Interview Feedback (From Western Telegraph)

Interview Feedback

1:55pm Tuesday 19th May 2009

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Interview feedback - It takes a lot of nerve (on my part anyhow,) to ring up a company after receiving a rejection letter from them, but getting advice on what went wrong, (or more importantly what went right,) at an interview is something we all should do.

I applied for a job a few months ago, and even though I made it to the interview stage, I was extremely anxious, and really worried about making a good impression. Because it was my first interview in over 6 years, I probably looked as bad as I felt. However, the panel of interviwees were really nice and soon put me at ease. I answered their questions as best as I could and hoped that I made an impression. I didn't get the job, but I was offered interview feedback, I thought it over and then decided it was probably better to see where I had gone wrong. Unfortunatly, becasue I had been so anxious I was told that I came across as underconfident in the interview, and that prehaps maybe I should work on promoting myself better. The person also suggested that I should try to think of some generic situations that I have dealt with in the past that could be applied to future positions. So instead of relying on my work experience alone, I should try to include something like a hobby that I have excelled in. I took that advice on board, and then a few weeks ago when another company offered feedback after an unsucessful interview, I decided to ask for their advice to see if I had improved on any of the above points. Thankfully I had. The only reason why I didn't get the job this time, was that there was someone more experienced than me also at the interview. So I can't argue with that one then.

I have now decided that after every interview, if it is offered, I will ask for feedback info, and I encourage you to do the same. Good luck, and happy job hunting.