I had my first interview with a company today, and I have never felt so strongly about an interview.
When I arrived at their office, I was told to complete a pre interview questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of interview questions such as “what did you like about your previous job?” and “where do you see yourself in 3-5 years?” I had a feeling the interview would go downhill from here because these should have been asked in my actual interview. Well, after waiting 28 minutes (I told myself I’d wait 30 minutes because I already took the time to drive here) I was greeted by the hiring manager. He immediately tells me that this is not a “real” interview, this is “matching the face to the resume”. He then proceeds to review my answers to the questionnaire, makes a few comments, and gives me an overview of the position. No questions for me. No chance to ask him questions .This process took 3-5 minutes.
I was told I would be called to schedule a second interview if they are interested. Yeah, no. I withdrew my application on Indeed as soon as I got home, and I’m thinking of messaging them too.
How do people think this is ok? I wasted an hour of my day for a prescreening that should have been done over the phone or virtually.
This makes me not optimistic about the rest of my job search. Argh