{"id":4899,"date":"2015-09-10T17:29:29","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T00:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=4899"},"modified":"2015-09-10T17:29:29","modified_gmt":"2015-09-11T00:29:29","slug":"10-reasons-to-walk-out-of-an-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/interviewing\/10-reasons-to-walk-out-of-an-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Reasons to Walk out of an Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"walk<\/a>Walking out of a job interview may seem unorthodox or even career sabotage, however there are numerous reasons when ending a phone screen or getting up and leaving in the middle of an interview is not only appropriate, but recommended.<\/p>\n

Since 2008, we\u2019ve been careering in an employer\u2019s market.\u00a0 There are an insurmountable number of earnest job candidates are \u2018hanging on to their jobs\u2019 knowing that their number may be up at any given moment, based on poor company sales, mergers, incoming leadership brining their own team leaders, and many other mind boggling threats. These individuals are very passive candidates and don\u2019t venture far form their day-to-day roles for fear of downsizing. Employees, at all levels, executives included are working under the radar and trying to make it through another day.<\/p>\n

What happens over time with this \u2018hiding in a bunker\u2019 behavior is the individuals begin to fear everything, settle for anything, and become beaten down by the system. Every day, people from all backgrounds, positions, experiences, and educational levels are feeling the pressure to \u2018do whatever it takes\u2019 to hang on.<\/p>\n

Fear-based leaders are popping up across the board. No level of leadership or position is exempt from this behavior. It begins to transcend 360 degrees, permeating upper management, peers, and subordinates. Even worse, it bleeds into personal situations adversely impacting families, relationships, and commitments.<\/p>\n

On-the-other-hand, there are job candidates who move beyond the work place intimidation, march on with chests puffed, and decide to continue job seeking while employed. \u00a0They are courageous, trailblazing individuals who decide that they are not willing to settle for being a punching bag during an employers market.\u00a0 They press on, taking the risk to seek new employment elsewhere, and ultimately score interviews.<\/p>\n

In recent years, I\u2019d become increasingly fascinated with the broken interview processes primarily through hearing my clients struggle to get through each round of interviewing.<\/p>\n

What was once considered a two-way street of sharing information between potential employer and candidate, has for many companies become an \u2018interview interrogation and in some cases a harassment process.\u2019<\/p>\n

10 Reasons to Walk out of an Interview:<\/p>\n