re: Anyone ever interview for a job you didn't know you weren't qualified for?

I've been on both sides of this issue.


A bad job description has been due to the functional manager charged with getting together the job description having no idea what the job actually entails. When the people who actually do the work interview the candidate they're confused because questions don't match the posted description. Figured that out going to interviews and saw it again later in management with peer managers not knowing what their department actually did.(usually masked by some supervisor doing their job)

Or if dealing with recruiters they'll fudge resumes just to get people in to take an interview. Candidates come in and get creamed due to being unprepared. Figured that out by getting un-doctored versions of the resume from candidates smart enough to bring copies of their resume to interviews.

I do a deal of hiring and hate people having to go through bad interviews as well as wasting both our times. So I have team leads do 15-20 minute pre-screens before we have anyone come visit. If a candidate asked to do a phone interview or a Skype interview I wouldn't be opposed. Maybe you should ask for that next time you might have to travel?