What Are Some Good Signs You Got The Job? - 7 Signs Your Interview Went Well
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- What are some good signs you got the job? Here's 7 signs that your interview went well and you can expect a job offer.
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If you've been interviewing for jobs and you are wondering how you did, the waiting can be nerve-wracking. Besides, the job search process is exhausting.
But there are signs that you can look for that you did well and the interview team liked you. In this video I'll be sharing sure fire signs that your interview went well and you just might be getting an offer!
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Companies should be required to get back with a "Not fit for the job" in a timely manner instead of ghosting.
I support this.
I agree ✔. Public service & edu, civil service jobs should do this in 2021. It's not hard. They want qualified applicants but then treat unemployed applicants like dirt. F that!
I agree it’s not hard to send an email
They even don’t reply to your simple email checking if the interview went well or not .
I don’t know why these content creators even make these videos. There are no signs. It either you got the job or not. You can have all these positive signs and still not get the job! Been there and done that!
Never ever give a crap whether an interview went well or not. It doesn't matter. It can go well and you still not get the job or the offer is low. All that matters is the offer. It'll come or not whenever. My job is as soon as I walk out of an interview is to put that behind me and focus on the next company, searching. Worrying about how an interview went takes your head out of the game. I look at interviews as practice. I do my best to improve my game. More interviews I do the better I get. The more interviews I have in the pipe the more at ease I am. Confidence sells.
Best advise.
Besides, if you get more than one offer, you can play them off against each other, and get a better deal.
Dude! You just killed this video! Best mindset in job hunting! Cheers mate!
he is the one who wants people to simp for companies for his own profit, not at all someone who should be listented to
Hey Water Bug, I hear your frustration. I was there not to long ago but, being a little more positive will help give you more momentum. Follow up anyway. I followed up on an interview I was sure did not go well. I wanted to ask them what I could have done to be a stronger candidate. I did it even tho I felt it was hopeless, I followed up anyway and I GOT THE JOB! Wonder of wonders. Good luck! 🍀🍀🍀🍀
My experience is you just never know until you get the offer. There are so many variables.
Agreed! I’ve had criminal background checks done and reference checks done. I’ve been asked when I can start and have been given wonderful feedback from the hiring manager and still didn’t get jobs. The offer is the surefire way to know that you got the job. I hate this entire process
I would still look to see what value is with that variable
Some people have a good poker face and you have no way of knowing what they are thinking!
this
@@aliciac.6470 this has definitely happened to me. I have never gotten those jobs though.
One of the things I would say I've learned from my experience is this: never assume you have a job until it's in writing. Don't act on "hints" or even verbal offers. You don't have a job until it's in writing and, truthfully speaking, you don't have a job until your first paycheck hits your bank account (because sometimes companies recruit and then collapse before they pay new hires). Trying to gauge how your interview went is a dangerous game to play...the moment your interview ends, you need to continue searching for another job. Just my $0.02 about this.
I don't have a job until the 2nd pay deposit clears my account.
Same. I don't share whether I think the interview went well or not. When I think it did, I don't get the job. I interview as many places as possible within a few weeks so I'm guaranteed to not waste time and get offered at least one job. Late 2019, I got three offers, took two, and was fired from one a couple months later in Jan 2020. The remaining job didn't give me the hours they promised, but once vivid Covid hit, couldn't do anything about it.
@@fazyt86: That's the way to do it. Your experience with losing a job shortly after you got it reminds me of a situation we had here in the UK with a major travel company that went bust. They have been in financial trouble for a long time due to a number of reasons. Anyway, right up until they collapsed, they were still hiring people. I heard a case where a woman was recently hired there, got a mortgage because she thought she would be there long-term and then the company collapsed and she didn't even get her first paycheck. That also reminds me - if you hear a company is in financial trouble, don't send off an application there. They really should teach stuff like this in school.
I can say this is not true. I received an offer in writing then the company. Delay after delay went on until the CIO got involved and said "onboard this guy now as all necessary approvals have been given," then all of the sudden the organization had a "hiring freeze" and retracted the offer. The nasty thing about that is it wasn't true. My name is similar to a person who worked for the organization and I received several emails about procuring equipment for people they had hired about the same time they gave me an offer. All this drama and run-around from a company that is supposed to be Fortune 500.
Don't believe it until you walk in the door on day one.
@@rocketfingers-JSR That's awful. I can't believe that happened :(
I had an interview with a Recruiter, Hiring Manager, Two Team members, Two Members from upper management, another one with the hiring manager, then finally, oh wait, the CFO wanted to meet me as well then I definitely got it.....the recruiter calls me and tells me they went with another candidate but wants me to know everyone thought I was great. How wonderful! I wish I can pay my expenses and save for my retirement with that feedback...
That's messed up on so many levels. Don't know why all the set up just to see you fail. If I was in their shoes, I would have been honest from the get-go, so that none of your precious time would have been wasted.
Maybe the other candidate was the CFO'S son. In job interviews, second place is first loser. Too bad you can't get feedback on where you messed up so you can fix it to come in first.
Many times job seeking is like dating. Your face is liked or disliked and that's it.
I remember going through three stages of recruiting and not getting the job. A waste of my time, my few bucks (I was unemployed) and my energy. Just keep trying and at the end a door will open.
I had an interview like this and it even included an invite to go out with the team for drinks after, and it was a great time, no regrets... and I didn't get the role. Have you ever been the one doing the hiring, and have more than one great candidate and/or other things to consider?... it's not about them lying, or disliking you... tough choices are tough choices.
That happened to me too except I took the day off and interviewed with 27 different people and they called me for the interview without my applying lmao
The best sign you got the job is getting a job offer.
