Does It Seem Like Interviewers Are Well-Prepared? (POLL)

By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

I worked in recruiting for a long time and now coach people pertaining to job search, hiring more effectively, managing and leading, as well as resolving workplace-related issues.

When I worked in search, it was fairly common for an owner I consulted to or work for to ask me to drop everything and interview someone without any notice, warning, or concern for my schedule.

MAYBE I might see a resume two minutes before the conversation. I had no time to formulate thoughts without keeping someone waiting for a long period of time.

I know this was not unique to me. Many of the people who are referred to clients for positions experienced the same thing.

As a coach, I recognize the same scenario happening to people who are being interviewed for jobs.

I was curious whether it was noticeable to people being interviewed so I created a poll on LinkedIn:

Most of the time, does it seem like the interviewer is well-prepared? How does their lack of preparedness come across?

In addition to the poll, I asked a number of people I coach at a variety of levels for their opinion.