Phone interview with God knows who

[OwlHoot]

An agent rang this morning to say a client wanted a phone interview, which is now arranged for 2 pm. She said she had emailed me the job spec, and stupidly I believed her.

However, on checking my emails it turned out she hasn't, and I didn't catch the client's name, or her name, and needless to say her call is logged on my mobile as "private number".

So I have no idea who I'll be talking to, or what skills to emphasise. If I get the gig, I only hope she'll phone again to let me know who and where the the client is before I'm due to start

[Drewster]

Well to be blunt you are a bit of a Numpty.... but good luck anyway!

[DaveB]

Make it clear at the start of the interview that the agent has ballsed it up and ask them to run through the spec with you. Then, when they have done so, with you adding the approriate positive comments along the way, you can say to them

"Well that all sounds fine, can do it for you no problem. When do you want me to start?"

Sorted

[swamp]

Make it clear at the start of the interview that the agent has ballsed it up and ask them to run through the spec with you. Then, when they have done so, with you adding the approriate positive comments along the way, you can say to them

"Well that all sounds fine, can do it for you no problem. When do you want me to start?"

Sorted

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Disagree! Mention you haven't yet received the full job specification, but after that you should wing it.

A reasonable client will sympathise with your position, but an unreasonable one will look at you and the agent as the same thing -- and in a way you are.

[Zippy]

Are you quite sure you didn't get an email? Checked your spam recently?

[FSM with Cheddar]

I seem to remember sometime ago, someone posted the exact same situation. The person that called for the interview was actually another agent from the same office fishing for contacts.

[NotAllThere]

How did the interview/fishing trip go?

[tino]

How did the interview/fishing trip go?

Shortest interview ever?

[NotAllThere]

No - I'm on CET.

[OwlHoot]

How did the interview/fishing trip go?

First one went fine, and the guy said the CTO would like a chat on the phone too, which I've now also had. So waiting to hear back. Fingers crossed.

I had one or two awkward moments with the second guy, an American ubergeek (although friendly), who was asking demanding questions about design patterns. The problem is I've never delved into all that academic stuff, but I think I convinced him I'm thoroughly familiar with all these patterns without actually knowing what they're officially called