Agree
Agreed 💯 I have got my hopes up too many times thinking I got the job and nope 👎🏻
@@mariaw.5141 hey, we've all been there. You get excited because a job sounds really rewarding (both labor-wise and compensation-wise), and it ends up not panning out the way you hoped.
It's absolutely still worth looking forward and being optimistic about finding work that is a good fit for you and pays well.
Exactly!
🤣
Interviews are a likability contest, they already know from your CV you can do the job, the interview is just to see what you can bring to the table, are they comfortable with you, do they like you and will you fit in. And it’s ok if the response is no, it doesn’t always reflect on your ability or skills, it just means you need to keep searching for a better fit.
Exactly!
Thank you for saying this. That's exactly right
Yes 👍
Bingo
Yeah, when I got a tech support job the hiring manager literally said "I like you XP, bob will contact you for the next steps". They called me back the next day. I got the job
Always assume you didn't get the job and immediately apply to the next one. That way if you fail, then you didn't put all your hopes into it just to have them crushed. And if you succeed, it's a pleasant surprise. Unless you hate the place, in which case you can turn down the offer.
Great advice!
this is the best advice i have seen on any of these you tube videos. thank you for that i needed this
Um yer I apply for like 10 jobs at a time.
Always have double and triple options. Never put your eggs in one basket
Yep, that's the rule! 😁
Your background and experience is just what we are looking for, but we had an internal candidate that we went with. Thanks for helping us meet our quota for outside canidates.
That happened to me 4 times already in my current search. In three cases, however, they actually referred me to other jobs because they liked me so much even though they turned me down for the internal person. I now have 3 offers at places I got screwed over because of internal people. I was told I needed to hang in there by another saying they HAD to choose an internal if all things are equal (the way it works at universities); the Director said it took her 4 tries to get to the job she first had at the university and worked her way up afterward. She said just get your foot in the door and it can work.
@@jbjacobs9514 thing is if jobs are unofficially gone before anyone goes to interview you don't want to work there anyway!
Last week I received a call on Monday afternoon asking me if I wanted to go to an interview on Wednesday and I told them no I was busy that day so couldn't make it!
I suspect that some of the people on the interview list had to drop out and they were ringing round their reserve list to fill their requirement to interview a certain amount by higher management.
Exactly!
I waited a LOT longer than I should of (one interviewer on the board WOULDN'T shut up- with every candidate that afternoon) only to be told at the end that it was open to internal and external candidates. (City job) The look on my face should have told the HR lady what I thought of them. I'm not wasting HOURS waiting so YOU can look busy and pretend it's a horse race. I will not wait any longer than twenty minutes now. If the interview is for 1000h, you better be ready for 1000h, or have the girl out front apologize and get me drinks. I walked out on the last one that pulled that.
Just signed an offer letter today. Feeling fantastic.
Congrats!
@@myheavenwelcomecommittee Thanks!
I was just hired a couple days ago. I had a good feeling my interview went well. I followed all the tips, didn’t slouch, looked at the interviewer in the eye at all times, sounded confident throughout. The thing is I came in 15 minutes late to the interview I really had to sell it to the interviewer. At the end of the interview the interviewer told me that he has a few other candidates to interview but you’ll hear back early next week from the lady that first contacted me. 4 agonizing days later, I got the job!
#1 sign the interview went well: You get a job offer.
💯
@@y2kblackout i forgot wat that mean wat it mean again
@@y2kblackout good one
One thing that has been a good indicator for me (when interviewing with the hiring manager) is that after about 15 minutes or so, it turns from a somewhat formal Q&A into more of a 2 way conversation.
I had an interview about a month ago. Thought I absolutely bombed the interview, I was asked a lot of questions I wasn't sure the answer to as I didn't have any expertise in that particular aspect but I was honest and said I didn't know but wanted to learn. My friend said I should have lied and pretended I knew the answer, but I said they would have been able to tell. Got an email an hour later and didn't open it right away because I thought it was a quick rejection email. Opened it up, it was a job offer🤣
Congratulations..God Bless!
Waiting for that email 😪
This gives me hope 😬
I would say Credibility got you that the job or may be 😂😂
My PC Repair lecturer will always say it’s okay to say I don’t know, if you don’t know one knows it all.
Congratulations I hope that will be my outcome next week. 🙏🏾🙌🏾
I bombed an interview, saying all the wrong things, but still got an offer to my huge surprise! They must have felt sorry for me 😂 or smoking something.
Sound like you didn’t bomb it after all. Congrats on the new offer!
Sometimes you are hard on yourself thinking you have bombed when you haven't!
Lol happened with me too once. Bombed the interview, was super nervous, and still got called for the final round. In my case I was likely their second candidate cos they called me after 3 weeks.
I’ve experienced the same thing for most of the competitive jobs I’ve gotten! It turns out I have no idea how well I’m preforming in an interview, because I usually don’t get the job when I walk out feeling confident.
@@ZePopTart So next time we walk out the interview, let's not feel confident. Good in theory but in practice, no good. Sure that prevents disappointment, but doesn't really get you anywhere. You're not hired, and you still have to job hunt.
Everything hinges on the hiring team's decision, because they have control of who gets in and who does not. Sometimes you go in an interview and while you give all the right answers, they may have already selected a candidate. You and the other 255 applicants are dead on arrival.
I did an interview from home, in which my cat decided he wanted the job over me and kept answering their questions before I could. When they called me back to offer me the job, I politely bowed to my hero of a cat and gave him a treat.
wtf
Congrats on the offer!
@JustATotalNerd
Great story!!
Your cat covered your back cuz he answered them!
You're welcome.
