A former colleague reached out to me and said that her company had an opening that I would be qualified for and very kindly recommended me for the position. Because I came recommended, they ramped up the interview process quickly. I met with HR on a Monday had my first (great) interview that Wednesday, then four more strong interviews by the following Tuesday. All in, five interviews plus an HR screening in seven business days. I asked about the timeline for the hiring process in my last three interviews and they all said I would be hearing back quickly. Quoting the CFO: “I expect to be speaking with you again in a few days.” It’s been two weeks and nothing. I sent thank you emails after each interview, and I followed up after one week. Today is the end of week two, I have not followed up again. The former colleague who recommended me for this job is out of the country on vacation, so I have not filled her in. I’m fine if I don’t get this position, but maybe feeling a little annoyed by the jam packed interview schedule and related preparation. It would just be nice to get a follow up either way, I can take it. Sorry this is mostly a vent…. It’s just such a waste of everyone’s time and energy to put someone through multiple meetings but not bother sending a two sentence rejection email.

I asked something like how they ensure equity for caseload management. Also, how do they support new employees, especially when one is outside of headquarters in a different part of the state from where everyone else is housed.

I think they forgot interviews are a two way street. In the three interviews they grilled me straight leaving very little room for my questions. Like out of a 45 min interview I had two minutes for questions.

Anyway, there was a big shift in positive energy yesterday after I asked. I wish I hadn’t. I think it was just a final fit check with the execs. I’ll know Thursday. Ugh, why couldn’t I just be quiet.

Edit: I’m no longer frustrated with myself. Thanks, folks. Wish I wasn’t unemployed. Makes red flags harder to ignore.

I just had my first interview in a while and left feeling down. Many of my answers came out incoherent, I never got to use all my research and prepared answers. We talked a lot though, a hiring manager, team member and I, and it ran almost 30 min over scheduled time. I just got this unpleasant feeling that I didn’t quite make it, especially when they said goodbye and no mention of when they plan to return to me. Has anyone ever left an interview feeling like that, and still getting an offer?

And the feeling is soooo awful. I prepared, I thought about it, and the question really got me off guard. The face if one of the panelist was just so serious, the hiring manager was not feeling it, not a smile or nod. Nothing! I also was not very focus. Aaah. I feel so frustrated, it was a real good job. I can’t stop crying and feeling the dumbest.

I have given about 5-6 interviews out of which in two of them i have gone till the last round and after which i have been ghosted. The other interviews i have given i have given upto 1 round directly with the director and having mentioned that they will contact me but they have also ghosted me again. I dont want to lose hope since it is almost april now but i kinda am losing hope now. The question i keep asking myself is that why do i keep getting ghosted even after a very good interview?

I was laid off in December of 2023 - 15 long ass months ago.

I have been looking for full-time work ever since, surviving on contract roles for most of 2024 while trying to land a full-time job.

I had a great round of interviews with a company I wanted to work for (I work in digital media/advertising) and was certain the job would be mine.

Today, I got the dreaded rejection email, but this time it was different. It wasn't another candidate they were going with or my performance, as they stated I was a standout candidate.

You know what it was? Our god damned incompetent orange stain of a "leader" and his tariffs. Due to my industry being advertising and most companies pulling ad dollars at the first sign of a recession, the company is undergoing a hiring freeze.

I thought my hate for that man couldn't run deeper until today. Fuck Donald Trump, and fuck anyone who voted for this poor excuse for a walking, talking pile of shit. Have the day you voted for.

Range for the job is $35-60/hr or something like that. I have a couple of years experience, but this place would definitely be taking a chance on me. I meant to put $43/hr as salary expectation but accidentally put $53

In the phone screening, they mentioned that based on my experience my salary would be $40, which is fine with me. I was embarrassed because the recruiter said something like “now that’s a pretty significant jump from the $53 you put down”

I have an official interview this week, and am dreading when it’s brought up. I just don’t want to look greedy or like I think too highly of myself. Do I admit I made a mistake or just say I just picked a number based it on my current hourly? I currently make $60/hr but that’s only because I work on a contract. My base pay underneath all that is $37, so $53 would still be a high jump from the base rate

I don’t have anymore motivation left in me now. I look and feel physically dead. I have no energy at all. If I knew this would’ve happened I never would’ve tried in school. I dislike the months long process of interviews only to be rejected. I dislike myself now and just feel completely lost. I should forget having a career altogether. It’s so draining. I don’t want to do anything now. And I especially dislike when people ask me where I’m working or why I’m still unemployed.

