The Humble Brag
Dear Danny: Is it just me or is there an increasing trend of hiring execs only making themselves available for interviews at ridiculously inconvenient times - usually phone, but we just had one do this for an in person, final interview at the end of a two-month process. In the last month, I've had several HA's who have been impossible to nail down for a call with a candidate offer, "I'm only available Friday at 7 am or Sunday at 9 PM" for a call with the candidate. Another - (a COO at a $400 mm company who insists on interviewing both on the phone and in person every candidate they hire making around 90K or more) just flipped the final onsite interview from 3 pm to 7 am. When I protest and tell the HA the time is too early, too late etc. and that the candidate may not be on their game as a result of getting up at 5 am and traveling to make a 7 am series of in person interviews, the client starts with the "Well, he must not be that motivated then if he can't make an early interview.", or, "It shouldn't be a problem, we'll have coffee for him." I even [...]