One of the often-overlooked elements of successful interviewing is timing. Bad timing can occur when your interview is planned early in the interview process of the company too. Many applicants want to rush in and interview as soon as possible, and this can be a large mistake. There’s a noticeable drawback of being first in the interview sequence and in most cases, I would not recommend it if possible. 1. For the first candidate interviewed for a job, there is absolutely no reference point in which a fair assessment of candidates can be ranked.
It is hard to create a standard that holds up throughout the process. 2. The job description is often still not solid or enhanced because changes happen as they talk to candidates during any appointment cycle. 3. The hiring manager is just starting out and it is not in an even design for his questions and his evaluation criteria. Therefore the questioning is off or incomplete target as the requirements changes and as he meets additional candidates.
Since those applicants also make an impact, they rank higher in the transformed criteria which may not have been talked about with the early candidates. 4. At this true time, there are absolutely no urgency to finish the hire and process, but rather to see 5 to 7 or more applicants for an assessment of available talent and alternatives.
5. The latest applicants are always the freshest and appearance to be more powerful in the minds of the interviewing … Read more