Had interviews were I said all the right things, had good personal connection with interviewer, and was well qualified. Thinking, yeah I nailed that one! Had one just like he described. Long interviews, hitting it off talking about tangents ( obviously not an interview question). And never hear from them again. Gone into interviews not wanting to even be there, even can't think of anything to say on those trick (gotcha) questions, fail to even keep good eye contact, don't really like the interviewer (absolutely no personal connection) and get a call back saying I'm hired. So, you can never tell.
So you got the job by not taking the interview seriously, but when you tried, you got ghosted?
@@lextacy2008 kinda like how relationships work these days. Lol
@@angelacollins hahah dead. to be honest, interview processes are a lot more like dating these days!
This shock me lol
@@angelacollins 🤣🤣
It's all a numbers game. No matter how good the interview goes stay focused on any other interviews you have coming up. Something will eventually stick. You are interviewing them as much as they are you.
Sometimes they say they are hiring someone else. But not long after, they repost the same job. They expect us not to lie. But what happens when they lie? Nothing.
Well often they say "i'm sorry but we found more fitting candidates" and then jt actually didn't work out lr they also could have hired someone who didn't pass the probation time or quit within that time which also could lead to the job entering to be posted again. Therefore it doesn't habe to be a straight out lie and if it is reposted, you could reapply since the situation might have changed.
@@ninoslanguagejourney6002 that may be the case sometimes, but all the time? That hiring manager is not doing his/her job through the course of several years, reposting the same job. I've seen it happen. They keep picking the wrong candidates and then they keep reposting the same job. It's almost as if they prefer not to have a better employee. And employers wonder why they can't find quality employees. Perhaps they aren't quality hiring managers.
@@chrisgast the interview is a flawed system yet its probably the best way of choosing an employee
Any employer whinging they cannot find suitable employees I would suspect have terrible jobs and not prepared to do anything regarding the jobs and conditions to attract and keep suitable employees
@@dmitrybykh9880 and employers complain that they supposedly can't find qualified workers when they are merely looking for qualified unicorns. They likely are looking for something that isn't out there. They may never fill the position if they are Goldilocks.
@@_baller No. If that means I don't get hired, then so be it. But I won't give up my principles.
I had this last year until we had a face-to-face over zoom and they realized I was in my late 50's. I checked all the boxes, twice, had killer phone interviews. But, I could literally see the disappointment on the hiring manager's face when they saw me and realized I'm an old coot. Yeah, ageism is real, rampant and terrible.
That's so unfair, I hope you get hired by the right company.
@@_baller true you've got a good point 🙌
You are VERY much correct - AGEISM is in fact rampant. My son and I were interviewing at the same time - he got 4 to 5 times more interviews than to my one. I did finally get employed. Basically, I found out that the previous "youngsters" only stayed for about 2 years and would always leave. They wanted an old coot like me...they were tired of the young person shit....
That sounds horrible, I'm sorry about that.
Yes, I'm 50 & a US Army veteran. I've seen a few recent 2021 era security jobs saying; recently separated veterans or 9-11/OEF era veterans, 2001-2015 era. Not cool. EEOC.gov .
I interviewed at the University of Florida once. Did the phone interview, and at the end of it, the interviewer said, "I just want to say, this was awesome. Lets set you up for a 3 person panel interview with the head of the department."
I was so excited!
Went to the in person interview, it went over time, and I hit it off with 2 of the 3 people, and one of those 2 was the department head!
I left floating, I was sure I had this dream job.
Then a week later I got an email saying they really liked me, but they found a slightly more qualified candidate.
It was the catalyst that made me quite the IT industry. Sometimes you can do everything right and still lose because someone else has experience with a SPECIFIC operating system.
I knew some really good IT people when I was working on a UNIX workstation. Almost almost all of them were laid off and replaced with foreign support teams. I had a hard time understanding their thick accents. Also, some of them were quite rude.
@@picklerix6162 that's another sad truth of the industry. Much of it can be done remotely, and the user doesn't have to deal with it people much. They just submit a ticket.
It incentivizes the org. That pays the bills to go with the lowest cost effective solution.
Why would they care if you get along with the new team? They cost 500 less an hour, and the average network downtime only increased by 4%!
That's acceptable!
Meanwhile, you went from being on a great, cohesive, team to being on a team of people you have no cohesion with.
The work suffers, your daily life suffers, the user's suffer, but not enough to offset the 500$ an hour saved.
Best advice: Continue interviewing elsewhere, submitting CV's, and networking until you get an offer. Things change throughout the entire process constantly.
Even when interviews seem to go well, I always proceed like I'm not going to get the job. If they ghost or reject me, that's exactly what I planned for. If they give me an offer, it's a great surprise. Used a similar tactic in the dating game.
I had a great first and second interview, did everything right, felt the connection with everyone, and saw all the good signs but I didn’t relax until I got the job offer.
When things aren't going well you smell it. You know it.
The main sign is the lack of feedback. An interested recruiter should call you back In maximum 5 business days. Don't buy "It's a long process". If they think you're a good fit for that X position they'll want to move fast or another company will.
Would that be true with the federal government?
So true. Every job that I've gotten, I heard back from them very quickly.
I’ve had a mixed bag of interview experiences. Some interviews went longer than expected that ended with no offer. Some interviews that I thought went bad ended up with an offer.
Good interview sign: They give you a tour and introduce you to people.
i would disagree. I have had this happen many times before and nope. With todays job market its different.
Could be but this happened to a friend of mine after he graduated accounting school they took him around the office with all the accountants and staff managers and finance people introducing to everybody showed him around the office did a whole tour only to deny him the offer some of these jobs are just conducting interviews for sport and because they have to have so many interviews completed there's quotas for interviews
@@kaylove4507 Thank you
@@cathygoltsoff9615 yw
If the office manager gives you an office tour after the interview, it's a good sign.
