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How to handle interview that is clearly going nowhere?
I have a two hour interview with the hiring department tomorrow morning and I currently waver between feeling completely prepared and completely freaked out. The job description seemed to be unusually vague, with no specifications for things like length of experience or specific expertise. Just "ability to do" stuff. Very strange for a management position in my field. I've interviewed with the recruiter and that helped clarify things a bit but I still have so many questions and doubts as to exactly what they want. If ten minutes into the interview I find out they want something I completely am not interested in or cannot do, I don't want to waste anybody's time. I have too much actual work to be doing at my current job! At the same time, this is an organization and department I would be interested in working for in some capacity if an appropriate position opened up, so I have to keep that in mind. How would you handle this type of situation? I think I am more worried about if they are looking for something I cannot do at this point in my career because I don't want to look like an idiot by giving incorrect answers or basically repeating "I don't know" over and over, thereby annihilating any chance I have of working with them in the near future.
Re: How to handle interview that is clearly going nowhere?
I have no advice. I just had to reply since I know who you are and wanted to wish you good luck!
Actually I would say that if the interview seems to go in a direction that doesn't interest you, then simple tell them that you don't think the position would be a good fit for you at this time. Politely excuse yourself from the interview with the intent of not wanting to waste anyone's time.
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This exactly. I'd be pissed if someone just said in the middle of an interview, "I don't think this is right for me, I'm leaving now."
It's perfectly fine to say, "I don't know." But it should be followed with, "But I *think* that this is what I would do in that situation." They don't expect you to know everything in an interview.
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I actually ended a job interview early before. It was years ago, but I knew almost immediately that it was something that I was not interested in. I just stated that I didn't think it was a good fit and excused myself. The person I was interviewing with actually thanked me for not wasting her time.
So my advice is, if once you get into the interview and it is absolutely clear that it is not what you are looking for I think it's ok to excuse yourself. However, if you feel that this may hamper your ability to apply for jobs there in the future then stick it out. You may just have to get a feel for the person with whom you are interviewing.
Lol, this is my biggest fear on The Nest.
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