This Is, Of Coure, Entirely Hypothetical

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Hypothetically, a job candidate survives the phone screen and is asked to come in for a face-to-face interview at a large corporation's suburban campus. The candidate asks the hiring manager to email directions or an address to the interview site.

Poll #4129 The email does not appear in the candidate's inbox.

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 19

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Is this a reasonable request?

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Yes
18 (100.0%)

No
0 (0.0%)

At what point should the candidate hit the panic button and ask for directions from the corprorate recruiter who encouraged her application?

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One business day after the phone screen
3 (17.6%)

Two business days after the phone screen
4 (23.5%)

Three business days after the phone screen
6 (35.3%)

Four business days after the phone screen
2 (11.8%)

Five business days (the day of the interview) after the phone screen
1 (5.9%)

Don't panic! Directions aren't a reasonable request.
0 (0.0%)

If this is how the hiring manager treats people before they've signed a contract, do you really want to work for this person?
1 (5.9%)

Tickybox?

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Ticky for interview, yay!
15 (78.9%)

Ticky is busy doing its FT job.
7 (36.8%)

Tickybox is working on commission.
3 (15.8%)

Ticky is also on the job market
5 (26.3%)

Comments

[silmaril]

Seeing as how the candidate is likely to need, not only directions (which can, presumably, be had with Google after all) but also in-campus directions, security procedures etc. if any, and precise interview location... maybe not one day after the phone call, like I chose to mark up there, but at least three days before the interview is very reasonable.

[rebelsheart]

See, you're counting up from the phone screening. To me the answer is "The day before the interview." When the phone screening was is not important, when the interview happens is.

[phoenixsong]

This. If it gets to be the day before and you still haven't heard from them, that's the time for a polite phone call to the effect of "uh, guys, we're still meeting tomorrow, yes? WHERE THE HELL AM I GOING?!"

[pocketmouse]

Yes, this. I found the radio button that told me when the interview was and counted backwards from there to pick my day.

[ex_gryphon136]

3 days because that will give the recruiter time to reply on the 4th day, before the interview on the 5th day.