@joleokach, same here. Had a couple of office tours and didn't get the jobs either 😢
@@aberod11 Same here. She even showed me my new lol
I once had an interview that went great. In fact the President walked me out to my car in the parking lot. They gave the job to someone else.
It's upsetting isn't it when that happens!
Damn...
That's cold.
I'm not laughing, I swear 🤭
Yup....assume nothing until they make that offer....WITH the amount you want....
Maybe he didn't like your car or something
I don't get my hopes up over any job as it only leads to grief.
You shouldn't. A job interview is not aced unless you were hired.
Everyone's trying, but getting is the better move.
Smart....that's the way to do it. I never got my hopes up....I just went in, did the interview (when I got one) and then sent them a thank you email as soon as possible.
Thing is with job interviews there's more people disappointed than not.
@@joannesaltfleet2071 Yup...the ONLY hope for a great chance is IF they are hiring for like 8 positions because a factory is opening...
@@dancalmpeaceful3903 it's difficult for them as well as most times they can only hire the 1 person.
I had an interview recently that went over the planned 30 minute mark. I took this as a sign that the interview went really well. After the interview had concluded, and some time had passed, I was able to get some feedback on the interview. I was told that the interviewing team was upset that the interview went over time. I was stumped by this feedback, which left me feeling unsure of the whole interview. I received some additional feedback later on that the interview went well and that the interviewing team considered it a perfect interview. Unfortunately, I did not hear back for a second interview.
Wtf!??? WHY!!!!
@@Brwnzzz Because it went over. As the candidate, you can't just go over the time, this shows lack of time management. You need to be aware of the time. Usually, which i think its BS, they only give you 5 - 10 min to ask questions, and assuming the interview has gone well, the first think I say is, I do have some questions but I am afraid they will go over the __ minutes we have left. How would you like to proceed? Do we have a hard stop or are you OK with going over the allotted time? This does so many things. It shows time management and puts the ball in their court. You are not going to "give up" and not ask your questions but you are asking how are we going to work as a team to answer my questions. As a hiring manager, I have never seen this done, candidates either say, no I don't have questions or just go over, which also bothers me as they didn't even track the time.
Wow, it is so unfair. Interview is for both sides, if it is 30 minutes only, then employers question should be no longer then 15 minutes, so that employee can have enough time for his/her questions.
Oh yeah I had a 45 minute long interview that was initially scheduled to be 30 minutes long and even though I did well it's clear that the interviewer wasn't wowed. I had 2 others that went really well, and were back to back, I got passed on in about 48 hours.
There is no way to tell how something actually went. 😅
I just had two rounds of interview for a very promising job. I was praised in the first round and was scheduled for a second round for the very next day. The second round also went very well, lasting way beyond the expected time.
I didn't get the job. So as much as the cues you point out may seem like one is on the right track, there's really no knowing for sure. :/
I use to work for a large computer company and we would interview several people for open reqs. My manager wanted to hire two people that he really liked but his reqs were yanked at the last minute due to a bad financial results. I have seen this happen so many times.
Last year, I thought for sure that I was going to get a job offer because the manager saw my work and really liked me. I suspect that my age is the reason that I didn’t get hired. The good news is that I got an even better offer from a better company for more money.
I feel incredibly mentally weak after every interview, waiting by the phone and feeling paralyzed in my efforts to keep searching. I’m going through it right now. I’ve got to get back on my horse or I’m going to completely unravel and start moving backwards.
I got ghosted by my current employer, 2 months later they reached back out to me, I called them back 3 days after and negotiated an extra 10k and 2 more weeks of pto.
It's funny to hear you say positive feedback, whenever I hear them say "great" or "good" or anything positive, I assume it's just a "filler" and what they say to everyone.
As others have said, there are LOTS of variables determine why you got (or refused) the job. The best way for me is to stop micro analyzing the situations. I know it's much easier said than done but it comes with practise. The tips in this video are definitely useful, but do not get overly excited if you feel those clues represented your situations, because you might get disappointed at the end. Just as you might think you could've done better in an interview just so at the end you end up landing the job.
i did 5 out of 7 interviews at a company. Got a job at a different company that only required 3 interviews. I called the first company and said I have accepted a position at a different company and thanked them for their time. THEY THEN TOLD ME I GOT THE JOB EVEN THOUGH I HAD 2 MORE INTERVIEWS TO GO. They know if they are going to hire you by interview #2. Trust me
From my personal experience, I've noticed that these signs don't always correlate to increased job offers, but one interesting trend with myself has. Everytime I'm interviewed by more than one employer in a session (I'm talking multiple employers interviewing me at once, not multiple interviews with a different employer each time), I will ALWAYS get the job. To this day I have never been rejected after an interview like that. If I'm only being interviewed by one employer, I will very rarely get the job.
do you mean like being interviewed by more than one person at the company?
@@xursssulaxx i think what’s being referred to is a panel interview
Panel interviews can be really good or really bad. If there are managers or senior level architects on the panel, those are the best interviews. If there are lower level employees on the panel, don’t be surprised if those people try to submarine you because they may want to get promoted into the position that you are applying for. One interviewer admitted that he wanted the job himself. I have never seen multiple companies or divisions in the same company conduct panel interviews.
I went for an interview one time and was informed I was over qualified, then the following week, the job was posted online again. I have no idea what I did wrong, I followed every tip and trick and then a friend said "they probably didnt want you in there as you would show them up for the slackers they are or they think you are after the bosses job". Neither of these things entered my head. I just wanted a job.
