Had 3 amazing interviews. Final step was a timed skills assessment. I am not a good test taker and was stressed. Ran out of time and didn't finish. I knew that I got some of the questions wrong. The next day I received an email from HR that they were not going to move forward with an offer because my skills didn't align with the role. I've been in my line of work for over 20 years(event planning). I knew it was because of the test. They could have given me a verbal test and i would have passed with flying colors. I was very upset. Has anyone experienced a similar situation?

Ok so for some context I’ve been in the process of trying to quit for a while. I was in one of those “waiting rooms” when I joined my scheduled zoom interview for a broadcasting job a couple of minutes early. I felt pretty anxious (as one does for a job interview you’ve been looking forward to) and that is ultimately what got me to decide to hit my vape to I guess calm my jitters.

I was on another tab as I was waiting (it was about a minute before the zoom interview was scheduled to start) and in the middle of hitting it I saw my computer camera light go on. I instantly went into oh shit mode and clicked back on the zoom tab and he was right there smiling and waiting. I basically ghosted it and started my whole hi how are you thanks for having me moment. I definitely think he saw it but he didn’t say anything.

The interview went good and he was very friendly and asked for my availability, when I could start, and asked for some references to send him after it was over.

I genuinely think I have a good shot at this entry job but I can’t get my mind off the whole hitting my vape as soon as the meeting started thing. I would never have hit it during a meeting or if I knew the meeting had started a bit early. It’s just one of those things I keep thinking back to and cringing a little bit.

Do you think I blew it (pun intended) or is that something that can be looked over if the actual meeting went well?

Doesn’t matter how many apps you’ve sent, or how long you’ve been unemployed.. never show desperation. Saying “I really need a job” won’t help, because recruiters don’t care about your situation. At the end of the day, they’re just employees too, paid to fill a role.

What actually matters is this: can you be the solution to the company’s problem? Can you make their work easier, their revenue bigger, their process smoother? That’s the lens they’re looking through.

So yeah, flip the mindset. Stop selling “I need a job.” Start selling “here’s how I can help you.” Even your CV should reflect that — it should scream value, not please hire me asap.

Hi all,

Applied for an admissions counselor role and part of the in-person interview has a written prompt time-slot. Has anyone in the field ever had this and what can I expect?

I was on an interview panel. We had great candidates and each could easily do the role. The last candidate really wowed us and hit the ball out of the park.

I instantly recommend him to my manager. He had great experience, had great personality, and would be an immediate hit with our company. He also met exactly the description my manager had given us to look for in his ideal candidate.

This perfect candidate never made it to the next round. The job was given to someone friends with a fellow manger in the company.

Silver lining is that it wasn’t the candidate’s fault and he probably got a better opportunity elsewhere.

To cut to the chase. I quit and came back to the job I’m currently at. Worked there 5 years the first time and 3 years this time around. In my first stint, I had a shitty manager until about 3-4 months to the end. I think they could tell I was going to quit, and gave me a new manager and a raise (I was insanely underpaid prior). I quit anyways for another job. That other job went to shit, and due to visa restrictions, I basically had to go back to my old job.

The last three years have been tough for the company. Strong headwinds, lots of layoffs (over 50% now). I stuck it out though when I could have quit at one or two instances. My manager got me a solid promotion and two nice raises in these last three years, and it finally felt like I’m starting to get paid fairly. Regardless - the company is doing so poorly and the revenue stream that paid my salary is gone. I’m basically on pure overhead right now in a failing company. I spent the last 2 months since we lost our revenue stream applying to jobs and found a great one. 68% higher pay in this one and it’s fully remote and I get more vacation. I literally couldn’t pass this job opportunity.

I feel bad for quitting when everyone is down, we’re a great team and I feel like I’m leaving them behind. My manager also invested a lot in promoting me… how do I stop feeling like a jerk? I’m going to give them 3 weeks notice instead of two so we get a smooth transition. Anything else I should do?

I just got off the a phone interview with a Recruiter. The position is office support contact for field sales staff. What I found disturbing is that the emphasis throughout the 1 hr conversation, was put only and repeatedly on doing whatever it takes to "keep the field sales agents happy" and that the industry was very dependent on word of mouth and reputation. I understand this a start up company that wants to build a good reputation but I got the impression that if even if I did everything in my power to support an agent who happens to be having a bad day for example, and they were not happy, (Recruiter said to me that would "hurt the company's reputation), I would be the one thrown under the bus and probably lose my job. It was very clear these Agents were more valued. She even told me there are days you may have to step out to calm down. Yeah that happens in customer service sometimes, and I am pretty thick-skinned but I draw the line at verbal abuse. I got the feeling I would be expected to put up with it. I wanted to get someone else's take on this. I have a scheduled interview next week but I am not that desperate to take a high stress job where I feel like my neck is on the chopping block with each call. Wondering if I should not bother wasting my time with this one.

