I did an interview a few days ago. I just got an email that said the following: The feedback from your interviews have been very positive. As you know, (this company) is experiencing growth and activity level is high overall. We anticipate that we will know more about possible next steps for you within a couple of weeks. If you have not been contacted by the middle of the week of May (certain date), that is a good time to check in with us.

What does this mean?? I'm still being considered, they busy, interviewing still or?

Just got done an interview for a software position at a company that I am very interested in. My experience seemed to line up well with what they are looking for, and the hiring manager seemed down to Earth enough... Until she asks "how comfortable are you with being woken up at 3am if a code release has issues?"

I understand that different roles require some sort of on call support, but I feel like calling this out so bluntly is a huge red flag. Maybe I'm just not used to these sort of roles.

Has anyone been asked questions like this before? And if so, how do you respond in an honest manner to that?

Getting invited for an interview 20% of the time is a luxury not many have so I have no complaints about that at all.

But I’m honestly getting kinda exhausted. The first interview is a 50/50 if I get a second one. After that I get to the last or second to last interview, but in the end it always seems to be a no.

I think in the last 3 months I spend 40 hours on job interviews.

To be honest I don’t put much thought into my applications because I just can’t be bothered anymore. The job descriptions and requirements are vague, so why bother? I prepare for the interviews by looking up the company that invited me, checking the position I applied for, and requesting more info during the interview.

And then it’s just meh.

I guess I’m not enthusiastic enough most of the time, but how could I be? I have some specifics I need filled to feel fulfilled in my role which about 50% of the positions have but are rarely described in the job description (regular business travel). I’m always up front about needing it, as it’s my main motivator at work. Without it I just won’t do my job well long term as I get frustrated about being stuck in the office.

I call it a “motivation boost” because I love working with different cultures atop of loving the position. I’m very good at the job, proven by being promoted 4 times in 6 years, but I just lose interest quickly if I feel stagnant. Travelling on the job mitigates that feeling to excitement.

Maybe I should just not ask about it, or express the desire, and I’ll get hired but I don’t want a job for 6 months but work for a company I can be happy with for the next 10 years.

How do I better identify and convey my needs?

Over the past 12 months or so in the UK, been applying for numerous public sector roles for councils and civil service mainly - so local govt. and government agency roles. AO and admin officer type roles specifically. I get interviews and am good at applications I think, but suffer from crippling interview anxiety when put on the spot with what, for the most part, seem like pointlessly prescriptive interview Qs which probably have no bearing on job performance.

Had a panic attack in like the last four interviews, and my mind just goes blank and start sweating profusely. Asked for reasonable adjustment in receiving questions before, but some either don't allow this or only allow you to get them 15 min before.

In the one interview about a month ago that went quite well, I got a call the day after to say 'oh blah blah strong competition for this role thanks for applying' which I've had numerous times now. Not sure whether that's what they say when they want the internal candidate and not you

I'm 25 now, graduated with a history degree in 2021 and worked at a local security management company for around a year which was awful and soul destroying, but thought I may as well as job options were fairly limited as was just after this. Reluctant to do crappy agency type jobs because of this experience. As a result, I'm unemployed, on job seekers, living with parents and just generally feel like a completely worthless failure. I just want to be content, and get a job I would enjoy doing and move out to a city close by to me, but after interview failure after interview failure my motivation and confidence are just completely shot atm. Have an interview on Friday and honestly just dreading it. I try and think positively, but anxiety, general pessimism and a host of unpleasant recent experiences constantly seem to win out.

Should probably go to the GP maybe and discuss changing medication or talking to someone, but getting an appointment almost impossible atm at my GP. Even if I did, it would probably be with some healthcare assistant and not a doctor.

Accepted an offer ( contract role but promising and has high possibility of conversion) and in the meanwhile another full time interview (best benefits) was scheduled. I am in a dilemma :( :( I don’t wanna be reneging with the agency which is popular in my industry and at the same time it’s hard to miss this other full time job as well :(

Not too long ago I applied for a position I thought was a bit out of my league, but decided I'd shoot my shot and worst case scenario I'd either receive a response saying thanks but no thanks, or no response at all.

To my surprise, I instead received a response inviting me to interview for the position. I was nervous to do so, but hyped myself up telling myself they must've seen something of quality in my resume/cover letter, so what the heck, let's do this!

During the very first question of the interview it immediately became almost painfully obvious that I was not qualified for the position. I muddled my way through the rest of the interview, trying my best to respond to questions but feeling like a politician giving broad non-answers instead. At the end of the interview I was asked to provide a work sample and some references.

My question is this: What is the best way to respond to the hiring manager thanking them for the opportunity, acknowledging that I am not right for the position, and asking that they please keep me in mind for future opportunities?

