Timeline for What do I say to a candidate at the end of a phone interview?
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| Jun 14, 2013 at 17:04 | comment | added | psr | @RhysW - If you can bring yourself to deal with possible abrasive personalities, it is far more polite to let someone know (if you do) at the phone interview. And how you treat job candidates is at least a small part of you and your companies public image. | |
| Jun 14, 2013 at 15:47 | comment | added | user8365 | A good point to make me reconsider. There are times when both parties realize it isn't going to work out, so why prolong it. | |
| Jun 14, 2013 at 14:38 | comment | added | user8036 | Although you may know immediately at the end of the interview, I suggest you are a bit cautious. When in doubt, don't immediately turn down or invite. As you continue interviewing candidates, you will find that you shift your criteria or the things that you want to discuss. You may want to use these new insights in a second conversation with people you already interviewed. | |
| Jun 14, 2013 at 14:29 | comment | added | Turch | @GreenMatt for me (stereotypically shy nerd) that's way too much confrontation :) | |
| Jun 14, 2013 at 14:26 | comment | added | Turch | @RhysW This is what I was assuming would be the best course of action, but having never gone through a phone interview I thought it better to ask :) | |
| Jun 14, 2013 at 14:25 | vote | accept | Turch | ||
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| Jun 14, 2013 at 14:23 | comment | added | GreenMatt | @RhysW: A possible response to those abrasive personalities: "Sorry, but we need someone who gets along well with others. You're demonstrating right now that you don't have that. Work on those skills for a while and re-apply." | |
| Jun 14, 2013 at 13:55 | comment | added | user5305 | I think the main reason for not telling people that they 'fail' is because there are people with abrasive personalities who will try to argue this point over why you failed and if it was/wasn't fair etc. If people say 'We will be in touch if you pass' it gives them the ability to phone back and say 'Yes' but means they never phone back with a 'no', thus avoiding the possibility for that argument. | |
| Jun 14, 2013 at 13:49 | history | answered | Michael Kohne | CC BY-SA 3.0 |