This morning I have lined up some interviews with some job seekers.

The first one is 8am. I am all ready with questions on my desk....newspaper folded away and mind tuned for the session....

8.05 - no candidate

8.10 - still no candidate.... I go back to the newspaper...

8.15 - still no show; now I call the candidate to find out what has happened; you never know, he could have been in an accident..

The fellow answer his phone and I ask if he is coming for the interview. He answers with the question "What time was it supposed to be?"

ME: "8am; that was clearly indicated in the email"

CANDIDATE: "Yeah, I saw the email, but I didn't see the time"

ME: "Why didn't you ask about time when you replied to confirm you will attend?"

CANDIDATE: "I thought I could come any time. Can you try slot me in at another time?"

ME: "Sorry, but no"

Pole sana Mukiha.
Next time wait fro the fellow to come pick u up.
For the job seekers case, just close and re-ad.

why would you waste your time calling a job-seeker to find out where he /she, move on to the next candidate. My standard operating procedure is 5 minutes if you don't arrive I cancel the meeting and move on to the next agenda. Kenyans need to realize a rich man and poor man have 24 hours in a day what you do with it is up to you but don't waste mine.

The other day i said a number of people are poor by choice. I was almost lynched..

But like these ones who do not show up for an interview on time-until the interviewer has to call! Yawa! Is this not poverty by choice?

I've walked out on an interviewer who was late.
Bottom line, someone who is late for an appointment without apology thinks you are a punda

@Mukiha,
I have no time for latecomers (They usually find me gone unless there is an excuse beforehand).....But two/three hours late.You must be a very patient person (Or is it old man catching up with you?)...I think,i would have chewed my hat inside the hour.

May I call him "The Idiot"?

OK; Finally the idiot comes in at 11:56

His excuse: "I was just here";

Bur I decline to interview him...and he looks at me with eyes that suggest I'm being unfair....

@mukiha imagine his attitude towards work especially when you give him targets to achieve.

How come you still do formal interviews, i do final interviews in restaurant over lunch you get to learn a lot about a candidate in informal sessions

Mukiha seems odd this happened to this extent i think there must have been some other reason as to why every-one was late? Could it be they way you formated the advert that even jobseekers did not take you seriously? Your email, name of company? You might have scared some people you know? I am not justifying the lateness but it's the extent that baffles me something else was inherently wrong perception maybe!!

However coincidentally spent the whole Friday interviewing, draining process i must say, however unlike maybe back at home, here the canditates have rights, ie: can reshedule the interview date to suit time best fitted for them, they can be running late and you have to accomodate them when they come however some form flexibility is prudent and i too believe there is some good in every-one irrepspective.

That said time-keeping is a trait that does not seem to exist unless of-sourse you buying some frothy liquid and burnt meat then some-one will got to the extent of "booking"a table for you complete with 5seats the place being jam-packed notwithstanding..

@Mukiha

Interview me, I will be on time, even 20 minutes early.