What's the best time to arrive for an interview / meeting / appointment?

manpreet Best Answer 3 years ago

For every interview or a meeting, I surf the internet and refresh my mind on "what to do in an interview". Almost every resource I read, stated that I need to arrive ~15 mins before the interview time.

I have noticed in most of the cases that I arrived earlier, the hiring committee stated that my appointment was at X:XX and not 15 minutes earlier; sometimes by the receptionist and sometimes later by the interviewer; Sometimes by both. They are like:

"Mr. Interviewer said your appointment is at X:XX, and he will be right with you."

Or something like:

"Hey you are here already!"

"Hey I did not expect you arriving now!"

I am asking because I believe it is the right thing to do. But what am I missing here? And what is the best time to arrive at an interview?