BiryaniEnthu

Is Interviewer vibe a thing?

P.S. Not GenZ, but relate to vibe as a concept

I've interviewed with multiple companies, and I'm starting to notice a pattern.

Interviewers who:

Have their cameras off
Show up in old t-shirts, looking like they haven't washed their face or combed their hair
Roll their eyes when the answer isn't what they wanted to hear
Fidget around when you are speaking
Look anywhere but at the camera
Give in to itches all over the body 👀 among many others

If we as interviewees are expected to be presentable and excited, the least interviewers could do is put in a little effort to appear decent and engaged.

7mo ago

BiHaan

IBM7mo

Yea, it is a thing. I gave 2 interviews including ibm’s before joining. The first one, he didn’t switch on the camera, or didn’t even care to tell about him. He asked for intro, then gave 2 questions and said thank you. I mean, i know I didn’t do well but at least common etiquette should be there. IBM’s interviewers were in office while calls so they were presentable and all were on cameras.

BiHaan

IBM7mo

Its just that i lost interest while giving the first interview. These people have made interviews as some kind of assessment test taken by a robot. I believe that interviews are whole set of convos which will let the company know about all the aspects of the candidate.

BiryaniEnthu

Stealth7mo

I so agree! But the problem is majority of them are like that, so difficult to find people genuinely interested in talking to - let alone work for them

WhoKnowsMyFate

Razorpay7mo

I have experienced all of the above but can only share the experience in voice notes, too tired to write so much.

BiryaniEnthu

Stealth7mo

No voice option (yet) Maybe you can come back tomorrow morning and share your experience. This comment will remind you

Corpowhore

Lendbox7mo

Voice typing buddy

Eaudcode

Deloitte7mo

The best interviews i had was where the interviewer is interested in knowing what actual line of work i have been in rather than just asking random questions about the product which is 95% of the interviews.

There are only 5% people out there who actually wants to know the person’s strength and capabilities and even if i don’t get hired i always get to learn something with these 5% of the folks

BiryaniEnthu

Stealth7mo

They are so rare!

Trustee08

IBM7mo

Interviewer's perspective:

This might be your only interview for the day, but we have interviewed people the entire day. I don't know about others but I would shut my camera If I am not presentable and ask the interviewee to shut their camera/share screen even if there is nothing to share. Interviewing someone is a tiring job, I don't think anyone wants to interview just for fun, it's just part of the process. I am not justifying those who don't care about the answers given by the candidate, but trust me 90% or even more candidates lie on their resumes and they don't have any knowledge about it. When asked, they just give "ghumaau" answers like this is some stupid college viva. Bro, we know you're lying. Just accept that you don't know and move on. We can focus on the areas you really worked on and are confident about. But they refuse to surrender and go on.. this is the point we lose interest in you. On the other hand we enjoy a good candidate, some are so good that they explain things which even we didn't know. Hope you get it why interviewers are like that

BiryaniEnthu

Stealth7mo

Agreed to all pointers. But basics are same for all. Being respectful and humane is needed

bug_farmer

Ingram Micro7mo

I'm an interviewer and I don't turn on my camera as I'm just taking interview during my working hours so I'm not prepared specially for the interview.

BiryaniEnthu

Stealth7mo

But do you expect them to keep camera on and stare into darkness?

bug_farmer

Ingram Micro7mo

Sorry to say but yes. Coz we are still working in background and listening to the interviewee, we don't get extra time on deadlines and we don't get paid extra for this. So we have to adjust out time and take interviews.