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Posted: Aug 12 2011 09:16 pm

So as the title suggests I had an interview at ATL today, which I felt went okay but in the back of my mind there is that nagging feeling that I may have screwed up somewhere. I'm sure this has happened to a lot of people, but out of curiosity, are there any tells or signs from during an interview, such as a topic of discussion or a reaction that really says "You got that job, but just have to follow through protocol" or "I'm just saying this so you can get out of here and never come back"?

Posted: Aug 13 2011 09:05 am

There are none from what i can say. If you notice that the person you are having the interview with has sympathy for you could be a good sign, but not even that is something you can rely on. Just wait and see, thats how i would deal with it. But i'am sure some people in this forum have a better way...

Posted: Aug 13 2011 12:49 pm

"We still have a lot of applications to go through..." means: "You aren't getting hired, go away and never darken our doorstep again, scum."

...I've had some spectacularly bad interviews.

I had one a couple days ago that ended with "we aren't hiring for that position right now, but..." I don't know if that was a polite kiss-off or truth...(not like I'm gonna' lose sleep either way)

Posted: Aug 13 2011 03:35 pm

none i can think of, aside from what Etch already said.

there were two occasions where i misread the interviewer though. once, the lady interviewing was super excited about the interview and about my resume and application and basically everything. she said "nice... now we just gotta finish paperwork and we will let you know asap when the next class is" and i never heard from them. i had to call about a week later to ask what happened and they gave me some boiler plate BS answer.

the other time, the guy interviewing me was uber hard to read. i had no idea if he liked my responses or if he disliked them. he was just a as poker face as you can be, and he called me back the next day. so that was cool.

Posted: Aug 13 2011 09:36 pm

username wrote:

the other time, the guy interviewing me was uber hard to read. i had no idea if he liked my responses or if he disliked them. he was just a as poker face as you can be, and he called me back the next day. so that was cool.

that's how this guy was. He didn't clue me in onto what he was thinking, I could tell that he was reading my responses and my face, and while he said he wasn't hiring for the one position until next year, the current one he was hiring for did interest me. He gave me a week to wait so... but deep down I got that feeling that I didn't get it.

Posted: Aug 14 2011 02:03 am

I'll give you my short answer--

Usually, if I give you a specific timeframe (sometime this week, next week, etc), you're in. If I tell you "I'll let you know...", then probably not. Employers who are interested will make sure you'll catch the phone, but a hectic schedule may force them to be general on a timeframe, hence "next week". But giving a wishy-washy answer like "We'll let you know" lets you off the hook nicely-- you didn't say no, sparing someone's feelings, but you didn't get their hopes up, either. Even an answer like "sometime next week" indicates interest. They want to make sure you answer the phone for a callback.

In short, if you got a timeframe, you're good.
If you got a "We'll let you know", keep looking.