As the title suggests, it has been 9 interviews.

-HR chat (not counted) -Hiring Manager (30mins) -Cross functional team interviews (30mins x 5) -Executive interviews (30mins x 3)

To be fair, it is a big tech company from the US and I was interviewing in another country, so I had to interview in two languages with people from both sides, which may be the reason for the number of interviews.

The job description said at least 2+ years of experience, so I assumed it’s a junior-mid level job.

The last interview was on Wednesday morning, and on Tuesday I actually went to their office for in person interview, and the recruiter say “hey if it goes well earliest I’ll know after your interview on wed morning, but if not latest Thursday.

And I did not get any updates on Friday as well. I did send a light follow up to ask if I could get a timeline on Thursday afternoon.

Is it safe to assume I did not get the job? Granted, it’s only been two working days so I guess I might be crazy.

It’s my first time interviewing for a US company so would love to hear opinions, please share your experience with crazy number of interviews!

Ugh venting to get this off my chest. I feel pretty senior (7-8 years of experience) but haven’t interviewed in the past two years. I feel like I shouldn’t be bombing technicals.

Company asked for a take home assessment to be completed in 3 days, over the weekend. Asked HR how this should be formatted, no response before the deadline. Responded to everything with written responses, submitted, interview was scheduled two weeks later.

I follow up with HR three times asking if the focus on interview will be on the take home, no response. I have a busy work week with no time to prep and my heart stops when they ask to present this during my interview.

It’s a terrible start and I’m shaky. I couldn’t figure out the question one guy was asking, spent 5 minutes clarifying before I understand and rattle off responses. He smiles and says “that’s perfect”. That’s probably the only highlight.

It’s downhill from there with them guiding me through responses. This is an area of financing that’s my weak point, I’m not actively managing it in my current day to day. I know they’re gently guiding me through mistakes but it feels awful.

I realize some of my simple calculations are messed up. My sensitivity tables are likely showing extreme values but I can’t explain it well. I miss high level questions.

I’m just so overwhelmed and upset. My feedback at my current job is good, but i feel like I’m viewed as a team player that will get work done at the expense of my own growth/upward learning. Sigh. I’m spiraling and can’t stop thinking about how badly I bombed.

I had an interview earlier this week, the owner said she would let me know if I got the job by Friday afternoon. When I message to get in touch I am asked if I would be able to work at either location I replied yes and then was told that she still had 1 more interview to wrap up and she would get a hold of me in a couple hours after it to make the final decision. It's been 4 hours since the conclusion of the last interview, how long should I wait until I reach out for the results or should I just stay put and wait. Thanks

Had an interview a couple days ago, three person panel, two women and one man. The two ladies, lovely. Very nice and made me feel so comfortable. The guy on the other hand looked at me like I was talking a load of bullshit the entire time, he asked me some fairly difficult situational* questions that completely took me off guard, and replied with, "That's not the correct answer". Whoops. And asked me if I can do a certain thing on some technology, (I didn't know how to) it did come across as slightly patronising and made made me feel stupid.

I feel like I generally do well on interviews with women, I just feel more comfortable with them. But this guy, is my first male interviewer and he really didn't seem like he liked me. It did leave a sour taste in my mouth which is why I wouldn't really want to work with him anyway.

My question is how do you deal with it and not let it strike your confidence?

So I'm finally starting to get some interviews roll in for me, and one of the newsrooms I really want is asking me to do a pre-recorded interview. Basically, they have a prompt of questions for me through a link and I don't talk to a person, I have to record myself responding to the questions.

Personally, I think it feels alienating and weird to take the human element out of the interview process because getting feedback in real time helps me gauge things a lot easier. But the job is promising and I really need something right now so I can't be picky. But if anyone else has tips on how to ace them, I'd love to know!

Keeping a long story short (2 VHS Titanic edition). Currently on sick from current job while looking for a new one and got a lead on a job that I'm 75/25 on (toward taking if offered) but so far I've had an interview with the people who'll actually hire me, the people who I'll be 'contracted' to, they now want me to interview with head of IT of that company, then another meeting with the ceo of who's offices I'd be working for, on behalf of who I'm contracted to, hired out by the people who if be employed by. My question is, at what point do you say 'nah, I'm done you either want me or not'. Some extra info, I've not been told salary yet just 'up to x', nor do i know the working hours yet. So, how much do you accept before just saying "Nope, offer me or leave me"

Why do hiring managers and hr people say they’ll give you an answer by X day and almost never meet this deadline? It only creates expectations and restlessness.