I was recently at an interview and it went extremely well. It went on for 2 1/2 hours. I met directly with the hiring person. She introduced me to people that I would be “”working with.” I was given a tour of the entire office, they discussed what my duties would be and thought that it was a sure thing, as the final request was providing three references, which I did. I reached out to my references to let them know that they would be hearing from my potential employer. Several days went by and they had not been contacted. I reached out to the company and let them know that I was still very much interested and enjoyed speaking with them. They essentially ghosted me and didn’t even have the courtesy to let me know why they had changed their mind? I took that as a learning experience and realized that any company which would behave in such a shady matter was not working there to begin with.
Very similar experience I hear ya! It sucks!
I just try to mix the "How is an employee's day in the company" question in the "Do you have any questions to us" question. If they go on about the schedule in a dry and monotonous way, then I know it didn't go well. But if they go on and on about all the benefits etc., I have a small sign it went well.
I've gone through many long, arduous interview processes, and...nothing. No feedback, only ghosting. That's how it goes the bulk of the time. On the rare occasions I actually get any feedback at all, I've seen all these signs, and been told I interview well, and still did not get the job. So it is all a moot point.
It’s all so so random, and just total luck. It’s not unusual for hundreds of people to apply to a job that’s not even that great. 60% of those people could do the job well. The interviewers are just looking at minor shit to make their decision. I’ve been told the “selling point” for me getting a really competitive job came down to a statement I made that the key hirer really liked, but he totally misinterpreted it.
I feel you
Do you ask for feedback during the interview? Maybe that could help ask stuff like Do you have any advice for me to be the best worker? What qualities am I lacking to be considered for the job? It’s scary but it can give you some really honest feedback.
Can confirm.
They'll make you do tests, interviews and yet will not give you any feedback whatsoever. Just ghost you.
You know you fucked up when the interviewer laughs at you when you are saying something that you hope will impress them.
@@BimmerWon Really
@@trustmizinga7797 unfortunately
I had a few interviews that felt like it went well, but never got the position. Recruiters be making it feel like you got the position already but then doesn’t.
This was an excellent presentation. I have not interviewed in many years. Had a panel interview the past Friday for a position I'm interested in transitioning to. I definitely felt the interview went great!
I thought I had a really good interview with a company the other day and I was getting most of these signs. However, I did not get the job. I just found out today. I was a little confused and disappointed. Luckily I had another final interview a few days ago with another company and I am waiting on them on like Monday or Tuesday. I did not feel quite as good, but the guy who seemed to really like me from the interview before that is the one who will make the final decision on hiring me. Wish me luck. This last rejection was like a punch in the stomach and now I am worried I wont get a job at all even though I have a good resume and have applied to 50+ jobs so far.
Why do interviewers say, "We'll cal you back with an answer either way" knowing dang well they're not going to call you 😩😩😩
I had a very interesting interview a few days ago for a role that I am really rooting to receive. The only question they asked me was "Why would you want to pursue a role like this instead of something that would be more familiar to your experience?" Then, they proceeded to speak at great length about the role and the day-to-day tasks (which I appreciated), but then they ended up answering all of my prepared questions before I even had a chance to ask, so showing that I did my research on the company was shot. I was expecting at least one behavioral based question, but there were none. I'm confused what that phone call was. lol
did you end up getting a job offer?
@@monal4525telephone interviews are shitty opportunities
I had an interview with in my own company. I know I killed the interview, only to have them offer the job to a kidcI trained. I asked for a meeting with the manager. I was informed that I was extremely qualified and could not have interviewed any better. Their deciding factor was this kid had transferred out to that department and was already working there. I said I can see your point, but what about my 30 years of manufacturing experience, and 11 of those years with this company. He didn't have a good answer. Then he reaches out and informs me " we are having another position opening soon". My response was, I want to thank you for remembering me for this new opportunity. Unfortunately, I will not be applying for the position at this time. I other words, that's a professional fk you, you had an opportunity and blew it.
How are you doing now? I had exactly the same experience...
I have had some great interviews that I was sure an offer was coming and nope 👎🏻 I don’t get my hopes up until I get a concrete offer.
This literally happened to me. Thanks so much. I'm a bit burnt out interviewing constantly
Me too! It's so draining. I had a 3 round of interviews for an analyst job. I felt like I bombed the last one as it was a team interview and I was being questioned by 4 people back to back for an hour. Some things I had no idea how to answer as the questions were make believe scenarios. I feel I bombed it. I did my best to answer but felt dumb bc I know they could tell I was making up. I knew I could do the job and well. Interviews sometimes are the worst. Your resume and 1 interview should do.
#7 is very true. Talking numbers is very often a good sign also in sales.
A final interview with the boss’ boss could also be the interview that could blows it for you.
The best sign I got the job was 2 years ago for my current one. I did the tests and was asked if I wanted to start the following day. Another great sign about the company itself was during the interview and testing, the owner never mentioned anything about it being a "family" company. I work with actual adults and not men-children.
I appreciate your personable style, clear communication, excellent content, and great pacing. All of your videos have been helpful and insightful.
Thank you!
This comment section is exactly what I needed to hear!
I was in a hiring process recently where I did two interviews with HR (an 1-hour phone call and then a quick Zoom call), then I was interviewed by the hiring manager & director, and lastly by the CEO (it was small non-profit company with around 20 people). I was really interested in the position and saw most of those signs. Silly me, I even stopped applying to other jobs for a couple of weeks... Then they decided to go with another candidate
Btw, I don't think they were dishonest, and I'm not complaining or criticizing this video. The HR company (the employer was actually their client) did mention once or twice that they were interviewing some other candidates as well. In the beginning, they had asked me if I was "actively applying to jobs", which I was, but answered "not actively, but yes, I've applied to a couple of other jobs this month." Not sure if that had any impact on their final decision but it felt right at the time. After that I stopped applying to jobs for some time, which I realize was a mistake. In the end, HR told me it was a tough decision because everyone from the company really liked me. And I know I'm supposed to take that with a grain of salt but I genuinely think it was a great experience (even though rejection is always shitty). I try being careful not to be naive but I also don't wanna fall into this mindset that companies only want to take advantage of you all the time (which is something I see a lot in these comments sections). Anyway, I'm a newcomer to North America and this channel adds a lot of value to my job search. Thanks, Bryan!
