Interviewer Didn't Call. What now?

I had a phone interview scheduled earlier today and the interviewer did not call. He previously had to change the time because something came up so I think he was busy and forgot about it. How should I handle the situation to not come across as pushy while keeping a dialogue.

 

Shit happens, man. Hard to believe when you are on the receiving end, but people sometimes do forget stuff when they are busy.

Kosher way is for the interviewer to apologize and reschedule. But if not, you should send an email and reschedule. If you don't send an email, you will die thinking over "why didn't I" and "what if".

If the interviewer doesn't respond, then you should move on - no need to be clingy.

 

completely irrelevant to your situation but I had a 1st round phone interview and when I called the Analyst the conversation went like this

"Hi this is John Smith"

"Hi, um did we have a call scheduled?"

"Yeah we set it up last Thursday afternoon via email"

"...and what was the call for?"

"My 1st round interview for the sophomore investment banking internship program"

"oh fuck"

 

Yup, this happens. This happened to me during recruiting last fall. Just reach out to your recruiter and explain what happened and if they'd be able to reschedule since you're still super interested in the position.

 

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