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I was late for an interview once. I left super early, but I got very lost. I called them and asked for directions and said I was lost and appologized a lot. I got the job.

@mediagirl: I was late to an interview at my current job (3.5 years ago!) I took the subway and it was freaky late that day...and was completely freaked out. I called though, as a courtesy...and did get the job ; )

I've never been late for an interview, but the person interviewing me has left me in the waiting room for over an hour before. I thought that was kind of rude.

Yeah, if you're going to be late (more than say, 5 minutes) and you don't call, you might as well just not show up - there's no way I'd give you the job! Getting lost or caught in unexpected traffic is totally understandable, but there's no excuse for not calling!

Omg. Biggest pet peeve is tardiness!!!! I'm always early! Now that I have LO, I'm not as good as I used to be, but I always give notice if I'm gonna be late.

If they are late they had better give us a call, otherwise they are done. I understand getting lost or getting stuck in traffic, and while that doesn't reflect great things, it is a courtesy to at least call and not leave me waiting when I could be doing other things.