I once had a zoom interview, and when I asked them when they’d get back to me if it was a yay or a nay. That date came and I emailed them asking if they made a decision two days later I got an email that told me they had a really tough decision between me and another candidate. Never before had I felt both honored and disappointed all at once from an email.
A lot of these signs were present during my interview! Thanks for the info! Just signed my offer letter.
Had an interview on Thursday and the interviewer said I need to speak to HR and your last line manager I know her. I will get back to you early next week. Fingers crossed for me guys please.
I would suggest to follow up in a week if you still didn't get the call. Good luck on your journey and update us how it went.
@@letstalkcareerswithsara Thanks I'll send her an email tomorrow.
I hope you got the job
@@darkmatter5940 I didn't even get a reply from her even though I emailed her. Rude. I did however, get a better job more money and more flexability. I wasnt expecting to get this job, but I am happy that I did. I am starting on Thursday. 😊
@@growqueen Gz! I hope I can get the job I’m applying her too. Finished a phone interview now let’s see If I’ll get a call next week to come in for in person interview...
I don't think there are really any signs that you can count on. I once went to an interview and found all of the compliments, accolades, etc. that you talk about from the interviewers and at the end, the lead architect even shook my hand and told me that he was looking forward to working with me. I got a "thanks but no thanks" email a few days later so you really can't ever tell.
Also as a former hiring engineering manager, I used these techniques on every candidate. I always sold the company and was complimentary to my candidates because I wanted them to feel comfortable. I am sure there were many candidates that left thinking they nailed it but they were a "no" 5 minutes into the interview. With that being said, there were times when I was very direct at the end of an interview and told the candidate that I was going to be submitting an offer and we talked salary right then and there. When I found a candidate that I liked, I didn't screw around.
The only "sign" that really matters at the end of the day is when they call you and actually offer you the job.
Thank you for all this information. This whole channel has boosted my confidence in my intuition and has helped me stay true to myself.
The biggest tell is when they're selling you on the job more than they're wanting you to sell yourself to take the role.
But yes, you never know. I just got a new job and everything went smoothly but I've finished second many times for job opportunities in my past.
That’s also a red flag too. 🚩
I think it depends very heavily on country culture and/or company culture too
Realistically, nothing is confirmed until you see that offer in your inbox. I have in the past recently lost ~2 weeks of applying/interviewing because a company pretty much said "everything looks good and we will get back you regarding an offer", only for them to come back saying we were not able to get approval on your salary expectations, which I then ended up turning down.
I had an interview with the HR Manager and the Paralegal Supervisor - the feedback I got was that I was not going to fit in with everyone cause I was ‘too’ outgoing and too energetic. They also thought my positivity was too good to be true. I walked out thinking I wasn’t going to get hired, then the managing attorney called me the next day to offer me a job. I’m not sure what happened.
So did you take the job? If so how was/is it?
@@zhin13 I did take the job, the attorneys were very kind and supportive. It was the support staff that was the problem, I found out that the supervisor (that interviewed me) was promoted from the receptionist position. Long story short, I left after 2 years because another company had better benefits.
No matter how well the interview goes, until you receive the offer in writing, the job is not yours!!!
I learned this after I left a temp agency position for a job that was promised verbally. Im a commercial driver so after the interview he said he will run my insurance ( i have no tickets & accidents) & I'll start by next week. Next week comes i call, he has his assistant make a excuse, call again another excuse, last try straight to voicemail. On Indeed they always have the same position up, probably because their a POS company the way they do things.
I went in for a round 2 interview at a major Household goods comp, the major household comp , after an extensive mechanical aptitude test which you must pass to even be in the running , next what transpired was the most grueling psychological interview ever, 2 engineers grilled me on lean economics , just in time theory etc , I felt like I was being interrogated for the FBI, or CIA lol, all answers had to be in the star format, etc. I didn't get the offer, although I did reach out to see what went wrong the recruiter said, I didn't put enough emphasis on I would have done to change my future outcome in the , Tell me about a time you missed the mark question. Other than that he thought I did well! It's just that crazy though, miss the mark on one question and your done. Sometimes they must make up a reason for why they didn't hire you. Some candidates go through a corporate type of Hunger Games while others cant even string together coherent sentences and get the job, Which is why I never beat myself up ,lmao
You never know untill you got an offer
All crap a good number of hiring managers are looking for employees who aren't a threat to their position
I have a great job but applied to a job with better benefits but I’m not in a rush to leave my current job and honestly I don’t think I’ll leave I’ll just do both if hired! The interview went great I showed up early!
Well I have an interview with the president and vp of operations so maybe I'm golden
-got the job yay
Naah bro ....u r priceless
You are a good human Sir doing humane counselling sessions on ethical interview.
Thanks for your insight, I just landed a great opportunity, a job I never even thought of, but think will be a great choice
Thank you, for videos. I had an interview 9 month ago and lasted only 5 minutes its was the only interview. Then I got the government position with a start date. I thought I was not going to get the position.
