Excuse Letter for Missing the Interview

Excuse Letter for Missing an Interview

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After missing an interview for any reason, a candidate usually writes this letter to the concerned organization to explain why they are absent and request them to reschedule the interview if the management is kind enough. Although it is pretty tricky for an organization to listen from your side and to reschedule the interview still, there is a chance of your success if:

  • You state an apparent reason behind missing that interview.
  • You admitted your fault and accepted your responsibility to reach the allocated place on time but failed due to unavoidable circumstances.
  • You finally leave an impression in your letter that you are the ideal candidate for the proposed post.

Sample -1

22-05-20XX

Craig McMillan
Hyde Park, Michigan.

Dear Sir,

I am writing this letter to submit my excuse for missing my interview for the assistant manager post on 15-05-20XX without informing you. I know that my attitude was highly nonprofessional and nonserious because I missed a precious opportunity to join such a prestigious organization of yours. Through this letter, I also submit my apology for the inconvenience caused by my behavior.

I must mention here that I did not miss the interview intentionally. On my interview date, just before leaving home, I received a call from an unknown number that my uncle had had a severe accident and had been hospitalized. I ran toward the hospital blindly after listening to this sad news. My uncle has only one son, and he was not able to take good care of him; therefore, I had to assist him in the hospital by arranging blood and fulfilling other hospital formalities. Doing all this, I had completely forgotten about the interview.

I want to tell you that I have been preparing for this interview for a long time. I was eagerly waiting for it, but I am very sorry for wasting the precious time of respected interviewers from such a prestigious organization. I want to start my career in a fully-grown organization like yours. Therefore, owing to the above-mentioned circumstances, I request you to reschedule my interview, considering my interest in this opportunity.

I hope you understand my problem and give me another chance to express myself. I assure you that I will prove myself an asset to your organization. I am looking forward to your positive response. Thank you in anticipation.

Regards,

Billy Bowden.


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Sample -2

Dear Sir,

I regretfully write this letter to submit to you my excuse for not attending the interview in your firm for the post of Public Relations Officer scheduled on 15-05-20XX. I left my home at 7:30 a.m. to reach the office at 8:00 a.m., the fixed interview time. It was illness of my fate that a truck had hit hard with a van, and it had caused an enormous traffic blockage on the way to your office.

I tried my best to find an alternative way to reach on time, but it was all in vain. There was a great hue and cry on the road. It took me one and a half hours to escape from that place.

But I know this is not professionalism on my part. I should have informed you through text or voice messages about the situation. There is no doubt that you are a renowned multinational firm, believe in professionalism, and urge your employees to be punctual by all means and to inform well before time if they get late.

Despite exhibiting such an error, I consider myself a suitable candidate for the said post. Therefore, I request you to reschedule my interview and give me another chance to overcome my loss of opportunity due to missing it.

Regards,

Joseph Grinnell.


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