Interview From Hell...
You know that feeling when you leave an interview and you just know you’re definitely not getting the job? That’s pretty much how I felt yesterday when I left the interview for my dream job. I felt like I didn’t get to say enough, or anything really, because all they spoke about was the company and the job. I tried to put my two cents in but I thought talking about how great I was for the position was tacky after they asked if I had any questions. I wasn’t quite sure how bad it went until they stopped me to give me my portfolio before I left. It stinks because I prepared SO much for it and did tons of research, put together a great portfolio and thought about great answers to a million questions they could have asked me.
I’m trying to not to freak out too much. The best internships I’ve scored were after interviews I thought had gone pretty badly. I just really loved the job and it would be a great starting point and it’s a lot closer to my apartment than other jobs I’ve interviewed for. Boo. I guess we’ll see. Has anyone ever actually gotten a call back after a “terrible” interview experience? Perhaps it’s silly to hold on too long but I need a little hope…
<3 Ed’s Girl On The Hunt
I’m trying to not to freak out too much. The best internships I’ve scored were after interviews I thought had gone pretty badly. I just really loved the job and it would be a great starting point and it’s a lot closer to my apartment than other jobs I’ve interviewed for. Boo. I guess we’ll see. Has anyone ever actually gotten a call back after a “terrible” interview experience? Perhaps it’s silly to hold on too long but I need a little hope…
<3 Ed’s Girl On The Hunt
posted by Ed intern at 4:28 PM
4 Comments:
Bummer. Send a thank you letter that includes a condensed version of all the reasons you think you'd be a good fit for the job. Maybe that will make them think twice about you.
I think the thank you note is a great idea.
I actually thought my interview for the job I have now went terribly until they called me before I even got home to offer the job. So you never know. Good luck!
I third the thank you note idea. I have been offered a job after an interview I thought went terribly, but it wasn't a "dream job." I did screw up a dream-job interview fairly recently. I tend to get too nervous when I want a job badly, and I think that really kills an interview. Nerves tend to be perceived as ineptitude or something. It really sucks when you've prepared a lot and it doesn't go well. You just want to scream, "I'm really good for you!" like some heartsick lover. Anyway, I know that's not so encouraging. But here's some encouragement: I did get *another* dream job (my current job), about a month after I messed up that interview. Maybe the moral of the story is to have more than one dream? :)
For my current job, not only was I a half hour late to the interview, but my email messed up on me in the edit test and didn't send it through the first time I sent, but spell check auto changed my Ms. to a Mr. in the salutation! Someone up there likes me 'cause I got the job a week later. There's still hope!
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