Ingueferroque
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I think I blew an interview- advice?
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AHAHAHA! I'm sorry OP but this is true, seriously I've never heard of this. I mean I've heard of people bringing their parents to interviews which is in itself hilarious but a job coach? You have to explain this in detail OP, what does she do during the interview? Does she just sit there? Does she help you out? I must know the details!
Gumbie
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Bubble Metropolis
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I forgot about that part. You will find yourself scrutinizing every (important) job interview, even if you feel it went perfect immediately afterwards. It happens, but it's not necessarily reflective of the reality of the situation. I ended up becoming pretty close with the interviewer for one of my jobs, an interview I thought I did amazing on out of the gate but felt worse and worse about every day until I was told I got the job. He didn't notice a single thing I was hung up on. So, you know, it's possible that you did bomb the interview, but those thoughts are gonna come even if you didn't. Try to ignore it and just move on to the next one.
An average of something like $30k in student loan debt for bachelor's degree holders in the US and a seemingly non-existent entry level job market. I can understand why people would need the support.
Yep...the fresh out of college unemployment rate has just been explained to me.
Christ. I got a job at McDonald's when I was 15. I rode my damn bike by myself to that interview. I can't even imagine the level of embarrassment having one of my parents at an interview would cause. Jesus....this is when the term "man up" is completely applicable and appropriate.
Apparently not, when the world has gone so soft that you can no longer tell a person to "man up" it really says something.
But then how will mom handle all the important stuff like negotiating my pay?
I have personally hired 3 full time and 3 part time employees in the last year, I have sat on the hiring committees for interviews with many other employees, if a candidate came in with a job coach I would immediately disqualify them and end the interview. Are you paying this person? If so you should demand a refund because as a job coach they should know better.
Hah! She'd for sure get me some free socks.
I think it's a problem caused by the fact that people stay in the coddle of University/College life for far too long before dipping their toes in the working (read: real) world.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
Absolutely don't bring a job coach with you next time. You'll get another interview, and this will be in the past. Just keep trying.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
I'm going to make a few phone calls tomorrow and see if there's anything I can do. I just feel so awful.
I guess I should look for another part timejob now. I was banking all my hopes on this, but those two fucking questions...
I guess I should look for another part timejob now. I was banking all my hopes on this, but those two fucking questions...
people won't fault you for being nervous
Lactose_Intolerant
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are you even reading this thread?
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
She didn't hold my hand, or say anything. She was there just to observe.
Bubble Metropolis
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Can I be your new job coach
Prinz Eugn
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Doesn't matter. Still weird and makes you look like you are eight.
Sanic
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That's still not appropriate.
I'm sure (mostly) everyone in this thread has your best interest at heart so please know that she cannot come onto another interview with you, and that her presence at this one did very likely cost you, if nothing else.
It's that and the fact that, at my university, parents don't let their children, or rather don't tell their children to handle their business. I used to work at my university and the amount of calls we'd receive from a parent calling on behalf of their kids for everything was appalling. They learn 0 responsibility.
Falcs
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I don't know why, but I find this very funny.
Um ...wow. OK.
There truly is nothing you can do. Nothing.
Those two questions won't make or break and interview to be perfectly honest. By now you should know what ruined it for you. The fact that you brought a second party with you into the interview who had business being in there and your clear lack of self confidence. I don't see an employer feeling confident on hiring an employee who can't do things for himself.
Do not call back the job, it's over and you need to move on. You have no reason to be attached to it so let it be and look for other job opportunities. Despite popular belief they are out there, you just need to find them. Also do it yourself, drop the job coach especially since she's already failed.
Uh, no shit?
How many interviews have you been to? Of course you're fucking nervous. Welcome to interviewing?
Not much you can do other than hope your blowing things out of proportion besides continue to look for other positions. It fucking sucks, but you don't get do overs on interviews.
Mr. Enigma
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You blew the interview as soon as you walked into the room with a fucking job coach.
Cheesecakebobby
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If you don't want to blow the interview, blow the interviewer.
I applied for a job as a Brokerage Financial Specialist about a month ago. The interview when fine, at least question-wise, but the recruiter was allergic to my cologne so she was sneezing, coughing, her eyes were red and her face too.. i mean i thought she was gonna die (allergic to Armani. Are you serious? Like.. come on!). Anyways, a friend of mine who happens to work there too, told me that they really liked me.. but i never got the call. Now why would that be!? That woman really hated me and she fucked me over.
So, i know the feeling OP. Like everybody here is saying, on to the next one.
So, i know the feeling OP. Like everybody here is saying, on to the next one.
Prinz Eugn
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I think "don't wear scents or if you do, make sure it's absolutely minimal" is some of the more common interview advice I've heard. I don't really anyway but... The More You Know I guess.
Yep, its and interview not a nightclub.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Continue job hunting while still being prepared to follow-up on that current possibility in case they call back to setup another interview. Most importantly, take note of where you messed up and be better prepared for if that (or related questions/scenarios) comes up in future interviews. The nervousness will still be there at first in later interviews, but as you quickly get into it you actually end up a lot more relaxed as you'll often be facing the same types of questions which you should be able to easily nail down (assuming you've done at least some modicum of preparation of course).
I went through 30+ interviews (counting everything, i.e. phone screens, hiring manager screen, in-person, etc) the past 10 months since getting laid off before finally landing a job. It's been over a decade since I last had to interview, so my earlier interviews were definitely rough as I was getting readjusted. The last couple I definitely felt I nailed it, but after getting to the final 2 or 3 candidates they ended up going with someone else.