I was in an interview once where the hiring manager asked this really performative, robotic question. You know the type straight from Google and not something they could probably explain if asked to. It didn’t make much sense, and the whole thing just felt awkward and forced.

It made me wonder why hiring managers don’t get training on how to actually run interviews. Like, if you’re trying to fill a spot on your team, shouldn’t you know how to ask better questions? Ones that lead to an actual conversation instead of making candidates feel uncomfortable or out of place.

I feel like training hiring managers would make things better all around. They’d get to know the candidates in a meaningful way, and people applying for jobs wouldn’t feel like they’re in an interrogation.

Have you ever dealt with questions like that in an interview? Or maybe had the opposite experience, where the questions felt natural and engaging? I’m curious.

I applied for a billing position two months back at a cybersecurity company. I have a friend who works in the same company reffered me. They rejected me after couple weeks. Now today they reached out to me again saying they will forward my profile. They are asking for 4-6 years of experience, but i only have 2.5 years. How much chance do i have reasonably? I want to hear if anybody had the same experience.

Hi everyone,

I recently went through the Google SWE L4 interview process and could really use some advice. Here’s a quick overview of my experience so far:

• February 19: Got a call from a Google recruiter.
• March 14: Completed my virtual onsite interviews.
• March 18: Had a call with my recruiter. I was told that I fared well and that the next step was team matching.

Since then, I’ve had five team match calls:

1. Team Match 1 (March 19): Interviewed with the original team that initially picked my resume. They were almost finalizing a candidate just came to see me.
2. Team Match 2 (March 22): Spoke with a manager who liked me and set up a call with his team lead. Unfortunately, they chose an internal candidate.
3. Team Match 3 (March 28): Had a call with another manager who mentioned I needed to show more enthusiasm.
4. Team Match 4 (April 7): I made a mistake here, but I’m still waiting on feedback.
5. Team Match 5 (April 8): This went very well, the manager said he liked my enthusiasm and I’m still waiting on feedback.

Now, I’m feeling pretty nervous and uncertain about what comes next. Will I be getting more team match calls?

Also, what questions should I ask during a team match call to get a better understanding of the team and role?

I’d really appreciate any insights or tips on how to navigate this next stage. Thanks in advance for your help!

So… Location: Virginia and in early January I got drunk and got into a huge fight with my wife. I ended up grabbing her jacket as she was trying to leave to get her to talk to me. She said let go and I did. Fighting continued and she wanted us separated. All I wanted to do was talk it out. Apparently she threatened to call the police and somewhere along the words I said do it! She ultimately did. They came and put me in cuffs, I had lacerated my elbow by falling they let me go in the ambulance and get stapled up. Never went to jail or booked/finger printed I was honest and upfront with the cops( to honest 😒). I never put my hands on her other then grabbing the back of the jacket. They served me with 3 day separation from the house and arraignment. Long story short I fought it hard and ultimately they gave me differed findings with a plea of not guilty and I don’t have any court requirements I just have to stay out of trouble until September 30th and they’ll dismiss and expunge. With all of this I had to resign from my job because we both work for the same company they were willing to keep me on leave but ultimately that has been hurting us financially. 90 days sober and back in the job market. I have an upcoming interview tomorrow should I disclose this and the upcoming dismissal?

Hi Reddit, this is my first post here!

I had Capital One Power Day interview for the Business Analyst role today and wanted to share my experience.

It was a 3-round process:

Round 1 was a discussion about a digital product of my choice — this went really well! The interviewer said my answers made sense and seemed engaged throughout.

Round 2 was my first-ever analyst case. Unfortunately, it didn’t go as well. The interviewer was quite hands-off and answered most of my questions with “What do you think?” or “Go with what feels right.” I got flustered, stumbled on the math, and didn’t feel confident in my approach overall. It was a case about partnerships, benefits, and profits in the credit card space.

Round 3 was a market entry/profitability case. I felt much more in control and confident. The interviewer was engaged, and I managed to get the right answers. Again, they told me everything I said made sense.

I wasn’t invited for an additional case round, and they said they had enough information to make a decision. I’m bracing myself for a rejection, I know Capital One tends to weigh case performance heavily, and that second round really threw me off.

I’m ranting here because I spent so much time practising and preparing for this and can’t stop cursing myself for messing this up.

Just got the “Sorry, not the right fit” email. I’m Gutted! Was a fantastic, really interesting role. Oh well, back to the drawing board.

Good luck all.

Do i have to knock the door first and then open it, and ask" Can i come in? " or just open and say "Can i come in ?" , dont need to knock on the door.