PS: I’m at the final stage of a super long hiring process and the head of people said I’m a finalist and would give my an answer by Thursday (yesterday) or today… Any advice?

Interviewed and finished final round on Monday. Was told that I would hear by Friday at the latest. Is there any chance I could still get offer?

I was interviewing for a company they called me onsite, took out for lunch with team and had a great Interview. They reached out to my reference before onsite interview. Is this a good sign, will I get an offer? They told they'll reach out today but It is already 3 Pm here 😭😭

I have 2000 in gift card. How of possible can I get the cash?

Got done with an interview for an internship position at my city's legal department, and they guy interviewing me seemed to not like me much.

He also said "thank you for applying" after we were done with the questions. I'm wondering if what he said is the final nail in the coffin and I shouldn't expect good news.

What do you guys think?

Got a voicemail from someone at this bank I applied for, wanting to get in touch with me to ask about my application to one of their positions. I was going to call back, but they had just closed. This was Wednesday. On Thursday, yesterday, I called and got to voicemail, basically saying I am trying to reach out to so and so, and what time i am available, the usual. I haven’t gotten a call back yesterday earlier, or today. They close early saturxays, and are closed Sunday through Monday. Should i make a quick call today to check on what she might need?

I don’t want to seem impolite or pushy. Should I just wait? Any advice to appreciate. Usually I would just wait, but this job could be a big thing for me and I don’t want to mess it up! Thank you!

New to posting on Reddit and have been lurking here for a while. Apologies if my points are overdone/not worth mentioning but felt compelled. I wouldn’t say I “struggle” socially but definitely not Type A so I work to understand cues and try different methods to connect with people. Happy to add specific context if you have any questions but wanted to convey the high level points.

Laid off in the spring and shortly after was dinged in 2 final rounds for roles I really wanted and 1st/2nd round exits sprinkled in after those. Fairly demoralizing to then go months without even that same traction (summer). I’m a 2020 graduate and like to think I’m fairly resilient at this point: took forever to find a job out of college, multiple offers rescinded, dozens of interviews, etc. My career has always been “behind” my goals and that has caused me a lot of stress. But after being laid off I truly stopped “caring” in the sense that I accepted that the job market is bigger than me and variables will be constantly out of my control.

Applying this mentality to yesterday’s interview, I did the following things going in and some I don’t usually do: ————————————————————————- - Minimal online research, a few talking points about the company and the background of the interviewer - 3 job description read throughs on separate days, not obsessing over it and trying to sound jargon-y in relating my experience - Thought through my “background” in a light hearted way, to where I conveyed long standing interest in the industry, and would essentially have my layoff as a footer, where I intentionally inject a smile/chuckle to show it’s simply a bump in the road. I think in 90% of my interviews this is the first question asked, so I started strong and light hearted and didn’t really prepare for the rest. - When discussing the layoff, I framed it as something I anticipated and knew as a going-in risk: volatile market, high growth role, whatever applicable, took blame off myself AND the company, showing self-awareness and humility and that I’m “onwards and upwards” and not stewing, taking myself too seriously, or even subconsciously displaying a bad attitude. I’ve found that this framework consistently disarms the interviewer, and they seem to join my team and become my advocate, versus viewing me as salty or desperate. - Answered the remaining questions sometimes after brief non-awkward pauses, especially when I knew my response immediately, showing thoughtfulness and physically slowing down my brain and the pacing of the conversation. - Started my questions by asking about something fairly specific to her title that connects to the overall mission of the company. Say it’s Subway and you’re interviewing the Head of Bread for the position of Sandwich Maker, I asked what advantage the bread making process at Subway has versus Jersey Mikes and Jimmy John’s. People want to feel like they’re contributing to something, and it shows you are interested in what they do for the company too and not just your own role within it. Generally opens the floodgates to energetic responses to my remaining questions, once in a while backfires if the interviewer is disengaged and doesn’t feel like diving into their own role (but often not moving forward in that type of interview anyway lol). - Concluded by very briefly asking about timeline for next steps, but really ad-libbed my “closer” as thinking about what I actually took away from the conversation: genuinely offered a lot of insight about the company, offered genuine advice about working there, etc. So I briefly thanked her for those specific things versus some canned response about how “I learned so much and reaffirmed in my interest blah blah”

While I don’t even know the results of this one yet, it really felt like the best interview I’ve had in a while. Fun, low stress, not interrogative, and it all started from a mentality of not caring so much with the results. In my mind, it doesn’t matter if I need the job, running out of money, or nervous, because that doesn’t help me to secure a job. For my own mental health, I didn’t over-invest on prep or the position and if it works out, great, if not, it was fun.