Thank very much Sir. May God bless you with these learnings. So powerful
If a company has a high turnover rate and they have a hard time keeping employees especially if its an entry-level low paying job then 90% of the time you will get the job since they are just looking for a body to do the job and anyone that applies for the job will do. Especially if the company is very busy with a large workload.
I love how you talk about "the right job for you", as if we have any choice in this fucking economy.
Not enough people starting businesses to match the amount of people applying for them.
I went to a job interview, and the guy starts off by getting my name wrong. Downhill from there. The hours didn’t work, so I figured I’d bullshit it the rest of the way. (The hours weren’t consistent with what the position said either) so I start saying about how I’ve been cheating on my wife with her sister, telling her I’ve been at work, but now bills are coming due. The guy just looked appalled 😆. Needless to say, I got an email within a few days saying “Thank you for your time, but we’ve decided to go forward with other candidates.”
The idea for this video is a great one and it's really good advice! This is making me feel really good about the last interview I had. So with that in mind, could you please consider some new videos on this subject? There has been some changes in the last couple of years regarding interviews. The hiring mangers don't have you come in person anymore and most of all, they will not give out their phone number. Usually it's only an email and it's normally the office admin, not the hiring manager themselves. Keep up the good work, it's a valuable tool.
Ugh so many of these happened in my interview and now I’m just waiting to hear about the final round interview schedule. For mine it’s a 4 round interview process and I’ve done 3 but multiple times the recruiter and manager have said “You’re the first person we’ve interviewed at this point!” So I feel like I’m making an impression and in my last one the recruiter totally asked about “How did it go?” “Remind me again what your salary expectations were?” And “Was there other opportunities I was considering?” I def think I’m in the running but it’s taking forever!
The interview can go just ok and after the first three people they make offers to don't work out you get the call.
From my experience a sign the interview went well is when the interviewer or manager gives you a thorugh tour around business or have you shadow someone for a few hours. A sign it didn't go well is they usually give you the old "we'll get back with you"....lol.
Thank you so much for the insightful information -- so happy I found this video! I just finished my final interview with a company (four rounds total + a written assessment, each on different days and lasting roughly 50-60 mins) on 12/03 for an in-house legal support role. The first interview was with the VP of the team and an attorney, the second with another attorney, the third with the CLO, and then the final with the CLO and VP again in addition to another attorney to ask some final interview questions as well as review my assessment. I couldn't quite determine how well things went for the final round, but they asked fairly probing questions, used language like "you will be," and were overall friendly. One concern I had was that, before the interview began, the VP mentioned that the first part of the interview would be conducted by the attorney to ask some final questions, the second part would be him discussing my written assessment, and the remaining time would be allotted to the CLO asking me questions. But, at the end, the CLO ended up saying that he had everything he needed (he said "I don't have any questions -- I was lucky enough to speak with you a few weeks ago"), but subsequently gave next steps by saying that they needed to "finish our last round of discussions, like this one, with the other candidates, and once that's done, you'll hear back from us" and then turned the conversation over to me for any final questions I had. I didn't know how to interpret this, but I will say that my energy dwindled a bit, so I didn't finish as strongly as I'd hoped. But, I did receive an email from the recruiter the morning after to ask about my salary expectations because they were planning on taking their proposal to the compensation committee soon. I responded (and incorporated language to cushion myself in the event my range did not align with theirs), but haven't heard back yet. My questions are:
- How would you interpret those concerns I had (eg mentioning that they're finishing their last round with the other candidates and would be in touch later) for the final round?
- What may be the reason why I have not heard back since 12/04, when the recruiter emailed me the day after to ask about salary? Is it because they weren't completely sold on me and are thus looking at the other candidates or should I be taking the recruiter's words at face value (ie they are taking their proposal to the comp committee and are currently ironing out the details)? If it's the latter, how long does that generally take?
- Should I follow up? If so, when and how can I best do that to get a decision?
- In sum, does this sound more like a yay or nay? I've been pretty much obsessing over this lol...and just really need to know how to properly read between the lines.
Thanks again for the detailed, awesome video!
Oh, and I just remembered...towards the end, when I was asking questions, I asked whether there was anything else I could provide such as a reference list. They took me up on my offer, so I sent the reference list the next day. Were they planning on asking me that anyway (and I just beat them to the punch) or did they not really want references?
I wouldn't read much into the references. As for the rest of the interview, it seems like it went well overall. The fact that the recruiter contacted you after the fact asking for compensation expectations is usually a very positive sign. Some companies take forever to make a final decision (it was always a struggle with some of my business partners). It would be appropriate to reach out at this point to inquire about the status of your interview - the longer it takes usually it's less likely that you'll land an offer (unfortunately). If you need help with how to reach out to the recruiter, I made another video on how to do that. Good luck and keep us posted!
@@ALifeAfterLayoff Thanks so much for the response. I just heard back from the recruiter. They said that they decided not to move forward with me because they realized that they no longer needed someone with a legal background, and that someone with general admin experience would do. Does this sound like I was rejected because my salary expectations were too high? I incorporated language saying that, if it wasn't in line with their budget, I would be willing to negotiate. But, they never came back to try and do that -- instead, they just decided not to move forward. Was that a cover-up for another reason? Or, if it was just because of my salary expectations, is there any way to recover from that and still have a chance?
@@ruthrobertson2135 Sorry to hear of the rejection! It likely was not a salary consideration - more likely the hiring manager recalibrated or they found someone who they feel fits the role better (you were likely interviewing against several others). I'd recommend not trying to "sell yourself" further. Just ask the recruiter how you could improve going forward and keep your job search alive and active. But, the fact that you're getting interviews is a good sign, so keep it up and you'll land something!