For months I kept getting rejection after rejection. Never making it past the phone interviews. Then getting the typical "we're going with someone with more experience" emails and was about to give up. For jobs that I had like 7 years of experience for, mind you.

Finally I got an interview with my dream job for an apprenticeship. Phone interview went well, then a week later I was surprised that they wanted to do a second interview.

I go to the second interview (in person) it was a 3 panel (I get panic attacks from the military and haven't had to deal with this type of thing since I got out) I was so nervous but it went great and they were actually laughing and joking by the end.

The recruiter told me the typical, "we'll get back to you in a week or two". Two hours later she calls me saying she's sending over a job offer.

Got through the background check and I start in two weeks!

My question: why is it that the companies I was defiantly over qualified for didnt want a second interview but the company is had no experience in that job directly loved me. It's so odd. I swear these HR people just interview people so they don't loose their jobs and it looks like they're working.

Don't loose hope! Rejections are just there to help you find something better!

Just the reality, around 155,000 jobs added this month sounds like a lot. Then you realize there’s 7.1 million unemployed did I miss something?

After that we need to do something like this community reddit.com/r/interviewhammer where apparently people talk about using a tool to get answers fed to them live during interviews. The idea is it listens to the questions and gives you what to say in real time right then and there. Sounds pretty wild maybe even impossible for it to work properly during an actual live interview. And definitely feels sketchy ethically speaking but I guess the job situation makes people desperate enough to look into ways to cheat the system.

I’m usually the type of person who rambles and forgets what to say during interviews. I usually have to memorize or read off a script for answers to common questions in order to do well. For this upcoming interview I have, it won’t be possible to do this. So, I’m looking for tips on how I can just relax and get the words flowing without tensing up or rambling

Had a job interview today. Things are looking good, but I secretly hope they hire someone else.

I made up a fake STAR story (nothing massive, just that I applied a skill in a manner I never did), then lied about having completed my thesis (never said I graduated and have my degree, only that my coursework is completed, which is true), and then there's this thing I had to dance around and worry it's going to bite me in the ass should I get the job:

I said I was a full-time student, which I can fudge, as I am registered as of today and by the time you're writing a thesis, the hours mean nothing, as I could work on the thing in the summer without having to be registered. I gave the impression this was all I was doing.

I didn't mention that I'm working a part time job, and normally this wouldn't matter except that my PT job came with a non-compete, and I wasn't about to mention it until I got a job offer from the place I interviewed at. It made no sense to mention the job as I've only been there less than a month and am a low-level dude who doesn't have access to trade secrets. Re: giving my two-week notice, if I get the job I interviewed today, I can make it out alright. My hours for the rest of the month at my PT job are 1-2 days. Ex. I'm working this Saturday, but have no hours next week. But then I had to submit my May hours- if too few and I don't get this job, I'm shitting myself out of pay. Too many and I do get this job? I'd feel shitty. I didn't want to quit my PT, I enjoyed it and would be great on the resume, but I don't want to be a jerk.

Then there's the non-compete. I'm not obligated to disclose if I'm leaving for another job, and I can phrase things in a way that isn't lying ("this job is unsustainable," which is true, as I'm not making enough money to survive.), but now I'm worried HR will hunt me down and contact any future employers. My non-compete dictates I can't get a job in a similar field for two months after the end of my contract (which ends in Sept). I was reading that my NC would be considered reasonable, which worries me as I haven't been able to find a job even outside my field.

Yes, I've been applying to other PT jobs in an attempt to keep this one, and have made it a point to never apply to a FT position in my field, but this was one of those things where I applied to a place legit thinking they weren't going to call me back. But this is an opportunity to make a real salary, which is very much needed.

This whole thing is a mess and I feel like I should just pull myself out of the running for the job I interviewed for and try to make my PT work out. Thoughts? Any other low-level dudes get hounded by corporate after quitting?

