AskABoss: 'I’m genuinely curious how to handle it if I encounter another situation where I think I’ve applied to X and it’s really more like Y'
A few years ago I applied for a job that it seemed like I was qualified for based on the description. However, once I got into the interview, I realized it required more complex graphic design and publishing experience than was previously indicated . I felt so stupid at the time; maybe it should have been clear to me earlier that this was what the role entailed, but it wasn’t. It was so obvious I was unqualified.
This will happen to you occasionally. It’s normal. Sometimes it’s because whoever wrote the ad didn’t do a good job of capturing what the position is really about. Sometimes the role has changed over time and the job description hasn’t caught up. Sometimes the hiring manager has a different idea of what’s needed in the job than whoever placed the ad did, or is refining their idea of what’s needed as they talk to candidates and test their assumptions about the role.
But you’re not obligated to finish an interview if you become certain during the conversation that it’s a mismatch. In most circumstances, it will still make sense to stay and finish the meeting — they might have a different opening in the future that you would be considered for if you make a good impression now.
And in situations where you don’t particularly want to explain the nature of your qualms — an actively hostile interviewer, say, or just a manager you know you’d never want to work for — there’s no reason you can’t say, “As we’re talking, I’m realizing this job isn’t quite what I’m looking for, and I don’t want to take up more of your time now that I have a better understanding of the role.”
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