@@ALifeAfterLayoff I reached out to the hiring manager, reaffirming my interest one last time and also requesting feedback, but I didn't receive a response. I did learn though that they didn't select anyone (the opening's still up and just got reposted) and kept the job description as is (which was actually modified awhile back right after my 2nd interview, and was tailored pretty closely to my background). I'd really like to find out where/when exactly I went wrong, so I don't make the same mistakes again. I felt like I had the qualifications they're looking for, but can't figure out when they decided I'm not the one. If it was decided sometime during the final interview that I wasn't it, I can't understand what their reasoning was for taking me up on my offer for the references (knowing that I would be contacting my references to give them a heads up) and then asking me for my salary expectations the following day. Was it decided before they did these two things that they wouldn't be moving forward? Or, they did all these because I was still a maybe, and then sometime after I gave my salary expectations, I was a no? I just really want to know why that happened (those seemed like such positive signs...but perhaps a little misleading), and have some transparent closure so I could learn from it. :/
This happened to me once. I got the final call to talk to the departmental lead. I did 2 interviews that went well and the day I needed to all to the department lead she couldn't hear me well (bad signal). It didn't go well. I was basically in line to get the job and the department lead didn't give her blessing. 3 weeks later I got an email that I didn't get the job. Still upset about it today.
I just wanted to say thank you for providing this service. Thank you very much.
Random question:
If you were in direct competition with one other candidate, but they got the job..... but then that candidate ultimately ended up not working out-- what are the chances you get the job if you re-apply for that role again?
I would say good. Shows them that you or the candidate really wants the job.
Sign #8, you get told you're hired. I have never got a job in which I wasn't hired before I walked out of the interview room.
Wow super lucky… must be one of the few ppl on the planet who r in your situation
I’m one of the final three candidates for this job and they’ve talked salary, etc. All good signs. But then they said they’re in no rush to fill the position because they want the right fit and that they’ll get back to me within a couple weeks. Kind of annoyed by that because it makes me feel like they don’t even care if I have other offers.
I once had an interview scheduled and looked up the interview. Realised he was into Kubernetes, so after completing my intro I added that I've been interested in Kubernetes and Docker and also built a project using those technologies. The interviewer literally smiled. Most of that interview was on those technologies even though the job requirement wasn't looking for it. Got a positive feedback at the end from him and moved to the next round.
*looked up the interviewer
And then never heard back from them
@@mortis3732 lol
registered nurse I had intereview today at 2pm. I think the interview really went well. They were like you said you have do certain things like expectations in 30 days 60 days 90 days and i asked for it and they gave an answer in so much detail that i feel like im part of the member. And at the end of the interview they asked me about 2 references. And after I had few questions still left unanswered but i had an hour interview. I said i still had some questions left. And the manager said send all the questions or concerns through email with the references lol and they were training system and the program they use to charting. And i sent the thank you. :) i hope this is good sign? The interview went about 1hour and 20min
Another issue is c19 shot requirements. Healthcare got screwed, doesn't matter how good of a nurse and all your experience if you won't take an experimental medicine.
Few cents after spending quite a bit in hiring.
1. I don't fully agree. Candidates often talk a lot and don't answer to the point (because of stress, personality), but the recruiter has still few crucial questions to ask. It also happens that the recruiter has doubts and wants to clarify potential red flags.
Another point - the fact that a candidate established a good rapport with the recruiter can also mean that the recruiter is simply awesome person to talk to regardless of end outcome.
5. Sometimes it's a false positive. Hiring managers tend to answer questions from the candidate in a "salesy" way out of a habit. They are also simply polite and excited about the position/project regardless of a candidate.
Or sometimes they just keep their sales pitch sharp.
Besides that, nice video!
My top sign is: when the interview goes well and smoothly, interviewer asks a lot of in-depth questions, doesn't put my answers into doubt
I had a interview yesterday with a rather large company that I feel the interview went well, with a few signs mentioned in the video, but i still just have that lingering doubt that i feel is in everyone’s mind after the interview. I will report back what they say 🙂🙏
I got a second interview with the COO tomorrow. When I received that invite I was very confused, I wasn’t sure why for this mid entry level role, I am being interviewed by the COO. I m very very nervous nevertheless 😖😖😖
Many factors can contribute to your situation: Department that you will be working with, the role and duties for your position that are reported to the COO, sometimes the boss of your boss may be the COO, or just the size of the company you have applied to,etc. To reassure you the COO is also just a human being regardless of Title, so be natural and talk to he/she just as if you were being interviewed by anyone else. Good luck on your interview, hope you do well 👍🏽
I don't know why I'm watching this even though I'm not actively interviewing, nor plan to do so anytime soon
Thank you for the insights, super helpful. I just finished a final round interview. The interviewer contradicted my answers initially. Later at the end of the interview, he explained to me in detail about the team and what work they do. He closed the interview by asking me if I have any considerations for this role and when I am available to join. So I am kind of confused in terms of how the interview went. Your take on this will be super helpful. Thanks.
Noticing lately that some (not all) recruiters are shortcuting the process by asking salary specifics initially, setting up the client with an interview but then flaking on follow ups. The other signs do make sense and jive with getting other jobs that I've had though, so good tips overall.
Thank you for the insights! I had the final interview last week and we talked around 1hr, he taught me quite a number of new stuff which i'm so thankful for, asked me a few more harder questions more related to the work that they have, and we had a little chat about " Is this role something that I see doing" and also like the non- interview related questions like why am I not interested in like other sectors etc, and the hiring manager told me that he will get back to me this week after screening a few candidates, am a little nervous not gonna lie cause it's almost end of the week your video brought me a lot of comfort and I hope I'm selected!
Keep us posted on if you got the job!
@@ALifeAfterLayoff Suree! :)
So, what happened?
Did u get the job
i guess not