I prefer online interviews over offline interviews as they save time and allow me flexibility. I can interview in a familiar environment to reduce my nervousness. I can also use technology to record the interview (using third-party tools/mobile phones) to self-check and improve my performance. However, recruiters prefer offline interviews because online interviews are prone to technical faults such as network software and equipment, which can disrupt the interview process. In addition, due to the lack of real face-to-face communication, it is difficult for one party to fully evaluate the candidate's communication skills and on-site performance. This also means that your competition will become more intense. If you faced problems during the interview, such as audio and visual asynchrony, delay and freeze, etc., this may have an impact on the recruiter's decision. In order to improve the pass rate of online interviews, I have summarized some methods and experiences: 1. Research the interviewer’s background. Before each interview, if you can discover more about the interviewer's past using platforms like LinkedIn, you can bring up issues that the other party is familiar with throughout the conversation. Get closer to the interviewer and enhance your personal affinity. It’s never a bad idea to mention something they’re familiar with. 2. Dress professionally, keep a clean background (you can turn on a virtual background), adjust the height of the device and the camera angle to ensure that the picture composition is appropriate. 3. Technical preparation and equipment debugging. Remember to check the camera, microphone, lighting and network latency in advance; turn off unnecessary programs and avoid system updates that interfere with the interview. 4. Eliminate distractions. Turn off notifications and other distracting software to ensure that you are not disturbed during the interview. Don’t forget to tell your family/friends about your interview time and ensure that the interview environment is quiet. 5. Prepare the interview question bank in advance. Collect common questions and prepare 4-5 questions of your own. (Make good use of Google and YouTube:) 6. Be sure to practice with simulations. You can ask your friends to act as interviewers, or use some AI interview assistants (verve, beyz, sensei, etc.) to give you feedback. 7. Maintain positive body language. Smile appropriately, nod, and gesture naturally to convey confidence and a friendly attitude. Confidence and charm can impress recruiters and get opportunities even without experience. Don't forget to control the speed and pauses. When people are too nervous, they tend to speak too fast, which also gives people an impression of being "impatient". Speak clearly and smoothly, pause when necessary to allow yourself time to think, and avoid speaking too quickly, which makes it difficult for the other side to keep up. My eventual success in passing interviews demonstrated that this method was effective!

I have my first round of 45 mins for this role DART (Risk Data, Analytics, Reporting and Technology) team with two team members from risk management analytics team. The role is majorly analytics based with no tools required as such but just skills in data, analytics, databases, data quality. Prior finance or risk experience not required. Has anyone interviewed at Citi before, I needed advice on what is usually asked in the round after the HR call, any kind of advice would be really appreciated.

Could be a long read, bear with me please.

I have been 4 months unemployed and have been targeting jobs that's within the science and technology (more chemistry/materials science) sphere - instrumentation, product development, technical sales, applications specialist, etc. I just finished an interview for a sales position for a company selling life sciences instruments, which I have never used in my research career. I was derailed by a few questions but I managed to bounce back, and I came out of the interview confident - not caring whether an offer is pushed or not. The pay is a bit on the low end, given without experience, and their answers to my own set of questions were a bit unsatisfying to hear as well.

I was discussing with my husband that I don't think it's a fit, but he's saying if an offer comes through I might as well accept it. His logic behind is that it's easier to have a job and jump to another job afterwards, and it's just easier to have an income. My logic is, it's bad on the resume as it is deemed job-jumping. I don't want to be in a position that I may well realize it's a bad fit a month later. Yes, I can muster all the stamina to learn their product line but there's no inner fire (as of now) to motivate me in confidently marketing this to clients.

I'm soliciting your opinions whether (1) you'd accept a job but you don't think is a fit, or (2) accept a job, learn the nitty-gritty, then jump somewhere in months' time.

Hello,

How would you go about negotiating the salary/budget for the role?

What if the recruiter tells you a budget and ask if it's something within your range. Should you negotiate with the hiring manager? If so, how?

Yesterday I had an interview for my dream job - I never got the original email 2 weeks ago but the hiring manager called me on Friday to ask if I was coming and asked me to prepare a 10 minute presentation.

I did the presentation, provided case studies of my work and they were really impressed to the answers to my questions. The interview was the last of the day and at the end of their working day so they told me "we will 100% get back to you by the end of the day tomorrow if you're successful or not"

Walking me out they were talking lots about the role and how I could help them and the projects they had coming up

But today passed and absolutely nothing - kind of bummed me out and lowered my confidence, it was the best I think I've ever performed in an interview

I followed up after their office closed following up saying that I really enjoyed meeting them and thank you for the opportunity of them telling me about the company and the future plans. I think I messed up by 1 sending this after just over 24 hours and 2 I did also say "if I have been unsuccessful at this stage please keep my in mind for any future opportunities I may be suitable for"

I really wish I waited until tomorrow just in case they had to get some kind of approval or something else happened and now I'm bummed that I've ruined the chance of the role

I have 2.6 years of experience as a System Engineer, primarily working in the web hosting industry. My responsibilities range from server setup to ongoing maintenance. While I mainly work with Linux, I also have experience with Windows servers and IIS. I'm currently serving my notice period and actively job hunting.

From an interview standpoint, what should I expect? What areas should I focus on to prepare effectively?

I’m currently serving a 90-day notice period, and I’ve noticed that as soon as recruiters hear about it, they stop responding or ghost me after the initial conversation.