Which brings up another point - things like timing and human nature can have a strong effect on things. For those particular spots I came close, I was the first one in for in-person interviews which can put you at a disadvantage - later candidates who come in a few weeks later as they wrap up the process have a good chance of taking the position with a strong enough showing as interviewers are much more likely to forget how interviews earlier on went and rely more on the notes they took back then - you're reduced to a handful of paragraphs and some possibly fuzzy memories going against the most recent interviewee who's fresh in their memory.
While disappointing, the fact that I was still in the running til the end despite being the first one in made it clear to me that I was nailing the interview enough to keep on applying. For the spot I finally got, I was the last one interviewed for once. And thanks to all those damn interviews I've gone through over the past year it was cake. I got the call back more or less hinting they're preparing a formal offer a day later.
I went through 30+ interviews (counting everything, i.e. phone screens, hiring manager screen, in-person, etc) the past 10 months since getting laid off before finally landing a job. It's been over a decade since I last had to interview, so my earlier interviews were definitely rough as I was getting readjusted. The last couple I definitely felt I nailed it, but after getting to the final 2 or 3 candidates they ended up going with someone else.
Which brings up another point - things like timing and human nature can have a strong effect on things. For those particular spots I came close, I was the first one in for in-person interviews which can put you at a disadvantage - later candidates who come in a few weeks later as they wrap up the process have a good chance of taking the position with a strong enough showing as interviewers are much more likely to forget how interviews earlier on went and rely more on the notes they took back then - you're reduced to a handful of paragraphs and some possibly fuzzy memories going against the most recent interviewee who's fresh in their memory.
While disappointing, the fact that I was still in the running til the end despite being the first one in made it clear to me that I was nailing the interview enough to keep on applying. For the spot I finally got, I was the last one interviewed for once. And thanks to all those damn interviews I've gone through over the past year it was cake. I got the call back more or less hinting they're preparing a formal offer a day later.
Im seriously not going to wear any on my next interview. That error costed me a really really good job :/
Damn never heard of that one before but it makes sense. Some people are very sensitive to strong colognes and perfumes and i know people that are very sensitive to even less stronger ones. Im gonna have to look out from now on.
Best advice i can give you is for you to forget the interview and immediately focus on a new one unless you received a position "next round" or "you got the job".
You panicked and that is natural. Next time, when you get questions like that, always focus your answer in benefit of the company you are being interviewed for, and if you can, tie it with you aspirations, again in benefit of the company. Never give generic answer like you did as it may work for some, but not many others.
Let me know if you need more interview advice.
You panicked and that is natural. Next time, when you get questions like that, always focus your answer in benefit of the company you are being interviewed for, and if you can, tie it with you aspirations, again in benefit of the company. Never give generic answer like you did as it may work for some, but not many others.
Let me know if you need more interview advice.
striferser
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Here some advice for OP
- don't bring the job coach (whatever that is), or if you have to, let him stay at cafe near your interview place
- Move on, you blew one opportunity, there's another. I messed up about 6-7 interview from different company till i got my 1st job, and that is considered lucky by some.
- don't bring the job coach (whatever that is), or if you have to, let him stay at cafe near your interview place
- Move on, you blew one opportunity, there's another. I messed up about 6-7 interview from different company till i got my 1st job, and that is considered lucky by some.
Wow, not sure why or how but your post just reminded me to write a thank you letter for the phone interview I had yesterday. It almost completely slipped my mind probably because I'm fairly confident I'm going to get the job as I nailed the interview, so not sending a thank you letter would have probably screwed me. So thanks.
I wouldn't beat yourself up too bad. Just learn from it. You will do better next time.
Lot's of people make similar mistakes. When you apply for a job, you apply first to the spot you want to most. However, it is also probably the worst interview you will do. It is better just to apply to 3-4 random places to practice and then go for the real one.
Lot's of people make similar mistakes. When you apply for a job, you apply first to the spot you want to most. However, it is also probably the worst interview you will do. It is better just to apply to 3-4 random places to practice and then go for the real one.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Thanks.
Let's focus on the questions for a bit, specifically the database one. Would you consider search engines like Google a database? A price-checking mechanism on the cash register? My parents seem convinced they do.
I don't know if I was the first, last, or somewhere in between, I'm going to have to look into that and see what the case was. I was told that they would have a decision within a week or so, maybe I was in the middle?
I just know that the process was slow goings- I applied on December 24th, had a pre-test just last week, and had the interview last Monday.
Yes, Google is a database. You need to understand that a lot of the questions just sound technical but in reality they are asking you really simple basic questions. Are you familiar with any databases simply means do you know how to use the internet. So all you have to say is yes, and also include things like LexisNexis.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Don't fall into that trap. I thought the same thing for at least 2 spots I narrowly missed on (came down to the final 2 candidates, they went with the other guy) and was crushed when it didn't pan out. But as I mentioned above, I did my best to spin that around to a positive because dwelling on it wouldn't help. Again, hope for the best in the back of your mind but actively prepare for the worst and assume you won't get it until they start talking offer.
Also, what kind of position? It's often rare to get an offer just from a phone interview for a lot of places. Most of my phone interviews were followed up with interviews that last a whole afternoon meeting with multiple people - the most I had in one day was 7 separate interviews over the span of 6 hours including one over lunch and in that time I ended up talking with 4 different leads/managers and a VP at the end.
This can be typical of a lot of places, especially if there isn't a time pressing need to fill a position. From application to post-interview when they tell you a decision has been made, it can easily be 2-3 months which is why you should always keep looking. I lucked out with the posiiton I got, it took 10 days from applying to offer letter.
This is for an internship, so not a real paying job, but a really good internship that will definitely help my career goals. Also, I'm not placing all my bets on it I just feel confident about the interview but I know it isn't certain, though there are a couple of things I have that would place me above other candidates which makes me slightly more confident.
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