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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you blew this into a bigger thing than it was. You are the one who got there early. That's great to do in an office setting, but maybe she agreed to a 3pm interview because she knew she'd be READY for you at 3pm. Secondly, you didn't have to stand out in the rain at all - just go sit in your car! Thirdly, you just LEFT?! Without saying anything? When she said she'd be at the door in five minutes the least you could have done was to say "Oh, then I'm leaving in that case."  Maybe she was just flustered at you arriving early while she was on a stressful call and didn't handle your early arrival the absolute best way, but you sure didn't give her the benefit of the doubt at all. So she's probably feeling SHE dodged a bullet with you too. [/quote]

I kind of agree with this. I make sure to get to an interview early so that I won't be late, but I will stop within a few houses away and waste the last few minutes on my phone. I don't drive, so I don't have a car to sit in, but I kind of do a slow walk down the block, or find someplace I can casually lean against (without looking stalker like). Then when it is just a minute or 2 before, I walk up to the door. Being early is good at times, but for interviews it is always best to be perfectly on time and just mention that you you had a few extra minutes but didn't want to disturb them early. They usually appreciate it and know that you will have good habits of being on time if not early.

I think that you just leaving when you were still early was a bit of a dramatic step. Sure, she could have invited you inside into another room to wait if she was on a cellphone, but she might have been on a landline and didn't have the option of leaving her call to come let you in. I would have waited and then kept my eyes open for any other signs that might make her seem like a bad match for you throughout the interview. Kind of like a 3 strikes (of weirdness) and it just being the first one. [/quote]

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