Erieversible

Tell me, is it normal for organizations in the US to hold telephone interviews as the first round of the hiring process?  Even when the organization and candidate are local?  All the first interviews I’ve had so far (both of them!) have been telephone interviews.  In each case I’ve progressed through to an on-site interview.  However, both those were distant (Cleveland, Buffalo).  I have an interview at the end of today with a local organization, just a handful of miles away, but they want a telephone interview.  I suspect there’s a standard process, but it does seem a little strange to someone who, when hiring, would much rather sit down and look a candidate in the eyes!

Meanwhile the leaves continue to fall in a thick blanket.  As and when we buy a ‘proper’ house our shopping list now has a new entry -no massive maple trees, unless someone else offers to collect them every Fall.