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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
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      We had a guy go silent for a month once. Turns out it was a horrific car accident.

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      • NicN
        Nic
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        We had that happen with one of the members of the Webroot community. Vanished off the community, nobody had heard from him. We all assumed he'd gotten fed up or we'd offended him. Turns out he was in a really bad car accident.

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        • PSX_DefectorP
          PSX_Defector
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          Guess I should post more, lest all you think I am face down in a ditch covered in rum and stripper glitter.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @PSX_Defector
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            @PSX_Defector said:

            Guess I should post more, lest all you think I am face down in a ditch covered in rum and stripper glitter.

            Why wouldn't we just assume you are in a ditch with a charged phone?

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            • PSX_DefectorP
              PSX_Defector @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said:

              @PSX_Defector said:

              Guess I should post more, lest all you think I am face down in a ditch covered in rum and stripper glitter.

              Why wouldn't we just assume you are in a ditch with a charged phone?

              Because the strippers stole it.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller
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                They do that.

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                • JoyJ
                  Joy
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                  Seems he is not interested Or he find better than your offer and feel shy to call.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
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                    At this point it is probably safe to assume that he turned down the job or something happened and he has given up.

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                    • C
                      Carnival Boy
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                      I had a candidate turn up late and he never apologised. So I knew straight away that I wouldn't employ him. But annoyingly, I still spent half-an-hour going through the motions of an interview. Why did I do that?

                      This begs the question, if you know very early on that a candidate has failed an interview, do you end the interview early or do you go through the motions to avoid any embarrassment?

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                      • alexntgA
                        alexntg @Carnival Boy
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                        @Carnival-Boy said:

                        I had a candidate turn up late and he never apologised. So I knew straight away that I wouldn't employ him. But annoyingly, I still spent half-an-hour going through the motions of an interview. Why did I do that?

                        This begs the question, if you know very early on that a candidate has failed an interview, do you end the interview early or do you go through the motions to avoid any embarrassment?

                        If you're 100% sure, I don't see any reason to keep going with the interview. Just make sure not to do it with your 2nd-5th candidates, just in case the leader doesn't take the offer. As an interviewee, I've ended interviews early.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          I always end early if I know.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
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                            I always try to provide a lot of feedback. Technical or otherwise.

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                            • NaraN
                              Nara @NetworkNerd
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                              @NetworkNerd said:

                              @Nic said:

                              So did you find out what happened? That reminds me of my interview with Spiceworks story. I got stuck in Houston due to weather, and they couldn't guarantee that I'd get a flight the next day. I went and rented a car and drove instead and got in at 3am for an interview the next morning. I think that story helped seal the deal 🙂

                              Yeah, I remember reading about your story - a very good one indeed. It certainly showed how bad you wanted to get the job and that it was important to make the interview.

                              In this case, I actually called the guy yesterday afternoon at 3:40 PM to see if all was well or if there was some kind of miscommunication with HR about the time (since we rescheduled once). I was only able to leave a message. There has been no word today...at all. I've been encouraged to call one more time to make sure the fellow is ok / at least find out what happened.

                              Have you heard anything? I have popcorn on standby.

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                              • NetworkNerdN
                                NetworkNerd @Nara
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                                @Nara
                                There has still be nothing. I have no clue if the guy is still alive. This is after 2 calls with left messages and and e-mail. I won't contact him again but do hope he is alright.

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                                • NicN
                                  Nic
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                                  File a missing persons report 🙂

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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller
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                                    Amazing how often this actually happens.

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                                    • IRJI
                                      IRJ
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                                      It sounds like he was good qualified candidate so its likely he got a better offer somewhere else.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller
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                                        Probably. Pretty rude to just vanish though.

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                                        • IRJI
                                          IRJ @scottalanmiller
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                                          @scottalanmiller said:

                                          Probably. Pretty rude to just vanish though.

                                          I agree

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller
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                                            Someday, maybe he will find this thread.

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