Actions After the Fact: How To Turn Around An Imperfect Interview
- Author Ken Sundheim
- Published October 29, 2010
- Word count 546
Even if you had an awkward, seemingly unconstructive interview with a person / company, that does not mean that you cannot turn the situation around in your favor. This can be swiftly accomplished via incorporating some simplistic after interview tricks that others are not doing nor do they even think to do. By being able to grasp and successfully utilize the three below tactics, you should never leave an interview feeling that you are beaten again.
Instead, you should leave a mediocre interview, equipped with that thought process that you are simply in a race, even though you are possibly a mile behind. Below are some ways to make up that extra mile as well as some tricks you could use to put you right back in the running as a strong candidate for the job.
Now, will this tactic reverse a completely awful interview? No. However, this method will work if, after the meeting, you believe the interviewer to be "on the fence" regarding your application.
Follow-up With a Very Prompt Email Response
Upon returning home from an interview, following a quick wind down and a few minutes to get situated, you should head straight for the computer and begin writing your follow-up or, as I prefer to call it, thank you note. As an employer myself, I get excited when I see that a candidate whom I have just interviewed, took the time and had the ambition to write this note within a very short period of time.
To me, this translates that the person has ambition, interest in the job and is thoughtful. Even if the interview did not go the best, I would reconsider the particular applicant's status if a quick, professional note landed in my inbox in a very short period of time.
Be Open About a Lackluster Performance
If you feel as if you did not do as well as you could have in an interview, put that in the follow-up note. Prior to writing the note, think to yourself as to what aspects of the meeting did not go as planned and bring these to the forefront of the after interview correspondence. Make sure that your explanations are written in a concise, convincing manner; being long-winded will not work. Something of the sorts would be your best bet:
"Understanding that my explanation of x was not 100% on target, given the opportunity I ought to be able to shed some further clarification on the topic."
Understand That the Interviewer Took His or Her Time to Meet with You
In some ways, we've become a very selfish society. People don't take a moment to think about what others have done for them. When it comes to interviewing, a lot of applicants don't appreciate the fact that the person who was sitting across from them took time out of their day as well. Having a firm grasp of this concept, your follow-up note should have a clause that will standout from the rest by illuminating that you comprehend this basic, but seemingly unknown notion.
"Upon meeting you, it seemed as if you had a lot on your plate and please understand the fact that, to a great extent I appreciated you taking the time out of your day to sit down with me."
Ken Sundheim runs KAS Placement, a sales and marketing recruitment firm with multiple divisions including:
Sales Recruiters Chicago Headhunters Marketing and the DC sales and marketing staffing specialistsSales Recruiters Washington DC Headhunters Marketing
Article source: https://articlebiz.comRate article
Article comments
There are no posted comments.
Related articles
- You Can Still Apply for Jobs Even Without Fulfilling Every Requirement
- Streamline Your Job Applications: Using a Spreadsheet and ChatGPT to Create Custom Resumes
- Navigating Employment Law in the Modern Workplace: Insights from Valery Rogalskiy
- BRIDGING THE GAP: VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S TOMORROW
- An Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Embracing Diversity - Strategies to Combat Age Bias in the Hiring Process
- Navigating Office Challenges: The Transformative Power of Shared Memories and Achievements
- Needs Assessment Techniques for Creating Impactful Training
- 7 Essential Factors to Consider When Job Searching with a Felony Record
- The Path To Becoming A Dentist In The USA
- STARTING YOUR CAREER IN 2023
- Exit Interview: How To Conduct An Exit Interview Effectively
- Thrive in Solitude? Hand-Picked 30 Ideal Jobs Best for Introverts
- Reasons You Need Job Consultants for Finding the Best Placement Opportunities!
- Present Yourself as a ‘No Brainer’ to Hire
- You Believing Hiring Should Be Fair is the Problem
- As a Job Seeker There Are 3 Job Search Truisms You Need to Accept
- When Job Hunting Make Finding a Great Boss Your Priority
- How to Implement an Agile RPO Strategy?
- The Three Managerial Types that Will Make You Want to Walk Out the Door—and What to Do About It
- The Greatest Indian Takeaway
- 10 Compelling Reasons Why You Need a Freelancer
- 7 Horrible Mistakes you could make with Freelance Marketplaces
- What NOT to Do in the Freelance Industry
- Addicted to Freelancing? 6 Reasons We Just Can't Stop it
- The Biggest Problems with Freelancing and How You Can Fix them
- Will Freelancing Ever Rule the World ?
- Why Fresh Graduates Are Unemployed?
- How to Turn Your Passion Into a Career
- Will Remote Working Become the Norm after COVID-19?