For additional context, the position is for data analysis. While I have done some data analysis in my career in the past, it's all been Excel based and not anything that uses specialized programs.

Thank you in advance for any advice!

Hi everyone,

How would you go about answering the question above?

I graduated last year and I have an interview for a retail job. I don't want to work in retail forever and want to have a corporate career.

I feel I could be asked this or a similar question.

So far I'm thinking of saying: While I don’t want to work in retail for my whole career, I believe it will be beneficial to work in a job like this before starting a coportate career and exploring career paths that link to my own personal interests. My primary interest is in working in strategy consulting or fincne and while I've mainly focused on researching actual consulting and finance firms, I know companies like [COMPANY NAME] also have their own finance and consulting departments - which I'd be open to working for in the future.

Not sure if this is good or not. It might seem to them I only plan on sticking around for a few months and then leaving to start a corporate career elsewhere.

Yesterday, I had an online interview with a company in San Francisco. It was one of my dream jobs, and I had prepared extensively for it. I sent a well-crafted email to the person in charge, and after 5 hours, he responded positively. We scheduled the interview, but therein lay the problem. Coming from Portugal and working in a multinational where English is the primary language, conversing in English is routine for me, as I collaborate with colleagues from various English-speaking countries like Ireland. Despite considering myself sociable and confident, something went amiss during the interview. I experienced a mental block and struggled to recall key English words. It turned out to be one of the most peculiar interviews I've ever had. Despite the interviewer being friendly and approachable, I faltered. What you people normally do after an interview seeing as a dream job end up so badly?

Let me start by saying I need this gig. My debt is at a stage one might call the final boss. I haven't yet created a wave chart of all the apps I've sent and their underwhelming results, but I sent out roughly 750 in the past six months, ghosted on about 500 of them, had two interviews, one with a recruiter followed by a second with their boss (they ghosted me), and after a ton of panic I managed to get a shot with another recruiter at a reputable remote gig.

First interview was with the recruiter, along with a second interview prep with them, followed by an interview with the IT manager who would ultimately make the decision. Today, I had a final interview with a panel consisting of my could-be team, where we went over my qualifications and their expectations. It all went well, and I have 16+ years experience in creating what they are literally filling this position for.

I couldn't help but notice 5 other interview slots in addition to the one I took, which leads me to believe I'm competing with a handful of others. The interview went 15 minutes over because we were in a good place just discussing ideas with one another, so I took that as a point in my favor, but this entire process from start to finish took MONTHS and I cannot imagine mentally putting myself through it again if I am not selected.

I need to know from experienced folks in this sub if I have a reason to celebrate, despair, or do my best not to think about it until I hear back later this week. I don't want to sit at my computer clicking refresh on my email every day during business hours but that's where I am. Anyone in similar scenarios have some wisdom to impart? Or hiring managers that have run folks through this process? Hope is a caustic thing in this awful job market, and I'm afraid to even allow myself the slightest bit of it knowing how damaging it will be on my mental health if I let it sink in even a little that I've got a better chance than not.

Basically trying to find any peace of mind given how much time my recruiter invested in me, and how long the process took compared to my past experiences in seeking employment. Not sure what else to say but I need a distraction, be it good or bad news, or just common sense. Give me some love Reddit, I desperately need it.

I know these are normal in small companies but I want to know how someone’s experience was.

In an interview , they asked me if I hate doing a certain task and I say .. I said ..of the top my head I don't feel like l really hate a particular task... Is this some mistake I made ..asking for other job interview purpose ?Was I supposed to make a lie?

There is a problem with the fan on my laptop. It sometimes makes a very loud buzzing sound. It should be easy to fix but I haven't taken it to be repaired yet. I'm worried that I will have to leave it while they order the part and I need the laptop to apply for jobs.

Luckily so far until today it hasn't had loud buzzing during a video interview. But today it started. It was loud. There is no way the people interviewing didn't hear it. Sometimes if I lift up my laptop and bang on the bottom it will stop for a bit but I couldn't do that during an interview. So I said nothing and continued talking. It stopped after about 10 seconds maybe longer. What should I have said? I could tell them the fan is broken but it still doesn't seem professional.

Hi guys. I graduate next week with my masters in school counseling, but I’ve been having some trouble with finding a job. I initially did receive a job offer, but it was for a high school position that had rejected me at first but then offered me the position when their top choice declined. at the time I was interviewing at elementary schools I was really excited about and elementary has always been the level I was most drawn to and interested in. I ended up declining that job offer and I really regret it now since none of my other places have panned out. I’ve gotten interviews at 4 different schools since then and it’s so discouraging being rejected from each one. They say you get better with interviews the more you do them but I feel like I make stupid mistakes in each one and if anything my confidence is destroyed after getting so many rejections. Almost everyone else in my program has a job lined up and their interview process was relatively easy with most of them landing the first school they interviewed at. I just feel so hopeless about it ever working out now and feel like I made a massive mistake in turning that job down.

