended the semester last week.  Administrators in my district have to complete all evaluations before the holidays, plus attend a variety of end-of-semester events and meetings, leaving them no time to do things like conduct interviews.

Bottom line, you may think you deserve an answer to your question about the interview, but you're at the very bottom of the list of must-dos for those on the hiring committee right now.  Complaining to the district will almost certainly burn some big bridges (in addition to doing absolutely nothing--Central Office couldn't care less why the school didn't interview you) not only with the campus but potentially with others in the district as well.  Cool your jets, focus on the holidays, and don't give up hope that the interview will be rescheduled in January. 

erbear

Either they filled the position already (someone they loved came in and they made an on the spot offer) or they're a typical school where it takes forever to do anything. Either way, I'd stop calling. You're crossing into annoying.

fuzzylogic

Stop blowing up their phones. They probably filled the position at this point, and your obsessive behavior probably turned them off to you.