The interviewer did not like me. She said she was “sensing attitude,” from me because I was asking clarification questions. The entire interview lasted only 10 minutes. 10 minutes… glad it was only a Teams interview.
For the willing to work over 40 hours question (food facility that runs 24/7 and needing to come in early and work late) I asked what reasons would we need to come in more. This was a salary position. She didn’t know and said it depends on projects. I said that I would need more clarification from the hiring manager regarding projects to gain more insights. The interviewer rudely said, “I am the hiring manager!” I was confused as I normally see the boss of the person hired as the hiring manager, this person was not the reporting manager for this role. I asked “So, you’re the reporting manger for this?” The interviewer replied, “I’m sensing some attitude in this interview. No... I pass on my notes to the [boss].” I explained why I was confused but it didn’t help at this point she clearly wouldn’t say anything good about me to the rest of the hiring team.
Then she asked about salary and I wanted 20% more than my current salary as I’ve been working in my role that is in supply chain and have experience. She asked for a number and I gave a number (closer to what I currently make) and she didn’t like it as it was outside of their range. She asked, “Have you seen the posted range?” (58k-65k) I told her, “Yes, however, your job is looking for someone with 2-3 years of experience, and the job duties entitle both supply and demand planning skills, thus indicating a higher salary need for this role. The posted range is for an entry level job.”
We go back and forth and I ask if shes willing to negotiate and she said they really can’t. I declined to move further but she said I could reach out to her again if things change. I said, “Thank you, but it doesn’t seem like you’d want to talk to me anyway.” And she hung up without a word.
The interviewer was super rude and accused me of being rude when I was asking questions. I maintained my composure as best as possible, but accusations don’t help with interviews and clearly this person isn’t good at interviewing. I’ve interviewed at plenty of companies and when I ask clarification questions. They didn’t like me and got defensive.
There’s poor reviews for this company and they don’t pay competitively. I make 50% more already at my job than this role and I only do one supply chain function.
She wrote me off immediately and was extremely unprofessional. I tried to negotiate but it’s too early in the process and the salary was too low, plus then want to work you more than 40 hours a week. Run they don’t value you can I can tell just by a ten minute call.