Tell tale signs when you know that you haven't got the job after an interview

CCFC_80

bevanuk wrote: »

Negative thread. Just going to have people overevaluating interviewers words even further.



I say the first one at the end of every interview, just to keep people on their toes - and it's normally the truth. You can't make a decision until you have seen everyone anyway.

The second one people do just forget, they aren't going to repeat their question over and over. It's up to you as a candidate to control some of the interview.

Not negative at all, just trying to read between the lines what interviewers tell you at interviews. Don't agree with the second point at all as it has happened to me a couple of times. Downright rude of interviewers to wrap up the interview when they invite you to ask questions at the end and then assume after your first question that you have no more. Certainly comes across as they can't wait to get you out the door.

Oh BTW never got either role when this happened or was invited back for another interview.

Voyager2002

J4k wrote: »

The best one yet was interview on a Friday (deaf aid in place, Head Shaved)
Told at interview to start on Monday 9.00am sharp.
Arrived and was promptly told "Oh! I didn't realize you wore one of those!"
Really I replied?
Because it's on My application and I wore it at the interview!
He actually went and checked the Application Form!
Oh well I'm sorry I've made a Mistake, he said as I walked out the door.

I have difficulty believing this story. Any employer who acted like that would be breaking the Disability Discrimination Act, and you would be entitled to some fairly serious money as compensation.

alright_dave

bevanuk wrote: »

Firstly, it's honest, it would be normal to have interviewed multiple people not one person per post. Secondly it stops people getting complacent, I want them to want THE job and not A job.
It also makes feeding back if they haven't got the role a little easier - it's the worst part of the job as it is.
Sometimes I can give someone real area's to improve on and other times there is just simply a better candidate.
If you walk out of an interview thinking you've nailed it - you're probably wrong.

Every interview I've ever had accept for one I thought I messed it up, and was then later offered the job. The one and only job interview I thought I done very well in, I was then turned down. :A

axomoxia

bevanuk wrote: »

Firstly, it's honest, it would be normal to have interviewed multiple people not one person per post. Secondly it stops people getting complacent, I want them to want THE job and not A job.
It also makes feeding back if they haven't got the role a little easier - it's the worst part of the job as it is.
Sometimes I can give someone real area's to improve on and other times there is just simply a better candidate.
If you walk out of an interview thinking you've nailed it - you're probably wrong.

You call it "keeping the candidates on their toes", I call it "if anyone else makes me an offer, I won't bother holding them off to find out if you want to make me an offer". Either I've just developed tinnitus or your petty little games are ringing some pretty loud alarm bells.

To be honest I'm not sure about making feedback easier, there's nothing wrong in telling a candidate that there was a "more experienced" or "better qualified" or "we went for someone internally". I've been told "they went for someone cheaper", which is at least honest.

From personal experience if you can develop a good rapport with the interviewer, see them tick all the boxes on the required attributes side of things its pretty much in the bag. Of course what might happen is someone even better comes along, budgets get changed or they get overruled in place of some internal re-shuffling. If you think you've nailed it, you _probably_ have.

bevanuk

It's an employers market - unless you are particulary specialist or really good you aren't going to have two offers on the table anyway.

Sometimes people are more experienced, better qualified - However internal options should be exhausted before going external in my eyes. I give comprehensive feedback to every interview explaining where someone went wrong for me, and what they did right. They've spent their time to see me, so deserve the same in return.

Arrogance does no favours in an interview. Only an arrogant person would think that.

denla

Voyager2002 wrote: »

I have difficulty believing this story. Any employer who acted like that would be breaking the Disability Discrimination Act, and you would be entitled to some fairly serious money as compensation.

Prove discrimination took place. He can easily say applicant got rejected and held a grudge due to that, and is making this up as revenge.

scooby088

I normally know from the moment I walk into an interview how it's going to go and I just give standard answers. I have been known to end an interview early as I didn't like the interviewer.

Acc72

bevanuk wrote: »

It's an employers market - unless you are particulary specialist or really good you aren't going to have two offers on the table anyway.

If that is the case, why do you feel that candidates need to be "kept on their toes" ?