Is this considered a second interviewToday I had an interview. I was initially suppose to meet with two people, the Director and the ####. Director. Unfortunately, the Director was ill and couldn' t make it so I was only interviewed by the ####. Director. By the time I arrived home from the interview there was a message waiting from the departments secretary asking if I can come in tomorrow to meet with the Director. Is this considered a second interview? or just and extension of the first? I am assuming the Director and the ####. spoke with each other so what should I expect of this second meeting. Since the Director wasn' t in attendance I am assuming she will probably ask me the same or similar questions that the ####. Director asked me today. Do I replay with the same answers or come up with totally new and unique answers. I am a recent college graduate and this will be my first full time job so I am perplexed by this whole situation. I' d call it being jerked around, but what' s the difference what you call it? Tell him you came to his office the last time, he can come to your house the next time. Better yet, he can take you out to lunch. "Do I replay with the same answers or come up with totally new and unique answers" Depends in part on the question. I would try for both: the replay and add on something in response to each question. I'd imagine that the first person you interviewed with will give the next person an idea of how things went with you. So they may have a perception of you before meeting. In some questions, there is one answer. Other questions that start with "Tell me about a time/situation" you may want to give a different but still appropriate answer. I don't think it matters what you call the interview. I wouldn't be rude or request them to take you to dinner. It's not how to get a job. This might even be to your advantage. They may feel bad asking you back and appreciate your willingness to come back, I' d consider it an extension of the first, though a good sign that the first person liked you enough to ask you to return. I' d also just use the "same answers". Unless the first person you interviewed with is in the room, the person you will meet isn' t going to know what you said the first time verbatim. Just relax and be confident you can do the job. I don' t think it really matters what you call it - first or second interview. The fact is that if the first person didn' t like you, they wouldn' t be asking you to come back in. In terms of the questions, it all depends - but consistency is the key. It all depends on who's side you're looking. From your perspective, it is a second interview because you already had one with the one Director, and are now meeting the the other. But from their perspective, it's still a first interview because that Director should have been there originally, but wasn't able to make it. They may have spoken to each other already, but then again, maybe not. Either way, the Director who wasn't able to be there originally now wants to meet with you. So regardless of whether it's a first or second interview, it's an interview! Now as far as questions go, some might be the same, while others may be different. The point of this interview is for that second Director to get to meet you. Right now, the second Director only has the opinion of the first to go on. And most likely, he or she wants to form his or her own opinion. Then the two Directors are in a better position to discuss whether or not they really liked you. | |
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