Tl;dr best interview experience in a while due to acting semi-nonchalant and framing answers/questions in a more humanized way, not over- investing for my mental health and enhanced interview performance.

It's no surprise to see such statistics where many candidates inflate their qualifications, job titles, or skills same as many companies do in job descriptions 🤷‍♂️. If you're currently in a job search mode, these secrets revealed by HR professionals are very interesting to know so you can be well prepared, know what to expect and some of what goes on behind the scenes in the hiring process.

I applied for a job with Company B through their parent company, A. Company B is now building themselves in this area, so they were using Company A’s HR.

Interview was great. My potential immediate boss liked me, then met with the higher ups, and they liked me. I was told I was one of the final two candidates. Then crickets for a couple of weeks. I made an inquiry with HR and didn’t hear back, then emailed my potential boss. He told me there were some layoffs with company A that halted things but they were proceeding with my position.

HR told me I was their top pick and has been keeping me updated for the past 6-ish weeks, telling me that my application was going up on the approval chain. So, I guess my question is, what does the approval chain entail?

My potential boss approved and his boss approved. So any further would possibly be the CEO/COO. They didn’t tell me that I got the job, so I doubt it’s drafting paperwork. So why would it take 6-8 weeks?

Also, 2 weeks ago they asked if I had a deadline, and I said that I would appreciate an update by the end of this month and the deadline is today and no reply.

I was hoping someone here has been through this or is a part of the process and can explain.

Just had an interview for the first time in a couple years with a company. The same day I applied, I got an email requesting a phone interview, which I scheduled and did earlier today! I did my best to research the company and prepare responses but I feel like I didn't get to communicate everything I wanted to. Trying not to get my hopes up but this opportunity is something I am genuinely excited to have.

Some details about the meeting:

- The meeting was supposed to run 30 minutes long but we ended up going about 6-7 minutes over time. It was a phone interview so we didn't get to see each other's faces or body language, which I rely on really heavily to read someone's tone.

- I think the recruiter liked my answers but she mentioned that the job would lean towards more administrative work rather than clinical (which is what I have more experience with), and said that it's dependent on the team after she communicates with them, whether or not they would have additional time/resources to train me before I step into the position fully.

- She talked in detail about the team/boss I would be working under before I asked about the work environment there. It seems like people there are close, and they have a low turnover rate.

- There was a lot of "you" language that the recruiter used with me in the way of responsibilities I would have.

- The recruiter also mentioned that she would forward my information to the hiring manager today, before Labor Day weekend and that I could expect a response at the latest in 7 days.

- I gave very detailed answers to all of her questions but am second-guessing myself that I was being too thorough? Because I am trying to get my foot in the door working professionally in this field for the first time, she said that even though I don't have all the experience they would be looking for, the fact that I recently graduated from my relevant program means that I am new and "moldable." She also mentioned that I seemed "excited" about this opportunity, but I was so nervous I couldn't really read her tone of voice when she said that.

- I sent a thank-you email afterwards to the recruiter that I appreciated her guidance and thoroughness during our conversation, and that I was thankful for the additional time despite the fact it was only supposed to run a half hour; that I hoped that what she learned about me made her feel like I had a lot to offer.

- I think it was only rushed in the last couple minutes of the phone interview so she could move onto her next obligation?

- I felt that all my answers were honest. I have trouble selling myself but I told her I was confident in my ability to empathize with other people, communicate clearly, and remain professional because of my previous experience working with vulnerable groups. Because a lot of the clients that work with the company are ones in distress and pain, I thought that that would be relevant to mention.

I guess I have trouble hiding when I'm eager/enthusiastic about something and I don't know if I should have seemed less excited, or if I should have shortened all my responses. I wanted her to get a good idea of who I am as a person and as a worker, how my values align with the goal at the company. Sort of short-circuited near the beginning but warmed up as we continued talking. I was worried I wouldn't be able to fill up 30 minutes but she was as communicative as I was!!

Any and all advice/info/thoughts help. Is coming across as eager not a good thing? Still can't really tell if I did what I needed to do correctly. Thank you in advance for replying!! :⁾

Hi,

I was not able to fully solve my first case. There were 4 sections but solved only 3(due to time constraints)Is that a red flag?

My question is should we fully solve the case to qualify? Or even partial solving is enough?

I have my L1 interview-deep coding test on python, logic, ML patterns is scheduled in 2 days. I really need help on the type of preparation that needs to be done.

Please someone help!!