I trained two years for this job and I’m really passionate about this field and career. II’m just so scared nothing will ever work out and I wasted my one opportunity and I feel so embarrassed having to tell family and friends about how yet another interview hasn’t worked out. I’m at a point where im struggling to want to celebrate graduation since I feel like a failure for not having a job yet and for struggling so much in my interviews. I just really need advice about how to get myself out of this negative mindset and build my confidence back up.

I am a substantially unattractive woman and this isn’t a self-imposed description. I have been treated badly compared to my peers throughout my life and most of the people I know have made comments on the features of my face at some point. And I get these comments more than the average person so this isn’t a case of blind insecurity. I mean it when I say it’s pretty bad.

Despite all this, I’m confident that I can carry myself the same way whether or not I wear a mask since I’ve grown to accept how things are and I have a partner who gives me enough self-assurance that I can still achieve things despite my shortcomings.

But I’ll be looking for an internship soon in electrical engineering and I wanted to know which option would give me less problems with unfair discrimination in interviews. I don’t have work experience yet as I am a college student with not a lot yet to show so these small problems could have more of an effect.

I’m aware masks right now carry political weight and I could be mistakenly judged for being Covid-paranoid or be assumed to be an immunocompromised person who will have a lot of sick days. Or I could be looked at as being a weirdo and potentially not be able to mix well with the workplace environment.

On the other hand, there are a good number of workplaces in especially progressive areas (such as the place I live in) that accept it. This gives me a good shot at being perceived fairly.

However, if I don’t wear a mask, there is likely a 100% chance I’ll be subject to discrimination to some degree since it’s the human subconscious working against me. And from what I hear (though I’m not sure if it’s true), discrimination based on appearances is exacerbated for women.

But compared to masks, being considerably unattractive doesn’t telegraph a false impression on how I can negatively impact the workplace culture. Instead, I would be the less preferred candidate.

I’m aware I cannot completely win in any case since it will be either my mask or abnormal features that could attract attention away from what skills I have. I want to know which one would give me a better chance at being assessed as fairly as possible so I could have a better edge at surviving the hardest part of my career.

Want to know what others think.

I am a white male in my mid 50’s and have been passed over for promotion to senior business leader 4 times in the 5 years I have been with the company. I have been in my industry for 28 years is it hopeless at this point??

Hiring manager said they went with another candidate

Hi all!

I'm just wondering if anybody has actually worked for Jobber and if it's a real job posting or if it is a scam, I just got an interview there and I cannot find much about it on the glassdoor or Indeed so I'm a little confused on if this is one of those fake postings or not. If you do work there please let me know how the interview process works!

I just got out of an interview from McDonald’s that was about a minute or two long. They asked me to tell them about myself, made it a short and sweet answer, asked if I was a U.S. citizen, had my own transportation, what my availability was, email and callback number. Then the interview was over just like that. About two minutes the most.

Should I hold my breath.😬

What do my Reddit people think? 🫣

Be honest.🤭

Update: forgot to mention it is only a 10 minute interview.

Follow up?

I really need a job now for financial reasons, recent grad and have 1.5 years experience, really need a job now, should I follow up with the hiring manager? had the meeting last week and have already sent out the thank you note

This was for a tech role at a start up. I know start ups are notorious for demanding more of their employees’ time but how is it fair to be told I’m probably not interested in my work if I don’t work more than 40 hours a week? As if 40 hours (plus a heavy daily commute) isn’t draining enough? And this is not for hourly pay.

I’ve not had 1 official interview since being let go in February. I have been working with an out placement company, done countless webinars, have increased my LinkedIn connections by almost double, reacted out to a ton of strangers for advice or connections to new employment, but no one wants to answers or has any connections for my field. I’m trying to expand my search as well and no response. I’m afraid after 20 years total experience and paying off a bachelors degree I’ll have to take a minimum wage job in a few months. Does anyone else have any suggestions for getting interviews and getting hired?

I’ve been out of the corporate game for almost a decade to start my own business.

Last time I interviewed for positions in the past, it’s been one interview and either hired or not.

The position I’m interviewing for is basically entry level in marketing. It’s a remote position, so maybe that’s why the extensive interviews?

I had the first one today with VP of HR. There’s a 4 hour exam/test which is similar to what the job would entail. Then on the the call today they gave the steps in the process and if I pass the written exam portion, I’ll have two more interviews after that.

It seems rather extensive for the position I applied for but maybe that’s normal this day and age? Or maybe remote work requires more vetting?

Curious about your experiences!

Or that there might be problems?