Interview Prep · True or False
Is it true that if the receptionist asks you to wait, you should sit on your phone playing games?
False. Use the waiting time to sit quietly, observe the environment, or read company brochures.
Waiting time is observable and usable, and spending it settling or reading company material beats arriving at the room with a scattered head.
Filling nervous waiting time with the phone, which both looks disengaged and leaves you less composed than when you sat down.
This scenario is one of 500 in the Skillful Interview Prep track. Each card states a situation, you decide true or false, and the explanation follows immediately.
- Answer
- False
- Track
- Interview Prep
- Topics
- interview-logistics, first-impressions
Also asked as
What should i do while waiting for an interview? Is it bad to use my phone in the interview lobby? How should i spend time in the waiting area?
The scenario in full
If the receptionist asks you to wait, you should sit on your phone playing games.
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that if the receptionist asks you to wait, you should sit on your phone playing games?
False. Use the waiting time to sit quietly, observe the environment, or read company brochures.
What should i do while waiting for an interview?
False. Use the waiting time to sit quietly, observe the environment, or read company brochures. Waiting time is observable and usable, and spending it settling or reading company material beats arriving at the room with a scattered head.
Is it bad to use my phone in the interview lobby?
False. Use the waiting time to sit quietly, observe the environment, or read company brochures. Waiting time is observable and usable, and spending it settling or reading company material beats arriving at the room with a scattered head.
How should i spend time in the waiting area?
False. Use the waiting time to sit quietly, observe the environment, or read company brochures. Waiting time is observable and usable, and spending it settling or reading company material beats arriving at the room with a scattered head.
Where does this interview prep question come from?
It is one of 500 scenarios in the Skillful Interview Prep track. Each card states a realistic situation, you decide true or false, and the explanation follows immediately.
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