just got back from interview

[trOver]

First major interview of my life. I think it went fairly well, however there were some uppers and downers.

-15 minutes, lasted the correct amount of time
- I was very composed, dressed well, acted calmly
- answered about half the the questions very well
- the other half were a little iffy, had to work to pull off a semi-decent answer
- the curve ball questions were answered to the best of my ability with the time given.

Over all I would give it a 7/10 on my part. Now we play the waiting game.

How would you say I did?

EDIT: How does this compare with interviews you guys have had, as far as number of answers you feel you answered very well, semi-well, bad, etc??

 

[KeithTalent]

7/10

KT

 

[Ns1]

Somewhere between epic fail and legendary success

 

[Baked]

15 min = fail. Try again.

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: Baked
15 min = fail. Try again.

He might be right. On what note was it ended?

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: FDF12389

Originally posted by: Baked
15 min = fail. Try again.

He might be right. On what note was it ended?

B flat


*rimshot*

 

[lyssword]

Originally posted by: Ns1
Somewhere between epic fail and legendary success

Up to or more than 7 out of 10.

 

[trOver]

It was supposed to be 15 min, that how they were scheduled. 70 applicants for 20 spots.

ended on a good note

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

15 min interview? What position is this for? Shrug. The only time I've gotten one of those is for a school library job. My internship interview took 2 hrs, although I got pissed when I heard my friend at Cisco got interviewed in 20 min.

 

[Kadarin]

Interviews where I work can last up to about an hour each, and a candidate will have several of them with different people.

 

[amdskip]

What kind of job was this for?

 

[trOver]

It wasn't for a job, but for a position on a team for a school organization.

 

[Mo0o]

How the hell are we suppose to rate it when you give so little detail

 

[trOver]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
How the hell are we suppose to rate it when you give so little detail

Sorry, you all have a point.

How does this compare with interviews you guys have had, as far as number of answers you feel you answered very well, semi-well, bad, etc??

 

[torpid]

What questions did you answer poorly?

20 positions for 70 people... do you think you were in the top 20 based on your interview?

 

[TuxDave]

-15 minutes, lasted the correct amount of time +0.5
- I was very composed, dressed well, acted calmly +0.5
- answered about half the the questions very well +4
- the other half were a little iffy, had to work to pull off a semi-decent answer +0
- the curve ball questions were answered to the best of my ability with the time given. +0

I give you a 5/10.

 

[melchoir]

15 minutes seems really short for an in-person interview to be successful, but if that's the time allotted, so be it. It sounds like you probably have a 50/50 chance of a call back.

Did you send a Thank You letter or email, after the interview?

 

[SpunkyJones]

I use to do hiring in the past, the 15 minute interviews were typically the ones where I decided this person wasn't a fit.

 

[NL5]

Originally posted by: SpunkyJones
I use to do hiring in the past, the 15 minute interviews were typically the ones where I decided this person wasn't a fit.

The OP stated that was the time alloted. I have been to several interviews that were that short as they were interviewing many people in one day. I have also been in interviews that lasted several hours.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

I had an interview that lasted almost 30 mins. I was just getting out of high school and was applying for a student assistant working for the state. A lot of questions about customer service and working on computers. Wow. I didn't even realize it went for 30+ mins. But I guess it went well because I got an offer on the spot.

 

[Jmman]

My last interview lasted 3 hours and was with 6 different people. You guys have it easy......

 

[NL5]

Originally posted by: Jmman
My last interview lasted 3 hours and was with 6 different people. You guys have it easy......

I'd take a long interview over a short one any day. It's hard to get much ahead of anyone in such a short time. It really is a first impression. One little mistake in that few minutes and you are done. At least with a long interview you have time to recover, and they get a very good sense of who you are. that of course could be worse for some people.

 

[Babbles]

As somebody who has interviewed and hired people for entry level positions and am now doing it for a more advanced (15 - 20 years) position, I think it can be completely reasonable to conduct a decent interview in 15 minutes.

I think the real 'secret' behind interviewing somebody is that it is so easy to figure out if you like or dislike the person within a minute. I can not explain it, but I think anybody who has interviewed people would understand what I am talking about. Anyhow, I assume you interviewed for an entry level position, correct? If so there is no need for some crazy 2 hour interview, those are for people talking about more advanced/technical positions or for outlier type companies such as Microsoft and Google.

If you were totally confident in *how* you answered the questions and how you presented yourself, then that can really go far in helping you out in the interview.

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: Jmman
My last interview lasted 3 hours and was with 6 different people. You guys have it easy......

Way to go comparing advanced position interviews with entry level interviews!

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Originally posted by: Babbles
As somebody who has interviewed and hired people for entry level positions and am now doing it for a more advanced (15 - 20 years) position, I think it can be completely reasonable to conduct a decent interview in 15 minutes.

I think the real 'secret' behind interviewing somebody is that it is so easy to figure out if you like or dislike the person within a minute. I can not explain it, but I think anybody who has interviewed people would understand what I am talking about. Anyhow, I assume you interviewed for an entry level position, correct? If so there is no need for some crazy 2 hour interview, those are for people talking about more advanced/technical positions or for outlier type companies such as Microsoft and Google.

If you were totally confident in *how* you answered the questions and how you presented yourself, then that can really go far in helping you out in the interview.

I agree. The first thing I do is assess the candidate's fit with our corporate culture. I usually do that in the first minute or two. If I don't think that they will fit well, it is usually a 15 minute interview at most. If I think they will fit, it's going to be about an hour interviewing and testing.