Interview tip: How to get feedback after your interview?
This is a common theme I hear from many people. “I leave the interview and the interviewer says they will get back to me in a couple of days. I then never hear from them.”
This is extremely frustrating. Most people just want to have closure. Yes, they want the job, but even more they just want to know the outcome of the interview. I have a simple strategy to help in this area. I cannot promise it will always work, but it will increase the odds of getting feedback.
The interview ends. You thank the interviewer for their time and express your interest. You then ask, when do you expect to provide feedback. The interviewer says we will decide within a week. Here is where most of the candidates just say thank you and leave the interview…..Instead here is what I recommend instead.
The interview ends….
Interviewer: “We will give you feedback within a week”
Candidate: “One week from today is Wednesday. So, you will call me with feedback by next Wednesday?”
Interviewer: “Yes”
Candidate: “If I do not hear from you next Wednesday, may I give you a call on Thursday”
Interviewer: “Sure”
Candidate: “Is there a better time for you on Thursday I may call, morning or afternoon?”
Interview: “Afternoon”
Candidate: “Would 2pm that afternoon work for you”
Interviewer: “Yes”
Candidate: “Great, If I do not hear from you next Wednesday, I will follow up with you on Thursday at 2pm.”
You shake hands and leave…….
The goal is to get a specific day and time you have their permission to call them back. Now, next week rolls around. It is Wednesday, and you have not heard back. You have a pre-arranged time to call the Interviewer. You can use this strategy each time you talk to the interviewer until you get the feedback of the interview. No more wondering if you should call, or when you can call. It is simple and powerful.
Good luck!!!!!!
I can definitely see the benefit in performing this particular technique. But there are so many variables that can still happen. If the candidate does call, there's still a 80% chance that phone call will be ignored because now that hiring manager knows the exact time to avoid picking up his or her phone. I'm not saying NOT to try, I'm saying that in conjunction with that also ask the hiring manager up front "Is there any reason why you may feel that I wouldn't be a great fit for this position" or "Does anything about my background give you pause or concern in regards to me being a fit for this position"