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craig2112 said:
oh, and I've gotten jobs twice from phone interviews I did in my car. Both turned out to be great jobs.

Now how did that happen?
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That has no bearing on you being unprofessional in your interview.
 
Gojazz79 said:
The recruiter may only be 22 but he knows more about interviewing than you. Why hire a professional to help you with something if you are not going to listen to him? That again shows that you cannot be professional or courteous.

So in short, you did not get the job, showed your lack professionalism and imagination and have given yourself a bad reputation with a company and recruiting agency within your field. Agencies do talk to each other my friend. You are off to a phenomenal start.
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Uh, let me tell you something about recruiters....
This particular one was a doozy. He first contacted me and I told him to buzz off.
I did not hire him. You don't hire recruiters.
He kept bugging me and finally I just said, "If you find some jobs, let me know."
He found a few and sent me on a couple of interviews. They were not good. One of them was so bad, he just sent me there and the company didn't even know my name or have my resume when I arrived.

Also, when this recruiter called some of my references, he pissed them all off by trying to recruit them. Each of them called me to say "Why is this jackass trying to sell me on his company?"
The guy was one of the worst recruiters I have ever encountered (and that is saying something). I have absolutely no worry about him trying to blackball me. It doesnt' work that way in my field.

I've told off Robert Half a few times. They are terrible and even if they had the greatest job ever for me, I would still not go through them.
 
Now are you saying you were in your car DRIVING while doing your interview? Yes, that is unprofessional. Not just unprofessional, but plain old bad judgement.
 
Gameface said:
Now are you saying you were in your car DRIVING while doing your interview? Yes, that is unprofessional. Not just unprofessional, but plain old bad judgement.
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No, I was sitting in my car. Not moving. I thought it would be a quiet place with no distractions.
If the company was professional, they would have had me come in to their office to do it face to face. Especially since they are located so close to me.

Are you done being a jackass?
 
craig2112 said:
No, I was sitting in my car. Not moving. I thought it would be a quiet place with no distractions.
If the company was professional, they would have had me come in to their office to do it face to face. Especially since they are located so close to me.

Are you done being a jackass?
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For someone supposedly so experienced with interviewing, you sound like a novice when making an ignorant comment about phone interviews.
 
craig2112 said:
No, I was sitting in my car. Not moving. I thought it would be a quiet place with no distractions.
If the company was professional, they would have had me come in to their office to do it face to face. Especially since they are located so close to me.

Are you done being a jackass?
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Um, I wasn't being a jackass. If your car wasn't moving how did they know you did the phone interview from your car? To me, sitting in a relatively quiet place and doing a phone interview from a car doesn't sound that bad. Are you supposed to get in a suit and tie and sit at a desk to do a phone interview? I didn't think so, but I haven't been looking for a job recently, either. Maybe someone else can shed some light on what's wrong with sitting in your car for a phone interview.

When I was looking for a job last I remember driving and getting a call from the place I work now (I think it was them, anyway). I told him I was driving and would like to call him back. He said sure...and then kept on talking, saying he only had a few questions. 5-10 min later he let me go.

Hopefully that wasn't too much jackass for you.
 
Gameface said:
If your car wasn't moving how did they know you did the phone interview from your car? To me, sitting in a relatively quiet place and doing a phone interview from a car doesn't sound that bad. Are you supposed to get in a suit and tie and sit at a desk to do a phone interview? I didn't think so, but I haven't been looking for a job recently, either. Maybe someone else can shed some light on what's wrong with sitting in your car for a phone interview.
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The interview went over a half hour and I got hot, and said I wanted to open the door to get some air.
 
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