Reviewing the interview process...

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By critiquing your own performance, and learning from your successes and mistakes, you will be more prepared for the next interview and as a result, you will become more confident and accomplished at interviewing.  

 

Reflect on the process and be honest with yourself and do this reflection whilst it is fresh in your mind.   You will also become more objective in choosing whether the job is right for you, not just whether you are right for the job.  

 

Remember we want “The Right Job“ not just “Any Job” and our wants and needs helped us to identify this.

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On a scale ranging from one to five rate yourself on the following aspects:

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• Did I arrive on time?  I.e. did I give myself sufficient time to not be flustered and settle myself into interview mode ?

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• How was my introduction?

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• Was I confident and professional?

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• Did I speak calmly and clearly?

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• How was my nonverbal communication?  Was I demonstrating interest and engagement?

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• Did I have good rapport with the interviewer?

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• Did I listen to the questions and listen to understand and answer succinctly and with clarity?

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• Did I talk about my strengths and achievements?

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• Did I talk about my weakness in a positive manner?  Did I convert negatives into positives?

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• Did I handle the difficult questions with ease?  How well did I buy myself thinking time?

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• Did I ask good questions about the role, next steps and other areas of interest to demonstrate engagement?

 

• Were things left on a positive note?

 

How did you do?  Are you satisfied with your rating?  If most of your rating numbers are in the 2.5-5 range, you are probably doing all right.  Look carefully at the lower ratings and assess where you see your shortcomings.  Reflect on what you learnt from this experience and what will you do differently next time?

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No matter how you add up, remember that some of what goes on in an interview, and behind the scenes, is out of your control.  

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Also, keep in mind that interviewing is a learned and practiced skill.  If you didn't do as well as you would have liked this time, work on your problem areas, try scripting and practicing difficult questions or issues.

 

Seek feedback from the organisation.  If this is bland and unhelpful ask the relevant individual to share their feedback to understand this is about your learning process.