{"id":566,"date":"2011-04-26T10:25:37","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T10:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/?p=566"},"modified":"2026-03-01T21:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T03:08:31","slug":"10-sneaky-yet-effective-ways-to-get-out-of-the-office-for-an-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/blog\/10-sneaky-yet-effective-ways-to-get-out-of-the-office-for-an-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Sneaky, Yet Effective Ways to Get Out of the Office for an Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rt-takeaways\">\n<h2 class=\"rt-takeaways__title\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"rt-takeaways__list\">\n<li>Behavioral interview questions assess problem-solving; STAR method structures compelling answers.<\/li>\n<li>Practicing responses aloud improves delivery confidence and reduces verbal tics.<\/li>\n<li>Company research demonstrates strategic thinking and genuine interest in the specific opportunity.<\/li>\n<li>Thoughtful pausing signals confidence more than reflexive rapid-fire answers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Have you ever had to leave your job for an interview at another company?<\/b> It happens, and it\u2019s a tricky situation to be in. You want to show up for the interview at the time your potential employer requests, but you also don\u2019t want to upset your current employer.<\/p>\n<p>It is possible to attend job interviews while at work, but you have to be careful! Here are a few ways that you can sneak out for an hour or two without risking your current position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some ways to tell your employer you have to take an interview include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled list-check\">\n<li><strong>1. Family Emergency<\/strong> \u2013 Say that one of your family members is sick and has to be taken to the hospital. Tell your boss that you must accompany them and that you\u2019ll be back as soon as you can. This way, there\u2019s time for you to attend the interview you planned for ahead of time. Be confident and tell your boss you\u2019ll be back as soon as possible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2. Sick Leave<\/strong> \u2013 If you aren\u2019t feeling well or if you think you need to take a break, let your boss know. Tell them that you have a bad case of diarrhea, which always works, or you can just say that you caught something contagious and it\u2019s starting to spread. Sneezing and coughing obnoxiously always works.<\/li>\n<li><strong>3. Allergy Alert<\/strong> \u2013 Say you accidentally ate something you\u2019re allergic to and you\u2019re going to start swelling up and breaking out in hives if you don\u2019t get out of there. There\u2019s always a chance you ate something bad and are experiencing stomach cramps, so you can make the excuse that you caught an allergy from the peanuts you ate or the iced tea you drank during lunch. Or if you\u2019re feeling nauseous and having a bad headache, you could use that as an excuse to leave work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>4. Memorial Service<\/strong> \u2013 This should only be used in desperate situations, but if you have to use it, it should always work. You should know about the interview a day or two in advance, so mention you\u2019ll be heading to a funeral. In the worst possible situation you can say that you have a memorial service to attend and that you just learned about it during the day. You have to act like you\u2019re desperate in order to convince the boss that you genuinely need to go. <strong>Note: <\/strong>This is not a good excuse to make so don\u2019t use it unless you are sure you can pull it off.<\/li>\n<li><strong>5. House Fire<\/strong> \u2013 Everyone can understand that. Say you left your iron\/curling iron\/stove\/water on and you have to run back for an hour before your house combusts. It should get you enough time for an interview. Again, this is not a good idea but if you are truly desperate about that interview, you can tell your boss that you left the water running or the stove on and it is burning as you speak. This will sure convince the boss that you need to go and anyone can sympathize with this critical issue.<\/li>\n<li><strong>6. Pet Emergency<\/strong> \u2013 People love pets. If you say your dog is locked in a closet or your cat slipped out of the door when the kids left for school and now everyone is crying, it should buy you an hour or two. Even if you don\u2019t own a pet, you can say that your dog locked itself in the basement or your cat has gone missing and one of your neighbours called that they found it lost in the backyard of your house. This may not work, but you can always try it and see how it goes down.<\/li>\n<li><strong>7. Traffic Ticket<\/strong> \u2013 Say you have a court date to fight a traffic ticket. If you are running out of excuses, there\u2019s always the speeding ticket excuse. Say that you ran a red light by accident in the morning and you have to go to traffic school to get it settled. There\u2019s nothing more important than making sure your traffic record is clean. You can go even further and say that you got a police report and that you must attend a court hearing later in the day or your points will be taken off.<\/li>\n<li><strong>8. Tax Bill Error<\/strong> \u2013 If it comes down to it, and you\u2019re running out of ideas, say that your tax return bill has an error and you must fix it because the due date is near. Perhaps you have an accountant to do the tax bill for you but he or she made some clerical errors and it needs to be audited. The point is not to make the accountant look guilty but to convince the boss you have to rectify the situation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>9. Work from home<\/strong> \u2013 If you are really not feeling well or you are stuck with a sick child at home, you can tell your boss about it and hope that he or she can sympathize with your situation. You can call your boss from home and have a live conference with him, or you can e-mail him directly about your absence and hope for the best. Make sure you tell him you took all your work home and that you\u2019re completing the tasks as you speak.<\/li>\n<li><strong>10. Doctor\u2019s Appointment<\/strong> \u2013 And finally, if you can\u2019t come up with any other excuse, pull the easy card and say that you scheduled an appointment with your family doctor and that you have to attend during work. It\u2019s the most common excuse workers use but that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t spin it in another direction and say that you haven\u2019t been to the doctor in months and you\u2019re in really bad physical shape.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If this long list of excuse ideas doesn\u2019t impress you, <a title=\"Excuses\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ffUsuz366vc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">you can always come up with your own<\/a>. But at least they can get you started on thinking about excuses to leave work if you really need to at some point.<\/p>\n<p>Going to an interview during work is not easy, especially if your boss is really demanding, but if you have no other choice, you have to come up with a convincing idea to leave for that interview or you may miss your chance to get hired in a higher level of profession.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, don\u2019t let your fear of being fired hold you down, as long as you build really tight relationships with your bosses and tell them beforehand of the meeting you scheduled; they may let you go for the day.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not easy making up excuses to go to an interview during work, but when opportunity strikes, you can\u2019t just let the chance pass you by.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 col-md-12 mb-3 mb-sm-0\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-8 offset-xl-2 col-lg-10 offset-lg-1 col-md-12 mb-3 mb-sm-0\">\n<h2 class=\"text-center\">\n     Get job search ready <b>fast<\/b><br \/>\n     <\/h2>\n<p class=\"text-center\">Open new career opportunities with our professional resume writing services.<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n             <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resumetarget.com\/packages-and-prices.php\" class=\"btn btn-md\">Get started<br \/>\n             <span class=\"ic-arrow-right-white\"><\/span><br \/>\n             <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways Behavioral interview questions assess problem-solving; STAR method structures compelling answers. 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